2022 Year 4 Forest School Week 1
Year 4 had a fantastic first session of the year down at Forest School! The children’s topic for this term is all about the Romans and this was reflected in their session today. The children had the opportunity to build Roman houses, which looked incredible! Also, the children used conkers to create Roman artefacts and […]
2022 Year 6 Forest School Week 5
Forest School – Week 5 (Full day) Our final Forest School session was enjoyed by everyone. Year 6 were able to create an Olympic vase using clay and mud and had opportunities to create medals with their wood cookies they had cut using the folding saw. As a special treat, Year 6 ended their session […]
2022 Year 6 Forest School Week 4
Forest School – Week 4 Year 6 particularly loved this session as once we had listened carefully to safety precautions regarding the fire, not only did they get to fry halloumi, but they got to try it too! Lots of the children had never tried halloumi before and now absolutely love it. Pupils were also […]
2022 Year 6 Forest School Week 3
Forest School – Week 3 It was another sunny Forest School session this week! For the starter activity, Year 6 played the ‘Name Game’ – pupils thought of an adjective beginning with the same letter as their name and said it aloud before their peers repeated it. Lots of opportunities were available for the pupils: […]
2022 Year 6 Forest School Week 2
Forest School – Week 2 Wow, the sun was shining for our second Forest School session! Year 6 sat quietly round the fire circle whilst they listened carefully to Mrs Alexander’s instructions for the session. They shared different facts about Ancient Greek sports and discovered that the Ancient Games began in 776 BC, held in […]
2022 Year 6 Forest School Week 1
Forest School – Week 1 To begin, Year 6 had a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors but with a twist, we had Zeus, Hercules and Posidon which linked with on our current topic – The Ancient Greeks! Zeus throws thunderbolts when angry, Hercules is the strongest man in the world and Poseidon makes eathquakes when […]
2022 Year 5 Forest School Week 6
Week 6 The children thoroughly enjoyed this week as they toasted marshmallows. The children were reminded about fire safety and the respect position. Children happily toasted the marshmallows in groups whilst the other children looked after the environment and tidied up. Children really enjoyed making mushrooms from clay and wire as part of a competition. […]
2022 Year 5 Forest School Week 5
Week 5 This week was Jubilee week and the children made Union Jack leaves and created crowns from natural resources. We are also pretended our insects were royalty and created Queen hotels for the insects which were excellent and looked very cosy for the insects!
2022 Year 5 Forest School Week 4
Week 4 This week, the pupils used a billhook and they used this to cut up pieces of wood. The children were very good at using this and used this carefully in partners. Some of the children used smaller knives to calve a piece of wood. They did this carefully wearing a glove to make […]
2022 Year 5 Forest School Week 3
Week 3 The children are learning about Early Islam is history. In Forest school the children have been creating Islamic art by creating mosaics with natural materials and paint. The children had the experience of painting discs for a clay necklace which the children really enjoyed. The children played in the woodland area and they […]
