Becoming a Fairtrade and a Forest School Staff Meeting to inform about Forest school concept (19/4/10) Level 3 training booked for three teachers: July 2010 Two Reception classes start 2010 Junior School Fairtrade, Forest, Primary School! Whole school assembly. Lessons taught to years 3 and 5 classes

Years 3 and 4 had already worked alongside our Creative Partners [many of whom are artists, sculptors, animators and web designers] and learnt about problem solving, independence, team work, effective participation, self review and leadership –in February 2010 our challenge was called: The Faraway Tree Here they had worked in mixed age groups with an adult partner to contribute to the project’s learning outcomes.

The Faraway Tree Making the tree A giant mouth! The tree has been used to support the Teeth and Eating science unit

The Faraway Tree And a time machine!

Planning Shelters: May 2010 Year Four looked at shapes and structures in the environment and built models of possible shelters

Making shelters The Year 4 children collected together what they could find to build shelters

Model Making Models were made of the mini beasts and insects found at the shelter sites and were then taken out to them