Outdoor Classroom Day
This term we had our first Outdoor Day of the year, to coincide with National Outdoor classroom day which promotes getting children out...
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Mar 16, 20221 min
Outdoor Maths
Otters put theri measuring skills to use in the wildlife area They wrote down the length/height in centimetres for flower pots, sticks,...
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Mar 15, 20221 min
Outdoor Day May 2021
We have had a fabulous day despite the strong winds + rain! We've held a scavenger hunt, explored parts of the school's grounds we've not...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Outdoor Activities
We're hoping to announce a date soon to celebrate the opening of our outdoor classroom. We're delighted to have the structure available...
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Mar 23, 20211 min
Outdoor Day 8th November
Thursday saw the whole school outside and busy on our Outdoor Learning Day. Raised beds were cleared and the wildflower meadow prepared...
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Mar 23, 20211 min
Soup
Planting, growing, cooking, eating. Our harvest of courgettes and butternut squash has made a lovely soup! Enjoyed by our year 3s in the...
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Mar 23, 20211 min
Empty Classroom Day May 2018
Today the children have spent the day outside of the classrooms. They have enjoyed fire lighting, crumpet toasting and pond dipping in...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Seating
Exciting new developments for our outdoor area. Many thanks to FOMPS for all of our new Oak seating, especially to Chris and Paul for...
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Mar 23, 20211 min
More Bark!
On Thursday morning Acer Tree Surgeons delivered 5 tonnes of bark to replenish the flooring in our outdoor area. Otters' and Hedgehogs'...
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Mar 23, 20211 min
Fire
"Yesterday we went into the wildlife area with some wood, ready to make a fire in the firepit. Mr Slee and Mrs Hugo taught us how to make...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Trees...
On Monday Squirrels' class spent the morning planting a selction of trees shrubs and fruit bushes kindly donated to them by The woodland...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Spring has Sprung
As the weather has started to warm up, the residents of our pond are waking. We have a large amount of frog spawn, which we are looking...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Home for the Bugs
Thank you to everyone who provided material to complete the Bug Hotel. The whole school had great fun filling the structure on our...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Filling for the Bug Hotel
The Bug Hotel will be filled during our 'outdoor day' on Monday 7th November. We need the items below to fill the gaps, if you have any...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Monkton Heights Hotel
The Bug Hotel has now been constructed and is awaiting filling with lots of bug friendly materials.
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Mar 23, 20211 min
Bark Transformation
On Tuesday we took delivery of 14 tonnes of bark from Acer Tree Surgeons, Squirrels class kindly offered to help move it. The class...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Outdoor Learning Space
The work is continuing on the classroom area.
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Outdoor Learning Space Plans
We now have plans for our Outdoor Learning Space. With the help of Wiltshire Council's Tree and Woodland Officer, we hope to complete...
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katie7175
Mar 23, 20211 min
Spring 2016
The initial works have now been carried out on the school wildlife area. Trees have been cleared and Pruned, the pond has been drained,...
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