News
If you would like to help with the Christmas Fayre, please come to a meeting at 7pm on Tuesday 14th November at the school.
Please note the new date for the Christmas Fayre is Thursday 7th December.
In the first forest school sessions for this half of term the children having been helping to prepare the site for winter sessions. A new site for the fire circle, at the top of the jungle is being cleared, involving digging up a rotten, wooden climbing feature. We looked at how to use leverage with appropriate tools to remove the partially buried logs, and how to work safely with large tools in proximity to others.
Another group of children helped to sort the garden waste into piles to burn or to compost and we talked about building appropriate places to collect composting material.
These first sessions were also an opportunity to enjoy the regular activities of mud kitchen, den building, swinging, climbing, crafts and minibeast hunting. We found insects settled into snug spaces for the winter and were careful not to disturb them, and we will be combining hay with the rotten logs we have dug up, to create a second hibernation station for our wide selection of jungle creatures.
Please note our new email address: enquiries@mudtastic.co.uk
Phone number is still Jayne on 07984655688
Yesterday was another great day and we expect them back on time. We will let you know if that changes.
If you have visited the school I am sure you can’t have missed it, but if you haven’t you are likely to have heard about it! Either way, we now have a large ship on our bottom playground for the children to play on. Unfortunately, children are not permitted to use it before 9am and after 3.30am, even if you are with them, so please ensure your child does not use it when coming to school or leaving school. Sorry! We have told all of the children and would appreciate it if you are able to inform any other adults who deliver or collect your children. Thank you.
Please read on to find out what has been happening in the classes, our new pirate ship, workshops for the community in our art studio and much, much more…
All is going very well and a good night was had by all. Yesterday was archery, fencing and canoeing (one teacher fell in and was bobbing around in Ilfracombe Harbour!) and today is rock scrambling and rockpooling.
News from around the classes and much, much more…
Forest club 11th and 12th October
Last week’s theme was fire and fire safety, with both groups cooking a number of savoury and sweet items over an open fire in the fire circle. It was an opportunity to highlight the importance of acting responsibly in the circle and listening carefully to instructions. All of the children were respectful of the rules and with those safety aspects taken care of, everyone could relax and enjoy sharing stories, ideas and jokes with each other round the fire, while the food cooked. After eating the food and having a warm chocolate drink, the children then spent the remaining time on individually chosen woodland activities.
This week we have our last sessions before the half term break, but we will then be continuing with sessions until the Christmas holidays. Don’t forget to supply warm clothing, suitable footwear and waterproofs, to keep your children snug and dry.
Please note our new email address: enquiries@mudtastic.co.uk
Phone: Jayne on 07984655688
Please read on to find out about our choir performing, residential trips and much, much more in and around the classes and Appledore…
Forest club 4th and 5th October]
Please read on to find out about conker painting, the enew shelter, planting and future cooking…
Please read on to find out about harvest festival, parent evenings and much. much more…
Yr6 had a great time completing the Team Quest yesterday afternoon and then settled into their rooms. All excited for the activities today will bring.
Please read on to find dates for Halloween Disco and Christmas Fare, what has been going on in and around the classes and much more…
Forest club 27th and 28th September
Last week’s sessions focused on hedgehogs preparing for hibernation. The children made model hedgehogs out of pine cones, clay and other natural materials and have begun building snug hedgehog houses for the local wildlife.
Some of the children were also busy collecting conkers, and each child kindly shared all but two of them with the rest of the group, by adding them to our craft resources. With some resources collected on site and some being sourced elsewhere, we are slowly building up a really diverse selection of materials. If you have any materials you feel may be useful for crafts we would be most grateful for donations. Coloured stones, leaves, nuts, logs, offcuts of wood from carpentry projects, wall tiles, slate roofing tiles, fabric…everything is useful.
Experiments in den building have resulted in some stylish constructions and some very imaginative knot-work. We expect to see the structures growing over the next few weeks. Thank you to all of the children who have enjoyed playing in and around the dens, including those who don’t attend the forest club, for being very thoughtful and not damaging the structures.
Please note our new email address: enquiries@mudtastic.co.uk
Phone number is still Jayne on 07984655688
