World book day in Rowan was amazing and everyone made lots of effort with their costumes and props. Reading opportunities were experienced, staff to pupils and peer to peer. Some lovely book markers were made and The Fantastic Mr Fox enjoyed relaxing in the reading area. Mrs Devlin read The Room on the Broom with…
During PE today primary pupils worked together for team building to build up characters’ faces using a range of equipment for their shape and size. Turn taking and listening skills were very important throughout the task to ensure the group used the correct equipment to match the part of the face. They checked the learning…
This term pupils in Rowan have been learning about Vikings, how they lived, where they lived and what they did to survive. Brianna said “The Vikings raided places to steal from the houses”. Olivia said “the material was scratchy” when she dressed as a Viking girl. Jenson said that the horn reminded him of the…
During PESSPA play in primary the pupils enjoy a wide range of activities to participate in to encourage play and health and well being. It’s that time of year when the garden section can start to be developed to encourage nature. A group help to ensure the garden and grounds are clear and tidy with…
During Chestnut intervention group today the group followed a structured visual schedule to participate in a baking activity. Skills used were turn taking, listening and following instructions and personal safety when baking. They then listened to Miss Ennis read a lovely story all about a recycling a box and the children decided that for an…
During Science today in Rowan the children have been learning all about the skeleton and how our bones and parts of the body help us. Once we identified the different parts of the body and labelled them we then went onto to do an investigation. The investigation was to find out if our femur actually…
During Outdoor learning today Birch class embedded their knowledge and understanding for Environment and the need to keep it clean and tidy. The class discussed the importance of littering and the impact this has on our society following last weeks PHSE lesson. All pupils adhered to personal safety whilst out litter picking around the school…
During our Personal life skills this week in Birch we have been practicing how to clean and care for our hands. The pupils discussed the importance and benefits of having clean hands and the impact it has if we have dirty hands, such as using them to eat and the germs going into our body…
During Science this afternoon the pupils in Birch have been investigating if using a range of everyday products such as salt, flour, oil, sugar, rice, lime juice and hot chocolate would dissolve or not when added to cold water. The pupils then transferred the results of the findings into a carroll diagram and discussed the…
During World Book Week the pupils in 9R have worked extremely hard completing a range of fun and relaxing activities. They have designed their own personal book marks based on their favorite characters and even discussed characters to make up a story of their own. Mrs. Devlin brought in her favorite book and friendly Tiger…