This week the children really enjoyed the return of our forest school sessions. They had a fun, and very muddy, afternoon exploring the forest school area. They created their own artwork and found the biggest worm we have ever seen 😄
This week Year 2 Ash combined their science topic about habitats with our forest school session. We created our very own wormery in a bottle using sand, compost, dead leaves and grass. The children collected lots of worms to put inside and then used the natural materials as well as Read more…
Year 2 Ash had lots of fabulous fun learning about habitats in forest school yesterday to link with our science topic. They hunted around for our Animals of the world cards and worked in pairs to pin them onto the correct habitat. The children then worked in small groups making Read more…
Today Year 1 Willows had lots of fun recreating the story of Palm Sunday which they have been learning about in class. They acted it out and got very messy painting different scenes with mud. We also made Lent promises on leaves and did some exploring.
Today in forest school Yr 2 Elm learnt about different habitats around the world and what animals live in them. They got into pairs and went hunting around to match the animals with their correct habitat. Some of the children wanted to make worm habitats and make mud pictures of Read more…
Year 1 have enjoyed forest school this half term. The children collected natural materials and used them to create some clay creatures. They also hunted the area for mini beasts and were able to identify lots. We also talked about how all the creatures in forest school were important and Read more…
This week in forest school Year 2 Ash used their team work skills to build their own shelters. We definitely needed them in the rainy weather we had!! We also made winter pictures using natural materials from the forest and we always have lots of fun exploring. Z
We had a fantastic time at forest school today. We celebrated the big garden bird watch and made some bird feeders and hung them from the trees. We toasted marshmallows on the fire and made s’mores. We also built dens and explored the trees and nature.
In RE, we have been thinking about special places. In forest school this week we shared places that are special to use around the fire circle. The children then got busy creating their own special places. The children worked hard building their own den and could explain why it was Read more…
This half-term, Year 2 are working with clay in Art. In our first lesson, we went down to our forest school and explored the Clay by  experimenting with tools to make marks, shaping the clay with our hands and then making a model of our choice. In the following lesson, Read more…