Whilst Year 5 went into Oxford for Ascension Day, Year 6 spent a wonderful afternoon down at Forest School. With not long before they head off to secondary school, they were very excited to spend some time together. Our first focus was trees. They all lay down on the floor to look up at the pattern of leaves against the sky. Then they partnered up and used blindfolds to feel the different bark textures, before guessing which tree they had been led to. This took lots of trust and nobody fell over! Afterwards, they went on a hunt for leaves, identified tree species and also plenty of creatures which they found: moths, snails and caterpillars. After a bit of den-building and some hapa zome artwork, they relaxed with some hot chocolate and a biscuit. We are all eager to return soon…
