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Today in Forest School P4 imagined they were evacuated children during World War 2 who got lost in the Forest. In groups they had to build shelters using only two sheets of tarpaulin, some clothes pegs and a few bamboo sticks. They were also allowed to use whatever they could find around them, including trees, branches and the fence.
The children all worked very well in their groups and it was interesting to hear of the different problems each group encountered when designed their shelter.
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This week in Forest School P4 took their maths outdoors and have to create symmetrical pictures using only the materials they could find on the ground. This linked in very well with the symmetry we've been doing in the classroom. The children worked in pairs to creatively decide what symmetrical picture they were going to attempt to make.
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This week in Forest School we created aerial or 'bird's eye' views of our school. We were put into groups and used our knowledge gained from our perimeter walk to create 2D and 3D maps.
The children enjoyed getting outside and working as part of a team.
P4G also were accompanied by 15 PGCE students from Stranmillis, brought to observe our Forest School by Mrs McClelland. It was wonderful for the student teachers to interact with our pupils.
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Today saw the start of Forest School for some of our current P4 children. Due to the rain and sleet, we put on our wellington boots and coats and went on a perimeter walk. The children walked over all sorts of ground, and helped to pick up litter that they came across. During the evaluation, the children said they had found parts of our school they didn't know existed! It was great to still get outside on a wet and cold day like today.
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In Forest School this week P4 looked at butterflies. We talked about their importance to biodiversity and learnt some key terms associated with the life cycle of a butterfly. The children then worked in groups of three to create a symmetrical butterfly on the ground.
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Today in Forest School, the children were creating pictures from two different stories which were read in class. The children had to be creative in their design and think of stand out features.
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As part of Forest School, P4's spent a bit of time thinking about the importance of trees. The drew posters illustrating all the important things that trees do for us and then took part in some 'Tree dressing.' Tree Dressing is based on many old customs from all over the world. It brings us closer to the trees that play such an important role in our lives as well as to each other.
This activity also will get us two more points for our Green Tree Awards, taking us closer to the Platinum level.
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Today was another great day for our P4s to get outside and enjoy Forest School. One of the classes was looking at 3D structures and pictures whilst the other class looked at some of Andy Goldsworthy patterned art work and created art patterns using the materials around them.
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As we are a Champion Forest School, we receive NIFSA monthly news sheets. The May edition is attached.
With the lovely weather we've been having, now would be a great time for your family to become a NIFSA Forest School Family!
We want to encourage you to get out and enjoy playing with your family in our wonderful local Parks. You do not need any special equipment or have any specialised training to become a NIFSA Forest School Family. Research shows that the biggest epidemic of our time is not going to be obesity but it is in fact simply not getting enough sunlight! By registering to become a NIFSA Forest School Family you will get great ideas for games and fun activities to do in your local Park. Let's get out there today and start playing and exploring.
What do you need to do to become a NIFSA Forest School Family?
Simply register your interest by visiting the following link
https://www.forestschoolawards.org/cgi-bin/main.cgi?page=Family Zone;vat=1527767899
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This week the P4 pupils were doing story telling and some art work. It was a lovely sunny day outside and was brilliant to have some fun outdoor learning taking place.
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This week in Forest School the Primary 4 children were investigating area as a measure of surface. The children had to use items from the ground to find the surface area of a leaf. This moved onto using unifix cubes.
Then, the children had to find the surface area of a large square, starting with using non standard items (logs, themselves) and moving onto using wool/string to make squares.
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