Blog by Tag: Learning outside the classroom

Class 5GT took their cooking skills outside this week with a fantastic BBQ session! Using disposable barbecues, the students grilled burgers, sausages, and bananas! learning how to cook safely in an outdoor setting.

Everyone had a go at turning food on the grill, checking it was cooked…

We had so much fun exploring the forest, looking for flowers and digging for bugs. It has been lovely to see all of the learning we have done recently come together as children have been counting, reciting their favourite stories and communicating with one another through play.

We would massively appreciate any donations of the above items to help resource our outdoor provision. Thank you in advance

Our students have been taking part in the RSPB's Bird Watch, collecting data on the different types of Birds living in the local area. We will upload the data onto the RSPB's website which contributes to the Big Bird Watch UK census. 

Our students had a lovely time meeting the horses in Myerscough's equine centre. 

Our students have enjoyed meeting the ferrets and taking them out for thier first walk around foundation learning. 

5M and 5I have visited the Range shopping centre to collect supplies for enterprise and volunteering activities.  We practiced looking for items we needed and asking the shop assistants for help. 

Well done 

Everyone! 

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…

Students have been handling small animals safely, doing health checks and weighing them. This data was then put into a spreadsheet by Aaron so there is a weekly log. 

Well done!

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…

Last week it was lovely to spend the morning outside, learning through play, building relationship and having fun. Lets have our fingers crossed that the sun has his hat on this week so that we can get out side and create some more memories.