In our final Forest School session, the children were treated to some campfire cooking. During the session the children showed great perseverance when hollowing out their oranges before we filled these with a chocolate cake mix and cooked them on the campfire. The children were excited to taste their creations and had their patience tested as they discovered that cooking on a fire isn’t as easy as using the oven!
Year 2 visit Durham Cathedral
The year 2 children enjoyed the trip to Durham Cathedral and learned about Saint Cuthbert through acting out the story which started with a sheep and ended with a cow! The children loved getting dressed up in costumes and were quiet and reflective around Cuthbert’s Tomb. They lit a candle and said a prayer and our guides showed the children some of the very impressive stained glass windows in the Cathedral.
Remembrance Window
The children have been working hard to design a remembrance window for the Forces Support Charity Shop. Every child in the school has been involved in the design and we are looking forward to seeing the window when it is set up.
Autumn in Nursery
This week in nursery we have been learning all about autumn. The children have hunted for leaves and signs of autumn outside, using their observation skills and discussing what they had found using the language of colour and size. Our carrots were ready to harvest so we used these to make a carrot cake. The children peeled and grated the carrots themselves, using tools safely. They measured and mixed the ingredients and decorated it when it was ready. They really enjoyed eating it and trying something new. We have also planted some spring bulbs; the children can’t wait to watch these grow!
New starters in Reception
What a wonderful first day in Reception! Well done to all of our new children who came into school so well and quickly settled, enjoyed playing and making new friends.
World of Make Believe – Nursery Trip
The children from Nursery had a wonderful trip to the World of Make Believe. They had lots of fun exploring all the areas, engaging in some lovely imaginative play. The pirate ship and the beauty parlour were particular favourites. The children’s behaviour was fantastic, everyone had a great time and did not want to come back to Nursery at the end!
Time Capsule by Year 2
Our Year 2 children have been involved in an exciting project with Auckland Castle. We buried a time capsule in the West Mural Tower, Auckland Castle. As well as news items from today, it contained our own hand-written limericks. We had a great time!
Visit to Beamish
We had a fabulous day at Beamish. We visited the new 1950s Welfare Hall where we got to play with toys from the 1950s, We dressed and danced in the 1950s style and we explored artefacts. We had a little bit of time to look around the town and had our dinner in the park which was great! The children loved riding around on the trams and we even met Mr Tumble! The children were so excited to see him and he even came over and sang a song with them! It made our day and Mrs Graham loved it too….and it was her special birthday!
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Outdoor Classroom Day
Our children experienced a carousel of activities on Outdoor Classroom Day. They planted plants in pots, found minbeasts, sat around the fire pit and toasted marshmallows which was a big hit with the children and staff! There were craft activities, the parachute, PE activities and the soft play equipment. The children loved the day and worked together well solving problems and discovering new possibilities.
Forest Schools – Toasting Marshmallows
When we started our session we asked the children our three forest school rules which are, we don’t run, we don’t eat things off the floor and when we do fire lighting we never touch the fire. After our rules we showed the children all the tools and materials we will need to light a fire.
Whilst the fire was burning we told the children what else we will be doing and this was….. MARSHMALLOWS!!!! The children seemed super excited to have marshmallows! They crawled on their knees to the fire, turning their kebab sticks over the fire. They then went and sat down, blew on the marshmallow due to it being very hot and ate them!
After our session we talked to the children about how we never leave the fire, we used the reasons; ‘because the babies might burn their hands’ and ‘an animal might hurt themselves’. The children watched as we poured the water over the coals causing a puff of smoke to leave the fire pit.
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