Forest School
Forest School is an opportunity that we offer all year groups; each class has a two hour slot every week. In this time, we give the children the opportunity to try a range of outdoor activities which include team building exercises, tree climbing and navigation. This provides a wider PE offer to include both Physical and communication Skill development.
Our Fragile World - Autumn
Last term, we worked on the following skills, such as fire safety. We observed and talked about fire lighting procedures and then contributed to selecting the correct fuel. We developed our knowledge of the three main elements to create fire. We also were able to name a wide range of Forest School tools, carefully used each different tool safely keeping myself and others safe and then applied the skills to create an object. We looked into the British Red Cross and then developed our First Aid Skills. We also looked at our planet and how we can protect it.
Build The World - Spring
This term, we have been working on naming a wide range of shelters and then building a range of shelters using tarpaulin, paracord and natural resources. We have introduced knot skills. For the older children, we have worked on more complex knots to ensure the different shelters are safe and secure. We have finished the term by working on our navigation and directional language skills.
Living in the natural world
This term we will be looking at being a Gardener within our school grounds, we will look at a wide variety of gardening tools and then gain the skills to use the tools in a safe manner. We will take pride and ownership of the school grounds by planting and then looking after flowers and wildlife. We will take our pride in our school environment into our community by doing litter picks. We will also have lots of fun making large scale art work, cooking on the fire and some pond dipping.