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Today, Primary 4 travelled to Clandeboye Nature Rangers and had a truly superb day outdoors.
From the moment they arrived, the children embraced the opportunity to explore and learn in a natural environment. They thoroughly enjoyed getting messy in the mud kitchens, where their creativity came to life as they mixed, stirred and created all sorts of imaginative “recipes.” The pupils also produced beautiful leaf prints, using nature around them to inspire their artwork.
A real highlight of the day was gathering together to cook and enjoy delicious s’mores, which were a big hit with everyone. The children also worked collaboratively to build cosy homes for hedgehogs, showing great teamwork and care for wildlife.
Throughout the day, there were plenty of opportunities for free play, allowing the pupils to explore, discover and develop their confidence in a relaxed setting. Laughter and excitement could be heard as they climbed, built, created and made lasting memories with their friends.
It was a wonderful, fun-filled experience and a perfect way to celebrate and complete their first year of school.
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In Forest School today, our Primary 4 pupils demonstrated their understanding of the water cycle using natural materials. The children worked creatively to represent the key stages: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
Using items they found in the outdoor environment, they built imaginative models that clearly showed each stage of the process. It was wonderful to see their teamwork, creativity and growing scientific knowledge in action.
All pupils worked incredibly hard and showed great enthusiasm throughout the session. Well done, P4!
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Today in Forest School, P4 pupils worked together to create concentric circles using materials they found in their surroundings. They carefully selected natural resources such as sticks, leaves, and stones to form their patterns. This activity helped develop teamwork, creativity, and an appreciation of the natural environment.
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This week in Forest School, we pulled on our wellington boots and coats and headed outdoors for a full perimeter walk of the school grounds.
The children explored a variety of terrain, enjoying the chance to move, climb and wander through areas they don’t usually visit. Along the way, they helped to collect any litter they spotted, showing great responsibility and care for their environment.
The children were then tasked with creating an aerial view picture using whatever materials they could find.
During our end‑of‑session evaluation, many of the children said they had discovered parts of the school they never knew existed! It was wonderful to see their excitement and curiosity as they explored.
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Today our Primary 4 pupils went outside to continue their current maths topic of symmetry. Some children worked in groups, some in pairs and others by themselves, to create a symmetrical picture on the ground of whatever they wanted. Afterwards, the children had opportunities within the classroom to look at all the photographs and discuss just how symmetrical they were.
This was a great opportunity to extend our Primary 4 pupils' knowledge of symmetry.
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Today saw the start of Forest School for our Primary 4 pupils. We went outside to our Forest School 'classroom' and the children, in groups, created a picture of a polar animal. The children loved working with their hands and the freedom that the outdoors gave us.
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On Thursday 12th June our Primary 4 pupils and staff travelled to the Clandeboye Estate for some Forest School Learning.
The children completed a mini beast hunt, played hide and seek, made smores and bubble blowers as well as having fun playing in the actualy forest!
Thankfully the weather stayed dry and we had a wonderful trip.
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