Blog by Tag: PSHE

Friday came all too quickly and after two activities and a final delicious lunch, we headed back to school. 

What a busy and varied day we have had today. Some groups tackled the very muddy obstacle course, whilst others climbed and learnt survival skills in the woods. Everyone had a go at axe throwing, which was a new activity for this year. All the children showed courage and determination on the high…

The sun was shining for us again today as we tackled various activities before lunch, including crate stacking, zip wire, rifle shooting and the ever popular obstacle course. In the afternoon we all spent the afternoon on the lake, practising our canoeing and kayaking skills. 

After a good first night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast, we all headed out for our first full day of activities. Each group spent some time on the lake, working as a team to build a raft, which was then tested out - with varying degrees of success! Other activities included low ropes (where we…

Today, Year 4 completed their first orienteering lesson. The children learnt how to hold the map correctly in line with the course and how to follow a short path between markers. Each marker had a score and these needed to be added together to get a total. The winning team who were both accurate…

After months of anticipation we’re here at the Year 6 residential at Lockerbie Manor!  We waved goodbye and set off just after lunch and arrived in time for a tour and our first activities. So far today we’ve tried abseiling, initiative challenges, scavenger hunt and zip wire. Not bad for day one!…

We had a great day dressing up as rock stars when Rock Kidz came into school and loved the singing and dancing. We revisited the very important message of being kind to everyone.

The amazing Rock Kidz came in to spread the important message of bullying. We spoke about what bullying is and what it means. 

Today Steve and Harold from Life Education came to speak to us about our body and especially our brain.  We learnt what an incredible part of our body it is. We learn how we can help our brain to calm down and also how we can use our brain to solve problems. We loved meeting Harold the giraffe…

Steve from SCARF came in and talked about how we can keep healthy and safe. We discussed the foods we should eat to keep healthy, the importance of exercise and sleep. Harold the giraffe also helped us learn that message!

In maths, we follow the White Rose Maths scheme. In this scheme there is a tortoise called Tiny who often gets maths problems wrong. This helps the children understand that mistakes are part of learning and that we should have a go even if we are unsure of the answer. The children were keen to see…

After enjoying wheelchair basketball, Year 6 focussed on learning some basic First Aid skills. We looked at what to do if we come across a casualty who is unresponsive. We learned how to check if they are breathing and, if they are, how to keep them safe by putting them into the recovery position.…