Willow Weaving with the ‘Silver Sports’

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During the next few months’ the children- Active Buddies- will be delivering the second part of the Inter-Generational Project initiated earlier this year with the “Silver Sports”. The first activity was focused on “Willow Weaving”; the whole school as part of the Ambassador Schools project in unison with National Park Rangers Service created a beautiful Willow Tree woven into the playground fence.

They wanted to share these skills with their Silver Sports and created Dragonflies to add to the willow display. Sally Wheal from the NPR arrived with abundant supplies of soaked willow and templates to use; the active buddy was joined by their Silver Sport in the main classroom where they received instructions from her on how to create their own “dragonfly”.

The room was a buzz of activity, chatter and laughter as the “creations” began to emerge. It was wonderful to see how the buddy and Silver Sport helped each other to weave the willow- allowing for the development of hand eye co-ordination as well as working together

Our next activity will be in October when the buddies will be teaching the Silver Sport “New Age Curling” as well as learning more playground games from the Silver Sports childhood.

 

NOTICEBOARD

2024

November
Mon 4th – Back to school
Sat 9th – School Christmas Fair
Mon 11th – Anti-Bullying Week begins
Tue 12th – 9am Flu Immunisations
Fri 15th – Children in Need – Community Lunch
Fri 22nd – Schools Together

Fri 29th – MAST Assembly

December
Mon 2nd – Last Swimming
Thurs 12th – Nativity 6pm followed by Pie & Peas at the Village Hall
Fri 13th – Happy Jumper Day!
Mon 16th – Chester Zoo Visit
Weds 18th – Panto Buxton Opera House – Jack & the Beanstalk
Thurs 19th – Christmas Dinner
Fri 20th – Christmas Party then break for Christmas Holidays

January 2025
Mon 6th – INSET Day
Tues 7th – Back to School