Residential users have enjoyed accessing the onsite Sensory Room at CAFT before heading for a delicious homemade lunch. Learners had the opportunity to access displayed collections relating to vehicles, colour manipulation and underwater sealife.
CAFT 2023 | Day 1: Inflatables and Rock Climbing!
Learners presently on residential have loved accessing the huge inflatable obstacle course within the CAFT Sports Hall, one of the many wonderful different buildings they can visit on the farm.
CAFT 2023 | Day 1: Musical Movements!
We had great fun in the forest following the sensory Music Path, learners were encouraged to use natural resources to create different sounds with the pots and pans. There were even some outdoor drums similar to the ones we enjoy playing with at school!
CAFT 2023 | Day 1: Meeting The Neighbours
Year 4 have loved getting to know the animals that are going to be their neighbours for the next few days!
Learners have been showcasing some of the animal care skills they have developed through Little Barn Farm sessions to the different CAFT workers. We’ve been to feed the ducks, alpacas, sheep and donkeys – we’ll be returning to ensure that our new animal friends are well fed throughout our stay.
CAFT 2023 | Adventure Farm here we come!
This morning a group of pupils from Rowan Tree Primary School have set out on a brilliant 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 for children of all abilities to play, laugh and make some memories.
We’ll be posting photographs throughout their stay so that you can see all the exciting things they are getting up to.
Boxing For Better Awards Ceremony
This week has seen our first block of Boxing For Better sessions come to a close, learners enjoyed an awards ceremony where they received a trophy and certificate for fantastic participation and engagement for the duration of the club. We are so proud of all they’ve achieved and how well they have represented the school. Dave, who runs Boxing For Better has sent us a short message:
We look forward to working with Dave and Boxing For Better again in the future.
Mental Health Awareness Assembly
Well done to all the classes who took part in our mental health awareness assembly. The theme this year was making connections and we have been to visit other classes, sent cards to BELONG nursing home as well as sharing our experiences with our families at home. we thought about the mental health five a day of keeping active, connecting with others, giving something kind to others, learning new skills and being mindful. I was so proud of the examples children gave to me for how they have done these things across the week and how they will continue to do them over the weekend and through the holidays.
Valentines Messages
Ash 1 have been doing lots of lovely learning in relation to our PSHE topic “Looking after me and others”. Pupils have been attempting to distinguish between older and younger people, before suggesting different ways in which we can care for them.
One of the ways they’ve gone about this is by creating a heart filled with lovely messages for members of the local assisted living facility known as Belong Atherton.
Valentines Art Gallery
For our Rowan Tree Reward day for Spring 1 the School Council choose to have a Valentines Art Gallery. All classes were tasked to produce any type of Artwork for the gallery linked to their Art topic.
All pupils from across school came into the hall during the day to look at the gallery and vote for their favourites. We also asked our Head teacher and School improvement partner to vote as well as members from our local community!
Church Valentines Afternoon tea
We invited the local Church for a Valentines themed afternoon tea. The school council greeted them with confidence and introduced the afternoon. Members of the school council then helped to serve cakes as well as recite a Valentines Poem that they had written and learn to perform during their drama session. Younger pupils from across school then show cased some of their favourite songs to dance to.
We also asked Church members to vote for their favourite pieces of artwork that classes had produced as part of our Rowan Tree Art Gallery.