Forest School Year 5

 

Year 5 had a wonderful start to their Forest School sessions today. Most of the children have enjoyed Forest School previously and were excited to be back in the space.  It was beautifully sunny as the children set about exploring the area and seeking new areas of learning and challenge. 

During the session we had some fantastic tree-climbing, where the children were able to persevere and keep pushing themselves to try again and build on what they had learnt. Towards the end, some of the children were thrilled to take the calculated risk and climb, hang from a branch and drop to the ground. It was lovely to see how exhilarated they felt having achieved this and overcome an initial sense of fear and trepidation by believing they could do it! 

We also had lots of perseverance for fire-lighting and learning how to build and keep a fire going. Some of the group also chose to whittle and use tools to cut, peel and sharpen a stick successfully. Of course, there was also fun on the rope swing and rope walk and some relaxation in the hammock too.

At the end of the session, we all talked about what we had enjoyed and thought about when we had been happy during the afternoon. Everyone must have been hungry because most of the requests for next time were food related! 

Wishing you all a lovely couple of weeks.

Mrs Rassell