Today in Forest School Primary 4 had the opportunity to revise what they have learnt about symmetry. They worked in pairs to come up with symmetrical pictures. Once this was complete, the boys and girls worked in larger groups to create a huge symmetrical piece of art.
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This week in Forest School the P4s were learning about area. Each pupil was given a leaf and had to decide on something to cover it's surface with. After some discussion, the pupils were then given cubes (standard unit) to make the measuring of the leaf's surface area easier.
The next challenge was for the children to cover the surface of a larger space with items they found around them. Some groups then used string or sticks to create their own squares for counting.
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Well done to P2B for recording the most active travel journeys to and from school for the month of May. As a 'Gold Sustrans' school we actively promote as much active travel as we can and our delighted with how many classes take part in the Interclass Active Travel Competition.
Can P2B hold onto the trophy after May's results?
This week in Forest School, the boys and girls worked in groups and pairs to create a seasonal tree, made from pine cones, sticks, flowers and bark etc.
One of our WAU topics that also links in with PDMU that we have covered is ‘Me I’m Unique’ and we discussed how we are like trees in many ways. We are planted on earth, have roots that connect us to an area, we need things to help us grow and as we grow we blossom. We discover things we like and don’t like and we gain lots of experiences. What makes us unique is that we are all different just like trees and we have our own individual talents that we are gifted with.
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Primary 4 have started a new topic entitled 'Healthy Places, Healthy Children.' This week in Forest School, both Primary 4 classes had to create something that made them happy and healthy. This corresponded with all that's been learnt in this topic so far; what makes us healthy and how do 'places' actually effect our health (Places like play parks, football pitches, restaurants and even the places we live).
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Today in Forest School P4 imagined they were evacuated children during World War 2 who got lost in the Forest. In groups they had to build shelters using only two sheets of tarpaulin, some clothes pegs and a few bamboo sticks. They were also allowed to use whatever they could find around them, including trees, branches and the fence. One of the P4 classes went outside before lunch and the other after lunch.
The children all worked very well in their groups and it was interesting to hear of the different problems each group encountered when designing their shelter.
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As part of our topic on cows and dairy products the children in P1 tasted three different flavours of milkshake - strawberry, chocolate and banana. All fresh from Brookvale Farm! They chose their favourite flavour and learnt how to record it on a class graph. Enjoy looking at our photographs of today's activities!
There was much excitement in the Nursery this week as we prepared our new chicken coup for our three new hens! This new venture was funded by money raised through our Sponsored Cycle last week where the children raised a grand total of £648! The chickens came from Clogher Valley Poultry and here is a link to their website:
https://www.cloghervalleypoultry.com/
We look forward to an egg or two each day and the children are looking forward to naming them!
Our Nursery children took part in a Sponsored Cycle last week - riding their bicycles, scooters and balance bikes around the MUGA pitch for 15 minutes! They had great fun and raised an incredible total of £648! This will help to fund our new venture of chickens and a chicken coup in the Nursery. Thank you to all the parents and friends who sponsored the children and gave so generously to support the new venture!
Mr Gault's class went outside in small groups today to learn about length. After discussing how we can measure lines using non-standard units, such as our feet (which are all different sizes), they all had the opportunity to measure lines using trundle wheels (focusing on metres; standard units). Each group had printouts of an aerial view of the school and were given specific lines in which they had to measure. The children thoroughly enjoyed getting outside to use this measuring equipment.
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Today saw the start of Forest School for our current P4 children. We put on outdoor boots and coats and went on a full perimeter walk. The children walked over all sorts of ground and helped to pick up litter that they came across. When we got back to our Forest School bases, both P4 classes had the opportunity to try and create a birds eye view of the school, picturing what it would look at from above.
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