Welcome To Shaugh Prior Primary Forest School

Forest School - Tuesday 21st March 2023

Class 1 created some amazing fairy gardens on Tuesday during their Forest School session. The children had some fantastic ideas. They built a water park, slide, rope swing, garden bench, bed and camp fire for the fairies. All using natural materials found in their outside area. 

Class 2 were given the brief of - build the tallest tower of sticks - only using 2 short pieces of string. The Year 5/6 group, straight away thought of using the fence as a prop, used the pallets as ladders and carefully created a tower that was over 3m high. The other groups had some great ideas as well and showed such perseverance in trying their best to beat the other team. Well done everyone. Due to the Class 1 trip next week they won't be any Forest School. 

Forest School - Tuesday 7th March 2023

The rain stayed away for our Forest School session on Tuesday and everyone managed to stay fairly clean and dry.

Class 1 started the afternoon playing a fun game to highlight the importance of trees, we discussed the pledge that if a tree is cut down then another one should be planted. We then made our very own story wands and by using the potato peelers to whittle the end.  The children took to the stage and demonstrated to us their imagination skills. 

Class 2 then spent some time identifying trees that we have around our grounds just by the buds. They examined the bark, and described the features of the tree. Allowing the children time to continue with their dens at the end. 

Forest School - Tuesday 28th February 2023

Forest School - Tuesday 21st February 2023

It was great to be back outside this week with the children. They were very excited! We spent some time appreciating our grounds and looking out for the first signs of Spring. We spotted many snowdrops and daffodils. The younger children collected some interesting leaves, and there was a great discussion all about their features. We then arranged them into a rainbow-like pattern. The older children had a good exploration and started their den making all over again. 

Forest School/Cooking Club - Tuesday 24th January 2023

The children enjoyed improving their cutting and slicing skills this week. They each made a pasta salad. They could choose from tuna, sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, cheese and ham or a combination of them all. We certainly had some colourful creations especially when they added tomato sauce to the pot ! 

Forest School/Cooking Club - Tuesday 17th January 2023

This week's cooking lesson was all about fruit and crumble. The children learnt how to safely cut an apple and a pear. They sprinkled the sugar, rubbed together the flour sugar, butter and oats, and washed and cleaned all the surfaces. The children are becoming more independent with their cooking skills, great job. 

Forest School/Cooking Club - Tuesday 10th January 223

Whilst the weather, was still pretty wet outside we spent the afternoon practicing our cutting skills preparing lots of healthy salads for our wraps.

The children were asked to prepare many different items and display them like a 'sandwich bar'. The children thoroughly enjoyed making their wraps and tasting  some foods that they hadn't tried before.

We will continue with cooking club until half term, when I sure we will then start to see signs of Spring on its way! 

Forest School/Cooking Club Tuesday 6th December 2022

For our last cooking session of the year we embraced the sugar and created our own sugary snow scenes. First the children were given the task of counting the sweets, marshmallows, biscuits and chocolate to ensure we all had an equal amount. They weren’t` allowed to eat any until they were all shared equally!

They created snowmen, igloos, reindeer and Santa's. One biscuit, was enjoyed by everyone and the others were transported home.  Mrs Williams

Forest School/Cooking Club Tuesday 22nd November 2022

The children made Chocolate Chip Cookies this week.  They had to read and follow the recipe, understand how the weighing scales worked and communicate well with each other to make a successful batch of cookies. The children each had a turn weighing and mixing the ingredients. The cookies looked and smelled great.  

Forest School/Cooking Club - Tuesday 15th November 2022

with Mrs Williams

This week we decided to combine Forest School and cooking together, and made bread in a bag! The children had to read the instructions first, then carefully add the ingredients to their bags. Once the dry ingredients were mixed with the wet they combined them altogether, the children came up with many fun and different ways to do this! They then learnt about the importance of the yeast and kneading the dough. The children took them home to rest in a warm place already to bake in the oven and hopefully enjoy. 

Forest School which is now Cooking with Mrs Williams

Tuesday 8th November 2022

It was our first cooking session this week, and what fun we had!  The children loaded their pizza wraps with a variety of ingredients to include tomatoes, peppers, ham, sweetcorn, and pepperoni. Whilst the wraps were cooking the children helped to wash the dishes and clean all the tables. We then all sat together and enjoyed the results! I loved the comment from one child as it came out of the oven...."oh wow, this looks much better than what I thought it would” !  Mrs Williams

Forest School Tuesday 1st November 2022

So, before we start cooking next week, the children had a theory lesson and we began our recipe books and researched what we would actually like to cook. The children had some great ideas like bread, hash browns, pizza, brownies and curry, but the pizza wrap won the most votes for next week! We then had some great discussions over the toppings! The children were enthusiastic as ever and I am looking forward to producing some amazing pizza wraps next week with them all. 

Forest School - Tuesday 18th October 2022

As promised we finished off our den project this week the children used the tools to enhance their dens. We had spears to warn away the wolves, firewood in bundles, plenty of leaf food and some amazingly whittled sticks. The imagination was amazing. 

With the weather turning cooler and wetter, after half term we are going to do some cooking with the children instead of Forest School.  Therefore, if you child has a cooking apron please bring it in every Tuesday. Thank you. 

Forest School - Tuesday 11th October 2022

Den building is a really important part of Forest School. It allows the children to become creative and create their own space away from other children. Everyone worked together in small groups and communicated well with each other, listening to each other’s ideas. We had some great dens to include door bells, curtains and even a trap! We will continue our projects next week as well. 

Forest School - Tuesday 4th October 2022

We improved our fine motor skills this week, by making some Autumnal mobiles. Class 1 worked so hard, with learning to tie knots, cutting the string, threading the leaves and securing the pine cones.

Class 2 took it to another level when they included other natural items and included more threading. They all looked stunning at the end of the afternoon. 

Forest School - Tuesday 20th September 2022

The afternoon started with an outside Maths session for Class 1. The children were asked to collect many different woodland materials, which they then counted, created number sentences, and practiced their Bonds to 10. They enjoyed securing their knowledge with different materials. 

It was then time for Class 2 to get messy! They improved their throwing and catching skills by throwing a raw egg around the circle! Trusting their friends to aim straight they all did so well. Big shout out to Logan who took one for the team and got egged twice! The children were then rewarded some free time, and spend time creating the best den. 

Forest School - Tuesday 13th September 2022

It was a delight to be back with the children this week and a pleasure to meet the new faces. 

The majority of the children were equipped with their Forest School clothes.  It would be perfect if all children  have a set of waterproofs and appropriate footwear in school each Tuesday, plus if possible a different coat for Forest School as they can get muddy - this would be amazing so thank you very much.

The children experience the signs of Autumn in our woods and had to find an array of different coloured leaves. They then created their own pictures using a magical picture frame. The children really enjoyed going 'leaf shopping' .   Mrs Williams