Happy New Year everyone !
We cancelled Forest school this week because of the extreme temperatures, and instead we brought a little forest school inside.
We had a look in our FS ruck sack to see what we pack !
The children were fab, they new what everything was for. One little friend recognised that we bought quite a lot of items for our first aid kit from "Boots the Chemist " !!! How we chuckled !!
The daffodils are beginning to show, and are already about 20cm high- we ll keep measuring and monitoring.
Dont forget warm clothes and extra socks !!!

Hi ,its getting colder at Forest school, so we shall need gloves, hats and extra thick socks ! not to mention warm clothes.

Pirate Pete appeared and he had lost his treasure - well sailor Zena had stolen it - but left a map - she (Zena ) was later found up a tree at FS and we had to rescue her with a very long stick and the treasure was dug up using the map - all very exciting!

well the weather is getting colder, so we need to remember our hats and gloves for Forest school.
Last week we made some fantastic tea light holders from clay in the forest for Diwali , they look brilliant, well done everyone.
Autumn is now in full swing and nearly all the leaves have fallen off our trees, its looking light and bright at Forest school.

Hi all has been good in the Forest this week, no more midges !!!
we talked about fire and lit the kelly kettle, boiling water for our hot chocolate !
the children loved this and all sat and watched as the fire was lit.
Now the weather is getting colder, just a reminder about warm clothes, socks and hats and gloves .
thanks.

Hi Everyone,
We had to cut the session short this morning as we were being eaten alive by midges!!!
I m sorry if your child appeared with little red spots on their faces and heads, but they are in good company i ve been itching all afternoon and evening, i m taking an anti histamine to help !!!
Hopefully next week they will have flown off to warmer climates !!!!
We found some amazing slugs under a plank, about 7 in total all snuggled up together ! and some of the children were pretending to be sloths !!!- hanging upside down on branches, FANTASTIC.

Hey, we're back in the Forest !
What a lovely time we all had on Wednesday, for 7 children it was their first visit to Forest School, and didn't they do well!! The weather was perfect and the site looks lovely, the leaves are just beginning to fall.
A big "thank you" to Jude, Alison and Mrs Groves, from school, for having a really good tidy up and clearing some of the rambling brambles. The children have been busy searching for bugs and exploring the area. We found silver slime trails climbing all the way up a tree, long and fat wiggly worms, hazelnuts growing on the trees and some on the floor, half eaten by the squirrels and woodlice with 18 legs !! (a new species i think!!)

Well it really is green and lush at Forest school. the cow parsley is as tall as some of the children !!
next week we will be having our little fires at Forest school, cooking toast,crumpets and toasting marshmallows! not to mention popping corn !!
we have been hunting for mini beasts, finding ladybirds,woodlice,slugs and snails to name but a few. we have made some fantastic hurdles, using our weaving skills and we will be whittling sticks to use to toast our marshmallows. FUN FUN FUN in the Forest !!!