The Richard Pate School

Reading Buddies – Rainforest Learning 📚🌿

Our Reading Buddies enjoyed another fantastic session together, with Year 5 and Year 1 working collaboratively on Year 1’s rainforest topic.

The children:
📖 Read and discussed different rainforest facts together
🌴 Learned about rainforest animals, plants and habitats
🤝 Worked collaboratively across year groups
🎨 Created informative rainforest posters to share their learning

A wonderful opportunity for older and younger pupils to learn from one another while developing reading, communication and teamwork skills.

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Year 6 at the Cheltenham Science Festival

The children enjoyed an exciting show, ‘It’s Only Water’, in which they watched amazing experiments, discovered fascinating facts and even volunteered Miss Hunte to go on stage and have a water balloon popped over her head! They then explored the Arcade, packed with interactive exhibits and science-based activities. From car assembly to drone flying, there was something to inspire everyone!

A wonderful day, full of discovery, curiosity and hands-on science!

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SECRET STORYTELLER

We couldn’t believe it when this pirate arrived this afternoon to be our Secret Storyteller! Fully armed with his parrot, treasure map, the skull of his dead pal, walking stick and, of course, his rum, he read extracts from ‘Treasure Island’ and shared his pieces of eight with the delighted children!

There are still slots available on Schoolcloud for those parents who might like to surprise their child for Secret Storyteller…costumes are optional!

Year 1 School Trip – Cotswold Wildlife Park 🦒🐒🌿

Year 1 had a fantastic day at Cotswold Wildlife Park, bringing their learning to life through first-hand experiences.

The children:
🦁 Saw a wide variety of animals up close
🌴 Made links to their rainforest topic learning
🏡 Explored different habitats as part of their science studies
👀 Observed how animals are adapted to their environments

☔ The weather may have been a little rainy at times, but it certainly didn’t dampen the children’s enthusiasm!

A wonderful day of discovery, curiosity and learning beyond the classroom.

⛑️🩹 FIRST AID 🩹⛑️

In preparation for their exciting new chapter at secondary school, Year 6 had an informative and interactive First Aid session with Mrs Cann!

New Mud Kitchen in the Woodland Area 🌿🍃

Our woodland area has a fantastic new addition — a mud kitchen, lovingly created by our Forest School team.

The children have been busy:
🥧 Making mud pies
🍲 Creating leaf soup
🪵 Baking stick muffins
🌳 Using their imaginations through outdoor play

The mud kitchen is already proving to be a wonderful space for creativity, collaboration and exploration in the great outdoors.

A huge thank you to our Forest School team for bringing this exciting new area to life.