Forest School: Blog items
Date: 5th Oct 2023 @ 3:35pm
Today, despite the weather, we enjoyed our second forest school session. Michelle read us a book called 'cool by the pool' and we pretended to be the animals in the book before we split into two groups; one group went pond dipping to look for bugs, plants and animals that we might find in a pond habitat and others explored the forest school garden opting to play in the mud puddle, mud kitchen, creating art or playing 'what time is it Mr Owl?' before we swapped over. Just before we came inside, we warmed up by having a cup of warm vimto.
Date: 28th Sep 2023 @ 3:46pm
We began our Forest School sessions today. To start we reminded ourselves of the Forest School rules that are in place to keep us all safe. We then went on a scavenger hunt to find a range of items that we then used to create a piece of art. Some of us chose to play in the mud kitchen and some of us worked together to build a shelter. Then it was onto the pond habitat to search for frogs. We were very excited to see a few hopping about as they were tiny tadpoles last time we visited in Spring.
Date: 7th Sep 2023 @ 3:01pm
This week, the children in year 5 have had the first of their three summer Forest School lessons. After exploring the wild area and picking all of the fruit from the trees, pupils worked together to build dens, clear the pond area and find small animals that have moved in over the summer. Pupils had a great time and can't wait until next week!
Date: 7th Jul 2023 @ 7:41am
Today our Forest School session was all about plants! We began by identifying plants around the area, looking closely at their leaves to help us. We then made our own transient flowers out of natural objects, planted seeds and small plants and used paint pens and charcoal to create drawings of flowers. By the end of our session we had found lots of different wild plants and garden plants, recapped on the parts of plants and the 5 things plants need to survive.
Date: 30th Jun 2023 @ 7:12pm
Nursery had a great time going on Bear Hunt at Forest School. We went through swishy swashy grass, stumbled tripped in the forest, found some very squelchy squercy mud and made a swirling whirling snow storm! We found the bear and it turns out he was actually very friendly!
Date: 22nd Jun 2023 @ 3:41pm
Today was our second Forest School session. The sun was shining again and we had a great time together. Some of the activities included whittling wood, making shelters, finger knitting, den building and make smores. We have thoroughly enjoyed our last Forest School session at Boundary!
Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 3:10pm
Today we had our first Forest School session of the year. It was a veyr hot day so we made the most of the tarpualins and made plenty of shelters to keep out of the sun. Whilst we were down there, some of us made jewellery using elder branches, some of us finger knitted and some of us explored the pond and surrounding area, where we saw lots of tadpoles and even a couple of frogs. We are looking forward to our next session.
Year 3- Forest School Fun Part 2
Date: 18th May 2023 @ 11:48am
Week 2 of Froest School was a blast! We started by looking at the ponds and we noticed that they were drying up and that our tadpoles were in need of rescuing. Some of us dedicated our time to filling the pond back up and we loved to see the tadpoles swimming again. We also used tools to shave twigs and then used natural resources to dye them. Finally, we used shovels to get ready to plant our own courgettes.
Year 3- Forest School fun returns!
Date: 18th May 2023 @ 10:51am
This week the children of Year 3 went back to our forest school. The children enjoyed the opportunity to get back to nature and observe how the area had changed through the session. We really loved looking at the tadpoles and even spotted a few frogs!
Year 2's Final Forest School Fun!
Date: 4th May 2023 @ 5:20pm
Today was our final session of Forest School in Year 2 and what fun we had! We used lots of the resources we could find including leaves, flowers and string to create our own stick creations, some of us got creative enough and began to build a den. Other children helped chop up fruits so we could enjoy fruit kebabs by the fire and dip them in some melted chocolate or caramel. We loved our final session in Year 2 and cannot wait until it's our turn next year.
Year 2 Forest School Fun Part 2
Date: 4th May 2023 @ 7:58am
Last week in Forest School, we learnt all about the Elder tree. We begun the lesson by creating a shelter using a parachute to protect us from the wind and after we came out we went on a hunt to find the only Elder tree in our Forest School area. We then used parts of Elder to use a hack saw to make a small piece and pushed the middle out so we could thread some string through to create necklaces or bracelets. We had so much fun and enjoyed getting creative with the Elder. Those that decided they didn't want to make something had plenty of fun den building and planting some seeds.
Year 2's Summer Forest School Fun
Date: 20th Apr 2023 @ 2:57pm
Today, Year Two enjoyed the first of their final three forest school sessions whilst they are in Year 2. Today we began the session by checking on the progress of the tadpoles and thought about where in their life cycle they are at. Then, Jenna and Michelle had set up lots of different dandelion activities for us to do. We could choose from making dandelion patterns on a piece of fabric by bashing rocks onto the dandelions and leaves to leave marks on the fabric, we could make dandelion pom-poms using wool as well as washing dandelions ready for us to make dandelion tea. At the end of the session, we tried the dandelion tea we had made, some of us enjoyed it whilst others thought it tasted disgusting. We are looking forward to continuing our forest school fun next week.
