Little Acorns, Mighty Oaks Forest School

This week our year 5’s have been learning how to use a Flint & Steel. They soon realised that it’s not as easy as it looks. They showed patience and resilience and all achieved to set their cotton pad on fire.

This week in Forest School, we have been learning all about Bees 🐝and the great job they do for our environment. We looked at the Life Cycle, went on a Bee Hunt, tasted some delicious honey .

What a lovely afternoon we had yesterday, welcoming our Stay & Play children back for the Summer term. They were very busy exploring nature, splashing each other with water, they created some beautiful tunes with the instrument. The children enjoyed making bees out of pine cones and some of the children tasted some honey 🍯.

It’s been a wet and windy morning, but it hasn’t stopped our little ones having fun in the rain. We have been learning all about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. We shared the book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar“, written by Eric Carle and had fun making caterpillars out of sticks. The children also had time to collect rainwater in cups and splash in the puddles.

It’s been a soggy start to the Summer Term, but it’s been lovely seeing the yr 5’s starting their Forest School Journey. This week the children have been exploring the environment, enjoying nature and deciding what they would like to accomplish over the next half term.

It‘s been a soggy start to the Summer Term, but it’s good to be back seeing all the children loving their outdoor learning at Forest School. This week the EYFS children have been learning all about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. We have read the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carole and made some awesome 🐛 using some sticks.

We celebrated the end of term by having a Campfire, toasting marshmallow and eating Smore’s.