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Beech Class week 6 Marshmallows

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What a wonderful way to end our six weeks of Forest School! Under bright blue autumn skies, the children in Pear Class set off full of excitement for their final session. As we made our way down to the Forest School site, the children collected pieces of litter along the field, proudly helping to care for our school environment. When we arrived, we paused to look around and talk about how the woodland had changed since our first visit — the colours, the fallen leaves, and the cooler air. The children shared their ideas about what it might look like in a couple of weeks’ time after the half-term break — perhaps even more golden leaves on the ground! Then it was time to get busy! Some children used our new stamper kit to make beautiful wooden necklaces, pressing designs and letters into the slices of wood. Others tried the Japanese technique of flower and leaf printing, creating delicate patterns by gently hammering petals and leaves onto fabric. There were also lots of opportunities for...
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Pear class week 6 marshmallows

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What a fantastic final Forest School session we’ve had after six wonderful weeks of outdoor fun and learning! As we got ready outside the classroom, we chatted about rubbish, the environment, and how to take care of our school grounds. On our walk down to the Forest School site, we took the long way round the field with our litter pickers in hand — and were amazed by how much rubbish we found. There were some brilliant discussions about where it all came from, and we managed to fill a whole carrier bag! Once down at Forest School, we noticed how the woodland is changing with autumn — the floor covered in cleaves and the trees looking very different from our first session. Then it was time for activities! Some children practised their fire striking, while others used our brand-new hammering alphabet kit (thank you PTA!) to make wooden cookie necklaces. A few carried on with their God’s Eye crafts, while our zip wires continued to be a big hit for imaginative woodland play. There was ...
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Pear Class week 5 toast

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  This morning’s Forest School session could easily have been mistaken for a summer’s day — warm sunshine and a gentle breeze, perfect Forest School weather! As we made our way down to the site, the children were brilliant nature detectives, spotting feathers, rabbit holes, and even dents under the fence — we wondered if they might be made by badgers or foxes! Using this knowledge, we set up our Forest School wildlife camera to see what creatures we might capture on film. When we arrived at the site, hidden around the woodland were pictures of animals and their footprints. The children’s challenge was to find a picture, bring it to the fire circle, and match the tracks to the right animal — lots of great thinking and teamwork! Then it was time to get busy! With lots of conkers to hand, there were conker runs, zip lines through the trees, tree climbing, and den building galore. Some children used mini nails to turn conkers into wonderful little creatures, while others continue...
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Beech Class Week 4 popcorn

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This afternoon on our walk down to the Forest School site , we kept our eyes peeled for more signs of Autumn and each chose a leaf that caught our attention. Once at the site, we took a mindful moment to pause with our leaves – breathing onto them, noticing the veins, colours, and sharing what we liked about them. 🌿✨ We then passed our leaves around the circle and threaded them together into a beautiful “leaf kebab”! After that, the children got stuck into all sorts of adventures – making God’s Eyes, smashing conkers to make conker soap, den building, and bug hunting. 🐞🪵🌰 To finish, we gathered around the fire, popped some popcorn, and enjoyed it with a cosy cup of hot chocolate. 🍿☕
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Pear class week 4 popcorn

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This morning our Year 1 children headed down to the Forest School site, each choosing a special leaf along the way. We talked about Autumn and the beautiful changing colours. Once at the site, we took a mindful moment to blow gently onto our leaves and share what we liked about them, before learning which tree they had come from. The children then threaded their leaves onto sticks to make their very own leaf kebabs! 🍁🍃 The woodland was soon buzzing with activity – we learned how to make God’s eyes using sticks and wool, created more leaf kebabs, and got busy with clay, shaping it into all sorts of imaginative animals. We noticed how the conkers had changed and wrinkled, making them trickier to drill – but that didn’t stop us having a go! 💪 Some children helped chop wood for the fire, while others had fun making zip lines for their toys in the trees. 🔥 Today we enjoyed a 10-minute fire and cooked delicious halloumi with rosemary, popped popcorn, and of course had hot chocolate ...
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