Ice Ice Baby
It’s so cold today there is ice all around the playground, especially in the mud kitchen. This has led to
Category: OPAL Project
OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) provision
We have a smaller playground this year because of the building project but there is still so much exciting, imaginative
Y6 extended play at the park
Lots of fun at the park today for our extended play. Check out our boomerang moves on the climbing frame!
Year 6: it’s lunchtime!
Year 6 have been getting their hands dirty in the mud kitchen… quite literally, creating some Michelin star meals and
Sunny (but cold!) OPAL play
It is a beautiful sunny day today but it is very cold! Snow is on its way! We are enjoying
Fantastic OPAL activities
We’ve been to The Scrap Store and replenished some of our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) resources. Look at all
Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)
The children were playing amazingly well today in the sunshine today. Have a lovely weekend everyone.
Snowballs and sledges!
Much excitement this afternoon when the snow settled and provided us with lots of fun playing opportunities. But will there
OPAL chalkboard
Thanks Kris for our newly painted chalkboard areas. They proved very popular today!
New OPAL resources!
We are lucky enough to have had some motocross bike tyres donated today for our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
Year 3 create their own stone circles:
Inspired by our work on Stonehenge, we created our own stone circles…
Another great day at Ashmead
Great concentration and enjoyment from the children today – inside and out!
Cooperation Value
We launched our new Value this week – cooperation. The children thought first about which Value they most strongly associate
OPAL small world
The ‘small world’ toys have been moved to under the tree walkway. Come and see what adventures the animals have
OPAL – problem solving play
The water play has been really popular over the last few days and leap frogging tyres is another new craze!
