Announcement: There will be no Forest School Holiday Club this summer as I will be starting my maternity leave in August, with my very own woodland creature due in September.
I wish you all a wonderful summer and look forward to welcoming you back to the woods in 2018!
Adults and children alike from Punnetts Town C.P. School are enjoying their weekly outings to the woods very much. We’ve been spotting signs of spring, identifying winter twigs, collecting kindling wood, hunting for invertebrates, building shelters for different creatures, building bridges over the stream, sawing and whittling greenwood, creating nature-god effigies from natural materials, playing lots of games and drinking hot chocolate. Thank you to all of Year 5 and Year 1 and their brilliant supporting adults. Looking forward to working with Year 3 and 4 next term.
Hooray! Thrilled to be invited to be the Forest School Leader for Punnetts Town Primary School’s new Forest School Project on a diverse and stimulating outdoor site in Cowbeech!
I’ll be working with each class throughout the school, from Reception to Year 6, giving them an appetising taster of Forest School and hopefully inspiring the teachers too!
Ver much looking forward to starting in February.
Unfortunately we will NOT be running a session this autumn half-term.
We’ll be back in 2017 if not before, so get in touch to be added to the mailing list to hear about future dates.
Wow! What a fantastic August we’ve had in the woods at Darwell. New faces and old, lots of focus and plenty of fun. Highlights include sneezy dragon stalking games, the hammock chill-out zone, willow craft, cleaving and sawing greenwood, lots of dens and good snacks cooked on the fire- including nut and berry flapjacks wrapped in sweet chestnut leaves and cooked on the embers. Some great teamwork, perseverance and adventurous spirits. See you next time!
Thank you to the Forestry Commission for continuing to support our activities in the woods. If you have taken part in any Ironwood activities this season or previously, please do take a moment to complete this simple online survey (takes 2 mins!):
We would be really grateful, if you have attended a session in the past at the Darwell Wood site (managed by the Forestry Commission), if you could take a moment to please complete this quick online survey all about learning at the woods:
THANK YOU !
Summer 2016 is fast approaching! Book your places now and take advantage of our summer saving! Here are the details:
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Wow! today was a whirlwind… literally as it was so blustery! Lots of new games, elder pencils, dens, teasel hedgehogs, migrating swallows, and a group that got stuck in to everything- especially mud sliding!
Today was full to capacity so if you want to book ahead for the summer it is advisable: we are running EVERY THURSDAY FROM 28TH JULY-1ST SEPTEMBER.
Take advantage of our summer discount: book 4 sessions for a child and get them for £100 (saving £20).
Good old English summertime… Once again we are having to keep an eye on the weather and will be risk assessing the site in advance of Thursday’s session. We will be confirming arrangements tomorrow and will be in touch if you have booked on.
Sorry if you’ve missed out this half-term, be sure to grab a space in the summer holidays- every Tuesday from 26th July until the end of August.
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