Week 2 at Forest School for Reception Class
Wednesday 29th June 2016 Kitted out in our waterproof gear, we all set off to Forest School. To get us warmed up we played a lively game called ‘Hey Mister Crocodile’, where children were allowed to cross the river if they were wearing a certain colour or they had to swim across the river, trying […]
Reception children begin their Forest School journey!
Friday 24th June 2016 After our cancelled session last week due to a torrential rain storm, the Reception children headed off to Forest School with a skip in their step and full of excitement! After listening to our Forest School rules and risk assessments we played a well-known Forest School game called ‘1, 2, 3, […]
Farewell to Forest School for the Reception Class
Wednesday 20th July 2016 What a glorious day we had for our last Forest School session this year. With temperatures in the high twenties, we were pleased to find Forest School in the shade with a lovely gentle breeze to keep us cool. We began our session with a game of ‘Giants, Dwarves and Wizards’; […]
Week 5 at Forest School
Monday 13th July 2015 Our last Forest School session of the year, and wow what an exciting session we had! We began by reflecting on what we did last week and what we could remember about using the potato peelers – we could remember lots, Mrs. Farrington was very impressed! Mrs. Farrington then lit a […]
Week 4 at Forest School
Monday 6th July 2015 Our Forest School session this week began with a busy game of ‘hungry birds’. Children worked co-operatively with a partner and collected woollen worms that were hidden in the woodland. We discussed how some colours were really easy to spot and others were more difficult; this reinforced our learning about […]
Week 3 at Forest School
Monday 29th June 2015 The weather this week at Forest School was glorious, we were grateful to the shade created by the trees. After looking to see if our nests had survived the past week, two out of three wasn’t bad, we had a quick game of 1, 2, 3 where are you? This […]
Week 2 at Forest School
Monday 22nd June 2015 Undeterred by the cooler and drizzly weather we set off for our weekly Forest School session. We began with our safety game ‘1,2,3 where are you?’, this week lots of children were confident to go off and hide by themselves. We listened to a story called ‘Follow the Swallow’ by […]
Week 1 at Forest School
Monday 8th June 2015 The second group of very excited Reception children entered Forest School for the first time today. Since our last visit the woodland has burst into life and is now full of secret pathways waiting to be discovered! However our walk through the field to get to Forest School was just as […]
Week 6 at Forest School, First Half
Tuesday 10th February 2015 This week at Forest School we were all filled with a mix of emotions. Happy and excited to be back in the woodland and a little sad as it was our last visit; so we made sure it was as action packed as ever! Explorer Ted got us thinking […]
Week 5 at Forest School, First Half
Wednesday 4th February 2015 The sun shone beautifully for us this week at Forest School. We were very surprised to find snow still on the ground when we arrived. It sounded lovely and crunchy under our feet as we stomped all over it. Explorer Ted enjoyed our singing so much last week, he set us […]