Blog by Tag: Forest School

We had lots of sunny weather in this term. 

Here are some of the things that Year 1 was up to in Forest School. 

The children helped to plant cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes in the polytunnel -outside in the flower beds we have lots of beans, lettuce, courgettes and pumpkins growing. They…

Year 4 have had an action packed term in Forest School. We started off with whittling, remembering how to use tools safely. William created a butter knife, Ziva a mushroom and we had lots of creative designs. Avid made a bow and arrow, as did Michael later on in the weeks, improving on his first…

This term Year 3 have been exploring the Stone Age in Forest School. 

The children have been busy making tools with sticks, flint and string  - improving their dexterity. They made natural paint from charcoal and created their own natural brushes. Some explored the natural way of building…

This term Year 1 learned a little bit more about insects, made tree bark rubbings to look at the different textures and built houses for the fairies to visit. Emersy, Robin, Arthur and Leila created a fantastic village together and so did Hallie, Phileas and Olive. Annabel, Jayla and Robyn planted…

This term in Forest School the children learned a little bit more about insects, playing an ant game which was all about team work and carrying items, learning how to use spades and showing good understanding of the Forest School rules. Caterina and Lorcy built an electric motorbike from natural…

Welcome back to the woods Year 4. 

We had a member from Forestry England join our session (they give us permission to use the woodlands). She brought a tawny owl feather with her and 2 different types of deer antlers and told us a little bit about the forest and the animals. 

We listened to…

Welcome to Term 3 Forest School with Year 5. 

I love how creative this year group is - I might be putting out ideas and suggestions, but the children know exactly what interests them. Today we had children building dens, bird houses (including swings) and trying to reach pine cones in the pine…

Welcome to Forest School Year R. 

The children have settled in really well, getting to know the rules and the area. They have explored the hammock, the ladder and slack line, the digging area, mud kitchen and mound. We had some hot squash in week one as it was very cold. Year R got to role play…

This Term Year 1 thought a little bit about which animals live in the Forest School area and if they are mammals or not. 

As Year 1 is so grown up, we got the special Kelly Kettle out to boil water on a cold day. We talked about the fire triangle, how to stay safe and the children helped to…

Welcome to the Forest Year 5. 

Here is a little insight into what we have been up to. The weather forecast was cold but the winds were kind to us so we could go out on a winter's day. 

We listened to the noises - the wind and the birds and we spotted some bird's nests which is easier in…

Friday 7^th February was Number Day. We celebrated as a school by completing some fun and different maths activities. Below is a short summary of what each year group did to take part:

In Year 1 we celebrated number day by playing a game with our friends. We rolled the dice moved our…

Welcome to our Term 2 Forest school. During the first session we learned about bats. They read facts and found hidden bats in the area. We looked at a bat box, played the bat game, learned about echolocation and lots of children enjoyed making their own bats from cardboard. 

In session 2 we…