Like the ‘Wildlife Explorers’ last week, Maple Class took part in ‘The Big Schools Bird Watch’. They played listening games and bird identification games and set off around the school, church and woods to spot and record as many birds as they could. There was much excitement about talking about the different calls and colours and sizes of the birds.
Our topic of ‘Once Upon a Time’ has lead us to learn all about castles this week. We have talked about past and present and the children were very interested in the shapes of windows and that they are used to fire and protect from arrows. So they had a go at using tools to create their own bows and arrows. They even found some pheasant feathers to add to their arrows!
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.
The children loved playing in the stream and balancing on the bridge. They met imaginary dinosaurs and crocodiles and made potions in buckets with stream water.
They climbed the ropes and swung on the swing and had time for a woodland hand wash and snack.
The children shared what they enjoyed about the session
I like the birds
I liked paying in the stream with my friends
I liked making my bow and arrow and shooting my bow and arrow
