Over the past few weeks, Year 2 have been taking part in Victorian inspired games and activities at Forest School. We have played 'Pass the ring', 'Pick up sticks' and 'Sardines' and the children have had the opportunity to practise their weaving skills and use a palm drill to create amazing wooden spinners...

This term, it has been wonderful to spend time with Years 3 and 4, in Forest School. Inspired by the class topic of World War 2, we have played team building games, including Forest Fire, which requires agility and communication, Creeping soldiers where listening and stealth are key and Feed your Troops requiring good vision, excellent teamwork and learning basic knot tying skills.

The children have had the opportunity to make bow and arrows, using a saw to cut their arrows to size and a knife to make indents into the bow to hold the string...

We have learned how to use a compass while navigating our way through a treasure hunt...

Whittled sticks to hold the all-important marshmallows for toasting on an open fire...

And of course, the children have had time to play, explore and just be...

This week Darling Class used mallets to try their hand at the ancient Japanese Art of Hape Zome - leaf bashing.

The children were amazed at the colours and detail of the leaves that they created.