Competition Winners.

Mr Gilbert, winners and the Forest School Rangers, standing at the site where the allotment and pond area will be built.

Mr Gilbert from Tidy Towns came to school today to award our winners with their prizes and to collect the winning designs for our allotment and pond area.

Ben and Charlie both received certificates, vouchers and a plaque which will be displayed in the new outdoor area when we build it. Well done boys and thank you Mr Gilbert.

Fingers crossed that we can get things moving soon!

Mrs James.

Sponsored Welly Walk 9th of February 2011. Dig out those wellies...we are all going walking :)

If your form is bursting with sponsors already (and you have used the front and back of the form) then download another one here. Click on the form and right click to select print. Remember there is a prize for the person who collects the most sponsor money.

Forest Rangers are collecting ideas.

Keep an eye out for our Forest School Rangers during playtimes and lunch times they are coming around with their clip boards to ask you what you want to do outside. How can you help us to improve our outside environment? Please find them if you have any ideas and you can't wait to let us know or post a comment below.

Don't forget to be out and about Forest Rangers. The children of Penygawsi are counting on you to let Mrs Harries know what you need and how we can improve the environment :)

Silver Award from the Woodland Trust.

Here is just some of the things we have done as a school to achieve this award.
Registered with the Ancient Tree Hunt.
Registered with Nature Detectives.
Reduced CO2 emissions- by installing solar panels.
Took Part in a Yell challenge.
Attended a Woodland Trust planting event.
Ordered Hedge & Copse planting pack.
We need to collect 5 more mature oak points to receive the gold award which is a wooden plaque. I will post more details of how we can achieve this at a later date. Look out for our certificates on our Forest Schools display which will be up shortly.

A special assembly...

FOREST RANGERS

Don't forget to look smart on Monday for our special assembly with Mr Gilbert from Tidy Towns- you will all be expected to stand out the front! Wear your Forest School badges please.

Mr Gilbert will be our guest of honor and award the winners of our 'Design an allotment competition' their prizes and certificates.

That's you...Ben Crook and Charlie Coles, well done.

I am very excited! All that's left to do is raise LOTS of CASH!!!!!!!

That's where I hope we all will dig deep!

Mrs James ;)

Forest School Rangers!!

For all our forest school rangers who may need some information for the "Give it some welly!" posters.

1. 22nd March 2011 - this is the important date for " give it some welly! " (Don't forget to write it in your diary's!!!)
2. Don't forget to mention some of the activity's being held! How many wellies can you fit in a car?, welly art attack, welly cake stalls, welly disco, design a welly competition and many more!
3. Don't forget to mention what " Give it some welly" is all about, raising money for the Woodland Trust and Penygawsi Primary Schools very own allotment and pond area!

If any more information is needed then don't hesitate to ask Mrs James, Mrs Bull, Mrs Terrance, Mrs Vowles and myself as we are always willing to help! We are all looking forward to seeing the posters ALL around the school!

Good luck all of you!

Miss Day :)

OLD WELLIES WANTED!!

We want all your old 'Wellington boots' please. Any size, colour, left foot or right! We are collecting them for some fun in the future. Please can you send them into school in a carrier bag marked with Mrs Terrans/Mrs Bull/Miss Day's name on them. They will be responsible for 'Welly storage' until we need them.
Thank you for your help.
Mrs James.

Just a reminder...Forest Rangers you have a meeting on Monday @ 11.45 am in Pen y Fan. Please let all the Rangers know :)

Competition!

We had a look at all the designs for our allotment and pond area, and can proudly announce the winners are Charlie Coles and Benjamin Crook! Both winners will receive a voucher to spend in Argos. Well done boys!

Thank you to all the children who entered the competition for all your hard work and effort!

Miss Day :)

Our Bronze Award.....

We have earned our Bronze award from the Woodland Trust and are well on our way to gaining our Silver award also. Look out for it on the Forest Schools display that will be up shortly!

Click on the images to get a larger look and visit the website to find out how we are earning points towards the scheme :)

www.naturedetectives.org.uk/schools/award.html

Forest Rangers Next Meeting

The next Forest Rangers meeting is on Monday 24th of January ay 11.45am in Pen y Fan.
Agenda:
Posters for around the school (don't forget to bring them!!!)
Competition winners for design an allotment.
'Give it some welly' fundraising day and activities.

Recycling mobile phones/christmas cards/ink cardtridges

Thanks Mrs James

Staff forest school meeting...

STAFF Forest School meeting on Monday 17th of January 2011 @ 3.30pm in Pen y Fan:
Agenda:
Give it some welly fundraising ideas/activites/date of event.
Costings for FS & KS2 Resources.
Agenda for FS Rangers Meeting.
PB time allocation to make resources.
Forest School Display
Cheers JJ

Staff Forest schools meeting Tuesday 11th of Jan in Pen y Fan @ 3.30pm
Thanks JJ