New mud kitchen under construction
We are so excited to share that our mud kitchen has tripled in size over the half term holidays and has a brand new fence.
We will keep you updated with all the exciting developments.
Category: 1B 2023-2024
Learning outside the classroom OPAL
Designing our Oracle garden
As part of our creative sessions we have been designing a ‘grow your own’ area on the Oracle site. Students have been researching the types of fruits and vegetables that can be grown in the UK. Students have then worked in groups to discuss and make a plan of what plants they would like to grow…
KS5 ECO Sixth Form Learning outside the classroom Gardening Horticulture
Building relationships
We made the most of the weather this afternoon and it was a great opportunity to build relationships. Lots of shouting each other’s names and playing alongside each other as well as engaging in play together . ☀️
Category: 1B 2023-2024
Key stage 1 Learning outside the classroom 1B
Sixth Form Volunteering at Watson Rd Park
We have been deweeding the rose beds at the park this week. students have worked together in groups and make a good start on the project. We will continue to help out over the coming weeks so families can enjoy the park over the summer.
Category: Sixth Form 2022-2023
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Patterns outside the classroom
In art, we are learning about patterns and as it has been outside learning day, we choose to go to the hive, find lots of different materials and made some repeating patterns. Well done 1B. ⭐️
Category: 1B 2022-2023
Art Key stage 1 Learning outside the classroom 1B
3W-Maths
As it is outside learning day Mrs Whitelaw decided to set a math scavenger quiz.
We had to find the questions, work out the answers and get them all correct before the other teams did.
Well done 3W!
Category: 3W 2022-2023
maths Learning outside the classroom
Outdoor Learning Day - Maths
Today we went outside to continue our maths topic, subtraction. The children enjoyed being given a number sentence which they could jump along the number line to find the answer. ⭐️
Category: 1B 2022-2023
maths Learning outside the classroom 1B
Outdoor classroom day 2023
This morning, 4S took their PSHE lesson outside to participate in “Outdoor classroom day 2023”.
Before heading outside, we had a class discussion about how to keep safe in the sun. Whilst sat on a bench in the lovely spring weather, 4S made posters to inform people of how to stay safe in the…
Category: 4S 2022-2023
KS4 Learning outside the classroom PSHE
5I volunteering - Cabledrum up cycle
5I have begun their next outside project; to up cycle three large cable drums. 5I have researched and started to look at different outside table design Ideas in groups. We have linked the project to our functional maths lessons. Where we have been measuring the size, shape and area of our drums.
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Category: Sixth Form 2022-2023
Design Sixth Form Learning outside the classroom Gardening
Sunflowers
Students in 5H have been practicing their potting skills. We all remembered how to pot a sunflower seed and we can’t wait until we can plant them out in the Oracle garden for summer.
I wonder who’s will grow the biggest?
Category: Sixth Form
KS5 Sixth Form Learning outside the classroom Gardening
Forest schools time
It was lovely to see so many of the children playing a game of hide and seek together whilst we spent some time in the forest this afternoon. The children are really beginning*to grasp the idea of team/group games.
Category: 1B 2022-2023
Key stage 1 Learning outside the classroom 1B Forest School
Forest Schools Friday
Whilst in the forest this afternoon, the children were risk taking, standing on the table and then deciding the best way to get down. We were all safe and there were some really good conversations happening between us. Well done.
We have been following the OPAL values
Category: OPAL Blog
Key stage 1 Learning outside the classroom 1B Forest School OPAL