During the Tawny Owl's forest school, the pupils looked for signs that Autumn is coming to an end and Winter is beginning. The children discussed the weather turning cold and wet!

Today the children did some whittling independently in their own quiet space. It gave them a chance to have some quiet time in the open and to focus on something else to help clear their minds. Focusing on how well being is an important aspect of everyone's lifestyle. 

During Forest School, the Snowy Owls used slate and chalk to illustrate examples of different forces in action. The children shared their work with the rest of the group around the camp fire. 

The Year 4 children supported the Year 3 children during computing. I was really impressed with their maturity and how well they took on the role of teacher. The Year 3's listened carefully to their peers. 

It was great to be joined by so many families on the walking bus - not only was it a refreshing way to start the day but also helped ease congestion in the village. 

The Snowy Owls discussed traffic in the village and the speed which motorists drive through the village. The children investigated the stopping distance of cars and the fact that the faster you travel the longer it takes you to stop! 

Look out for the Tawny Owls posters when you are driving through Bridestowe. 

 Baby Bear's new chair has been designed, made and tested in the Tawny Owls classroom!

This week the Tawny Owls enjoyed continuing to learn about animals and their habitats. They also had great fun learning a new version of rock, paper, scissors - nut, mouse, owl!

Some of the Barn Owl children went to the climbing barn in Milton Abbot for a Bouldering event organised by OCRA. The children worked on their climbing skills and faced some fears. 

The Owlets are learning about different celebrations this half term. They learnt about how birthdays are celebrated in different countries they then planned birthday parties for each other. This week they have explored different cultural wedding celebrations and have enjoyed role playing weddings. 

Children had a very enjoyable Forest School stay and play session exploring the environment and making new friends. 

The children at Bridestowe worked together in their house teams to create team coloured Pudsey Bears.

The Red Team worked collaboratively to create a life sized, red Pudsey Bear. The older children were great role models to the younger children and everyone supported one another allowing the group to flourish. 

Our school library has been updated thanks to contributions from FOBS and the fantastic staff at Bridestowe. If you would like to join us for a Relax and Read session, please come along - future details and dates will be in the newsletter and BASE magazine. Anybody from our community is welcome, the pupils and staff would love to see you.

The whole school came in wearing odd socks yesterday in a bid to, 'Make A Noise About Bullying'. The children had an assembly on the importance of speaking up if they ever see bullying or are ever bullied themselves, including online/cyber bullying. The Tawny Owls then went on to discuss this further as it relates to their PSHE unit of work. We looked at the differences between being unkind, teasing and bullying.

The Tawny Owls learnt about how trees change throughout the seasons with Ranger Rob. They used fantastic vocabulary such as, xylem which transports water from the roots to the crown.

It was lovely to have so many family members join us for book look in the Tawny Owls. The children are always so proud of their learning and are eager to share this with you.

The children in Tawny Owls learnt about woodlice during their Wildlife Trust afternoon. They learnt many facts about them and then searched our environmental area for them. Some children decided to take shelter from the wind and rain!

It was great to welcome families into the classroom today to celebrate their child's learning. If you were not able to make the session but would like to look at your child's books then please do contact the class teacher. 

We had the opportunity to experience lots of forces first hand in our Forest School session. We looked at evidence of friction on the trees where 2 branches had rubbed on each other. We also explored the meaning of compression and tension in the trees. We conducted our own experiment into pushing, frictional and gravitational forces and investigated ways of overcoming the forces to move a brick more easily. 

Thank you for joining us at our Remembrance Service. The children sang and read their poems beautifully. Special thanks to Kirstie Floyd- Walker for playing the Last Post.

The Tawny Owls used cotton buds to paint pictures of poppies for Remembrance Day.

The Tawny Owls explored the strength and stability of structures in Design Technology this week. They worked in groups to test how strong a piece of card could be if folded/rolled with accuracy. The winning team could balance 65 books on one piece of card!