Making Fantastic Bird Feeders
This week Year 2 have been making some fantastic bird feeders to encourage the birds to come to our school grounds ready for the Big Schools' Bird Watch.
This week Year 2 have been making some fantastic bird feeders to encourage the birds to come to our school grounds ready for the Big Schools' Bird Watch.
Year 4 have been safely using peelers to whittle wood and make some Christmas decorations. They also enjoyed playing a hiding game called Closer, Closer.
This week Year 5 have been having a go at fire lighting and making clay tree faces after learning about the story of the Green Man.
Year 5 have been identifying the trees using their leaves and using their senses to find the trees.
Year 6 were really pleased that they managed to light a mini fire in forest school this week. Well done!
Year 4 have enjoyed identifying trees using their leaves and using the leaves to make faces, people and animals. They have also listened to the story of The Green Man and used clay to make faces in the trees.
Year 6 have been showing their fantastic listening and teamwork skills by making an obstacle course using loose parts, working as a team to transport a ball from one side of the forest school site to another using drain pipes and playing the 'This is not a stick' game.
Year 6 have been learning how to safely use a flint and steel to light a mini fire. They have also been playing the heroes/chickens game and doing some whittling.
Year 5 have been playing the forest ranger game and whittling with wood to make magic wands.
Year 4 have been looking for faces in the trees and using clay to design their own tree faces. Some children even made their own hedgehogs. They have had fun balancing on the slackline and climbing trees to see the world from a bird's eye view.