Blog Author: Lee D

This week I welcomed year two into the forest. We chose our forest school name then made a necklace out of clay and carved a picture to match our name. We learnt about the life cycle of a frog so that each week we can keep a look out for frogspawn in our pond.

FIRE WEEK. The children were so excited. Safety first though so we all learned the rules about coming into the fire pit to toast our marshmallows. Whilst the children took turns toasting their marshmallows the rest of the group made a bird hide to look for birds in. Some children made some bird…

Storm Chandra tried to ruin our plans but we didn't let it. The winds were to strong to go out on Tuesday so we brought the fun inside. The children made amazing binoculars. The children did fantastic fact files, stories and beautiful drawings. The children are excited for next week, although it…

This week all the children had fun making a bird feeder to take home. If you can keep an eye on your child's feeder and if you could catch a picture of a bird eating it then send it to the office that would be great. We also had fun on a winter hunt seeing what we could find in the forest and some…

This week the weather was a mixture but we still had great fun in the forest. There was alot of mud kitchen excitement whilst in the shed all the children enjoyed making their own robin or blackbird. Have a look at the photos and see what else the children did this week.

This week the weather wasn't very kind to us but that didn't stop us doing some fun activities. We had a walk around the forest, we found and felt ice and found out the forest safety rules. Then we went inside to do the RSPB big bird watch count. Have a look at our pictures and see the fun we…

This week Cherry class have been learning about hedgehogs and making them out of clay. Enjoy spotting your child's hedgehog.

This week was everyone's favourite..... FIRE week. The children recapped the fire safety rules before we lit the fire. They took it in turns to toast their marshmallow. Whilst this was happening in small groups they were making birds nests to see if we could save an egg if it fell out of a tree.…

This week in the forest the children had a challenge to make a raft for their group along with a story of why they needed a raft. Once their rafts were made the sink or float test took place. I am pleased to say a lot floated and survived. Have a look at the pictures below and see which is your…

This week we had a great time in the forest as a whole class. We enjoyed team games, we played blind fetch, the bog game, stick tower, drain pipe challenge and the longest line. We got very muddy, I hope you enjoy the pictures. I can't wait to see what fun we have next week.