Free play sessions are integral to our Forest School ethos, ensuring the children have a confidence and ownership of their environment. Different activities are introduced in these lessons that children can chose to engage in or interpret themselves, alternatively they can use the space and resource
In Nursery this week we have explored the season ‘summer’. The children have loved looking for signs of summer outside and discussing their favourite activities to do when it is sunny. The most popular ideas have been: visits to the beach, park and playing in the paddling pool. The children know the
For one of our Year 6 classes this afternoon was their last full Forest School session before they embark on the excitement of secondary school. It was a fantastic afternoon and we even beat the weather (just about). The children set up the camp fire and prepared the food whilst Miss Rowe fired up t
This week in Reception, we have been learning about the artist, Vincent Van Gough. The children enjoyed listening to a variety of stories about Vincent Van Gough’s work, including: Camille and the Sunflowers; Katie and the Sunflowers and Katie and the Starry Night. We also went on a virtual tour
It has been a busy week of fitness for Year 6 as they had an extra session of agility and movement with Mr McMann in addition to their regular P.E. lessons. The school are committed to ensuring the children receive a full P.E. provision, with health being one of the key drivers of the school’s curri
Over the last half term Year 3 have been taking part in various Forest School activities, writing rhymes, tower building and this week, creating simple games. The common link is the need for the children to collaborate no matter what the activity. This over-arching theme of collaboration links direc
Year 2 enjoyed working in teams to create a stick tower, co-operation helps make most job easier. No fastenings allowed. They were very proud of their handy work as you can see. They were given no guidance before hand so it’s interesting to see the variety of methods employed. This task is linke
Year 6 really demonstrated the knowledge and confidence that they have gained over their years in our Forest School. With a checklist to fall back if needed, they set up the fire pit ready for cooking. This included ensuring all safety measures were met before any lighting takes place, Chopping wood
In Gymnastics, Year 3 have been learning about body shapes. They began by learning how to make static shapes including a star, pike, straddle and tuck. This week, they moved onto shapes in the air. Children were given the opportunity to practise jumps and turns, taking off from the bench and landing
This week, the children in Year 4 have tried their hardest to improves their fitness and athletics skills during their P.E. lessons. The children have enjoyed completing different circuits of activities that included different athletic techniques in the hall and on the school field. In particular, t
