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Reception took full advantage of the winter weather today and took their learning outside to explore the snow and ice. We did a winter scavenger hunt to create winter trays and poured water on them to see how they will change overnight. Lots of happy/ cold faces today!

Reception has THE BEST day visiting Tanglewood, Cannock Chase last Friday. They enjoyed making sustainable Christmas tree decorations, worked as a team to decorate two trees, went on a robin hunt, toasted marshmallows on a fire and had hot chocolate, and even got to meet the main man himself! What a fantastic trip!

A BIG thank you to Year 4 who helped to plant hundreds of spring flowering bulbs this morning. It will hopefully become a wonderful display of flowers in the springtime, we can't wait to see them grow!

Year 1 visited Kingswood Trust Centre for the day to develop their geographical skills as part of their current Dimensions theme ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. We enjoyed lots of opportunities for map reading and comparing different localities. We completed a ‘peg orienteering’ challenge around the grounds and followed a map through the forest to find our way along an ‘Owl Trail’. We collected natural materials as we walked through the woods and explored the fantastic outdoor mu

Our Health Champions used their 'Power for Good' last Friday by planting out native hedgerow saplings around our Forest Area. They planted and watered nearly 200 saplings and did a fantastic job! We're looking forward to seeing them grow. Well done!

KS1 have been exploring the outdoors during their Wild Tribe learning. We used the book Stickman as a hook; we then collected, counted and organised sticks; explored a variety of vocabulary for description and also discussed who, why and how we respect this exciting area. We also found some great ways of playing a variety of games in our safe outdoor space.