Eco at Boundary: Blog items
Date: 28th Mar 2023 @ 12:16pm
Although it is now the Spring season, we must not forget to still feed the birds for a little while longer.
The weather can still be quite cool and there is not quite enough natural food for the birds at the moment , such as caterpillars, berries and flies. It s also nesting season so the birds need to be well fed to produce eggs!
Reception have, therefore, been busy making their own bird feeders for the outdoor areas.
"We used lard and bird seeds and nuts" Esmee.
"Mix it all together!" Clio.
"Put it in the cup and hang it in the trees" Neveah.
"The birds can eat them now they're in the trees" Devon.
Reception Willow Class Forest School
Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 8:21pm
This week Willow Class have been busy outside enjoying Forest School!
Although the weather was rainy and it was extremely muddy, the children had a fabulous time. The children spent some of the session talking about spring and spotting some of the sign of spring outside. These included finding new plants growinf like daffodils, finds blossom on the tress and finding some birds nests in the trees. The children were even lucky enough to find some frog spawn in the ponds. We talked about how the frog spawn would change into tadpoles in the coming weeks.
"In spring blossom grows on trees" Lana-Rose
"Baby lambs are born in spring" Logan
"The days get longer and warmer" Alfie
"Leaf buds grown on trees" Noor-Fatima
"Daffodils grow outside" Albie
Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 4:44pm
Nursery enjoyed taking part in the whole school Art Day. Our first task was to make the backgrounds for the display that is going to be created from all the art work. The children used sponges, rolllers, tights filled with rice and washing up brushes to create some grass, sky and a road. The rest of the school were using collage to create their art work so we joined in with this by making some collage bugs.
Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 9:03pm
This week Reception have been very busy taking part in Waste Week!
They have been remembering to place all waste paper in the brown recycling bag and only use one paper towel to dry their hands. This is so all waste paper can be recycled to make new paper and reduce the cost of paper towels in school.
"We have to use only one paper towel when we dry our hands" Logan.
"Put the paper you have cut up and don't need anymore in the brown recycling bag" Harper.
Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 8:52pm
It's Waste Week at Boundary and our aim is to reduce the use of paper and paper towels in school.
All paper MUST be placed in the brown paper recycling bag and not the general waste bins. This will ensure ithe majority of paper is recycycled and made into paper again. The Eco Warriors will be checking all the recycling bags and general waste bins to ensure the correct items are placed in them.
We have also stopped using paper towels in the KS1&2 toilets. Hand dryers will be used which are much more cost and energy efficient than paper towels. EYFS will still use paper towels but are being extremely careful to use only one at a time to dry their hands. Although these are made from recycled paper, they are not able to be recycled so it is very important that we are not wasteful.
Year 5 - Creepy Crawlies Welcome
Date: 27th Feb 2023 @ 8:42am
Pupils in Year 5 have completed their 'frame structure' projects. After evaluating current products, pupils designed and created their own 'bug hotel'. A frame structure was created before pupils added sides and tubes for insects to live in. The children then decorated their products and evaluated them.
Year 5 - Making our Designs Come to Life
Date: 27th Feb 2023 @ 8:36am
This week, pupils in year 5 began to construct their Bee Boxes. The children used various wood-working tools, including G-clamps and hacksaws, to measure, cut and build a cube frame for their structure. After cutting the wood, triangles of cardboard were used to strengthen the structure. Soon pupils will turn this frame into a 'Bee Box' or 'Bug Hotel' to place around the school grounds.
Eco at Boundary-Walk to School!
Date: 21st Feb 2023 @ 5:46pm
'Walk to School' campaign started again in September 2022. It promotes the benefits of walking to school- keeping healthy and reducing air pollution. The class winners so far are:
1st- Rowan
2nd- Hawthorn
3rd- Maple
Well done to all the children who continue to walk to school every day!
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 3:56pm
Today, we began our Design Technology food journey by fruit tasting so we are aware of the fruits we like and dislike before designing and making our own healthy fruit snack. We tried lots of different fruits including: blackberries, strawberries, mango, pineapple, pears, bananas, kiwi and apples. We realised we all enjoyed different fruits for different reasons and used adjectives to describe each fruits texture and taste.
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 2:46pm
This half term we will be completing our Fit2Go programmes with Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The programme consists of a practical lesson and a theory lesson. Each week there is a different theme to the week.
Week one: Healthy lifestyles
Week two: The Eat Well Guide
Week three: Physical activity
Week four: It's all about balance
Week five: Snacks and label reading
Week six: Teeth and hydration
For our theory about healthy lifestyles this week, we looked at what we need to stay healthy. For example, 9-11 hours sleep, drink water and a balance of foods from different food groups. Then for our practical we did some warm ups and then played dodgeball.
Date: 29th Nov 2022 @ 3:54pm
Reception Eco Warriors, Lennox and Kit, have been very busy ensuring we don't waste electricity in Holly and Willow classes. They check lights are switched off at lunchtime and that teachers switch plugs off (not on standby) around their screens.
If we all do a little bit - it makes a big difference !
Date: 27th Nov 2022 @ 8:56pm
This week we have been busy taking part in the energy saving campaign ‘’Switch Off Fortnight”.
The children will take part, with other schools from around the UK, and will make small changes in their lives that save energy and help protect the planet. It is a fun and rewarding campaign led by Boundary Primary School’s Eco Warriors and will bring Cop 27 to life for our pupils.
Switching off lights when we are not in the room, turning off interactive screens when not in use and ensuring fewer electrical items are turned off at the plug socket, and not just on standby, are the main issues we are tackling in school now and for the rest of the year. Hopefully, Miss Ashton should see a reduction the school fuel bill!
