2023 Year 2 Forest School Week 6
Week 6 Year 2s final session of forest school was so much fun. We did not want it to end! The children reflected on all the wonderful things they have learnt over the last 6 weeks. Mrs Johnston had taught us so much it was hard to pick out our favourite. However, once we had, […]
2023 Year 2 Forest School Week 5
Week 5 Wow, what an interesting forest school session this week. The children all tried cooking using a Dutch oven. We all made some extremely tasty fruit and chocolate kebabs. We used the Dutch oven to melt the chocolate and cover our fruit. After, year 2 also toasted marshmallows over the fire and learnt about […]
2023 Forest School Week 4
Week 4 During year 2s forth forest school session the children had a go at making our own cakes and puddings for the pudding lane bakery using mud. They looked delicious! The children also made bubble wands. We soon released that it was not easy to create the perfect bubble with a stick and a […]
2023 Year 2 Forest School Week 3
Week 3 For our third week in forest school the children learnt about lots of the iconic buildings you can find in London today and how different it would have been in 1666. The children participated in many different activities today including den building. Mr. Mansfield even ended up with a fully furnished den. During […]
2023 Year 2 Forest School Week 2
Week 2 This week the children learnt even more amazing things, including how to use loppers safely to cut sticks and branches. The children learnt about the houses of pudding lane being very close together and demonstrated how this made it easier for the fire to spread and harder to stop! Some of the children […]
2023 Year2 Forest School Week 1
Week 1 Year 2 had a fantastic first week at forest school. The children learnt about their new topic –The great fire of London. During the session, the children learnt about the starting of the fire using a flint and steel. They all learnt this is incredibly tricky! We also made journey sticks using lots […]
2023 Reception Forest School Week 4
Reception – Week 4 Forest School We were blessed with lovely sunny weather today! The children were reminded about being extra safe at forest school. They avoided the stingers and low branches and carried the big sticks carefully in pairs. Today’s learning activity was building a home for mini beasts – a bug hotel! The […]
2023 Reception Forest School Week 3
Reception Forest School Week 3 Reception have really enjoyed their time in forest school today especially the muddy puddles! The children have been learning about mini beasts in class. They have relished the independence of exploring the woodland searching for bugs. There was huge smile on faces as the children collected their bugs and sat […]
2023 Reception Forest School Week 2
Reception Forest School Week 2 This week the children have had a wonderful time joining in with activities to celebrate the Kings Coronation. They used a variety of natural materials to create portraits of the King and created their own royal crowns. They showed great perseverance to make some frames using sticks by carefully tying […]
2023 Reception Forest School Week 1
Week 1 The reception children had had a great first forest school session. They have enjoyed exploring the forest school environment whilst looking out for some mini beasts and making some mini beast homes. The children were fascinated by some of the mini beasts that they had found and showed excellent teamwork skills as they […]
