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Northam caretrust visit
Posted on March 18, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
On Friday a small group of children went to Northam caretrust in Bideford they had a lot of fun replanting daffodils and digging a flat area for there nee shed for their gardening tools. We had a lovely lunch and then enjoyed a chilled out time in their sensory room. We were lucky to have […]
Charcoal pencils
Posted on March 13, 2024 | By skersey | Leave a response
Tythecott class learnt how to use charcoal to make charcoal pencils to write with. We improved our knot skills and kept warm with hot chocolate. Ask them what their favourite part of the afternoon was…..
So far in forest school
Posted on March 8, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
This half term so far we have planted seeds in egg shells, made bug hotels and cut wood with a saw and learnt about plants and planting seeds for out polytunnel.
Planting trees at the church
Posted on March 8, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
Last week we were asked vy the churchbto go help plant some apple trees at the front of the church. It was wet and windy but they all enjoyed themselves being part of something that’s going to last for years.
Posted on March 8, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
So far this half term we have made some leave in the stule of stained glass, cut wood and made mini bug hotels and made fossils with dinosaurs. We have also had a few games of capture the flag, stuck in mud and eagle eyes. They have worked so well together exploring different ways to […]
Posted on March 8, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
Today we planted our orchard with trees from The Tree Council. Some very excited children can’t wait to have fruit from them and make jam or crumbles.
Fossil hunting
Posted on March 7, 2024 | By skersey | Leave a response
Tythecott class made their own fossils out of salt dough using organic materials found in the Forest School area. They then went on a dinosaur hunt……… I wonder what they discovered?
A wet Forest School
Posted on February 22, 2024 | By skersey | Leave a response
Tythecott class had fun in the very wet conditions yesterday. We used our new yurt to create leaf suncatchers. Outside we planted seeds, played in the mud kitchen and the den, solved the leaf game and drank warm blackcurrant. Which was your favourite and why?
Damper bread hotdogs!!!
Posted on February 8, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
Today was our last session for the term and orleigh had a great time cooking s’mores and drinking hot chocolate. They then made damper bread for the first time I loved hearing them talking about how the texture and consistency was changing when they added water or more flour they then got to cook it […]
S’mores and campfie pizzas
Posted on February 6, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
We were so lucky the weather stayed dry for us this afternoon. They had fun building dens eating s’mores and campfire pizza and drinking hot chocolate. They all wanted to have a tidy up to which was amazing some even decided to move a pallet together. Amazing fun this term with Burscott.
Year 3 cooking session
Posted on February 6, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
Today was a quiet day as we only had the year 3’s. They all got stuck in and contributed to the cooking challenge. We had a team of damper bread makers, campfire pizza makers, and s’more makers. Then they all had a turn at cooking. They also decided to do a bit of a tidy […]
Cooking campfire pizza
Posted on February 5, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
It was our last session for the spring term. We finished of with damper bread, s’mores and campfire pizzas. Everyone had fun and were so excited to be part of Shelley’s first s’more experience!!!!
Northam care Trust visit
Posted on February 2, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | 2 responses
Some children from Parkham had fun today at Northam Care Trust in Bideford helping them clear an area for their very own log circle area and fire pit. We also got to have fun holding and feeding their chickens Omlette, Hero, Hey Hey.
Crafty piggies
Posted on February 1, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
Today we had a visit from Horace, Boris and Percy and foxdown had to make a potion to make them big again!. We had fun bird watching and making bird feeders, making trees with ours hands and feet and woodland scene pictures from items they could find in our forest school area.
Piggies, potions and birds
Posted on January 31, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
What an exciting afternoon. We had a visit from Horace, Boris and Percy!!! Orleigh had to make a potion to make them big again. They also explored bird watching whilst some made bird feeders. We also had a vote on what version of the three little pigs they enjoyed the most over our last fee […]
RSPB Birdwatch 2024
Posted on January 30, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
We had great fun finishing our bird hides. We then had some time to doing the UK rspb birdwatch survey for 2024.
The third little pig and potions
Posted on January 29, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
Last week in forest school we had a visit from the three little pigs but unfortunately the wolf left a magic potion around that he got from Alice in wonderland so Percy and his brick had shrunk!!!! We also explored clay modeling with natural materials
Northam care trust visit and cooking
Posted on January 29, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
On Friday a group of children from Melbury and goldworthy were lucky to do some cooking with clients from Northam care trust. They decided to show them our Stone pot soup story. There was even first times s’mores that were had! Amazing work and they can’t wait to visit the caretrust on Friday.
Birch farm trip
Posted on January 29, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
We had a great time today at Birch farm. The children got to learnt how to start the process of planning at syntropics. They were all excited after measuring out the beds where the plants will go they learnt from this they can work out the volume of mulch they would need. They then talked […]
Hunting for clues and forest school archery
Posted on January 24, 2024 | By forestschoolleader | Leave a response
This week the class had fun in the wind with a hunt around the outside for clues then ended with an archery challenge was made difficult by the wind.