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1st class – leading our parents in Forest School
We loved welcoming parents to Forest School this week. For both children and adults, spending time creating and playing and learning and being with each other is precious. The photos below give a flavour of the special day. Liz’s group Deborah’s group Jenny’s group
Junior Infants – drawing hogweed and meeting goats – June 2025
Getting to know common hogweed Common hogweed is a plant that is very common and beneficial for lots of pollinators. And as you can see below we found evidence of a leaf miner enjoying the benefits of hogweed. It’s like the leaf miner is drawing …
1st class June 2025 – Goats and Hogweed
Getting to know Common Hogweed This week we were noticing and exploring Common Hogweed. We smelled it. We looked closely. We asked questions. We drew it. We didn’t touch it though as its sap can irritate some people’s skin. Hogweed’s flowers are pollinator’s friends. The …
1st class – 30 May 2025 – Enquiry based learning with elder
Getting to know the elder tree We met the elder tree today. We smelled her flowers and leaves. We touched her smooth young bark and her older bumpy woody bark. We wondered. We heard stories and had a letter from the elder tree via the …
Junior Infants – 30 May 2025 – Elder affordances
Affordances of nature In Forest School, “affordances” refer to the opportunities and challenges the environment presents, influencing how individuals interact with it. These opportunities, like a fallen log or a sticks, invite actions like climbing, jumping, or creating, fostering physical skills and promoting engagement with nature. Discoveries …
Making fairy houses – 1st class – 23 May 2025
Noticing In Forest School, we take time to really notice the beauty of nature. Playing Playing hide and seek in Forest School isn’t just fun — it also helps the children develop important skills like spatial awareness, proprioception, camouflage problem-solving, patience, and cooperation, all while …