Willow 2 had a fantastic day at Wigan Zone Youth Zone and participated in a variety of activities including relay races, golf skills, dancing, boccia and parachute games. Everyone worked hard on learning new skills and pushing themselves physically. As one child said ‘it was fun, but it was brutal!’ I am sure everyone slept well that night! We are going to keep up with our exercisers and learning new sports.
Trips
Oak 2 visit A Team Hub
Oak 2 visited the A Team Hub in Leigh, a service used by some of our parents/guardians. They had an excellent time exploring the soft play area, the sensory room, the main active area and messy/sensory play area.
Thank you to the A Team hub Oak 2 had a great time.
Boccia Tournament
Six pupils played Boccia against Green Fold Special School In Bolton. Boccia is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name “boccia” is derived from the Latin word for “boss” – bottia. The children showed amazing teamwork, sportsmanship and skill!We came away with a 2-2 draw!
New Aged Kurling at Hope School and College
Pupils from Maple Class went to visit Hope school to play a game of New Aged Kurling. They worked together as a team and enjoyed making new friends. In the end the result was a draw with hope winning 2 and Rowan Tree also winning 2! Well done everyone!
Hollywood Bowl
Six pupils from across school took part in a bowling competition on February 2nd at Hollywood Bowl.
We represented Wigan in the Greater Manchester Schools final!Everyone played well as part of a team and had so much fun!We came 4th out of 26 teams from across Greater Manchester!
Well done everyone, we are so proud of you!!Rowan 2 visit My Life
Willow 2 visit Atherton Town Hall Library
Willow 2 went on a visit the Library at Atherton town hall. They listened carefully to a story ‘My Child Has Cerebral Palsy’ read by the Author Alex Winstanley accompanied by some of the real life characters.
The children listened carefully and by the end were able to answer some questions themselves that they had learned in relation to helping people that we meet with Cerebral Palsy.
The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust’ Winter-Wonderland
This morning Elm 1 and Fir 2 set off on an adventure to The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust. Set in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, the 17th century Farmhouse with surrounding 10 acres of land is the perfect place to make some Christmas memories.
First, they enjoyed meeting all of animals and touring the vast variety of enclosures before then venturing on down to CAFT’s Christmas Barn to meet some very young Alpacas! The children took great care in petting their new fury friends and kept quiet so not to scare them.
Following on from a delicious lunch, it was time for a concert in our honour delivered by two elves named Spark and Bob! Everyone took part in their rendition of heads, shoulders, knees and toes and shook their bells to the music. Finally, it was time to meet the big man himself, Father Christmas! Santa and CAFT generously gave all participants of today’s adventure a bag of memorabilia to take home and share with their parents/guardians.
Maple 2 – a force to be reckoned with!
Maple 2 took a trip to Manchester Science Museum to explore and learn more about forces. Our visit was full of surprises and funny moments. The show stimulated all the senses and got the children excited about what forces mean in the real world. They learnt about Jack Alcock becoming the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. Armed with his toy cat Lucky Jim, he used the science of forces to make his historic journey. Through a series of experiments and games, the children explored Alcock’s story to understand how forces make a plane fly, as well as demonstrating how they work in everyday situations, from bouncing on a trampoline and slipping on ice to losing your trousers!
They learnt about the importance of air resistance and friction, how magnets attract and repel and can affect other objects and about Isaac Newton’s discoveries, such as gravity and the laws of motion.
All the children were engaged and excited by these interacting learning experiences.
St Philips Church – Local Community Links
On Tuesday 16th November Pine 2 went to visit the local Church – St Philips. Over the past couple of months’ leaders at Rowan Tree have been working hard to build up local community links. Rev Tracy came to visit Rowan Tree and talked through all of the things the Church could offer school and leaders from school spoke about the opportunities they wanted for the pupils and some lovely ideas on what they would like to gain from the community links.
Pine 2 have been busy making stars of the Church Christmas display and today went to visit to have a look around the Church in preparation for the Christmas service we have been invited to at Church in December.