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We had lots of fun learning and exploring Earth Day 2023.

Learning new signs for the animals, flowers and insects that we could help.

We followed instructions to make bird feeders, planted some sunflower seeds and went litter picking around school.

Well done all!

Mrs Down and the Rowan…

Today in 8P we have been working on communicating instructions. 
 

The children needed to give precise instructions to Mrs Chaloner on how to make a jam sandwich. 
The children started at basics - get the bread out of the bag , use the knife spread the butter etc 

When the children…

This week school have been celebrating Earth Day 2023. Miss Bentham  spoke to us about looking after the environment. She showed us a video of The Ocean Clean Up campaign We were really surprised to see what was collected out at sea. Some of the pupils commented on how lazy people were. We then…

The chicks are ready to go into their brooding . 

We moved the incubator into the brooding and lifted the lid off slowly . 

Some of the chicks were quite confident and happily jumped into their brooding and began exploring . 

Some of the chicks felt a little nervous and needed some…

Staff and pupils of 7A helped to celebrate Isobel’s 12th birthday this week with a yummy princess birthday cake, gifts  and games. 
 

We all had a fabulous time and Isobel looked amazing wearing her princess tiara all day. 
 

Happy Birthday Isobel.…

A short and sweet week this week in 10G, but we have still managed to get plenty done!

On Monday, we were all given our smart watches to wear when we are in school. This means that we can keep track of our steps every day. Our step target for Monday was 5000 steps before we leave school to come…

What a day we had !

We had packed our rucksacks and walking boots were on, Borwick Hall here we come!

Excitement filled the bus as we chatted to each other.

On arrive, we met the team and had a tour around the site.

Our first activity was to follow a map of the site and find and…

Today in KS4 it was our second 'My Choices' day and this time were centring it around Earth Day. In the morning we watched a video that told us all about Earth Day - when it was, when it was created and why we celebrate this event. We learnt different ways we can help our planet, including…

As the chicks began to hatch, it was time to set up their home. This is called brooding. 
All the children took turns to help build the brooding pen for the chicks. 

What good team work sycamore class! 

In the brooding pen, the chicks have a heater to keep them warm, lots of hay, water for…

Wow! We have life! Some of the eggs have started to hatch. Our first chick is a beautiful yellow colour - we have named the first chick Becca. Followed by chick number 2 which is brown, then chick number 3 very closely after is a lovely grey. Chick number 4 took its time to make an appearance but…

On Tuesday this week in Sycamore class we had some very exciting arrivals. 
 

Miss Molloy and the children in Sycamore class have been doing lots of research about how to care for animals and what animals need. This week we are going to put our learning to the test. 

Real chickens to care…

Yesterday, Beech Class celebrated Earth day. 
We did a What’s in the Box where Mrs Barrand made Earth, using paint, sprinkles and sand. 
We then all had a turn at making our own. 
Later in the afternoon we went for a walk down in the woods. We looked at our surroundings and explored the…