News
If you have visited the school I am sure you can’t have missed it, but if you haven’t you are likely to have heard about it! Either way, we now have a large ship on our bottom playground for the children to play on. Unfortunately, children are not permitted to use it before 9am and after 3.30am, even if you are with them, so please ensure your child does not use it when coming to school or leaving school. Sorry! We have told all of the children and would appreciate it if you are able to inform any other adults who deliver or collect your children. Thank you.
Please read on to find out what has been happening in the classes, our new pirate ship, workshops for the community in our art studio and much, much more…
All is going very well and a good night was had by all. Yesterday was archery, fencing and canoeing (one teacher fell in and was bobbing around in Ilfracombe Harbour!) and today is rock scrambling and rockpooling.
News from around the classes and much, much more…
Forest club 11th and 12th October
Last week’s theme was fire and fire safety, with both groups cooking a number of savoury and sweet items over an open fire in the fire circle. It was an opportunity to highlight the importance of acting responsibly in the circle and listening carefully to instructions. All of the children were respectful of the rules and with those safety aspects taken care of, everyone could relax and enjoy sharing stories, ideas and jokes with each other round the fire, while the food cooked. After eating the food and having a warm chocolate drink, the children then spent the remaining time on individually chosen woodland activities.
This week we have our last sessions before the half term break, but we will then be continuing with sessions until the Christmas holidays. Don’t forget to supply warm clothing, suitable footwear and waterproofs, to keep your children snug and dry.
Please note our new email address: enquiries@mudtastic.co.uk
Phone: Jayne on 07984655688
Please read on to find out about our choir performing, residential trips and much, much more in and around the classes and Appledore…
Forest club 4th and 5th October]
Please read on to find out about conker painting, the enew shelter, planting and future cooking…
Please read on to find out about harvest festival, parent evenings and much. much more…
Yr6 had a great time completing the Team Quest yesterday afternoon and then settled into their rooms. All excited for the activities today will bring.
Please read on to find dates for Halloween Disco and Christmas Fare, what has been going on in and around the classes and much more…
Forest club 27th and 28th September
Last week’s sessions focused on hedgehogs preparing for hibernation. The children made model hedgehogs out of pine cones, clay and other natural materials and have begun building snug hedgehog houses for the local wildlife.
Some of the children were also busy collecting conkers, and each child kindly shared all but two of them with the rest of the group, by adding them to our craft resources. With some resources collected on site and some being sourced elsewhere, we are slowly building up a really diverse selection of materials. If you have any materials you feel may be useful for crafts we would be most grateful for donations. Coloured stones, leaves, nuts, logs, offcuts of wood from carpentry projects, wall tiles, slate roofing tiles, fabric…everything is useful.
Experiments in den building have resulted in some stylish constructions and some very imaginative knot-work. We expect to see the structures growing over the next few weeks. Thank you to all of the children who have enjoyed playing in and around the dens, including those who don’t attend the forest club, for being very thoughtful and not damaging the structures.
Please note our new email address: enquiries@mudtastic.co.uk
Phone number is still Jayne on 07984655688
Forest club 20th and 21st September
In the latest forest school sessions a group of children have been focusing on den building, looking at effective ways to lash branches together to make secure structures. They will be experimenting with different types of cordage, to find the strongest and easiest to use types and have been looking at how different shapes can affect the rigidity of a structure.
In their woodland crafts some of the children have been decorating sticks with colourful streamers to celebrate the end of a busy summer and welcome in the autumn. Other children have been writing and drawing in their forest books or creating mud monsters and pets.
One group has been exploring spaces in the undergrowth to use as secret dens, and inventing secret codes and passwords. We will be adding to planting on site to create more of these fun spaces for imaginative play.
If you have any queries or would like to:
enrol your child in a session
help to build new resources
donate materials
share a traditional skill or craft with the group
please call Jayne on 07984655688 or email jaynewheatley2001@hotmail.com
There is a parent/carers information event at Petroc College, Barnstaple on 20th November 2-3:30pm.
They aim to answer the following questions:
- What support is there for children with SEND?
- What is ‘assess, plan, do, and review’?
- What do all the recent changes mean for me and my family?
- What is the SEND Local Offer?
They will help you to understand the system in Devon.
For more information or to register for a place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/send-parent-information-event-barnstaple-tickets-36773404242
For news about the Halloween Disco, staff news and other events around and about the school, please read on…
