Sycamore 28th April
Published 29/04/21, by Karen Partridge
Toast, knots and obstacle courses!
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)
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Read MoreApple Class 28.4.21
Published 29/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleIt was a very wet Forest School session for Apple class today. The children were very sensible and built dens for protection from the rain. Some of them used a tarp and others used natural materials. The children enjoyed using the rope swi
Read MoreOak Class 27.4.21
Published 28/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleToday Oak Class had an exciting Forest School session. They enjoyed using the 'Scramble net' and rope swing. Some children whittled green wood and bashed the end with a log to make a paintbrush, and then they made natural paint out of charcoal that they found. Others enjoyed tree climbing and building bug dens.Have a look at the pictures in the gallery to see what they got up to.
Read MoreRainbows 23.4.21
Published 23/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleRainbows had an exciting morning today. They received a letter from the 'Fairy Godmother' who needed help. Her house had been destroyed, and she needed Rainbows to build her a new home with some new furniture. The children enjoyed collecting different natural materials, and they used these to make different parts for the house. I saw some lovely team work and co-operation. Some of the children explored the rope swing after, whilst others went on a bug hunt.
Read MoreWillow Class 22.4.21
Published 23/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleWillow Class had a lovely time outside today. They enjoyed cooking marshmallows on the fire. Some of the children did a great job of setting up the main campfire and lighting it. Other children enjoyed using the 'scramble net' and rope swing. Another activity that the children chose was to build settlements as part of the geography topic they will be covering in class. One child made a start on building a clay hamlet for bugs.
Read MoreSycamore 21st April 2021
Published 22/04/21, by Karen PartridgePopcorn!
Read MoreApple Class 22.4.21
Published 22/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleApple Class had a great session today. The weather was sunny and they enjoyed completing a range of activities. Some of the children made musical instruments/bands and were thinking about 'timbre' and 'texture'. Others enjoyed climbing on the 'scramble net' and swinging on the rope swing. All of the children were getting on independently and needed little help from the adults. It was lovely to see the children working co-operatively with their peers and choosing to work with different friends from their class.
Read MoreOak Class 20.4.21
Published 20/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleOak Class enjoyed a lovely, sunny session in Forest School today. The children completed a range of activities including; tree climbing, making musical instruments and knot tying. The children enjoyed using beaters to drum logs and scrape trees to make different sounds. We also talked about the terms 'timbre' and 'texture'. I was really impressed with the knot tying, some of children practised tying 'timber hitch' knots on the trees and they worked well with a partner to do this.
Read MoreSycamore 31st March 2021
Published 09/04/21, by Karen PartridgeScramble net! 5 minute fires and games!
Read MoreBeech Class 1.4.21
Published 01/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleScramble nets, marshmallows and team games
Read MoreApple Class 31.3.21
Published 01/04/21, by Rhiannon SearleMarshmallows, tree climbing and the 'scramble' net!