Spring Term 2009

The arrival of the snow brought new opportunities to work in the ‘outdoor classroom'. The children wrote down winter words from firsthand experience, which were then used in descriptions of a winter scene.

Our younger pupils counted footprints and used them to mark out enormous mathematical shapes across the snow.

Break times enabled everyone to use their excellent team-work skills to begin constructing an igloo, with windows made from ice, added later in the week.

Our final week of the half term was made complete when we were delighted to welcome visiting vet, Colin to support our pupils' personal education on ‘Animals and Us'. He spoke about his animal work and everyone was fascinated to see a selection of x-rays taken of different ‘patients' who had attended his surgery for treatment! All the children were given the opportunity to ask questions at the end of this very interesting talk.