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Primary 4 boys and girls had a fantastic day stepping back in time as they dressed up as wartime evacuees. The children thoroughly enjoyed pretending to live during this important period in history and showed great enthusiasm throughout the day.
As part of their learning, the class took their experience outdoors to Forest School, where they worked together to create shelters (a little different to an Anderson or a Morrison shelter). Using bamboo sticks, tarpaulin and clothes pegs, the pupils demonstrated excellent teamwork, creativity and problem-solving skills.
It was a memorable and enjoyable day that brought history to life in a fun and engaging way.
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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.
Read more: P4 Forest School Trip to Clandeboye Nature Rangers
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Last week in Forest School our P4s were read the story of Little Read Riding Hood. They then had to use their listening and creative skills to create a picture of the story they had just listened to. The children worked really well in their groups and came up with some fantastic illiustrations.
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This week at Forest School, with Easter next weekend, we were looking at some major 'biblical' events and the children, in their groups, had to create a picture representing the event their group had chosen. The group work was fantastic!
Have a look through the pictures and see if you can figure out the bible scenes chosen.
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This week in Forest School P4 were given the challenge to make shelters. 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.
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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