This week is Mental Health Week and today was Wellbeing Day.To help us understand more about having a healthy mind as well as a healthy body, we spent time at forest school using our senses to help us relax and enjoy our surroundings. Using our nature spotting sheets...
Today, Year 6 enjoyed a sun-soaked day at Gibside National Trust. We took part in a range of activities, focusing on the benefits of spending time outside in nature and skills that can help all of us to better look after our mental and physical health. First, we...
As part of our science topic ‘Living Things and Their Habitats’ Year 2 had a wonderful day at Washington Wetlands. In the morning, we spent some time exploring the nature around us. We looked at different areas and saw ducks, geese, otters and flamingos. Just before...
Wow! What a fantastic day we have had spending the, whole day outdoors exploring nature! Our trip led on from a story we listened to in class called Ava the bird girl. Ava is an Osprey who has migrated with her family but gets lost and that’s where the story ended....
During Safety Week, we had a great opportunity to broaden our understanding of safety and how to be risk-aware of the dangers that could surround us at sea, in the home, online, out and about in the community and in unfamiliar settings. We thoroughly enjoyed a visit...
This afternoon the children in year 5 took part in first aid workshops. At first they worked with Wayne and investigated allergies and how the body can react. They learned about EpiPens and how they can save lives when an allergy can close the airways. We discussed...