WDPS Resilience
Our children have been learning to tie their own shoelaces on our log laces.
Anti Bullying Ambassador training by the Diane’s Trust.
Our Anti Bullying Ambassadors training other pupils in school.
Visiting Safety Works and learning how to keep ourselves safe in the water with the RNLI: Safety at home with the Fire Brigade and Online Safety too.
Year 5 ABC with Mr Mather
All children in Year 5 have been working with Mr Mather on the ABC - where they are taught about using their resilience to make the right choices in real life situations, life knife crime, stealing etc. ABC is a 7 week program and our children really enjoy it.
Returning After Lockdown
This week we have been delighted to have our children back after lockdown. Our children have been in our Bushcraft and Allotments and Edible Garden areas working on their mental wellbeing and many Life Skills including: social and emotional, speaking and listening, negotiation, understanding, empathy, creativity and imagination, respect, responsibility, safety, etc - the list is endless.
During their time in these areas they have worked with tools and been responsible for their own safety and that of others, whilst in the Allotment and Edible Garden. Making pictures about something that means a lot to them, using loose parts. Creating small dens for animals we may find in our woodlands, ie. bugs, hares, etc. Using clay and loose parts to make Guardians for our trees to keep away the goblins. Exploring, making games and dens. Making pictures using stones as a hammer to transfer the colours from leaves, flowers, berries, etc onto cotton material. Finding ingredients to make witches potions. Using willow rods and wool to weave shields.
Reception finding the ingredients to make the witches potion.
Year5 and 6 have been showing their resilience and patience by weaving using wool and fresh cut willow.
Reception - learning about healthy eating and making their own fruit salad kebabs.
Reception - Making pictures using stones as hammers to transfer the colours onto material from leaves, flowers, berries etc.
Year 3/4 - Making clay guardians to help protect the trees from the goblins.
Year 4 - Making pictures about something that means a lot to them, using loose parts.
Year 3 - Clay Guardians to protect the trees from the goblins.
Year 1/2 - Showing their fire safety, exploring and making dens for small wildlife.
Year 1 - Playing a game, imagining a loose parts was something else, exploring and making pictures about things that mean a lot to them, using natural loose parts.
Year 5/6 - Making Guardians of the tree, den building and making their own games.
Year 5/6 pupil taking in the environment around them and making their own instruments using loose parts.
Year 5 - making pictures about something that means a lot to them, using loose parts. Also, den building and making their own games.
Year 6 - making pictures about something that means a lot to them, using loose parts. Also, building dens and creating their own games.
Year 5 - Working in the Allotment And Edible Garden: using tools to weed; finding mini beasts and tasting fruits that have flourished.
Year 5/6 - working in our Allotment and Edible Garden area: using tools to weed; working with each other; identifying fruits and vegetables, as well as tasting them and generally having fun whilst working.
