Cycle training Year 5

 This week we have been practicing our cycling skills. We have learnt about balance, bike maintenance and road safety skills. We have really enjoyed the opportunity.

River study year 6

 Today it was our year 6's turn to explore the river and woodland near Henley in Arden. We learnt all about different habitats and the animals we might see or here whilst walking about. We learnt that a foxes home is called an earth, a rabbits home is called a burrow and a badgers home is called a sett. We also learnt about erosion, watched the water at different points as the flow changed from ripples to pools and learnt about eddy's where the water circles around. In the woods we had a try weaving willow to form a wall on a shelter, this linked in well with our insistent invaders topic work. Our favourite activity was trying to dam the river flow, we raised the water level by about 10cm. Everyone has had a fantastic time and would like to do more outdoor learning.

SEND Active Football

 Today we enjoyed a morning of football at a local sports centre. We practiced our skills before taking part in some matches. All children had an excellent experience and enjoyed themselves.

River study trip

 Today we have been out in the countryside exploring a wood and looking at a river. We tried to spot some of the animals on the posters but couldn't find any. We then looked at different parts of the river, the river depth from bank to bank and looked at the speed of the water flow by throwing wood into the water and timing it over a 5 meter distance. We really enjoyed getting out and experiencing the British weather ( hail, rain, sun) all in one day and squelching through the mud.