Class 3 Outdoor Classroom Blog

Today we tried to keep cool at break time with ice pops and running through the sprinkler. 
 

Today we learnt how to describe the weather in French. We then chose our favourite weather to draw and describe on a piece of paper which we turned into a fan to cool us down in this hot weather. 
 

The children who didn’t take part in the Summer music concert, spent the afternoon weeding and tidying the outdoor classroom. It’s lovely to see beans already starting to grow!

Class 3 have had a trip out to the canal to observe and paint it. 

We took our sketch books, watercolour palettes and brushes then set ourselves up on the grass. We observed the landscape and applied our taught skills to our final pieces of artwork for this watercolour art unit. 

Lots of…

Inspired by David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday celebrations, we went outside to care for our planet by litter picking the field and watering the crops. 
 

This afternoon with one of our parent helpers, we had a quick tidy up of the outdoor classroom, weeding, labelling the vegetable beds and watering. We also found quite a lot of minibeasts enjoying our outdoor space! 
 

With all of the warm, sunny and dry weather we have had recently, it is important we water our newly planted fruit and vegetables. 
 

Before the rain started, we enjoyed planting new vegetables in their new beds. We carried on with this on Friday morning when the weather was better! We are looking forward to watching them grow and harvesting to use with our school meals. 
 

Today a specialist football coach came in to work with just the Class 3 girls. They played lots of different games whilst developing their passing and dribbling skills. 

Today we re-enacted the Last Supper. We talked about what the bread and wine represents and the words Jesus used with the disciples as we broke bread with our friends. We discussed how Jesus washed the feet of some of the other disciples and the humility this showed. We then spoke about how he was…

This morning we completed a Reading Quiz for World Book Day. But before we could answer the questions, we had to find them as they were all hidden in the Outdoor classroom! It was great to get a bit of fresh air and exercise at the same time as learning new facts!

We have loved seeing all the children today to start the new year. We have had lots of fun playing in the snow. Huge snowmen were created with joy. Smiles and red noses all around.