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In our animal care sessions this week we got todo a lot of handling of the animals.

This gets them used to humans and being handled, this means that when the animals need to be seen by the vets or moved to cleaned the enclosures, they are less likely to become distressed.

We also made sure…

At collehge today we were lookng after the small animals (including Guinea Pigs and Rabbits). We moved them into thier outdoor pens and cleaned their enclosures out with fresh hay and sawdust. We then made fresh food and water up for them.

Well Done KS5!

Students have been handling the Bearded dragon and the Geko today at Myerscough. They have worked in groups to bath both reptiles in preparation for them shedding their skin. 
Students also cleaned out the Gerbil cages and make the rodents some enrichment of their enclosures. 
well done…

Students have learnt about looking after snakes and how they shed their skin. Alec lives at Myerscough and is a corn snake. Students handled and prepared a bath for Alec as this is part of helping him to stay healthy after a shed of skin. Students followed instructions and worked as a team to make…

As part of the students external college placements, we will be visiting Myerscough College on a Tuesday. 

Today students have had a health and safety talk and groomed the Guinea Pigs. We have talked about the health benefits of keeping the Guinea Pigs well groomed and how to look out for…

We have been learning how to dribble & shoot in our Public Services session at B&FC. 

Our Myerscough group have been busy feeding and watering the reptiles. Well done to Elicia, Tyler and Thomas for feeding the live bugs to the Lizards. 

We were challenged with setting up our own activities in a safe manner today. All students were able to carry out instructions, ask for help if needed & support their peers to create a setting for a table table tournament. 

In our theory lesson we recalled all the reasons why participation in sports has a positive effect on social, emotional, cognitive, team building & self confidence skills. 

We have focused on rallies in table tennis today. The  rules were, the ball can only bounce once on the opponents side, to serve the ball has to bounce on both sides, the games are played until 11 points & the ball hitting the floor is an immediate out. 

During Public Services at B&FC we have been learning the rules of table tennis. This week we have focused on forehand push & serving. Lindsay our college tutor has demonstrated how to hold the bat properly through shaking hands with the students as the same grip is required.