Today the woods were looking very bare with few leaves left on the deciduous trees. The children spotted evergreen and deciduous trees - quiz them on their knowledge! Later Jax, Arthur, Daniel and Oscar enjoyed climbing the trees. Arlo and Oscar used chosen tools to dig in the ground and saw into the dead logs to make homes for mini-beasts. Continuing from our Anti-bullying week, some of us wrote a happy note for other children to find. Lilly-May, Brandon and Ella were brilliant at writing th...

The children noticed a rainbow as we drove to the woodland- many knew that the sun was shining through the rain to create it. Next we warmed up with a hide and seek game before setting off to continue our activities which included collecting lots of leaves, spearing them on a twig and using magnifying glasses to hunt for more mini-beasts. Ella found a ladybird and Brandon found a slug. Oscar found bright orange eggs and them discovered a caterpillar in the bark of the tree.

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Over the last week many children went to see a bonfire so we decided to build a bonfire in the woods. The children worked in teams to choose the best logs, branches and twigs to build up a bonfire with a sturdy structure. Sadly we were not allowed to set them alight!

Many of us noticed mini-beasts hiding under leaves and in hollows of logs: we think this is because the weather is still quite warm. Next week we are going to take the magnifying glasses to find more minibeasts! Before leaving ...

The woods were looking beautiful this morning and we noticed how the leaves are changing colour from green to brown. We discussed why the leaves change colour and die. Arlo said that if the trees have leaves in the winter the snow would be too heavy and snap the branches. Arthur said the wintry winds might damage the trees more if they have lots of leaves. Great reasoning! After warming up with a game of hide and seek we were given a variety of activities to choose from. Most children decided...