Isolation
Well even though we all knew it was coming, the insanity of this week was still a series of varied surprises to wade through! With the impending closure of schools the race was on to get as many of our Woodland Trust trees into the ground!
Years 3, 4 and 5/6 helped to get 50 trees into a hedge formation to add a hedge to the Millennium Garden and to start the demarcation of what will hopefully be a story trail by the end of next year. The sun shone and the drizzle soaked and the wet grass made socks soggy but 5 classes managed to have fun, follow instructions and add to our school environment
Two of the groups who work with me to earn their Royal Forestry Society Junior Forester Certificate not only helped to plant a further 40 trees - but were able to take over and explain to their classes exactly what was required to ensure the trees would grow well. Year 4s and Year 5/6 experts in the making!
Years 1, 3 and 4 also had what has become their final Forest School Sessions of this term - which was unplanned and out of our hands - but we made the most of it creating an outside gym and exploring the environment a little beyond the normal Forest School Boundaries
We managed to get a lot of the seedlings from the poly tunnel out and into raised beds to give them a good chance of survival with minimal care.
School will be open for vulnerable children and for the children of key worker's. This will not be the end of Forest School or outdoor learning - but it is all about to alter. We have no firm long term plans at close of play on Friday, but a good skeleton structure to flesh out, and with germs and isolation on the agenda for so many it's never been more important to get outside whenever we can.
And the children rose to the occasion!
Years 3, 4 and 5/6 helped to get 50 trees into a hedge formation to add a hedge to the Millennium Garden and to start the demarcation of what will hopefully be a story trail by the end of next year. The sun shone and the drizzle soaked and the wet grass made socks soggy but 5 classes managed to have fun, follow instructions and add to our school environment
Two of the groups who work with me to earn their Royal Forestry Society Junior Forester Certificate not only helped to plant a further 40 trees - but were able to take over and explain to their classes exactly what was required to ensure the trees would grow well. Year 4s and Year 5/6 experts in the making!
Years 1, 3 and 4 also had what has become their final Forest School Sessions of this term - which was unplanned and out of our hands - but we made the most of it creating an outside gym and exploring the environment a little beyond the normal Forest School Boundaries
We managed to get a lot of the seedlings from the poly tunnel out and into raised beds to give them a good chance of survival with minimal care.
School will be open for vulnerable children and for the children of key worker's. This will not be the end of Forest School or outdoor learning - but it is all about to alter. We have no firm long term plans at close of play on Friday, but a good skeleton structure to flesh out, and with germs and isolation on the agenda for so many it's never been more important to get outside whenever we can.
Take care of yourselves and take care of each other
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