All classes in our school are engaged in Eco-based activities throughout the school year: for example, learning about the diversity of living things on Earth, how and why things grow, exploring our world, engaging as global citizens. These are embedded in our curriculum and we are always trying to find ways to make being Eco simply a part of what we do and what we learn, so we become the responsible and sustainable citizens of the future.

Reception

Investigating food chains - carnivore, herbivore or omnivore

Year 1

Year 2

Living Things and their Habitats - Life Processes

Y2 have been learning about Life Processes and Habitats in Science, so that they can appreciate the local wildlife and the importance of looking after their habitats.

Creative Writing - Letters to Cool Milk

Y2 noticed that milk ordered from Cool Milk came in cartons and single use plastic straws. We found that we couldn't recycle the cartons in our school waste. So we asked Cool Milk if we could have milk in bottles instead. Y2 have now put their writing skills to good use with our thank you letters to Cool Milk: they have swapped the cartons & plastic straws for recyclable bottles, and sent us 60 cups as well! We love healthy milk and we love reducing our waste even more. 

Year 3

Year 4

Living Things & Habitats, Citizen Science (Oct 2021)

At the end of their Science unit, Y4 have taken the opportunity to get involved in a Citizen Science project, called What's Under Your Feet. This is a survey undertaken to help scientists understand what is happening to the population of invertebrate animals, which is crucial to the food chain for larger animals and for bio-diversity in the United Kingdom. Scientists are asking schools to dig up a section of earth in different places within the school grounds and count the living things that pupils find. If we repeat this over the year and in subsequent years, we will start to get a good understanding of how things are changing and why. Despite the really rainy day, Y4 had a brilliant time digging up, counting their finds and working scientifically!

Living Things & Habitats, and English (Oct 2021)

Year 4 have been investigating how humans affect animal habitats. They then wrote a letter to Greenpeace UK from the perspective of the weedy sea dragon.

Living Things and Habitats - September 2021

Year 4 have been creating classification keys for different animals, looking at the different characteristics that they have. They also investigated leaves and observed their differences. to sort, identify and classify

Geography (July 2021)

Learning about continents and oceans, latitude and longitude, the Tropics and the Equator and how climate zones are different around the Earth.  All with the help of this ENORMOUS floor map!

Orienteering (PE)

Year 4 have enjoyed their first OAA PE session of Orienteering in our extensive school grounds. Lots of team work and communication being used to find each area. The course has been specifically designed for us, using the wide variety of features and areas of interest in our gardens. We love learning outdoors!

Year 5

Balsam Bashing in Astley Park (June 2021)

As part of their Science topic on Living Things, Y5 have been doing some Balsam Bashing in Astley Park. They have learnt how this invasive species is taking over in our woodlands and natural areas, and have cleared a large area of Himalayan Balsam from our local park. This will allow native species to re-grow and prosper, preserving and enhancing the finely balanced ecosystems on our doorstep.

Year 6

Orienteering for Numbers Day (Feb 2022)

We took our Maths lesson outdoors for NSPDD Numbers Day and combined Maths, Geograogy and PE in this frantic Orienteering competition!

Classification of living things

After-School Clubs

Y3 and Y4 Pet Club (Jan and Feb 2022)

Y3 and Y4 have been enjoying pet club, in which a variety of animals are brought into school for us to play and look after. Children have got up close to animals that we don't usually get chance to see or hold, and have been learning how to look after them and meet their care needs.

Whole School

Author Virtual Visit (September 2021) - Dara McAnulty

The whole school took part in a virtual author visit, with writer Dara McAnulty. Dara talked to us about the inspiration for his non-fiction book about the outdoors and nature, called "Wild Child"

Forest School (June 2021)