Well, what a disappointment to have no snow at Woodland today, although we did notice snow piled up along the main roads and a couple of melting snowmen! We all went to check if our animal shelters were still there - we hope that the woodland animals were protected by them in the very cold weather. Some of us noticed some signs of spring with new shoots appearing on the ground. The children were given ideas for activities today but most chose their own ideas - playing imaginary games in the c...

As this was our last woodland adventure for a while we really made the most of our time...the children enjoyed using the brooms and trowels to dig and sweep; some children re-visited the ball run with Mrs Fisher, many of us enjoyed playing games with Mr Adamski and two enthusiastic children joined Mrs Carr for a walk where they discovered bright red leaves.

Our personal highlights today were: Jessica using twigs as antlers to become a reindeer; Harry filling  his party cup with bright red le...

Despite a chill in the air our morning in the woods was very sunny and pleasant. We discussed the beech trees around us and looked at how wide and tall they were. Some of us looked carefully at a felled tree to count the rings to see how old it was. Harry spent time making bark rubbings and Zayneb measured trees using her hands and then a measuring tape to sort them in size.

Because it is nearly November 5^th, some of us made model bonfires: Layla, Henry, Julia and Zayneb made one using lots ...

When we arrived at the woodland we discovered there had been visitors! They had drawn a chalk skull and crossbones on the fallen log and made a stone circle which looked like a fire…we think pirates may have come to see our camp! We were also thrilled to find Mrs Carr waiting for us when we arrived. Despite a little drizzling of rain we enjoyed ourselves: Ollie, Zayneb, Kira and Henry climbed the trees and found a very bouncy branch to swing on.

Darcy made a beautiful collection using bark,...