<![CDATA[Beckers Green Primary School Blog Feed - PE and Outdoor Learning]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk%2Fnews%2Dand%2Devents%2Fblogs%2D1%2Fpe%2Dand%2Doutdoor%2Dlearning Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:27:18 GMT Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:27:18 GMT <![CDATA[ Bird Feeders ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=1008 To look after the birds over half term, Elephants class made bird feeders to hang around the copse in their forest school session.

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:27:18 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=1008 <![CDATA[ Can you build a den? ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=992 Lots of teamwork, resilience and use of gross motor skills today in both sessions with Elephants and Iguanas classes building dens!

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:55:31 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=992 <![CDATA[ Great Notley Junior parkrun ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=974 A wet and cold introduction to junior parkrun!

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:15:56 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=974 <![CDATA[ The rain doesn't stop us! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=968 A rather wet outdoor learning session for the Elephants, but we had great fun cooking s'mores on the camp fire!

]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:49:20 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=968 <![CDATA[ Fire Lighting. ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=950 In a session based on using tools, children were invited to use a flint and steel to learn about fire lighting. 

]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:42:01 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=950 <![CDATA[ Hapa zome ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=932 We managed to dodge the rain in the copse this afternoon, and created some lovely flags and bunting using the ancient Japanese art form of Hapa zome, meaning 'leaf dye', printing with leaves. 

]]> Fri, 3 Oct 2025 16:02:32 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=932 <![CDATA[ On a journey in the copse...! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=924 The Elephants made journey sticks in the copse today!

]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:58:39 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=924 <![CDATA[ Tennis for KS1 ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=906 A lovely morning out yesterday for year 2 children to a Tennis Tournament!

]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:39:22 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=906 <![CDATA[ After School Club KS1 ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=893 A lovely first session for group 2 of KS1 after-school club!

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:05:15 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=893 <![CDATA[ National Go Barefoot Day! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=891 Did you know, 1st June is National Go Barefoot Day! We had some fun exploring outside!

]]> Mon, 2 Jun 2025 12:51:36 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=891 <![CDATA[ After school Club Fire Fun! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=889 A lovely camp fire for our final forest fun club!

]]> Thu, 22 May 2025 16:33:03 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=889 <![CDATA[ After School club KS2 ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=886 Lots of fire fun at the KS2 after school club this afternoon!

]]> Tue, 13 May 2025 16:41:33 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=886 <![CDATA[ aFTER SCHOOL CLUB FUN ks1 ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=877 A lovely hour in the copse this afternoon at the KS1 after-school club.

]]> Thu, 1 May 2025 16:30:26 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=877 <![CDATA[ Fun in the mud kitchen! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=873 Lots of fun in the mud kitchen!

]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:02:03 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=873 <![CDATA[ How are you feeling? ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=864 A lovely morning in the sunshine, creating our clay emotions faces in the copse!

]]> Tue, 1 Apr 2025 14:32:19 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=864 <![CDATA[ KS1 Tag Rugby Festival ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=854 A lovely morning out at Braintree Rugby Club for the KS1 Tag Rugby Festival.

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:19:23 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=854 <![CDATA[ Teachers in the Wild! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=845 Even the teachers enjoy time out in the copse!

]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:54:57 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=845 <![CDATA[ Spring is on the way! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=833 The elephant's class had a lovely time out in the copse, with the weather on our side! Lots of exploring, team work, whittling, tree climbing, litter picking and mindful meditation in our beautiful copse!

]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:28:38 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=833 <![CDATA[ Cricket Festival ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=827 Last Tuesday, children from Elephants took part in a Cricket Festival.

]]> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:13:16 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=827 <![CDATA[ Family Fun in the Forest! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=781 For our final copse session for this little group, we were joined by parents and carers and siblings for a fun family session in the forest! Thank you to you all for joining me!

]]> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:01:57 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=781 <![CDATA[ A busy first half-term of sport ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=778 Children across the school have enjoyed their PE lessons, clubs and events.

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:36:22 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=778 <![CDATA[ Smores O'Clock! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=775 A wonderful session in the copse, toasting marshmallows, eating smores and drinking hot chocolate! What more could we want!

