This week the children have enjoyed the book The Wish Tree. The story is about a boy called Charles wants to find a wish tree. His brother and sister don’t believe there is such a thing, but his trusty companion Boggan is ready to join Charles on a journey to find out. And along the […]
The children have enjoyed the book What the Oak Tree Sees. We went on a trail looking for woodland animal foot print and they had to find the corresponding animals hidden in the tree. It was a lovely frosty morning, we could feel winter on our hands and noses. Making hedgehogs from bread . Putting […]
This week the children have been listening to the oral story of “Is there any room for me ?” One a cold Autumnal morning a woodcutter was out in the woods with his trusted dog. Unknowingly he drops his glove on the forest floor. It then becomes a home for a mouse, frog, hedgehog, squirrel, […]
We embraced Storm Debi and made kites. They children loved flying the kites and running around in the wind. We have also had a new delivery of sand this week so the children helped transport back to the sand pit in their wheel barrows.
We had a surprise in preschool this week, the Owl had left the children a letter . She asked them to follow a trail to the Forest School area. The owl was waiting for them up there in the tree. She had left them a new story about an autumn blanket.
The children went on a bear hunt, through the thick oozy mud, the swirling whirling snowstorm, and the deep dark woods…stumble trip stumble trip. They then had to negotiate more oozy mud and the a deep cold river. The children quietly tip toed to the the bears cave. They had to crawl through the narrow […]
We started the week talking about the bonfire displays we had been to and the fireworks we had seen. The children learnt a new fire work song that used actions and voice sounds for the different types of fireworks . The children have also been learning about the Diwali festival of light. They have made […]
This week the children have been celebrating Halloween and learning about fireworks and bonfire night. We celebrated Fire works night by cooking sausages on the fire. The children sang 5 sizzling sausages cooking on the fire. Halloween trail Cooking sausages on the fire
This week we read the story Pumpkin Soup. They children learnt how the animals worked together to make the perfect pumpkin soup and the importance of sharing and taking turns. We also talked about harvest and vegetables that are pulled up at this time of year., The children made their own soup using leeks and […]
Over the last couple of weeks we have been exploring Dore and the beautiful trees, They children have been thinking and looking at early changes to the trees and their leaves. They have also been collecting autumnal treasures. Visiting the old oak tree and listening to the oral story Short walk looking at the changing […]
