29 Jan

The Great British bird count

Today we took part in the national bird count. We saw two pigeons and four crows!

We used our binoculars to look up 8th the trees.

8 Nov

Eco group check up on our trees

The Eco group managed to avoid the rain today and went out at lunchtime to check up on the trees we planted around the edge of the school field last year. With the help of Hilary from the Friends of Dorrington Woods, we learnt how to take off the tree guards and check if the saplings were still…

1 Nov

Year 4 Geography

Yesterday, the children took part of their Geography lesson outside. They had been learning about the eight points of the compass. They played a game running between various points which helped with their learning but also got most of them puffed out! This lesson ties in with the orienteering they…

4 Oct

Exploring atlases in Year 3

In geography we are finding out about the countries in different continents. Today we used the indexes at the back of the atlases to look up different countries such as Brazil, France and Egypt. We found out which continents the countries are in and also used the maps to find out which countries…

3 Oct

Nigeria fact finding

We played a game this afternoon to help us to learn more about the African country, Nigeria.  

27 Sep

Year 4 Geography

In Geography, we went outside to do some fieldwork. We observed, recorded and presented features in the local area by sketching what human and physical features we could see from the playground.

17 Jul

Trip to Williamson Park (science and geography link)

Today Year 5 walked to Williamson Park for our end of year trip.  We have been investigating Ordnance Survey maps to find the best route and also work out what we would be able to see from the viewpoint at Williamson Park.  We were very fortunate with the weather because the view today was…

14 Jul

Year 6's field trip to the Lake District

Year 6 were extremely fortunate with the weather today for their geography field trip to the Lake District.

We set off early in the morning and headed for Ambleside, where we walked up to Todd Crag. At the top we had a spectacular view of Windermere and the surrounding fells, but could see the…

12 Jul

Activity 2

Here’s our map of the play area using natural resources.

12 Jul

Activity 2

Another group’s map of the play area.

12 Jul

Activity 2

Another example of the fabulous maps we made of the play area.