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Outdoor Learning Week, Summer 2017, What's Happening in School?

In the Forest

During Outdoor Learning Week each year we work on a project with Mr Danby, a parent & Governor in school. This year we planned to build a bridge as well as extend the Forest area by erecting new fencing. Each class in school had a session helping Mr Danby. We unloaded supplies, dug holes, removed old fencing and worked on the ropes for the new bridge.

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 Ms Jagoe and the PTA organised a cook out in the forest one night after school. It was a great chance for parents to join us and to see our new Forest bridge.

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Outdoor Learning Week, Summer 2017, What's Happening in School?, Year 1, Year 2

Years 1 & 2 Outdoors

Following the theme of ‘On the Move’, Years 1 and 2 worked together in pairs to make minibeasts with natural materials as well as minibeast play parks. We’re sure the bugs in the forest are going to have a great time keeping fit!

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As it is outdoor week, everything is done outside, including computing! Year 1 did active sequencing before writing their own code.

They also enjoyed their Multi-sports session as well as a blindfolded Obstacle Course.

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Outdoor Learning Week, Summer 2017, What's Happening in School?, Year 3, Year 4

Outdoors with Years 3 & 4

Years 3 & 4 made parachutes for Oompa Loompas to be able to get into the trickiest spots in Willy Wonka’s factory so that mechanical issues can be sorted out as quickly as possible. They had to work with a partner to create the slowest falling parachute and then design a fair test

They timed how long they took to land when launched from trees in the forest. The most successful ones took over one and a half seconds to land!

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Year 4 had a great time in the Mud Kitchen making ‘chocolate’ creations inspired by their topic this term.

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Outdoor Learning Week, Summer 2017, What's Happening in School?, Year 5, Year 6

Outdoor Challenges with Years 5 & 6

Years 5 & 6 showed great teamwork in the crate challenge.

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They were challenged further – to build bridges for the three Billy Goats Gruff using only spaghetti and wine gums. A tricky task!

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Year 6 created a blind-fold challenge course for each other. Their communication skills were really tested.

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They also had a challenging scientific task  –  they had to get their egg to travel as far as it could (through the air) and come out unscathed after landing. They had a 100% safety record!

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EY, Science, Science Week, Summer 2017, What's Happening in School?, Year 3, Year 4

Teeth

 

Years 3 & 4 have been learning about how to keep their teeth healthy. Year 4 made excellent models of different types of teeth.

 

 

 

In Year 3 they ate apples to explore the functions of different teeth . . .

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. . . and looked at the difference between milk teeth and adult teeth, brought in by Mrs King.

 

 

 

 

They investigated what foods are most damaging to our teeth and how to clean them most efficiently. Using disclosing tablets they were able to see which teeth they were brushing the best and which needed a little bit more attention. Then there was some serious brushing!

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Even Early Years have been practising brushing their teeth. Look at all those dazzling smiles!

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Science, Science Week, Summer 2017, What's Happening in School?, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Digestion

Years 4 & 6 have been calculating the length of various parts of their digestive systems and replicating them with pieces of string. The total length of each digestive system varied between 6 and 9 metres!

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Year 4 investigated the effect of different liquids and the size of food on digestion.

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Year 6  have tried to eat with a dry mouth and made their own stomachs!

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Thank you to Ms Bunn, from Archbishop Holgate’s School, who came and showed Year 5 a whole digestive system with knitted intestines!

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