On the way to Forest School this week, Lilac Class stopped at the wellie tree and tried to work out whether they would be as tall as the tree if they all stood on each other’s shoulders if? The children were split about 50/50, so they will need to work out the height of the tree to see what half of the class was right.
Once at Forest School ,the class were very keen to get started. We reminded ourselves of the rules of the forest that keep us safe, they then set off to explore and do their own activates.
A group of children stayed to help build and light the fire which was a little tricky to get going as everything was so damp. Their perseverance to light the cotton wool was impressive and they did not give up until it was done.
Once the fire was going the kettle was placed on top ready for the hot chocolate and Lilac Class took it in turns to come into the fire circle and toast a marshmallow, which was then placed in between two biscuits ready to eat.
There was some great team work in the ditch today. Using some large logs a group of children created a dam with mud to support the back of the dam to fill in any gaps that the water was managing to escape through.
At the end of the session they broke the dam and raced the water down the ditch.
While lifting some logs a smooth newt was found and named Jeff; he was shared with the class and then returned carefully back to the log he was found under, with the care taken to keep the newt safe fantastic.
The kettle soon boiled and the class sat class to enjoy a hot chocolate to warm up.
And to talk about the things they had enjoyed about forest school:
“Having a hot chocolate in the hammock”
“Playing and building the dam”
“S’mores”
