In the summer our lovely willow hens had a revamp, and are looking splendid in their new outfits. Now our firepit has had a make over too, thanks to our talented friends at Sylvan Skills. The old willow fencing has been replaced with hazel to make a more robust screen from the elements. Our nature g
On Thursday afternoons Miss Rowe takes the children in Year 3 for both Forest School and PSHE sessions. This terms PSHE topic has been focused on what makes good friendships. How do we co-operate with each other to improve our relationships? What should a good friendship look like? What do we do whe
Year 6 are getting back into the swing of their Forest School sessions, they made the most of the Autumn weather to build some amazing shelters. Apart from the sheer creativity of the task, natural den building benefits the children in many ways. This week the dens had to be free-standing, use only
Friday 16th October is World Food Day. World Food Day is a day of action against hunger because when it comes to hunger, the only acceptable number in the world is zero. World Food Day celebrates the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organisations of the United Nations. As Harlow Green is Silver
Our Nursery children have been reading Stick Man this week, to help them to learn about families. After reading the story they went outside into our Forest School with Miss Rowe and collected some good sticks. These were brought back to nursery to make into stick people which they could take home. A
Stick Safety is a vital part of the children’s Forest School journey. In the willow house we encouraged the children to work out the best way to maneuver the materials. They then practiced in a circle watching each others techniques and making any changes. Once that was completed the children were s
Year 2 continue their investigations of our Forest School. It is important that they can move with confidence from area to area, finding smells and textures, bugs and plants, they begin to create a bank of information. This will help the children when we begin more specific activities, enabling th
The children have been so excited to start learning about our Forest School and certainly weren’t put off by the wet Autumn weather. Each week we will get to know the different areas around our site. This week, into the woodlands, with a detour for jumping in muddy puddles. Learning about how we man
We can’t believe that the end of the school year has arrived! You have worked so hard, learnt so much and got so grown up. It was lovely to see some of the reception children, last Friday, who came to school to wave a last goodbye to reception class, and it will not be long before the rest of us w
For your last week of home learning we are going to reflect on how much we have grown up and learnt. We would like you to share the story, ‘Once There Were Giants’ by Martin Waddell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM20Kb7hfk0 Writing Ideas: Think of all the things that you have achieved and
