Low Ash News Edition 26 - Spring Overview 2023

OPAL Outdoor Play and Learning
Just when we thought breaktimes couldn’t get any better, it seems that they can! New equipment and
areas have been added to our playground. The children have loved using the brand-new additions. Some of
the new additions are: the boxing bag, Velcro tennis and space hoppers. We asked some children what
their favourite thing about the new equipment was and one child said, “I love the new wheelbarrows. Me
and my friends have so much fun pushing each other around in them.” Another child added, “My favourite
thing is the boxing bag. I love sport and I do it out of school so it’s great to be able to practise.” We think
we have the best break time facilities possible and are thrilled that the school chose to introduce OPAL.
Long may the fun-filled breaktimes continue.
Rethink Food
For Fantastic Fridays a few half-terms ago, Year 6 participated in Rethink Food sessions all about food
waste. Low Ash now owns its very own stall that was gifted to us by Rethink Food. Every week, we get a
delivery of extra or spare food from shops like ASDA and Morrisons. On Fridays after school, a few students
offer to stay and help wheel the stall out to sell the food we had delivered.
We have been running our stall, Pupils Act, successfully for a number of months now and all the money
made will either go to charity or to help pay for school trips. Noah (in Year 6) says, “Taking part in the
Rethink Food project was very enjoyable because I got to experience what it was like working at a shop and
I would love to do it again.”