Hello! Welcome to our Forest School Blog. We will be updating this page frequently so that you can see what we have been up to in the forest.
Mrs O and Mrs P - the 'Forest school Fairies' (aka The Forest School Team)
Oak class enjoyed using the tools today to make 'wood cookies'. They are a lot more independent now and have built up their resilience. Some of the children made some clay stars and others made stick people. The class also enjoyed using the Forest School equipment.
Oak Class enjoyed den building today. They used the tarps, paracords and tent pegs to make their dens. It was lovely seeing them work together. Some of the children also made stick characters and others used the Forest School equipment.
Sycamore enjoyed dissecting owl pellets today. They used the bone and animal identification sheets to try and find out which animals had been eaten by the owl. Some of the children made some fantastic dens and demonstrated great teamwork. Others made beautiful animal models out of clay.
Apple Class enjoyed creating things for the Queen today. Some of the children 'cooked' a feast for her, others made her corgis and her sleeping chambers. Apple Class also enjoyed fire lighting today and all of the children that tried it persevered with the activity until they had lit the cotton wool.
Oak class were very creative today. Some of the children created treasure maps and buried the gold coins that they made last week for their friends to find. Some of the children made bird feeders and bird homes, and others created objects to do with the Queen. It was a lovely session and all of the children were very busy.
Oak Class really enjoyed releasing water rockets on the field today. We also did some fire lighting, bug hunting and natural collages of the sea.
Apple Class enjoyed completing a range of Easter activities this morning. They made Easter gardens, Easter eggs, bunnies and crosses. Some of the children made dens and one group made their own 'restaurant'.
Apple class braved the snowy conditions today. The children kept busy. Some of them helped to make a fire whilst others built an obstacle course. Jessica made a lovely cross and started to make an Easter garden. We also played some group games to keep warm!
Sycamore class enjoyed using the hammock today. I think some of them were feeling a bit sleepy and needed a rest. Some of the children made Greek clay pots and vases and others went bug hunting.
Oak Class enjoyed cooking on the fire today and making dens. They were pretending they were camping and telling each other stories in their tent. The children also enjoyed making a 'mud kitchen', and using the rope swing.
It was a lovely morning in Forest School today. We had the Year 6 children helping us. The children went on a hunt for 'red noses'. They explored the woods to find them. The children really enjoyed the challenge of trying to find them all. Everyone was involved and all of the 'red noses' were found.
We then tried tree climbing. We discussed the risks and how to be safe, and the children planned a safe route up the trees. They had to do some problem solving if they couldn't reach a branch.
We then played a group game at the end of the session and the children enjoyed pretending to be sheep and wolves.
Willow Class had a very creative Forest School session today. Some of the children tried to light the 'Kelly' kettles, others helped to build a rope swing and a small group created their own bowling alley. The children enjoyed using the 'scramble' net and hammock, and there was also some den building. All of the children were busy and working well together!