Forest School News

• Thursday 5 May 2022 Bells of Blue
• Friday 1 April 2022 Holly Berries - Two seasons in one day Holly Group headed off to the woods in high spirits. We listened to Vivaldi 's 'Spring' on our way & spotted signs of spring out of the windows.
• Thursday 31 March 2022 Oak & Beech - Treasure Maps & Baskets Beech Group used their creativity and wonderful imaginations to help me make a 3D map of the woods.
• Friday 25 March 2022 Sunshine, Soup, Slacklines & a spot of skipping The children's interest in ropes inspired us to bring the slackline and rope ladder this week which was greeted with much enthusiasm. Once again, the groups got creative with inventing swings and we even tried a spot of good, old-fashioned big rope skipping which they are now keen to pursue at school.
• Thursday 24 March 2022 Sweet Chestnuts in the Sunshine What a lovely day to spend in the woods.
• Friday 18 March 2022 By Goodness B! Bread on a stick; buzzards riding the thermals; blue tits nesting in the box; bumblebees buzzing; brimstones glowing in the sunshine.....what a beautiful season spring is!
• Friday 11 March 2022 Hello Hippos! Absolutely lovely to welcome the curious & creative Chestnut & Holly groups down to the woods. They did a wonderful job of remembering all the boundaries they had learnt to keep themselves, each other and the wonderful woodland safe. We hope you enjoy the video
• Thursday 10 March 2022 Fire Striking & Fairy Furniture Today, Spring flooded the woods with birdsong & sunshine.
• Friday 4 March 2022 Make Mud while the Rain Pours! Ever resourceful & resilient, the groups were not downcast by the inclement weather in fact they took advantage of it!
• Thursday 24 February 2022 Welcome Back Oak & Beech Groups click on the buttons for a sneak peak at our first week back at Forest School.
• Friday 28 January 2022 Weaving, Zip Wires & a Wolf Den Why not watch this week's blog to see what went on in the woods this week.
• Thursday 20 January 2022 The Name Game, Stuck in the Mud & Hot Choccy We were welcomed to the woods by the dry rustling of leaves underfoot and a gentle breeze were welcomed to rustling January breeze. Ash Group helped Nuthatch with their names by coming up with alliterative animal names. We had a flamingo, a mouse and a mole amongst others. T
• Thursday 13 January 2022 Bumblebell Manor, Muddy Faces and Much, Much More This week we were blessed with the type of wintery days that poets write about: frosty breath, bejeweled cobwebs and blue, blue skies
• Friday 7 January 2022 Wintery welcome The sense of excitement was tangible onYear 4's return to the woods. With frosty breath whispering into the wintery sky, we spent a little time reflecting on how the woods had changed since their last visit in the Autumn and reviewing the boundaries to ensure we were all clear on how to best look after ourselves, each other and our environment. The groups were itching to explore the woods and rediscover old favouritehaunts: some disappeared up trees, others went bird-watching, some builtdens including the repairing and renovating 'Bumblebell Manor' whilst others invented games and worked off energy.
• Friday 3 December 2021 Pewter, Popcorn & a Premiere In their penultimate session of the year, Hornbeam Group learnt the art of casting using pewter. Patience & precision were keen as they melted the precious alloy ingots in a crucible over the fire & then quickly poured it into their moulds. Delight & pride radiated from their faces as they slipped their cooled creations fromtheir clay cases.
• Friday 26 November 2021 Look who visited the Forest School Which animals can you see in the video?