Observations

Henry B Adams

School Tour Tips Ice Cream Challenge

Do a headcount at the start of the day. (Check regularly throughout the day)

Go through the rules with the children.

Make sure everyone has been to the toilet. On the bus; check seatbelts, make sure no child is sitting beside an emergency exit etc.

If the children are being split into 2 groups –be careful of the groupings.

When changing location do a headcount. When walking on the road/footpath –one adult needs to be at the front and one at the back (if there’s more than 2 then another adult should be in the middle)

Children must stay with their partner at all times

If children need to use the bathroom- they go in pairs with their partner and an adult. Take lots of photos of what you do/see and of the children (great to have for a display and to look back on at the end of the year.)

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Towards the end of the school year, the weather is usually nice, there’s lots of exciting activities taking place including school tours, plays, rounders on the green for P.E. and at times the children begin to lose their focus. This is where the ‘Ice Cream Challenge comes in! The children earn points (either individually or as a class) and each group of 10 points is part of the reward e.g.

10 points – bowl 20 points – bowl and spoon

30 points – bowl, spoon and 1 scoop of ice cream

40 points – bowl, spoon, ice cream and sprinkles

50 points – bowl, spoon, ice cream, sprinkles and chocolate sauce/syrup

60 points – bowl, spoon, ice cream, sprinkles, chocolate sauce/syrup, and chocolates/jellies

During the last week in school we have our ‘Ice Cream Challenge Day’ – each child gets a bowl, spoon and ice-cream and then they choose which toppings to have. It’s a lovely treat for the end of the school year but also a great way to keep calm and focussed for the last few weeks!

Tips

I love doing a big clean up and organisation of resources with my class at the end of the school year. We do a stock take for art resources to check what needs to be ordered for the following year. The children love helping with this too.