Articles from April 2012



Session 23 – Gimme Shelter

Well the forecast was rain, rain and more rain so we decided that shelters were the order of the day today. We began our session by going over how to tie a reef knot. After a bit of practice, we played the reef knot trust circle game. Each person has a piece of rope. They [...]

Fire and Road Safety Visitors

Class 5 had fun yet an informative afternoon, learning about what to do in the event of a fire as well as how to keep safe in a car and prevent injury.   Miss Bain elegantly modelled how fire fighters keep safe when coming to our rescue.  

Dragons

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Session 22 – Signs of Spring

Today was our first session after the Easter break, so we began the session by exploring the site to see how the changing season had affected the native flora. Next the children collected items that interested them because of their texture, colour, smell and so forth. We used the items to play a grouping and [...]

What we would like to know

    As a class we discussed what we would like to find out .   Can you help us?

Obstacle Race

That time has come again, we would like to ask for your help once more! Over the next few weeks we hope to take you with us on our  learning journey: Obstacle Race If  you would like to help us on our journey please feel free to leave us a factual comment you know about [...]

Puzzle 3: The Largest Number

The largest number You need a calculator for this puzzle.   Using the numbers 2, 4, 6 and 8, the multiply sign, the add sign and the equals sign, what is the largest number you can make? You may only press each digit and sign once, but you don’t have to press all the signs.

Fagley Museum – ‘A Great Success!’

Our very own Fagley Museum was created last week. All the teachers and pupils worked incredibly hard to get everything ready in time and by Monday lunchtime the museum was looking spectacular. The museum opened at 1.00pm with several parents waiting at the door to go in. Children acting as guides and activity leaders barely [...]