Beach School:
In the workshop, the children have developed so much independence with the tools. They can select the tools they need and use them independently. When it comes to using the saw, the children are now able to work in pairs to assist their friends, using the safe sawing tactic ‘to me, to you’, which they find very funny. The children used their sawed cork cuttings as loose parts to make their own TT (turtle) and they added hooks so that they could hang the tools up when not in use. Well done!
Forest School:
Leonora and the children looked around using their periphery vision, like an owl. They looked up, down and to the sides and tried to see as far as they could without moving their heads or bodies.
In the mood for a song, they all sang like owls especially flapping their wings and flying around.
The children knew that the rain was coming, so insisted on putting up a ‘tent’. They all checked the area for the best spot and as a team, everybody helped to set up a mini shelter.
There was a new game introduced which the children loved – ‘123 Where are you?’ It’s like Hide & Seek but it relies on listening skills. What a fun filled session it was!
This week at the Kitchen Garden, we were VERY busy! We sewed lots of onion garlic and garlic bulbs, aubergines, peas and tomato seeds. The children really got to grips with the reason for our polytunnel and learning all about how the vegetables will grow. We have also been on some wonderful, relaxed nature walks and spotted some new flowers growing for spring time. The children saw some yellow flowers on our walk and when we got back to the cosy cabin we looked it up and found out that they were daffodils! The children also discovered some insects whilst exploring – notably a lovely caterpillar, which the children proceeded to build a home for. We discussed what the caterpillar might like to eat, where it lives and what it will turn into. Finally, once the children had sewed some peas in their growing patch, they suggested we make a sign – which we did (great idea). The sign reads ‘Please don’t stand here, peas growing.’ Straight to the point!