Newsletter 29.09

Outdoor Learning...
Outdoor Learning has started in full swing! Forest School has been a
particular focus for most classes so far. We have been re-visiting previously
learnt skills and getting hands on with a wide variety of tools. KS2 have been
using the tools to create a wide range of wood crafts, including giant pencils,
butter knives, mallets, secret storage pots and much more. The children have
had the freedom to create what they wish, learning alongside the adults to find
the best way to make their final product.
KS1 have been re-visiting safe exploration within forest school and learning
how to utilise the outdoors to have lots of fun. Tent making is a popular activity
for the large majority of children across all year groups, so our younger
children have been learning some simple knots to use when making tents, not
only to make their tents effectively, but also to be able to untie them at the
end of the session. The children have created a whole range of knots since we
began delivering Outdoor Learning.
Although Forest School has been our main focus, most classes have also had
the chance to have at least one Farm School session so far. This has ranged
from meeting our animals and getting to know our farm spaces for EYFS up to
year 6, who have begun in depth studies on the animals we have on the farm.
There is lots of exciting farm learning to come over the course of the year!