Forest School Year 1 Week 3
The children had another brilliant Forest School this week. They continued to learn the skills of tying a Timber Hitch Knot and using secateurs to cut twigs and branches. The freshly cut twigs were then used by some children to create ‘solar system sticks’ in which they painted small dots onto them using cotton buds […]
Forest School Year 6 Week 2
Week 2 – Year 6 Forest School This week at Forest School, we started with a great game where we had to count as high as we could without interrupting or saying a number at the same time as someone else. Using natural resources, we created the Greek alphabet and made garlands, taking inspiration from […]
Forest School Year 1 Week 2
Year 1 had a fantastic sun filled 2nd Forest School session this week. The children enjoyed taking cover under the shady trees and using their imagination to turn the simplest of things into something amazing – logs were turned into pizza bases, grass into stringy cheese and leaves into a variety of toppings! This week […]
Forest School Year 6 Week 1
Year 6 had a brilliant first session at Forest School, where they were all pleased that it was still lovely and warm. We went on an adventure to forage for resources for our future Forest School sessions – we found pinecones, sticks and different types of greenery. Year 6 took a short break with a […]
Forest School Year 1 Week 1
June 2021 Year 1 had a fantastic first Forest School session, which for lots of the children was their very first time down at Forest School due to not being able to go last year because of COVID. The children spent the first part of the session learning all of the Forest School rules, including […]
Forest School Year 5 Week 5
Forest School Year 5 19 May 2021 Today’s session was a little bit different to our normal sessions as we spent the majority of the session outside of the Forest School area. One of the skills that the children must develop while at Forest School is to improve the habitats of the wildlife by making […]
Forest School Year 5 Week 4
Session Four – 12.5.21 Another week and another tool for the children to master their techniques however it became exceptionally tricky due to the dense nature of the wood. It required the children to continually hit the billhook with the mallet so that it could split the wood into two pieces. In order to do […]
Nursery Forest School Week 6
Friday 28th May 2021 – Nursery Forest School Session 6 We were blessed today with a fabulous sunny day, perfect for a campfire! The children remembered and followed our safety rules and enjoyed the opportunity of toasting a marshmallow, although there was a mixed response when it came to tasting them! The soft squishy centre […]
Forest School Reception Week 5
The rain and mud didn’t stop the fun at Forest School this week as the Reception children continued their Fairy tale theme by making bridges to help the Gingerbread Man cross the lake. We had one very long bridge which the children all had fun balancing on to escape the fox! The children used their […]
Forest School Reception Week 4
It was all about The Three Little Pigs this week and the children had a brilliant time making houses out of different materials. We had a great range of houses all different shapes and sizes and one house even had a pool! The children showed great team work and worked brilliantly together to solve problems […]
