OPAL Newsletters
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O.P.A.L (Outdoor Play And Learning)
If you are able to support us in any way, please contact the OPAL team on our email: stmarysopal@gmail.com
O.P.A.L (Outdoor Play And Learning) has come to St Mary's!
The children have really enjoyed the introduction of OPAL to our school. We have seen children really engaged with their play and working well with each other.
To enhance our outdoor provision, we have already introduced the following to our lunchtimes:
- Bubbles, chalks, music, ball games, dressing up, ribbons, cars and ramps and a quiet, calm area.
- We have recently added: lego, large loose parts for den building, a mud kitchen, a digging area, trikes and dollies, and hoops. The playground is a fun and busy place to be at lunchtime!
Please read our OPAL newsletters for further updates!
DONATIONS NEEDED!
If you are able to donate any of the following resources to support our OPAL program, we would be very grateful. Please leave all donations in the blue boxes by the Glendale Road entrance!
suitcases of any size and type ● kitchen pots, pans, baking trays, work tables and wooden spoons ● tools like small spades/shovels, trowels and brooms ● buckets ● hats/scarves/jazzy shirts/elasticated skirts/waistcoats/wedding dresses/character costumes/handbags ● watering cans, water toys ● tarpaulin ● buckets ● pool noodles ● guttering ● dinosaurs ● 'small world' figures, such as Happy Land