This week we have been learning how to transfer the skills we have been learning and practising in the classroom to our wonderful forest.
We have learned how to be ready, respectful and safe in the forest whilst also remembering the forest rules:
1. Walk in the forest
2. Big sticks should stay on the floor
3. When we hear the whistle we stop and return to base camp
4. We never leave the forest without a grown up
5. We do not pick leaves or flowers from growing plants and trees
Our grown ups have been very impressed with our listening skills and how well we are able to demonstrate the Merry Hill Way. During our forest sessions, we enjoy singing songs, listening to stories, exploring and observing nature and seasonal changes. Each day we discuss the weather and then in our forest sessions we observe changes we notice. So far, we have spotted some leaves falling and changing colour, some signs of animal nests and also a few little acorns and conkers around. We can’t wait to see what else we find over the coming weeks – watch this space!
How you can help at home:
* Talk about how to show ready, respectful, safe at all times at school (classroom, forest, lunch, playground, library)
* Discuss signs of autumn in your garden or your way to school
* Share books together – stories or books about autumn and animals. Ask and answer questions and curiosities together