We have been trying out different activities for practicing our spelling words to try and make it a bit more exciting. One of our favourite ways to do this has been writing them in chalk outside. Here are some photos:
Tag Archives: Outdoor learning
Stop Motion Films
We have been planning and creating stop motion films to explain what an ecosystem is.
We have been using the environment around us to help make out films.
We are planning on showing our finished films to P4/5 soon.
Snow Day
Hi Everyone, I hope that you are managing to get outside and have a bit of fun in the snow.
DON’T FORGET TO PRACTISE SINGING THE UP HELLY AA SONG FOR FRIDAY,
(161) Up Helly Aa – The Up Helly Aa Song (with lyrics) – YouTube
Here are a few ideas for what you could do today. Don’t worry you don’t need to do everything, these are just a few suggestions.
Have fun outdoors.
• Try building a snow family with different heights of snowmen
• Build an igloo out of snow blocks- use an ice cream tub as a mould
• Create targets to fire snowballs at
Be first to get outside and see if you can make your own snowflake design in the snow, just using your footprints and walking around very carefully. Remember that snowflakes have 6 points.
• If you have a sledge, find a safe slope to sledge down
• Try capturing your fun on your camera or tablet and make a movie about it
• Practise your spelling words by writing with a stick in the snow
• Make an ice sculpture by collecting leaves, shells, fruit etc and putting them into an empty jar with some water and a looped ribbon sticking out of the top. Freeze it in the freezer then hang it outside as a decoration
Indoors
• When you have had enough of outdoor fun and need to warm up, write a story or news report about your day. If you create a report, why not film yourself reading it in the style of a newscaster and add footage from outside?
In the song ‘Let it Go’ from Frozen there is a line that says ‘in frozen fractals all around’. Find out what fractals are and have a go at drawing your own.
• Look up the weather from around the world. Create a weather map showing the world weather using symbols and a key. Create questions to ask of your map e.g. Where is the coldest place? What is the difference in temperature between the hottest and coldest places?
• Create a poem about a winter’s day
• Look out of the window and sketch the scene you see. Try using pastels or paint if you have them
• Watch a movie and write a review to share with the class when you return to school
• Research an animal that lives in a cold place and create a fact file.
Find out words for snow in as many different languages as you can.
Bird Science afternoon
Unfortunately the weather was against us this year, so we had to cancel our RSPB Schools Birdwatch. Instead Kevin Kelly came to explain to us the way that the information is used by the RSPB and the sort of birds that we are likely to see in Shetland.
After that we had an afternoon of finding out about owls. We learnt about how they live and what they eat by looking at a range of owl pellets. We had Short and Long eared owl pellets and Snowy and Barn owl too. It meant that we could compare each species.
We found lots of rats, mice, voles, birds etc in the pellets and lots of bones.
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Our First John Muir Day
On Wednesday 28th September all of the P7s had their first John Muir day out to Kergord Wood, exploring the wild!
Here is what they thought of it:
Christina – We went to Kergord with John, Davy and Mr Feeney. I really enjoyed building dens and playing ‘follow the leader’
Ryan – I really liked the den-building. I liked doing the wood work.
Eveline – I really liked the den building because I got wet and muddy, and it took hard work. I liked going over the bridges and flipping and climbing on the trees.
Liam – it was exciting and muddy and I liked playing in the forest.
Conor – it was fun building the shelters and following John, doing what he did. I liked building the shelters the most.
Leo – I enjoyed the obstacles and going under and over them. I really enjoyed climbing the tree.
Lily – I enjoyed following John , everywhere he went.
Ruben – I enjoyed building the shelters and climbing the trees.
Jade – I enjoyed following john around the forest. Building the dens was so much fun.
Freya – the John Muir day was so much fun. I liked climbing up the tree.
Emily – We got to eat in an old croft house ruin and John lit a fire. We got to climb a tree and then I fell off and face planted the floor.
Georgia – we went to climb trees in Kergord. I really enjoyed it and it made me happy.
Isabelle – The adrenaline rushed through my veins when I crawled across the logs of flipped over trees. I felt happy and grateful when we built our dens and watched the embers spark from the flames. I enjoyed getting to go to the forest and just be with all my friends.
Planting in the polycrub
A few weeks ago the P7s tidied up the polycrub and today, while the P7s were on their first John Muir day, the P6s worked really hard to carry the new topsoil in and replant the apple trees and plant a raised bed of tatties. Ms Scanlan was so impressed at how hard they worked. What a great job they all did, well done!
Bikeability and Outdoor Learning
We were very lucky to have a super sunny afternoon for Bikeability and Outdoor Learning today. The P6s had fun learning to turn off the road.
The P7s split into two groups, Mr Soper took half into the Polycrub to clear it out ready for some planting and the rest of the P7s went with Ms Scanlan to take some willow cuttings and then return to help with the Polycrub. A huge well done to everyone for all their hard work, we got a lot accomplished 😃
Wildlife audit
This afternoon, while the P6s were at Bikeability, the P7s had a look at the Polycrub, pond and trees to see what they could do to continue to develop our school grounds. They also enjoyed finding lots of frogs 🐸
First week back
What a lovely week it has been meeting up with everyone again. We have had lots of fun in class and outside and we finished off this afternoon with a game of hide and seek in the forest!
Have a lovely weekend and see you on Monday 😃
Voar Redd Up
What a fantastic afternoon to do the Voar Redd Up and wonderful to be able to do it as a whole school. (1 votes, average: 1.00 out of 1)Loading...
