Holtspur School is
celebrating.
part, and there
were lots of others
playing small
parts too which
have added up to
something huge.
“Again?” I hear you say.
“What now?”
Well, we have been awarded the
Silver LOTC Award which is a huge
achievement for our little school.
LOTC stands for Learning Outside the
Classroom in case you were wondering
what on earth I was wittering on about.
We do a lot of it here. And it works
wonders. We can take all aspects of the
curriculum beyond our classroom walls.
Research has shown that children learn
better through real life experiences and
it enables us to appeal to their different
learning styles.
And the children love it!
Obviously, my gardeners are thrilled, but
this isn’t just their achievement, it belongs
to the whole school. We played our small
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• Miss Weatherstone our Reception
teacher and Outdoor Learning
Coordinator
• Mrs Davies who can usually be found
in Year 5 but on an LOTC day morphs
into our very own culinary Masterchef
• Mr. Medcraft who teaches Maths Club
In fact there are too many to name as every
member of staff and child are involved.
Parents too, we couldn’t do it without our
volunteers.
May has always been my favourite month,
but now it just got better. Well done
everyone.
Happy Gardening
Laura Barton x
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