Year 5 were lucky enough to visit Chopwell Woods last week as part of their enrichment visit. We definitely took on the role of “I’m a survivor” in our activities throughout the day, which really focused on our survival skills, communication skills and teamwork.
We enjoyed taking part in an immersive learning experience, that involved choosing 3 “survival” items from a bag which would help us survive in the woods. The children came up with some amazing reasons as to why they chose each item; demonstrating real survival instincts.
Year 5 also enjoyed creating an S.O.S signal that could be seen from the sky in a rescue helicopter, using natural materials in the environment around them. We also took part in a fun game in which we had to select items from a bag and decide whether they were “safe” to eat or “poisonous” based on things we would find in the woods around us. Luckily we were not made to eat any conkers, berries or toads!
Finally, the children worked in teams to build a sturdy den as a shelter, using materials found on the forest floor and some materials provided. The children blew us away with how well they worked as a team, communicating with each other and demonstrating real “navigator” qualities. Year 5 were an absolute pleasure to take on this visit, their manners and behaviour was absolutely impeccable and were commented on multiple occasions, they made us exceptionally proud! They showed real resilience and a can do attitude all day throughout their activities, it’s safe to say we had an absolutely magical and memorable day!
Year 5 had the pleasure of welcoming Williby Roc’s into school; taking part in lots of outdoor activities in our wonderful well-being garden!
We enjoyed using our imagination making a fairy garden and fairy houses, using logs and natural resources to decorate. We developed our creative side by decorating signs for our well-being garden using acrylic paints to make our outdoor learning space more inviting and colourful. We also used our investigation skills to carry out a scavenger bug hunt, using scientific tools and investigation equipment to look closely at the insects within our garden.
“There is no such thing as bad weather when playing outdoors, just bad clothing”.
Muddy shoes, rosy cheeks, cold noses but happy faces all around!
School council met with Mrs Docherty to discuss their new roles as OPAL Ambassadors. They looked at and agreed the new OPAL charter.
The week before the end of term was another good week for attendance.
We had many children with 100% attendance. Well done, keep up the hard work!
We are thrilled to share with you that our Rainbow Flag evidence has been reviewed from our recent audit and we can proudly say that we have achieved the award again!
Well done to the children, staff and wider school community for supporting us and joining our commitment to positive LGBT+ inclusion and visibility.
Dear Community,
I hope that you have all had a wonderful Easter break and are looking forward to the last term of this academic year!
I would like to draw your attention to a Charity that provides Audio Books to those who struggle to access text/print due to challenges such as Dyslexia, Visual Impairment, Neurodevelopmental difficulties, Long Covid and other neurological or physical difficulties.
Access to Audio Books is free for children and young people under the age of 18, but adults can also access this charity service for a small fee.
Please check out the link below to find out more.
https://www.calibreaudio.org.uk/services
I do hope that you find the link useful.
Take care
Jo Donkin
SENDCo
Huge congratulations to our Times Tables Rock Stars Leaderboard front-runners in Key Stage Two this term. Their efforts at home and in school to be the best they can be in all-things multiplying and dividing has been nothing short of amazing! Mental maths is such an important part of our journey in mathematics in school and regular practice a few times each week can make a significant difference to confidence, progress and attainment. Well done everyone and keep up the good work after Easter!
