Maple Class had a fantastic day at The Briars’ Field Centre. They talked about water in its different forms, such as ice and the rain falling outside!
They then explored the woodland, ponds and the meadow to learn about the ecosystems and the creatures and plants in each of them. The children found whirly-gig beetles, water boatman, pond skaters, diving beetles, newts, spiders, woodlice, ants, moths and shield bugs amongst other things. They quickly learned how to pond dip carefully and how to catch insects in nets in the pond and from the trees.
They learned a song and a dance about the bluebells and really enjoyed asking lots of questions about everything they had seen
Then the children walked to Pooh Bridge to listen to a story about how Pooh Bear invented the game of Poohsticks with pinecones. The children then all had a few games and found a house where Pooh Bear lived!
In Hartfield village, the children enjoyed looking at the map of the village and the display of the queen’s Jubilee in the window of the Pooh Corner Shop.
There was enough time to have a little play together in the playground on the croft and an ice pop, before returning to school.
A huge thanks to Mr and Mrs Rowberry and our volunteers for making this day possible!
