Teaching our children about the wonder of fire is an important part of Forest School life and is particularly relevant at this time of the year. We start with good safe practice entering and exiting the fire pit area. The children started practicing last term so this week they had a test session to
Our Nursery children had fun in the Autumn sun during their Forest School session. Their first challenge was to collect yellow leaves, they found some really brightly coloured ones. Then they moved onto red and finally orange. Once they’d filled their bags they gathered armfuls of sticks and we head
This week, Year Two have started to read their new book – Vlad and The Great Fire of London. The children looked at houses from 1666 and compared them to houses built today. The children recognised that houses built in the past were very close together, made out of wood and a little bit wonky. Then,
Year 4 started their Forest School sessions this term with some knot work. Working in pairs creating timber hitches to haul heavy logs. This is a really useful skill that will enable them to create different types of shelter, to move heavy objects and to start to make tension lines. It requires clea
This week, the Year One children have enjoyed finding out about the four seasons and in particular have investigated what happens in Autumn . The children enjoyed taking part in an a Autumn hunt in the school grounds. They found out that not only do deciduous trees shed their leaves in Autumn
This afternoon, in the glorious Autumn light, children from Year 1 went out into the Forest School to collect leaves for mulching. They were very focused and found all sorts of incredible colours and patterns. Some children decided to sort them into an Autumn colour chart using plant pots. Others wo
Wands and broomsticks, potions and ghosts, Year 6 created all sorts of spooky things for Halloween. Using Formia leaves to make fastenings the children worked together to create some fantastic broomsticks, smelly ones, using thyme, sage, mint and lemon balm. Fluffy ones made from rose bay willow her
This week, the children in Early years took part in a dental health workshop with the ‘Brush Up’ team from Northumbria University. The student dentists worked with the children to demonstrate what happens when you go to the dentist for a checkup, what tooth decay is and how sweet foods can cause d
This week, Year 4 parents joined their children in a maths workshop! The activities all focussed around learning and practising our times tables. First, the children used the Maths Frame multiplication tables check to practise the table of the week and the tables we have learnt this year. The next a
This term, Year 4 have been learning all about sound. They have learnt about how our ears work, how sound travels and even how to look after our ears/hearing. The children have enjoyed learning about how sounds are caused by vibrations and travel as waves. They drew sound waves to show a loud sound,
