Returning again to St Oswalds School, inspired by the Class 2 children’s enthusiasm for painting and elderberries, Nicki and volunteers brought in elderberry dye for the children to experiment with. Back on went the aprons, out came the paintbrushes and once again the children thoroughly enjoyed splashing the colour. This time the children explored wax resist to create striking images of Burneside buildings, people and wildlife.
Then it was time to go outside with Class 1 on a walk to the Millenium Green to visit to the river. The children were fascinated by the acorns and leaves that they found and made a swirling ‘leaf river’ on the grass.
Then everyone looked at the river and thought about how high the river had risen during the floods- higher than their height! They also saw the ‘tunnel’ that the water flows through under the bridge and discovered that it had rained so much, there was too much water to go under the bridge so the water flowed over the bridge and across the road.
As they set off back to school the children saw a helicopter flying overhead which reminded everyone about the Mountain Search and Rescue team who had helped the Burneside community during the flooding.
Then everyone looked at the river and thought about how high the river had risen during the floods- higher than their height! They also saw the ‘tunnel’ that the water flows through under the bridge and discovered that it had rained so much, there was too much water to go under the bridge so the water flowed over the bridge and across the road.
As they set off back to school the children saw a helicopter flying overhead which reminded everyone about the Mountain Search and Rescue team who had helped the Burneside community during the flooding.
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