Growing together – OPAL play

It has been really lovely being out every lunchtime to se the different types of play happening in school. It is also really lovely to see the siblings and friends from across the school playing together too. There is such a lovely atmosphere at lunchtime now. Thank you to all the play team and in particular Mr Dearnley for their hard work so far.

The play team will be meeting on Wednesday to talk through the current provision and what the nest steps are to make lunchtimes even more fun. We have removed the paint from the craft area and are rethinking it at present as it is fair to say on Thursday there was a little bit of a mess in the reading hut.

We undertook some pupil voice this week and the vast majority of it was very positive about OPAL. Here is a section of the responses:

Tabitha in year 6 stated, “Dodgeball is really fun. The tyres make a good obstacle course.”

Ada in year 4 stated, “I like playing with anyone and the new things like the scooters, the suitcases, the music wall.”

A child in lower school stated, “I like all of the equipment. My favourite is making a den by far.”

We have also had feedback that some find it a bit frustrating that the equipment gets filled up quite quickly and this is something we are reflecting on to see what more we can get out for the children