2023 Year2 Forest School Week 2
Year 2 have had a wet and rainy week in forest school. They have enjoyed exploring the fire of London through forest school by re-enacting Pudding Lane Bakery in a mud kitchen. They have also enjoyed creating a sculpture out of a tree and ribbon to resemble a fire. They used their new knot to […]
2023 Year 2 Forest School Week 1
Year 2 have had a brilliant first week in forest school. The children have recapped the different safety instructions and were whizzes on Mrs Johnston’s quiz! The children then learnt how to use a lopper safely to cut wood and branches. They used this along with their new skill of a clover hitch knot to […]
2023 Year 6 Forest School Week 6
Week 6 Fun in the forest for our last ever forest school session. We fried halloumi and made s’mores… delicious. We were also tasked with the job of creating magical viewfinders for the national forest so that they could be displayed at the Timber festival. The idea being so that the Timer festival audience could […]
2023 Year 6 Forest School Week 5
Week 5 A great afternoon for Year 6 at Forest School. We made javelins using sheath knives from sticks that we whittled. This was very enjoyable and therapeutic. We tried to recreate what they would have been like in the Ancient Olympic games. We made Greek inspired pots from clay and we even brushed up on our […]
2023 Year 5 Forest School Week 6
Week 6 This week we made chapattis out of flour and water. The children really enjoyed making these, and of course eating them. They played really well and they painted their clay coins that they made earlier in the term. The children also tasted some marshmallows which has been heated over the fire. They loved […]
2023 Year 5 Forest School Week 5
Week 5 We were all grateful that this week was dryer and warmer than last week. The children put themselves into groups and they enjoyed making shelters and dens from tarpaulin and natural resources that were around the Forest School area. They really liked drawing the Arabic alphabet on their wood cookies which was very […]
2023 Year 5 Forest School Week 4
Week 4 Children in Year 5 have been using the Bill Hook to cut wood. They have been working together and communicate effectively to be able to use the tool correctly. The children really enjoyed this task. Children have been creating bug hotels in their groups which was a lovely activity but very muddy as […]
2023 Year 5 Forest School Week 3
Week 3 The children have been creating crowns out of natural materials which they have really enjoyed. They have been printing flowers onto materials by hammering the flowers with a hammer. The pupils have also used the Bill Hook this week where they have been working in partners where they have had to communicate effectively.
2023 Year 5 Forest School Week 2
Week 2 The children have really enjoyed this week at Forest School as they have been getting ready for the King’s Coronation by creating a crown for King Charles. The children have created a necklace from clay for the Early Islamic era which they really enjoyed. The children enjoyed their hot chocolate at the end […]
2023 Year 5 Forest School Week 1
Week 1 A fabulous first week at Forest School where the new topic was introduced to the children- Early Islam. The children were reminded all about the activities and the tool they would be introduced to this half term. The children looked around the Forest School area at the number of natural changes that had […]
