Nature Journal
Updated weekly by our very own Nature Club.
- 16/02/23
Thursday 16th February 2023
As we head towards half-term, we turned our attention (hopefully) to spring. Armed with iPads and whiteboards, we went on a hunt for signs of spring. Back in the classroom, we came up with: birds' nests, buds on fruit trees and butterfly bushes, birds calling to mates, daffodils sprouting...Read Full Story - 09/02/23
Thursday 9th February 2023
As I watched the children sprinting towards me in the nature area, it seemed appropriate that mental health week was here and that I had decided to explore the idea of slowing life down. We began with a spot of forest bathing (Shinrin Yoku, as practised by the Japanese), among the tree...Read Full Story - 02/02/23
Thursday 2nd February 2023
It was on a windy day that Nature Club ventured into the pond area and decided to have a go at making some woodland wind chimes. First they gathered different sized sticks and applied the scientific knowledge that they learnt about sound last year to create a chime of different length sticks. Then...Read Full Story