So much to do for our busy children! A free play session to get them back into the swing of Forest School. Some incredible shelter building and beautiful, imaginative art work. Always full of joyous energy, the class worked together without a crossed word, sharing and collaborating to put their id
Year 1 start their Forest School adventures this week. They were so excited to finally get out. First we went on a guided tour of the whole site, then a quick lesson in Stick Safety. This is an important aspect of their learning, allowing children independence as their experience grows. It’s a reall
The children in Nursery enjoyed taking part in Easter crafts over the weeks running up to half-term. Together, we have made crispy cakes, Easter cards, decorated eggs, and more! We were very lucky to have a visit from the Easter Bunny, he scattered eggs all over the field for us to go and find. We h
This week, the children have had a great time learning about Easter. We read the Easter Story from the Usbourne children’s bible and talked about what Easter means to Christians. We tasted hot cross buns at snack time and we made chocolate nests. In our literacy books we spotted Easter eggs hi
What a long way Year 2 have come in their Forest School journey. This morning they were totally immersed in the woodland. Building dens, creating games, planning and building bug houses, sharing skills, building new relationships, becoming leaders, the list goes on. More than all these things though
Forest School adventures for our Year 4’s. The flash challenge was to move our new logs into our site. This activity requires positive communication skills, a very difficult job if you don’t co-operate. They made it look easy however and were delighted by their own determination. They then continued
The last session for this half term saw Year six enjoying natural den building in the woods. Trying to make a shelter waterproof can be very tricky without tarps. They used leafy foliage to create layers to protect from the wind and rain. Meanwhile in music, they have been learning to sing the song
Year 2’s flash challenge this week was to lay a fire in the woodland using only materials they could find themselves. In class we looked at some different styles of fire, what they could be used for and what shapes the children could see. Then we went outside so they could build their own. First job
The flash challenge this morning was designed to open up discussion around how to choose a safe place to set a fire. The class split themselves into groups of 2’s and 3’s, each group was given a cone. The challenge was to place the cone somewhere within the Forest School site that they felt would be
The flash challenge today took advantage of our lovely North Eastern weather, create a waterproof shelter that can protect the whole team. In class, a quick discussion about options for raising a roof, the children shared plenty of ideas, but could they execute them outside in the elements? They wer
