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St Matthew's CE Primary School

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Forest School Blog

Hello! Welcome to our Forest School Blog.  We will be updating this page frequently so that you can see what we have been up to in the forest. 

 Mrs O and Mrs P - the 'Forest school Fairies' (aka The Forest School Team)

November 2020

  • Rainbows 27.11.20

    Published 29/11/20, by Rhiannon Searle

    Christmas decorations

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  • Beech Class 26.11.20

    Published 26/11/20, by Rhiannon Searle

    Fire lighting and den building 

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  • Willow Class 25.11.20

    Published 26/11/20, by Rhiannon Searle

    Stickman! 

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  • Sycamore 23rd November2020

    Published 25/11/20, by Karen Partridge
    Just the afternoon in the woods today. The children were keen to use the rope and helped to tie it securely so they could play on it.  The children were also keen to do some arts and crafts using the clay and the paint. I can see there being
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  • Oak Class 24.11.20

    Published 24/11/20, by Rhiannon Searle

    Whittling!

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  • Apple Class 19.11.20 and 20.11.20

    Published 20/11/20, by Rhiannon Searle

    Some of Apple class enjoyed a Forest School session today. Most of them were excited to try some whittling. They were whittling sticks to make Christmas decorations for the '2020 Tree Dressing' event. Other children enjoyed using the clay and all of the children had the opportunity to explore the 'Bee Garden' as part of their longitudinal science investigation. 

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  • Sycamore 4th November 2020

    Published 10/11/20, by Karen Partridge
    Today we practised our fire lighting again and tried to maintain a fire for more than 5 minutes. Some groups were successful at this so we used their fires to heat up the Kelly Kettle for refreshments. Some of us made shelters and played games. The w
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  • Willow 22.10.20

    Published 10/11/20, by Karen Partridge
    Today we made clay Stone Age settlements, practised our fire lighting skills and made dens for cuddly animals. We had a lovely day and the sun was shining for us!     
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  • Apple 22.10.20

    Published 10/11/20, by Karen Partridge
    Today we did some bug collecting. We found lots of woodlice and worms but unfortunately not many other species. We tried to make them homes that they would like to live in. We also used clay to make some sculptures. Some of us wanted to put a perform
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  • Sycamore 21st October 2020

    Published 10/11/20, by Karen Partridge
    well today was VERY wet!! exceptionally heavy rain to play in today! Today was mainly about puddle bathing, water collecting, mud slides and generally getting wet! We also built shelters and did a little whittling too. It was lots of soggy fun! &n
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  • Rainbows 6.11.20

    Published 08/11/20, by Rhiannon Searle

    Tree Faces

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  • 5.11.20 Beech Class

    Published 05/11/20, by Rhiannon Searle

    Building a shelter

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