Blog by Tag: Experiences

Today, Year 3 and 4 visited Stokesley Secondary School to take part in a fun afternoon learning orienteering skills. Some of our pupils received awards for passion and determination. We look forward to visiting again soon. 

What an amazing day we had! Dean the animal ranger brought all kinds of animals to meet us.  We learnt lots about the different types of animals and about what they need to survive.  We played some games that helped us to learn about how to classify animals and about the different groups of…

Today we had a fantastic time at Strikes Garden Centre.  The outdoor Garden Centre Manager Paul was kind enough to show us around and share his in depth knowledge of plants.  We learned lots about the different parts of a plant and why plants look and smell different from each other.  A huge thank…

We had a great time on our local walk.  We followed the map carefully, spotting the way markers so we didn't get lost.  It was lovely to see a bit more of the countryside around Stokesley and find out a bit more about the place that many of us live.  We managed to spot almost all of the signs of…

The Year One and Two enjoyed a fabulous morning hosted by Stokesley Secondary School young sports leaders.  They had put on a host of fitness games with a literacy and a maths focus so that we could all get healthier and still improve our reading, spelling and number skills.  The children had a…

We had a fabulous day at Flamingo Land.  The morning was spent learning about the different types of animal our science workshop.  We investigated feathers, saw some of the biggest eggs in the world, felt snake and lizard scales as well as meeting the spiky tenrec and Freddy the frog.  After lunch…

This week we are investigating lions and finding out as much as we can about these fascinating animals so that we can create our Lion Fact Sheets.  So we decided that a trip to the library to find some information books would be a great way to start.  A huge thank you to all those parents who came…

Today we all got into our teams and began working together to make the decorations that we hope to sell at Friday's Christmas Fair.  We had a very interesting discussion about how much we should sell them for and some interesting conversations about how people earn money and what happens if you…