{"id":39783,"date":"2023-05-18T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerfederation.co.uk\/stmarys\/?p=39783"},"modified":"2023-05-18T17:15:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T16:15:10","slug":"maple-forest-school-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerfederation.co.uk\/stmarys\/maple-forest-school-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Forest School"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the way to the woods, Maple Class played a game of \u2018Owl eyes\u2019, where they had to hide in the buttercups in the meadow. The children noticed the canopy full of leaves on the trees and the \u2018may flower\u2019 hawthorn blossom.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This week the children had a go at \u2018leaf wapping\u2019; printing with leaves and flowers. They collected different leaves and flowers in the woodland and learned to identify them by their shapes. They found buttercups, speedwell and bluebells. They took hammers and fabric and folded the flowers into the fabric and hit the sap and juice out of them with hammers, creating symmetrical patterns on the fabric.<\/p>\n

Maple Class spent lots of time swinging on the hammock and spinning on the swing. They acted out stories on the bridge over the stream, pretending to be the \u2018Billy goats gruff\u2019 and taking turns in playing the troll under the bridge. The children saw a vehicle in the woods and went to investigate. They found out about how to fell a tree and spilt it with wedges and axes. They had a quick climb onto the \u2018gator\u2019 vehicle which was carrying all of the tools and equipment and taking the cut wood away to be made into furniture.<\/p>\n

AT the end of the session Maple class managed to pass 2 \u2018woodland whispers\u2019 all the way along the line of them, listening brilliantly to each other. They also shared some of the things they had enjoyed about their afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked swinging on the swing and spinning around.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI like bashing the flowers to make a print\u2026it looks beautiful!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI like hearing the story of the \u2018Billy goats gruff\u2019 at the stream.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI love the walk to Forest School and playing \u2018Owl eyes\u2019 in the meadow.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n