]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:34:34 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=775 <![CDATA[ Fire Lighting! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=771 This week in Copse club, we learnt to use flint and steels to light our own fires!

]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:06:49 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=771 <![CDATA[ Wild Whittling! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=766 A lot of fun, learning to whittle with potato peelers!

]]> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:37:23 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=766 <![CDATA[ Fairy Dens! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=765 Lots of fun hugging trees and building dens for fairies!

]]> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:25:57 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=765 <![CDATA[ Rounders Tournament ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=733 The rounders club played in a tournament in WItham this morning.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2024 14:22:35 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=733 <![CDATA[ Copse Capers! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=703 A lovely after school club in the copse!

]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:33:35 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=703 <![CDATA[ Panathlon Tenpin Bowling ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=661 Beckers Green reach County Final of Panathlon Tenpin

]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:48:15 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=661 <![CDATA[ KS2 Parkour ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=668 Parkour, the practice of traversing obstacles in a man-made or natural environment through the use of running, vaulting, jumping, climbing,

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:52:07 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=668 <![CDATA[ KS1 - London's Burning ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=667 House after house destroyed as fire sweeps through row

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:01:24 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=667 <![CDATA[ Bikeability Group 2 ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=662 Ten children participate in Bikeability

]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:01:16 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=662 <![CDATA[ Giraffes Go Swimming ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=660 January 2024 sees Giraffes swim

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:47:27 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=660 <![CDATA[ Bikeability Group 1 ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=663 Ten children participate in Bikeability Course - despite cold conditions and the odd flake of snow!

]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:04:19 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=663 <![CDATA[ Yr 5/6 Dodgeball ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=659 Two teams enter Dodgeball Event

]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:36:39 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=659 <![CDATA[ PANATHLON ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=657 Panathlon Tenpin Bowling

]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:27:11 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=657 <![CDATA[ KS2 Boccia ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=644 Three teams attend Boccia event

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:04:33 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=644 <![CDATA[ Further Help in the Copse ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=643 Scouts and Explorers pitch in and tidy up

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:54:57 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=643 <![CDATA[ Teddy Bears Run Riot! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=642 Teddy Bears in the Copse! Teddy Bears on the Minibus, Teddy Bears Everywhere!

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:45:48 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=642 <![CDATA[ KS1 Football Festival ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=641 Year 1/2 children give football skills a try

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:55:44 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=641 <![CDATA[ Copse Tree works Underway ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=640 MBS Grounds Maintenance comes to the rescue!

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:57:08 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=640 <![CDATA[ Autumn 2023 Clubs Start ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=639 Check out the NEW Autumn 2023 Club Timetable

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:15:28 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=639 <![CDATA[ Hippos go Swimming ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=638 Year 4 Hippos get another chance to swim!

]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:09:53 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=638 <![CDATA[ Thursday ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=584 A full fun packed day! 

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:40:10 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=584 <![CDATA[ Wednesday ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=583 Teamwork galore! 

]]> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:26:08 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=583 <![CDATA[ Happy Birthday! ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=582 Celebrating at Mersea! 

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:44:34 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=582 <![CDATA[ Tuesday ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=581 Another lovely day at Mersea! 

]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:30:07 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=581 <![CDATA[ Monday part 2 ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=580 A busy first afternoon! 

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:01:57 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=580 <![CDATA[ 1st Day at Mersea ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=579 We have arrived, settled in and even managed our first activities!

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:21:08 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=579 <![CDATA[ Yr 5/6 Rugby Tournament ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=552 A team of 9 players from Beckers Green went to Witham Rugby Club on Tuesday 16th May 2023 for a Tag Rugby Tournament

]]> Sun, 21 May 2023 08:01:43 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=552 <![CDATA[ Wilderness Foundation ]]> https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=553 Ten children from EYFS visit The Wilderness Foundation at Chatham Green

]]> Sun, 21 May 2023 08:20:55 GMT https://www.beckersgreen.essex.sch.uk/blog/?pid=41&nid=15&storyid=553