On Thursday, we celebrated outdoor classroom day at SS Peter and Paul. Each class went outdoors to complete lessons and explore the natural surroundings of our school environment.

Nursery have loved spending time outdoors today, on Outdoor Classroom Day.

They have run/walked around the school field at least once #ssppgoingthextramile

They completed challenges, for example jump on something very, very small, put something small in your pocket and run to something that is bigger than you.

They have made faces using natural materials; they learned how to carry a stick safely; they discovered a small hole and talked about what might have made it; they saw lots of leaves, trees and clouds; they had fun throwing leaves in the air and they found some fungus and a feather.

They also practised putting our coats and hats on, taking off our shoes and putting on their wellies. They finished with a cup of hot chocolate. Yummy! Children said “yummy…delicious…can I please have more?”

Year 1 had a busy day, taking their learning outside and thoroughly enjoyed it.  First the children went on a phonics hunt reading clues associated with outdoor objects.  Next, using a range of resources, Maths learning involved counting objects to 20 and beyond!  The children ate their bagels and fruit outside in the sunshine.  Finally, a science investigation was carried out by the children to find the best material to use for an umbrella for their teddy.

Year 2 sat in the outdoor classroom and discussed the sounds they could hear, and why they could hear certain sounds like the crackling and crunching of leaves. The children also went outside with Miss Rickhuss to work on their phonics sounds on the iPads.