This morning (Wed. 13th Jan), we awoke to further snow fall! The above photo was taken this morning in a lane near Bromesberrow, and shows a fairly main route between villages. Sorry, but I couldn't trudge as far as the Bromesberrow lane itself to show you!!! However, I thought the above might give you a flavour of what it is like!

Having tried to open on Monday with many of us experiencing 'hairy' journeys, it has been decided that the school will be closed until the lane is clear of snow and ice, for everyone's safety.

Teachers are currently providing work for the children via this website - just visit the appropriate Class page.

However, with the snow still plentiful, here are a few ideas of how to enjoy it, and possibly learn something along the way. I can recommend looking for animal footprints in the snow - I found that 2 deer had visited the field behind my house!

Take care everyone, and stay safe on those sledges!

Mrs Powell.

Below are a few ideas, courtesy of The Daily Telegraph:

• Play footprint tag: the rules of the game are that whoever is "it" must only step in the footprints left by the people they are chasing.
• Wildlife detectives: look for animal tracks and follow them in the snow. Try to determine which animal left the trail.              (See the footprint identification sheet on our LINKS page)
•  Snow angels: wrap up warm, find some powdery snow, then fall back onto it (or persuade a child to). Brush your arms between your head and waist in a sweeping motion, move your legs apart as far as they will go and then together. Look at the imprint you've left behind.
• Snow art: fill jugs or bottles with food colouring and water then paint on the snow. Use a bottle with a spray nozzle for a dappled effect. You could also add some colour to your snowman.
• Snow lights: take two empty Tupperware containers - the same shape but different sizes, half fill one with water and then put the smaller container inside and weigh down with a pebble. Leave the containers outside until the water has frozen. Next, remove the containers using a little room-temperature water, and put a tea light inside.
• Snowball science: make snowballs of the same size and place them on different surfaces outside, for example, mud, concrete, grass, parked car. Guess which will melt first and wait to see who wins.
• Snow forts: get two teams together and build a pair of forts for a serious snowball fight. Pour water on it so it freezes, making your defences extra solid.
•  Snow study: put a piece of black paper in the freezer until it's very cold, then take it outside and look at the snowflakes that fall on it with a magnifying glass.
• Ice hunt: fill ice cube trays with water coloured with food dye. Hide the cubes in the snow and let the children try to find them. Use different colours for different teams to make it a competition.

HAVE FUN!