The busy bee gardening club have been making our school grounds hedgehog safe. We have cleared any litter that we could find and looked for the perfect spot for the hedgehog houses. We have added hay to keep the hogs warm and...
Nursery love being outdoors. The children are enjoying the different types of weather and looking at lots of different insects and bugs that God created for us. The children walked very smartly around school where they then sat and listened to the trees blowing in...
Last Thursday Year 2 had a wonderful science lesson outdoors looking for different habitats. The children worked in pairs and went off on a habitats hunt; then they drew and labelled different habitats that they had found. Mrs Gourley joined us that afternoon!...
We have just planned another investigation in science. We want to find out what materials woodlice live under so we chose dark plastic, clear plastic, card and carpet to place in the garden and check if woodlice would come to live under any of them. We'll check...
In June Year 2 planted beans as a part of a science project. The beans have been growing in the yard just outside of our classroom and we have been looking after them, putting them in the sun or in the shade; we have been watering them daily. The beans are looking...
Today in Science, Year 2 have learnt about alive, dead and never alive things. We discussed how we know that things are alive and we sorted a number of things in the 3 groups. Then, in outdoor learning we looked for more examples of alive, dead and never alive...
In outdoor learning, Year 2 appreciated their friends and the world created by God . Following one of God's rules to always say sorry and forgive everyone, we wrote kind notes to our friends to apologise or to tell them how wonderful they are. We also made gifts to...
Prior to collecting natural materials and building nests, Year 2 children explored real nests built by birds. We discussed their shapes, sizes, what and how they were made and we got ready to collect natural...
Over our few last weeks in Outdoor Learning, Year 2 children have been learning about and exploring bird nests, what and how they are made of and why they are made in a certain way. We looked at real nests made by birds, collected natural materials and build our...
Year 5 have enjoyed some outdoor challenge activities to help develop team work. Two teams carried out the Hula Hoop challenge. The two teams were very competitive until we discussed the different terms of "teams" and "groups". This helped the children realize the...
During this half term, we have been learning about 1066 and how it was one of the most significant years for England. As part of the topic, we decided to re-enact the Battle of Hastings! We were divided into Normans and Anglo Saxons and then the battle began......