Forest School Blog

Our Year 5 children from Hawthorn class braved the wind and chilly air for their first Forest School session!  We began by choosing our nature names and talking through the Forest School and fire circle rules. It had been a while since the children last came, back in Year 3, but they remembered so much — especially “Don’t pick, don’t lick, watch your stick!” We also chose a job for everyone to take on each week, from washing up and handing out sit mats or biscuits to hanging up the burns blanket and filling the fire water. Then it was time to explore and create. The pinecone bird feeders were popular, and our new Tinker Table was busy with hammers, nails and bamboo. There were some brilliant creations, including a fantastic den made by two girls, with woven sticks strengthening the top and making it lovely and dark inside. The children showed great perseverance with fire striking, tried wood chopping for the first time, enjoyed some crafting, and continued our conker wars using pal...

Year 1 ventured out into the rain today, wrapped up in wellies and waterproofs! We started by seeing how many raindrops we could catch on our tongues before sharing the very funny I Can’t Draw Worms story  and learning some fascinating facts about earthworms. We hunted for worms, carefully collected and measured them, made worm crafts and collected rainwater. We also practised using the fire striker before enjoying a cosy fire, where we roasted halloumi with rosemary. We finished off with hot chocolate and biscuits under the canopy — the rain certainly didn’t stop us having fun!

 Y ear 1 began their last Forest School session by finding a favourite leaf on the walk down to the site. We compared the leaves, tried to identify which trees they came from, and took a mindful moment to blow gently into them. Then we played Crocodile, Crocodile, Can I Cross Your River? to get our energy going before making conker pumpkins, rolling conkers and turning painted leaves into ghostly ghosts. There was plenty of time for building and  playing in the hammock too, before we finished with a well-earned toasted marshmallow and hot chocolate 

 Y ear 1 began their last Forest School session by finding a favourite leaf on the walk down to the site. We compared the leaves, tried to identify which trees they came from, and took a mindful moment to blow gently into them. Then we played Crocodile, Crocodile, Can I Cross Your River? to get our energy going before making conker pumpkins, rolling conkers and turning painted leaves into ghostly ghosts. There was plenty of time for building and  playing in the hammock too, before we finished with a well-earned toasted marshmallow and hot chocolate 

  Rainy Forest School fun!   Year 1 ventured out into the rain today, wrapped up in wellies and waterproofs! We started by seeing how many raindrops we could catch on our tongues before sharing the very funny I Can’t Draw Worms and learning some fascinating facts about earthworms. 🪱 We hunted for worms, carefully collected and measured them, made worm crafts and collected rainwater. We also practised using the fire striker before enjoying a cosy fire, where we roasted halloumi with rosemary.  We finished off with hot chocolate and biscuits under the canopy — the rain certainly didn’t stop us having fun!