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Spring Creative Writing Competition 2022
Hello and welcome! We’ve had some amazing entries this season. Special mentions must go to Jamai, Coco, Saffron and Lilley for their excellent efforts. This year’s themes were spring-time, new life and… newts! The schoolyard at Great Oaks is full of them at the moment. As always, we received a huge amount of entries- so … Continue reading Spring Creative Writing Competition 2022
The Barn Owl Diaries- Part 1- By Elliot, the Owl Detective
Something mysterious is happening at Great Oaks. The groundskeeper is hearing tawnies at the back of the school, in the dense marshlands and woods. She even hears them in the garden. Kate heard one, too. Kate’s my Forest School Teacher and she’s the semi-groundskeeper. Great Oaks has always had owls. Me, Gareth and Tracey saw … Continue reading The Barn Owl Diaries- Part 1- By Elliot, the Owl Detective
Early Spring, by Elliot
Monday- February 28th 2022 Recently, I’ve been staring into the pond waiting for the newts to wake up from their winter slumber. Today is the last day of February. We are waiting for the birds and the bees to come out of hibernation. Today, I saw the first male newt of the year (I can … Continue reading Early Spring, by Elliot
School on the Marsh 