Hello to you Squirrels and happy first day of the month!
Part of me can't quite believe it's the beginning of February today and the other part of me thinks January felt like the longest month ever! I can't wait for Spring now.
Don't forget, Zoom assembly with Reverend Dove is on Tuesday this week at 11am!
Have a great Monday Squirrels!
From Miss Cartwright 😊
How are you all?
I am so impressed with your exploring I must say!
Visit this week's virtual Forest School here
Thank you for sending me some amazing pictures of what you have been getting up to. It's good to see that the weather is not putting you off going out to explore nature. Some of you have been exploring nature as a family and learning together which is a superb idea.
I have another activity for you this week. As we have been concentrating on birds recently, feeding them, identifying them, and listening out for their song I thought it would be a great opportunity to take part in a national survey. As you know, the wild activities that some of you have chosen are contributing towards achieving our first certificate in exploring nature from the RSPB. I am pleased to tell you we are halfway towards achieving our bronze certificate! So well done to all of you who have contributed. The national survey is called 'The Big Bird Watch.' Click on the link to find out how to take part.
Here you can record your findings If you do not have access to a printer, do not worry, you can just record your findings on a piece of paper. Send your results to whaddonteachers@gmail.com
I can then send the results to the RSPB. You will have done something very helpful if you decide to take part as the survey helps to identify if there are any problems in nature such as a decline in a particular species. This then allows the RSPB to help those birds that need looking after.
Below are some more fun forest school activities to keep you busy.
I hope you have fun Hedgehogs and Squirrels
Bye-bye for now
Love form Miss Swain and Daphne
Optional fun activities
Recipes for bird food
Storytime
Hello Squirrels and a happy nearly-Friday-day to you! I hope this week has been a good one so far.
Yesterday's mantle was left with a big of a cliff-hanger wasn't it? Don't worry, you can find out what happens now!
Here is a measure investigation activity that I thought you might find interesting. This is completely optional and is for if you still want to do some maths after completing the task on the video.
Don't forget today's assembly with Reverend Dove at 11am!
From Miss Cartwright
Hello Squirrels and a happy Wednesday to you!
The snow has now melted where I live but it was fun while it lasted wasn't it? Here are some pictures of Squirrels in the snow that made me smile.
Hello Squirrels and a happy Tuesday to you.
Did you manage to play in the snow again yesterday? I went for the most beautiful, sunny, snowy walk and it made me very happy.
I loved the crunchy sound of the snow under my boots and the way it sparkled in the sunshine. I noticed it was quite soft and powdery at first but if you made a snowball and squeezed it, it turned to hard ice!
Hello Squirrels and happy Monday!
Did you have a Sunday snow day yesterday too? Isn't snow just the best thing!? I hope you were able to play outside in the snow. If you weren't, I hope you were able to snuggle up warm inside and drink hot chocolate while watching the snowflakes tumble down. I had a good snowy walk in the afternoon:
Hello Squirrels, how are you today?
I hope you were able to enjoy yesterday's soggy weather. Some of you have emailed saying you've been keeping busy with plenty of walks, bike rides, PE with Joe and even horse riding, which is great to hear. I had a soggy walk yesterday filled with puddles. I was pleased to see buds on trees and new plant shoots around the village where I live. Have you noticed any signs of Spring where you live?
Hello Squirrels and happy middle-day-of-the-week to you!
I can see that lots of you are working on the Doodle apps everyday and reading on Rising Stars which is excellent. Well done you! Remember the Doodle apps are designed to be completed independently so tuck yourself away somewhere quiet and give them a go on your own.
I hope you all had a lot of fun exploring a virtual rainforest yesterday. They're very noisy places aren't they!? Today you will need your most creative and imaginative brain plugged in and I encourage you to have a go at some exploring drama role play too!
Hello there squirrel-y Squirrels. I hope you had a good Monday and you're going to have an even better Tuesday.
Here is a cheerful reminder to make sure you keep your body moving everyday, whether it's a walk, bike ride or PE with Joe. Hattie has been keeping me updated with her Mile a Day progress and she's walked or cycled a mile almost every day as part of her home learning 😄
Hello Squirrels and a happy Monday to you! I hope you had a fun weekend filled with nice things for you and your family to do.
It was great to see so many of you sending photos in from your forest school Friday. Year 2 are currently the top Doodle class of last week with the most children in the green zone. Well done if that's you! Can you start a 5 day Doodle streak starting today on the apps?
Top tip! Today's maths will be a great warm up for the mantle task, so I recommend completing the math's video first!
Please remember to make sure you are reading every day. Year 2, if you need more books on Rising Stars please let me know on the Whaddon teachers email. Please keep in touch with us every day and contact the school if you need more support.
Have a great week Squirrels!
From Miss Cartwright
Friday 15th January
"BASE"......."CAMP"
Hello Ranger Squirrels.
Visit virtual Forest School here
I hope you are all well. I am so happy to be able to continue with Forest School. I hope over the next few weeks you enjoy some of the activities I put on here for you to choose from. Please feel free to send me photos or pictures of the activities you have been doing.
Today we are going to be concentrating on the feathery animals... You guessed it, birds!
Recently I went to Forest School to top up the bird feeders with some seeds as I thought the birds might need some extra food to help keep themselves warm during the colder weather we have been having lately. Come to think of it, have you noticed what the temperature is today? I know you have been working on temperature scales this week with Miss Cartwright. There were quite a few birds there singing happily away which was nice to hear.
I thought it would be a good idea to learn to identify some British garden birds. You can do this either in your garden, by visiting the park, or in your local community or you may be able to look out of a window at home and spot some birds. Remember to be very, very quiet if you are outside otherwise they will fly off before you have a chance to see them.
Another way of identifying birds is by listening ever so carefully to their song. Each bird has its own song that it sings
If you wish to attract more birds into your garden you can try attracting them with some food. This time of year food such as berries and insects that birds eat is in short supply so they will be most grateful for a little extra.
Please also remember all the amazing skills that you use at Forest School: endurance, perseverance, imagination, independence, problem-solving, creative skills, and many more. You can transfer these skills and use them at home either indoors or outside. Perhaps you will make a den, this can be indoors or outside.
You could make a wand using some natural materials. A potion - foraging for your ingredients, thinking about what your potion will be used for, or a pair of binoculars that could come in handy for bird watching.
I hope you have lots of fun and I look forward to hearing and seeing what you have been up to.
What to feed birds in the winter
Love from Miss Swain and Daphne
Hello Squirrels! How are you today?
It rained for most of the day where I live yesterday. If it was raining where you live, I hope you were able to put on some wellies and waterproofs and go puddle hunting!
Today's mantle is full of teeth, claws, fur, feathers, scales and poison. You'd better be careful!
Hello Squirrels and happy-middle-day-of-the-week to you!
Thank you for sending in some marvellous weather reports yesterday and even some filmed weather broadcasts which made me smile a lot 😁 This morning it is as rainy as the Amazon rainforest where I live.
Good morning to you Squirrels. I hope you are bright eyed, bushy tailed and ready for more home learning!
I was so pleased to see that you all had fun exploring temperature yesterday.
Hello Squirrels and happy Monday. I wish you a fun and busy week. I hope you had a good weekend.
Mrs Davies said it was great to see so many of you on Zoom on Friday and I've seen some amazing drawings in the style of Rob Biddulph. I hope you're looking forward to another week of our mantle story!
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