The WooWoo waterless Kazuba toilet
Since we began our Forest School journey at Shobnall Primary in 2015, we have developed our own Forest School site and provision, which had been showcased to visitors from local schools as well as oversees from South Korea. We are extremely proud of our Forest School provision at Shobnall and are always proactive in looking […]
Year 1 – Forest School
12th January 2017 Year 1 have been very excited to take part in forest school again this term. Although it was a cold, rainy day it did not dampen their spirits. Year 1 were eager to learn about the magical creatures down in the forest, the Pixies. They followed instructions to make their own Pixie nectar […]
Year 4 Forest School Blog – Weeks 1, 2 & 3
Week 1 (8.11.16) The first week of Forest School for the Year 4s saw the class familiarise themselves with the area and explore how it had changed since their last visit. The class were given the task of collecting a variety of materials together so that they could then turn them into a piece of […]
Y2 Forest School November 2016
Week 1- Friday 16th September For the first week of Forest Schools the Year 2 children explored the forest school area and as a group we decided on the best rules for the following weeks. The children carried out their own risk assessment of the forest school area which included rules for the pond area, […]
Week 4 at Forest School for Reception Class
Wednesday 13th July 2016 When we arrived at Forest School today Explorer Ted was waiting for us around the fire circle. Inside his bag he had a pinecone and a plastic skittle! We talked about where the pinecone came from and compared it to the plastic man made skittle. As Explorer Ted only likes natural […]
Week 3 at Forest School for Reception Class
Wednesday 6th July 2016 Explorer Ted was well hidden again this week, but our trepid explorers soon spotted him and were excited to find out what he had in his magical bag. This week Explorer Ted gave us some animal picture cards to play a game to practise walking around the fire pit. On the […]
Week 2 at Forest School for Reception Class
Wednesday 29th June 2016 Kitted out in our waterproof gear, we all set off to Forest School. To get us warmed up we played a lively game called ‘Hey Mister Crocodile’, where children were allowed to cross the river if they were wearing a certain colour or they had to swim across the river, trying […]
Reception children begin their Forest School journey!
Friday 24th June 2016 After our cancelled session last week due to a torrential rain storm, the Reception children headed off to Forest School with a skip in their step and full of excitement! After listening to our Forest School rules and risk assessments we played a well-known Forest School game called ‘1, 2, 3, […]
Farewell to Forest School for the Reception Class
Wednesday 20th July 2016 What a glorious day we had for our last Forest School session this year. With temperatures in the high twenties, we were pleased to find Forest School in the shade with a lovely gentle breeze to keep us cool. We began our session with a game of ‘Giants, Dwarves and Wizards’; […]
Year 4, Week 2 – 16th June 2016
Monday 16th June 2016 This week Year 4 had a very different type of Forest School experience as the weather had changed from topical sunshine to a tropical monsoon! However, Year 4 being the hardy bunch they are ploughed on and had a wonderful time nonetheless. Firstly, the children recapped on some safety points from […]
