\u201cI feel brilliant at Forest School\u201d
\n\u201cI feel really excited\u2026it makes me feel like fizzy pop\u201d
\n\u201cI feel adventurous\u201d
\n\u201cThe nature makes me feel calm and good\u201d
\n\u201cI like the nature because of all of the colours, they make me feel calm\u201d
\n\u201cI am very happy at Forest School, the nature makes me feel safe\u201d
\n\u201dI have learned how to look after nature\u201d
\n\u201cI know how to snap wood to make a fire\u201d
\n\u201cI learned jumping, climbing trees, identifying birds and sounds and making nests and feeding birds\u201d
\n\u201cI learned not to pick all the flowers, because bees need flowers and they pollinate
\nplants to make food and we need that to eat, so don\u2019t pick all the flowers\u201d
\n\u201cI like being kind to all the animals\u201d
\n\u201cI love the slack line, and ropes and swinging in the hammock and on the rope swing\u201d
\n\u201cI like playing with my friends and planting the trees\u201d
\n\u201cWe made tree signs, that was good and the bug hotel\u201d
\n\u201cThe shady trees are good and the flowers and the swing\u201d
\n\u201cIt is a happy place\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Then year 1 and 2 set off for their session together on a sunny, hot afternoon to the cool shady Forest School space under the trees. The children collected samples of wildflowers and plants on sticky tape, they tried to collect as many different colours as they could. They talked about, buttercups, daisies. clover, oak leaves, oak leaves and grasses.<\/p>\n
We took a jar of cream along the way to try to create butter, inspired by the buttercups. We shook the jar furiously throughout the afternoon and in the end it changed to make butter, which they tasted with crackers. It turns out the buttercups were correct- they do like butter, it was delicious!<\/p>\n
This week the children created butterflies with paper and pastels, taking care to try to make symmetrical butterflies. Some children then went on to create leaf and flower printed butterflies on fabric, by hammering the plants and seeing the result as a symmetrical print on the fabric. The children took such care and showed some brilliant individual ideas.<\/p>\n
The class spent time playing in the dens they have made, swinging on the rope swing, balancing on the slack line, swinging and pushing each other on the hammock and climbing trees. The mud kitchen was really busy with children creating fantastic muddy mixtures and a lot of flower rich soups and stews. Well done Chestnuts, what a busy afternoon!<\/p>\n
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