Forest school
Forest School
We have been so lucky to enjoy another half term of forest school with Miss Brown this half term. We have worked on lots of our skills during the sessions which also link to our skills Builder skill each half term..
Forest school
Forest School Smores
This morning we had a special Christmas treat in Forest School, we made smores! We started a fire safely with the help of Miss Dewhurst. We then talked about being careful around the fire and took it in turns to cook our marshmallow over the fire. We sandwiched it between Read more
Art & Design
Forest school family paintings
Today, we used forest-mud mixed with water and paintbrushes to create pictures of our families, as this half-term our topic has been ‘All About Me’. We loved gathering the mud, adding water and using the brushes to make our artwork. We enjoyed exploring the forest, playing games and climbing the Read more
Geography
Forest School Weather
We have loved taking our Geography learning about weather outdoors into our Forest school lessons. Take a look at our lesson about wind, in which we made wind-catchers, and our lesson on rain, in which we made umbrellas. We are really enjoying our outdoor learning!
Learning for Life
Road Safety
Today, Year 5 were able to take part in a workshop about road safety. The children were able to go outside with two visitors working with Greater Manchester Police to talk about road safety and how we can stay safe near the roads. The children were fantastic at asking questions Read more
Outdoor learning
Science in forest school – Year 6 Sycamore
This week in forest school year 6 Sycamore have been doing some science experiments . This half term we are looking at Particles and chemical reactions in science so Miss Brown planned us some science experiments for during forest school. Some of the children had a go at using the Read more
Outdoor learning
Religious beliefs exploration!
For our R.E. lesson this afternoon, Year 5 Juniper and Pine went outside exploring to find reasons that people may believe in God and reasons people may not. The children came up with some fantastic explanations and reasoning for their discoveries. The children were looking closely at the wildlife, plants Read more
Careers Related Learning
Year 6 Sycamore forest school
Year 6 Sycamore have enjoyed their first week back at forest school. Using our skills builder knowledge in preparation for our PGL residential this weekend, we have been taking part in teamwork and leadership activities. The children were asked to work in pairs to look for creatures in the woods Read more
Learning for Life
Fun last week
Year 2 have enjoyed a fantastic final week of term, filled with exciting activities and happy memories. From testing their skills in a fun paper plane experiment to playing in Queen’s Park, it’s been a week to remember. They also relaxed with a special film treat, complete with delicious ice Read more
Design and technology
Cooking and Nutrition – D&T
Today Year 5 Juniper completed their Design and Technology unit on cooking and nutrition. Throughout this topic we have looked at how food goes from farm to fork, what nutritional information is and designed our own labels. The last step was to prepare the food and cook it together. We Read more