Volunteer Gardening Afternoon

20th July 2023Lee Wilkinson

Thank you to the fantastic staff from Avery Dennison and Northumberland County Council.

A big thank you to Arther Cranson,  Parks and Green Spaces Officer for organising colleagues from Northumberland County Council, Nicola Birch and Lorinda Lakey – Doorsamy for organising the Avery Dennison team.

Thank you to Dave Johnstone from D A Johnstone plant hire, for providing the weed barrier for the garden and Leon Savage from NCC for providing the wood chippings.

The team worked throughout the day to transform the garden. Arthur Cranson made some amazing raised planters that will be used in the growing and planting area. The team from Avery Dennison moved tons of bark, painted and weeded the garden.

Thank you so much for your help.

Parents Gardening Team

6th March 2023Lee Wilkinson

We have recently started a parents gardening team, working at the Blythdale site. This will take place (Weather permitting) on Friday between 1-2pm. If you are interested in being part of the team please contact Tracy Henderson or James Groundwater.

We have a large garden at Blythdale and we are looking for help to maintain the grounds and make sure they are safe all year around for the children.

Thank you to – Thomas, Gemma, Natalie and Matthew for volunteering last Friday. Thanks so much for all the sawing and cutting. We really appreciate the time and effort, you are all amazing.

Building and cooking

23rd January 2023Lee Wilkinson
In outdoor learning we practiced being architects and built our own houses. We looked at how to build teepees like Native Americans and also what shapes and angles we use when building houses. We all had a great time looking at traditional English breakfasts and cooked sausages and beans and made toast on the fire pit.
Here are some of our designs.

Outdoor Learning Blog

24th June 2022Neil Simpson

This week in outdoor learning we have looked at Eric Carl and his amazing art work. We read his book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We then went on to design and make our own butterfly, looking at symmetry and even made our own Eric Carl art work. In the Garden we explored insects and bugs under a microscope.

Outdoor Blog

20th May 2022Neil Simpson

In outdoor learning we have been learning about Bees and making some Bee art.  The children decided this will help raise awareness of the importance of Bees.  We even used hammers and nails to create our own flower bed looking at measurements and working as a team.

Smile Through Sport May Half Term Activities

16th May 2022Lee Wilkinson
Smile Through Sport are pleased to be running sport and physical activity sessions for children and young people with SEND during the May Half Term across Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear. All family members are welcome to attend the sessions too!
The sessions are very fun, enjoyable and relaxed for all abilities, there will be loads of adapted games and activities for participants to get involved in and equipment to be used.

Medieval Times

1st April 2022Lee Wilkinson

In outdoor learning this week, we have been looking at how people used to live in the medi evil times. We looked at mud villages and also tried on a knights helmet. We also made a knights favourite drink, made from honey and water, a delicious treat back in the day.

1940’s & 50’s

25th March 2022Lee Wilkinson

This week in outdoor learning we have looked at 1940s and 1950s. We looked at how homing pigeons were used and made our own secret messages in invisible ink. We also looked at how soldiers used fire to cook beans and bread. We also couldn’t resist roasting marshmallows.