At this time of year, it is important to put food and water on a regular basis. In severe weather, feed twice daily if you can: in the morning and in the early afternoon. Birds require high-energy (high-fat) foods during the cold winter weather to maintain their fat reserves to survive the frosty nights. Use only good-quality food and scraps.
Our Outdoors (Indoors) session this week was about understanding the importance of looking after out wildlife during the winter months.
So we made some bird seed apple feeders and cheerio multigrain rings to support our wildlife over the coming weeks.
We grappled and supported each other and produced some awesome feeders!
Some students took them home! It would be great if you could spot and photograph any birds feeding from them in your gardens!
Mondays are by far our favourite day at XP – Out and about in the fresh air.
This week our activity was orienteering with a twist!
We brushed up and gained many skills during our session, from map reading, listening and speaking, riddle solving, XPD protocols, teamwork and embedding crew norms and expectations.
Here we are embarking on a mini orienteering session around the school grounds. It was awesome to see class crews remembering our fundamentals, circling up, listening to each other, showing courage and compassion, working together and stepping up and stepping back to allow others to shine, and all being crew not passengers!
These are some of the riddles we had to solve – They all absolutely smashed it! Awesome work C29!
Next week’s session is another outdoor session – so please remember to wrap up warm. Looking forward to this already!
What an awesome start to the year. XP Outdoors has really taken off this year and we have some amazing stories to share with you.
We started the term with a getting to know each other session andwe played crew building games. It was a fantastic way to find out more about each other and for staff to build relationships with students.
From here we moved on to safety protocols and expectations. Being in an outdoor environment comes with some risks and C29 certainly took on board the different safety protocols we discussed to ensure each student was safe at all times.
Our first activities were a huge success and enjoyed by students and staff. Heading down to the firepit and garden area, students took part in Hapa Zome – an ancient Japanese Fabric dying activity and Leaf Art. Here are some of our products from the sessions.
Students grappled and supported each other and were able to produce some amazing crafts.
Alongside this students also took part in a CampFire activity. Where we enjoyed biscuits and Hot Chocolate (like by a few students). We were blown away by their engagement and behaviour during the activity. Students were able to all take part and play a role during the session, from making hot chocolate to handing out biscuits and washing up the cups. It was awesome to see everyone working together as crew!
Here are a few snaps from the sessions.
As the colder weather is approaching students are reminded that additional clothing may be required. Please come prepared for all eventualities, we would love to be outdoors as much as we can.
We are looking forward to next term’s activities and can not wait to see what amazing products the students produce.
