Tree surgery, flooding and wooden games

Term 3 started with some woodland clearance, with some evidence of Ash die back the tree surgeon cut back about 3 of our mature ash trees. This resulted in lots of sawing and lopper use and a nice full woodstore A few wet days gave us some flooding which the children loved exploring resulting in some muddy hands, clothes and wellies. The term finished with Year 5 parents visiting the forest. The focus .. Making some wooden games.. Here is an excellent version of The towers of...

Making houses for furry friends

Year 1 & 2 had fun this week making homes for our furry friends Someone even made a house sign for one of them Others enjoyed using peelers to do some whittling Whittling a stick using a peeler A couple of children also took it upon themselves to design and make a see-saw. Forest school at its finest!  ...

Mandala madness

We had a great day with Y1&2 at Little Stoke today.  Children helped to create a fantastic class mandala   Other children decided to try and create their own                     Some children continued to delight us with amazing mud creations in mud kitchen   Whilst others enjoyed using the wooden stepping stones, increasing the challenge each time by moving them further apart !...

Hanging around off the ground

Thursday was another great day of Forest School in South Gloucestershire.  Year 1 & 2 were very excited to find a rope challenge course set up for them to negotiate across.  Some of the year 1 children naturally took on the role of a predatory shark and prowled around hoping for a meal .. Year 1 and 2 also enjoyed spending time in the mud kitchen again…    ...