Reception Willow Class Forest School
Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 8:21pm
This week Willow Class have been busy outside enjoying Forest School!
Although the weather was rainy and it was extremely muddy, the children had a fabulous time. The children spent some of the session talking about spring and spotting some of the sign of spring outside. These included finding new plants growinf like daffodils, finds blossom on the tress and finding some birds nests in the trees. The children were even lucky enough to find some frog spawn in the ponds. We talked about how the frog spawn would change into tadpoles in the coming weeks.
"In spring blossom grows on trees" Lana-Rose
"Baby lambs are born in spring" Logan
"The days get longer and warmer" Alfie
"Leaf buds grown on trees" Noor-Fatima
"Daffodils grow outside" Albie
Reception- Forest School Holly Class
Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 10:57am
This week Holly Class have been busy outside enjoying Forest School!
Although the weather was rainy and the ground was extremely muddy, the children had a great time doing Forest Yoga, playing number games and looking at new life in the pond- frog spawn!
Take a look at what we did!
"The frog spawn will turn into a tadpole, then a frog" Dillan.
"The frog spawn looks like little balls" Neveah.
"I found 3 pebbles- I'll put them on number three!" Sheraa.
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 9:26am
What a great Forest School session! We learned how to tie knots then we had a competition to get from one side of the site to the other tying ropes together. Then, we learned about the pond and the frog spawn living there. During the session we were able to look at and hold a frog. We had to wet our hands first so that our hands felt smoother for the frog.
Year 3- Our Final Forest School Fun!
Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 3:01pm
For our final forest school session, we had lots of fun outside in the mud. We learnt how to tie knots in order to build dens. We then made a fire and toasted marshmallows. They were yummy!
We also used our fire to warm up water and make hot vimto to warm us up. We can't wait for our next forest school fun in Summer!
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 3:30pm
In forest school this week the children learnt all about habitats and made their own dens for creatures. They also enjoyed building a fire and exploring the outdoors.
Date: 5th Jan 2023 @ 3:37pm
Today was our first Forest School Session! Although it was very rainy and muddy, we had lots of fun thinking about the new Year. We played Robins and Frost Sprites, a game of hide and seek, to think about how the frost comes in winter and we made wands/staffs to warn off the cold of winter and keep the light shining in our hearts throughout this period of time. The children had great fun despite their muddy clothes!
Nursery Brave the Cold for Forest School
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 11:06am
Nursery enjoyed a fun if not very chilly Forest School session! They played games to keep themselves warm and had a great time exploring all the frost and ice outside. They also enjoyed a cup of warm apple juice to warm themselves up.
Date: 14th Dec 2022 @ 12:10pm
Over the last few weeks the children have been learning about why Christians celebrate Christmas. We have been using figures at the storytelling table to retell the the Christmas story. The children have been working hard to perfect their performance of the Wriggly Nativity. They sang the songs beautifully and acted out what happend with confidence. Well done Reception, we are very proud of you!
Date: 2nd Dec 2022 @ 3:37pm
This week in Forest School we made gingerbread men on the fire, worked safely using sharp tools to make different objects, learned to tie different knots and built a fire. As a year group, we continued to dig out the pond so that it will be ready for Spring next year!
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 4:06pm
We started our first of three Forest School sessions today. As the cold has drawn in, more and more grass and mose has got in and around the pond area. The children did an amazing job clearing it out. They also made crowns and head gear with bendy branches, leaves and wool. It was very muddy today and the children simply enjoying some messy play too!
Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 6:44pm
Today we enjoyed our first forest school session in Year 1! This week our learning was based around birds. We made birds nests, pretended to be birds to play a game collecting seeds and looked at pictures of birds eggs. Throughout the session, we also made two different types of bird feaders, created mud masterpieces in the mud kitchen and enjoyed having some time outdoors in the sunshine!
Nursery Have Fun at Forest School
Date: 2nd Nov 2022 @ 11:29am
Nursery had a wonderful time during their Forest School session. They were not put off by the rain and explored the mud kitchen, played some games, hunted for autumn leaves and listened to a story. The children enjoyed their time exploring outdoors and we can't wait for our next session.
Year 2's Final Forest School Fun
Date: 17th Oct 2022 @ 2:50pm
This week Forest School enjoyed their final forest school session with Jenna and Michelle. This week, we thought about ways to survive if we got stranded in the cold on a mountain and used the parachute as our shelter thinking about the warmth it provided. We also thought about the 3 things we need for a fire- air, fuel and heat and some of us used the tools to practise lighting a fire so we could toast marshmellows. We have had a wonderful three weeks in forest school and look forward to our final three sessions in the summer.
