19 September 2025

Today was our first Forest School session of the new school year. We welcomed our P1 pupils to their first ever session and spent some time beforehand, talking about how we prepare and what we wear. Once everyone was dressed in waterproofs and wellies, we gathered together at the outdoor seating area and revised the 3 rules of Forest School. We sang our Forest School song on our way to the site, set out the boundary flags and reminded the children of what they mean. We then played the ‘whistle game’ and gave the children time to explore the site. After this, the children had an extended free play session. Some chose to use the mud kitchens, some enjoyed digging and others explored underneath logs etc for minibeasts. At the end of the session, we ensured to ‘leave no trace’, evaluated with thumbs up and returned to our clasrooms.