Year 3 have been attempting to make sparks in the same way people did in Stone Age times. The children were given a flint and steel in order to strike them together and make a spark. The children all succeeded. After this, Mrs Bishop boiled a kettle of water over a small fire and the children enjoyed a traditional Stone Age drink of nettle tea.
Reception enjoyed reading and exploring the story of Stick Man last week. During outdoor learning the children spent time looking for the perfect stick and other resources to create their very own Stick Man! The children were thrilled with their finished products!
Our story in Nursery this week has been ‘The Happy Hedgehog Band’. We listened to the story and copied the beat of the hedgehogs playing their drums. 
The boys and girls enjoyed the story so much that they decided to make their own band. We looked around the Nursery garden to find our own natural instruments. The children made drums using sticks and pots, whilst some of the other children made a rustling sound using crispy leaves. We came together to form our own band and played our instruments just like in the story.
In outdoor learning, we have continued to explore the story of ‘Leaf Man’. We have thought about the animals that Leaf Man saw on his journey. We have thought about the setting of the story and have talked about vegetable patches, meadows, orchards and lakes. We have collected our own autumnal natural materials and have created our own animals.
Year 3 have been recreating the village of Skara Brae. The children worked as a class to find a suitable space. Following this they then collected natural resources and used these to make a miniature Stone Age village.
