Building Skills
Published 11/10/24
Outdoor learning is now part of daily life at Chadlington Primary School and our children tell us that they love it!
Chadlington Church of England Primary School
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Read MoreRabbits and Hedgehogs
Published 01/10/24In the Shire we had some very exciting news this week - a letter from Peter Rabbit himself! Ms Hornibrook wondered whether he was the one who had nibbled the lettuce in our eco-garden.
Last week the children enjoyed their trip to Cogges Manor Farm where they baked bread as the Victorian's would have, in the Victorian kitchen.
The children learnt about threshing and grinding and had a go at grinding grain for flour. They got to see the animals and the kitchen garden, which is just like Mr McGregor's.
This week they baked hedgehog rolls and last week they baked carrot muffins! They both made the classroom smell delicious, and the children enjoyed eating them.
The Wizards have been investigating where the Anglo-Saxon invaders came from and identifying on maps the location of their seven kingdoms. The Wizards learnt about Rembrandt's use of line drawings and this week they have been trying out their own versions of self-portraits.
Last week, the Wizards were creating illuminated letters.
The Dragons class have been studying Viking longhouses and what life was like inside them. They have been extending their writing to include more ideas. The Dragons are continuing to work on capacity and volume and applying their understanding of scale in practical contexts.
Read MoreFeature: Outdoor Learning
Published 24/09/24This week we were very pleased to open the glasshouse in our eco-garden for our outdoor learning classroom.
Mrs Hornibrook cut the ribbon on the glasshouse and parents were invited to see inside the beautiful glasshouse which is a new feature in our eco-garden classroom.
With our new eco-garden classroom area, the children will be able to develop environmental awareness, connect with nature, learn risk-taking, resilience and adaptability. They will learn by doing and engaging their senses; learn about healthy lifestyles, build confidence and develop social skills.
Not only this, but it will be used for the delivery of key subject areas of the National Curriculum. For example, the children were able to think about how much compost was needed and the capacity of each pot.
Measuring the beds for planting plans and grids.
The children have been considering whether we can grow a Viking crop, and what our seedlings need to survive.
In the pond area the children have been observing and recording the variety of living things that can be found in a freshwater habitat.
They have been using classification keys to identify and name living things in the pond area.
The Shire went on a nature walk and gathered berries. They picked blackberries and rosehips, hawthorn and elderberries. Once Mrs Mahoney had boiled the berries, the children used the liquid for painting.
One of the colours was reminiscent of Peter Rabbit's blue jacket, so perhaps Beatrix Potter used natural berry-made paints for her illustrations?
