Lilac class made their way a little earlier to Forest School, meeting Dormouse at the woods. Once in the woods, the class sat around the fire circle to quickly recap how to be safe at Forest School.
A selection of children helped to tackle the brambles that are growing next to the log store ready for the dead hedge construction next term. They did this by follow the bramble to the point that it grows from the ground and pulled it out by the roots. This was a little tricky as they are very well rooted but with a good hard pull they were able to get them out.
Lilac class were joined at Forest School today by a selection of bird teddies. The children took the bird and gathered up some natural materials like twigs and moss to make their own nests for the birds.
There was real variety of nests being created; some were made in a Hazel coppice, whereas others were made straight onto the ground. The ones in the Hazel coppice started with a layer of sticks being balanced from one side of the coppice to the other and then a layer of moss was then placed on top to finish off the roof, this made for a well camouflaged nest. The ones created straight on the ground were made up from a circle of layered sticks that was in-filled with moss.
In the stream the children set to work creating one large dam. They used a big length of wood to block the stream fully, packing it with clay-like mud all the way along the front and at the sides stopping any water from getting past. This created a rather large puddle for them to wade in!
A couple of children enjoyed a bit of bug hunting. They rolled logs over to see what they might find hiding underneath, what they found was worms, beetle and spiders.
