Choo choo people

Choo choo people

This week in Forest School we visited the Choo choo peoples village. Before we set off to find the village we discussed what we might see and thought about what we have around where we live. The children had lots of ideas for example a play centre and a t...

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Number Ninja

Number Ninja

Today we had a visit from the Number Ninja. He took all our number cards and mixed them up. He also put our bears in a cage and locked them in! The children had to find the numbers, put them in order to work out the code. Once the children knew the code t...

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The owls came to visit!

The owls came to visit!

This week we were very lucky to have owls come to visit us at Nursery. Bob who brought the owls told us lots of interesting facts about them, he also flew and fed them in front of us. It was so much fun, afterwards some of the children observed and drew t...

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Super salt dough creations

Super salt dough creations

Following on from a creative story telling group time the children explored making salt dough. One child commented as they mixed the ingredients, ‘I can feel the salt, it’s getting sticky, it’s like making cakes.’ Another child com...

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Cress!!

Cress!!

Carrying on from the work we are doing about growing our own food to eat, this week some of the children planted cress seeds! At first we looked at the packet of seeds and had a think about what we could grow to eat, the children had lots of brilliant ide...

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Forest first aid!

Forest first aid!

Don’t panic!!! It’s not real blood! This week Emma, Mandy & Debbie have updated and completed their Forest School first aid qualifications. Thanks to Rob Boyllin who delivered the training and thank you to our other guests from Washwood H...

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Wormery

Wormery

This week we explored the outdoor area for worms! The children enjoyed finding the worms and putting them in the wormery. They observed them and even drew some fantastic pictures of the worms. One child commented ‘ He’s a wiggly worm.’ A...

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It’s all growing in the greenhouse!

It’s all growing in the greenhouse!

We are all amazed at how well everything is growing in the greenhouse. The children have been helping the adults to water the plants.

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Pear tree

Pear tree

This week some of the children noticed the pear tree. The adults and the children noticed a small pear growing on it one child commented ‘I want to eat it.’ They discussed that it had to grow bigger before they ate it. The children noticed the...

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Michael Recycle

Michael Recycle

Wow! Who has visited us today! It’s only Michael Recycle telling us recycling is the way! The children discovered hand and footprints in the classroom with a book and a homework challenge! We discovered it was Michael Recycle who wanted us to think ...

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