Welcome to our Blog
Hello and welcome to our blog. Over the coming weeks, Mrs Nicholls will be using this to showcase some of the things we have been doing outside… Come back soon!
View ArticleInvertebrates
Hello and welcome to the Outdoor Education blog. At our school we have a lot of flower-beds. And a lot of invertebrates inhabit them. Here is a slideshow about what the Year 5/6s found lurking in the...
View ArticleSquirrels, Leaves and Pond Microbes
During the second week of gardening, the year 5/6s had a go at pretending to be squirrels. We did this by hiding three acorns and at the end of the lesson, they had to try and find them. Also in the...
View ArticleLeaves, Chocolate Santas and Decorations
The last week before the holidays, it was year 5/6′s turn to do some gardening. They started by hunting for laminated leaves that either Mrs Nicholls or the previous group had hidden. Secondly, they...
View ArticleBird Cakes, Bird Tables and Bird Watching
On January 18th-20th it was Yr 5/6s turn for outdoor education. Firstly they made cakes for the birds using lard (pig fat), raisins, birdseed and cheese and hung them from trees in the small woods....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plants and ponds
This week it was year it was Yr 5/6′s turn. They planted 10 colourful plants of 5 different types. They planted them in green pots. Then they went pond dipping because everyone liked pond-dipping. They...
View ArticleSeed Catchers!
Two weeks, Year 5/6 went outside! This is what they did is they did: First of all, they went outside to find Y-shaped sticks. then they went inside the inside the logcabin and wrapped some wool around...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5/6 Go Wild!
Last week, year 5/6 had their turn with Mrs Nicholls. As you probably know, it was really cold outside, so they had to dress up warm! Anyway, the teachers decided to make it a little different this...
View Article
