Willows have been spotting birds throughout the winter and have created their own bird feeders with pine cones. They topped up the seeds on the bird feeders to continue to feed the birds throughout the nesting season.
This term the Willows topic is all about growing, so the children had a go at learning to identify some trees around the school site. They created their own tree identification labels, which we then hung up on the corresponding trees.
Some children had a go at making bark rubbings with paper and wax crayons. They moved a sapling hazel tree, planting it in a better place away from the pond.
We found some wildflower seeds which the children sprinkled around the site to grow. Some of the class spent time replenishing the bug hotel with broken clay pots, sticks, leaves and wood. They found lots of bugs living there and made up some lovely stories about the creatures they had found. There was lots of time spent in the mud kitchen cooking and much enjoyment on the slack line and the rope swing. What a busy afternoon, well done Willows!
The Impact of Forest School for the children is the knowledge the children have gained from the Forest School experience. The impact can be seen through the skills, tools used, art and craft activities, observations and knowledge of the fruit, plants trees in relation to the seasons and the skills involved in learning how to play Forest School games.
