Beech Class week 1

What a beautiful morning for Forest School! With blue skies above us, the children were very excited to head down to the Forest School site for a morning of autumn fun. 

We had great fun experimenting with blackberry tie-dye and were really impressed with the results! 💜 We were also bonkers about conkers, using them to create some fantastic conker snails.

Some children chose to make beautiful autumnal creations using different coloured wool, leaves and autumn tape, while others were busy den building, bug hunting and enjoying playing with the soft toys in the sunshine. A group of children even helped fill up the wildlife pond after noticing it had run dry. 

After such a busy morning, we finished by making our own hot chocolate and enjoying a biscuit together. 

A wonderful morning of creativity, exploring, making and playing outside. 















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