PUPILS went wild at Piddle Valley First School learning about the rainforest.

Youngsters at the school in Piddletrenthide transformed their classrooms into a jungle as part of their half-term project on rainforests.

The children said they had fun learning about the animals that live in jungles around the world and drawing and painting them for artwork as well as making collages, pop-up books and board games.

Headteacher Tracey Jones said the children and teachers had a great time.

She said: “This has been our half term focus which started with a trip to Monkey World and a hands-on experience with creepy crawlies.

“Each class, depending on the ages, went away and did research and projects.

“They have been learning about fair trade food and cooking and made board games and lots of artwork.

“It was a great way to bring the whole school together and at the end of the term we opened up for our parents to come in and have a look at what everyone’s been up to.”

Pupils learnt about environmental issues, fair trade products and different cultures in the project.

Mrs Jones said it was a great way to tie-in all the different subjects and bring the school together. She said: “The children have really loved it and the staff have definitely enjoyed it too.

“Our pupils came up with questions about the rainforest and the learning has been lead by them.

“All the different subjects have come together in this project and is has been really good to have all the different year groups working together to create our own rainforest.”

Rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted

PIDDLE Valley First School is a small Church of England school in Piddletrenthide, catering to just over 80 pupils.

What the pupils had to say...

Lauren, aged eight, said: “It was really fun learning about the rainforest and all the animals that live there. My favourite thing was making a pop-up book about the animals.”

Anna, aged seven, said: “The best bit was drawing the jungle and we made worry dolls. You tell worry dolls your fears and they worry for you, and they were invented in the Amazon.”

Jacob, aged nine, said: “I have enjoyed it a lot. “My favourite part was making the pop-up books. Mine is about the animals that live in the world’s rainforests.”