Be smart- start saving energy NOW!
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 4:06pm
We started our first of three Forest School sessions today. As the cold has drawn in, more and more grass and mose has got in and around the pond area. The children did an amazing job clearing it out. They also made crowns and head gear with bendy branches, leaves and wool. It was very muddy today and the children simply enjoying some messy play too!
Date: 7th Nov 2022 @ 9:27pm
Over the last few months, our aspiring young gardners have been meeting each week, after school, to prepare the school grounds for Winter and planting bulbs ready for Spring.
Mrs McAllister and her young gardners have been clearing away the dead flowers fron summer, recycling the seeds from the sunflower heads in our Nursery garden and planting Spring bulbs across school.
Now most of the jobs have been done for the year, we look forward to meeting with Gardening Club again in Spring.
Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 6:44pm
Today we enjoyed our first forest school session in Year 1! This week our learning was based around birds. We made birds nests, pretended to be birds to play a game collecting seeds and looked at pictures of birds eggs. Throughout the session, we also made two different types of bird feaders, created mud masterpieces in the mud kitchen and enjoyed having some time outdoors in the sunshine!
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 8:25pm
This week in PSHE we have focused on understanding different ways to keep our body healthy, including hygiene. We discussed basic hygiene and why it is important. We then took part in the soap experiment. We orally followed instructions to complete the experiment to find out why soap works and why it is better than using just water to wash your hands!
Year 5 Blackpool Zoo Orienteering
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 9:20am
Active Blackpool run a number of physical activity programmes aiming to improve the physical wellbeing of all children across Blackpool. We were invited to take part in two fun festivals within Blackpool Zoo where each school will be given a map of the park to help them to solve the clues to find the right animals. The intention for the event is to get the children out walking in the fresh air whilst having a look at the animals along the way.
The children, chosen from Year 5, had a great morning with Mrs. Millar and Mr. Parsons supported by Leaders from Blackpool Sixth Form. Efficient map reading and a keen sense of time meant that we returned to the finish before the other schools – having even had time to visit some of the animals not on our list (and the dinosaurs too!).
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 9:17am
Today, nine children from Year two represent Boundary for an orienteering activity at Blackpool Zoo in conjunction with Active Blackpool and the School Games.
The children had an amazing time, finding out information about animals to answer the clues on the activity sheet. They used their reading skills and previously taught knowledge to identify the key information around the Zoo to answer the questions in regards to each animal and used the map and signage around the zoo to locate the animals. We all learnt so many new facts; who knew a giraffe’s neck is 2.4 metres long!
All participants demonstrated persistence, teamwork, and resourcefulness.
Date: 15th Oct 2022 @ 6:58pm
This half term Year 1 have been learning all about our local area. As part of this learning we went on a local area walk around Grange Park. Prior to leaving school, we explored photos of past and present Grange Park and discussed what we thought we might see. Whilst on our walk, we observed different types of houses, spotted physical and human features and talked about the current changes taking place. We we're also lucky enough to visit @thegrange, where we we're shown around the gardens, read a book in the library and told all about what @thegrange has to offer.
Year 2 Exploring Microhabitats
Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 7:58am
Today we explored different types of microhabitat. Once we had learnt what a microhabitat was, we went into the forest school area to search for microhabitats and hunted for minibeasts. We explored a range of microhabitats including under logs, in the soil, leaf piles, rocks and grass. When we found minibeasts we got very excited! Once we returned inside, we discussed how different minibeasts prefer different habitats and came up with adjectives to describe the habitats.
Nursery Take Care of the Outdoors
Date: 13th Sep 2022 @ 8:35pm
We are lucky to have a wonderful outdoor area in nursery and everyone takes pride in keeping the area neat and tidy. The children love caring for the plants and creatures that are living in the garden and work together to keep it looking fabulous. This week the children have been busy picking up the litter that gets blown in. Using the litter pickers is a great way of developing fine motor skills! They have also been sharing the hose pipe and watering cans to keep the plants healthy and building realtionships with each other at the same time. Speaking of relationships, we found a new friend in our garden - a giant slug! We were all fasinated by the little fella and wanted to make sure he didn't go hungry. What else would you feed a slug but the carrots growing in the garden!
Hooray! We've successfully renewed The Green Flag!
Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 5:02pm
Year 5 A Fresh look at Forest School
Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 12:31pm
What a great time of Year to be outdoors! We managed to avoid the showers and had a lovely morning exploring the Forest School environment. We went on a mini beast hunt with the magnifying glasses and observed the habitats. We found lots of insects, arachnids and bugs lurking under the rocks and logs. A Frog leapt in! We all looked at it's camoflage, while learning the differences between frogs and toads. There was lots of seasonal fruit including mini apples, pears and plums, but they weren't yet ripe enough to pick. We also explored and enjoyed spending time with our friends outdoors and catching up casually after the holidays.
Karson planted some trees using the fallen fruit's seed.
Harley enjoyed working with his team to build dens and shelters.
Molliemae worked with her friends to make a chill out zone in their den, with books and colouring.
Darin made a cake masterpiece recipe including flowers, mud and fruits. He used his imagination to create a bakery business too!
Date: 16th Mar 2022 @ 10:03pm
Our Eco Warriors, Isaac and Charlie have been very busy making sure everyone recycles ALL the waste paper in Reception.
They have also been checking that all food waste goes in the red bin after breakfast and snack time.
" Somebody put their fruit in the grey bin so I took it out and put it in the red bin!" Isaac.
"i found paper in the grey bin- not the brown recycling bag!" Charlie.
Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 2:20pm
