Archive | Alminstone Class
Science week – Paper boats
Posted on May 15, 2023 | By cdavieswoolsery
Today in Alminstone and Ashmansworthy, we investigated which paper boat would hold the most weight. After working out what our dependent, independent and control variables were, we looked at the 5 different types of paper and tried to predict which would hold the most weight. We used card, printing paper, tracing paper, glossy paper […]
Zipline attempt #1 02/05
Posted on May 2, 2023 | By forestschoolleader
Today Alminstone were lucky to have the sunshine out this morning. Today they were very excited as they have been waiting a long time to do a zip line however it didn’t go to plan but they still explored knot learning and how to tie a zip line. We will attempt it again next week […]
KS2 visit from RNLI – meet the lifeguards
Posted on April 26, 2023 | By hmorrisonwoolsery
Today we were joined by lifeguards from the RNLI. They helped us to explore and understand water safety. We learned how the lifeguards help those in trouble in the water and what we should do in an emergency.
Continuous Cricket
Posted on April 25, 2023 | By cdavieswoolsery
Yesterday, Alminstone class continued learning about striking and fielding skills. They practised throwing, catching, running with the bat, as well as bowling and batting. They then used these skills to play continuous cricket.
Cricket 21.4.23
Posted on April 23, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
Alminstone thoroughly enjoyed their cricket during PE. For the warm we were throwing a ball in the air and catching it. We made this more challenging by using one hand, then changing our hands,moving around and by throwing it higher. The skill we looked at was batting the ball from a tee. We then played […]
Rootnotes Folk workshop
Posted on April 20, 2023 | By hmorrisonwoolsery
Monday afternoon was spent in the company of Becky Driscoll from RootNotes and the year 5 children from throughout the Village Partnership, exploring the wonderful world of folk music. In less than an hour we were all playing a musical instrument and playing a piece together. We also created our own verse for our song […]
Ashmansworthy and Alminstone History Day 30/3/23
Posted on April 18, 2023 | By jrichardsonvsp
We had a fantastic time on our World War II History Day. We learnt how to dance the Lambeth Walk and the Lindy Hop, tried out a recipe for cookies using only rationed ingredients, constructed model Anderson shelters and enjoyed learning some Make Do and Mend techniques. It was a fabulous end to our topic […]
Real dance
Posted on March 26, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
This week for our dance lesson we looked at partner work, which included lifts and leans. The children worked together safely to then incorporate these moves into their dances. They also included circles, turns, jumps, different levels and silk like moves (we have been working on these moves for the past few weeks.)
Athletic finals
Posted on March 21, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery | 1 response
Today, Louise and I had the pleasure of taking 12 Yr 5/6 children to the Athletic finals (At Bideford College sports hall.) against 13 other schools from across North Devon. The children all competed in a variety of track and field events consisting of standing high jump, standing long jump, speed bounce and chest throw. […]
Real PE in the rain
Posted on March 20, 2023 | By cdavieswoolsery
Today, we continued to develop our personal skills by challenging ourselves, persevering and reacting positively when things became difficult. After working on a range of skills, we put these into practise in a game.
Dance 17.3.2023
Posted on March 17, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
Today Alminstone class were continuing with their dance and sequences. We had a different warm up this week ‘follow the leader’. The class got into groups and had to copy their leader’s movements. They changed leaders, changed movement, changed their speed and height. It was lovely to see the groups get quite creative with their […]
Picture wise (scarf 17.3.2023)
Posted on March 17, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
Toady in Alminstone we were looking at how we take photos, who we share them with and whether a picture was safe or unsafe to post on social media. The children we very good at deciding if the pictures were safe or unsafe.
Real dance 10.3 2023
Posted on March 12, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
This week during our dance lesson we continued to focus on incorporating circles, turns and jumps into our dance sequence . We also looked at moving like a piece of silk and how we could include these moves into the sequences aswell. The children are really get the hang of changing their dance tempo/moves to […]
Real PE
Posted on March 7, 2023 | By cdavieswoolsery
This half term, we are improving our ball skills. We are developing our sending and receiving skills using different sized balls and using these skills in different games. This week we also challenged our reaction times with a partner.
Alminstone real Dance 3.3.23
Posted on March 5, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
The children in Alminstone have been working on a new set of skills this week during dance. We have been looking at how we can incorporate circles and circles with jumps. All of the children tried to challenge themselves with these moves and tried to vary their height levels to make their dance more interesting. […]
How dare you! Scarf 24.2.23
Posted on February 26, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
This week Alminstone discussed what the word ‘dare meant.’ “It can mean that you dare someone to do something or if you are having an argument you may say how dare you.” We looked at different scenarios and discussed whether they were a dare or not and how if you were the person being dared […]
Real dance 24.2.23
Posted on February 25, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
Alminstone started their new PE topic this half term of dance. The children moved to different tempos of music for their warm up. This made them think about how their moves needed to fit the beat of the music.We talked about moving fluently between shapes and how we could differentiate the levels and incorporate this […]
Ashmansworthy and Alminstone Art 8/2/23
Posted on February 15, 2023 | By jrichardsonvsp
Our two classes joined together to learn about batik, to investigate different types of wax resist techniques, and to practise repeating patterns. We also tried using a flour and water paste with paint but it was quite tricky to control the paste! We are looking forward to trying some batik later this term.
Alminstone PE 10.2.2023
Posted on February 14, 2023 | By sappletonwoolsery
Friday was our last session on the real PE unit health and fitness. We started the session with our warm up inside out. Then we progressed onto the game scatterball and Throlf. Half the class played Scatterball and half the children played Throlf. There were lots of encouraging comments between the children, which was lovely […]
Ice!!! 07/02
Posted on February 13, 2023 | By forestschoolleader
It was a frosty start today. Some children discovered some ice sculptures that had been hidden around the forest school area to freeze over night. They had fun den building and exploring different ways to make shelters. Some also helped me move some wood up to the allotment area. We also joined in the RSPB […]