posted by Craig Brown, Depute Head Teacher, Friockheim Primary School

A fun afternoon was had by all the families and pupils who attended our outdoor numeracy  learning event, even if it was a little bit cold!

The afternoon started with a BBQ, which our families were invited to, and it was great to see so many people in our school community come along to this. The dinner ladies did a great job getting everything sorted and making sure everyone was fed.

After this families and groups of children were given the task of completing several outdoor learning activities, including working out how old some of our trees are, measuring up the playground and costing how much it will cost us to repaint the lines and making 3D shapes using sticks and string!

The event was co-planned with some parents who trialled some of the activities to make sure that they were suitable to the different age groups and that there were no language barriers in the instructions.

We wanted to develop our partnerships with our parents, and to help them understand our outdoor learning work, so by having them come and join in was a great way to help us with this. Their feedback was very positive and we are looking forward to our next learning event.

Parents’ Feedback

“Being outdoor is more fun!”

“I think I need to return to school?!”

“It is great to be outside and still learning. It was a fun and educational activity.”