Forest School – Year 2

Our final session at Forest School was probably the muddiest yet! The children threw themselves (literally) into each activity with great enthusiasm and energy…..

Our penultimate forest school session was properly the muddiest yet! The children still learnt a lot despite trying not to slip over. We revisited last week’s session and discussed the art work we created and we also reflected on our observations of wildlife. This week we learnt a new knot called a timber hitch, or as the children called it, “Sammy

The children were well prepared and eagerly looking forward to our fourth visit to Forest School. After a quick recap on rules and boundaries, the children were sent off to explore and rediscover the area. Our theme this week was to take a closer look at mini-beasts and how we can use the environment to create art. The children were shown examples of environmental art by artist Andy Goldsworthy and then given the opportunity to create and explain, to one another, their own works of art.