Ford Class 2024-25

Ford Beach School - Tectonic Plates, Volcanoes & Rocks 
 
We were so lucky as although the weather had definitely become wintery, the sunshine was so kind to us and we had a wonderful first Beach School as a new Ford Castle Class for the year.  We enjoyed our walk to the beach identifying the signs of winter in nature.  After taking part in a beach version of the National Santa Dash to help us appreciate the benefits of having an active lifestyle we then had a very geographical beach day of thinking about the movement of tectonic plates and their effects, understanding volcanoes and their role in shaping landscapes and also exploring and classifying rocks and looking for fossils.  
We loved the teamwork involved in making our volcanoes and had some very creative displays to show and tell in the morning.  During lunch we were inspired by the story of Mary Anning.  However, we could have spent all day collecting, sorting and classifying rocks and looking for fossils as we created our own fossil museum in the afternoon.  Once we began noticing all the variations we became fascinated in the wonder of rocks in nature and did not want to stop.  We had a fantastic day and were rewarded with a quick visit to the park at the end as a reward for all our enthusiastic learning throughout the day.  Well done, Ford Class.