We were delighted to receive a grant from Roots & Shoots to overhaul our entrance area into our pre school. We are lucky to have a large allotment and use of a Forest School area, our entrance area really didn’t show how green fingered and outdoor loving our children are! It was full of concrete […]
We always enjoy joining in with the RSPB Schools Birdwatch! I apply online and we were sent super images of UK birds for the children to look at and notice any details, as well as really age appropriate data collection sheets. We gathered up some items to make our own feeders too, and walked up […]
We were lucky to be given a fabulous grant from Roots & Shoots to enhance our entrance area. Given the fact that we have a green flag and an RHS award level five, our entrance was definitely letting us down! I planned to have raised beds all the way around, so the children will be […]
We have introduced our new children to the joy of Forest School! Outdoor play has huge advantages for very young children and given the challenges we are facing, is a far safer environment to. The children are straight away encouraged to observe thier environment and care for the wildlife and insects that live within it. […]
We have been growing lots of produce in our allotment. Before lockdown we planted our potatoes and cauliflowers, peas and sunflower seeds. Since we have returned, we have been avidly watering and weeding! Our wild flower seeds we planted have bloomed now and we have seen the bees and butterflies landing on them. We have […]
Some of our older children have returned to pre school in two separate bubbles. When they were in lockdown, I provided them with updates on our Facebook accounts so they could observe the changes, such as our froglets that they had watched from tadpoles, being released back into the pond. We have been lucky enough […]
Age really doesn’t matter when you are passionate and have a great teacher to guide you! These are just some of the activities the group has accomplished in the last two years: – Our recycled wood planter was installed into our allotment. We used the company woodbox that uses recycled and sustainable wood. We filled […]
We had a very exciting afternoon, we were hunting for nurdles! We were lucky to have in our lovely Eco visitor,Gill in. She brought with her a range of objects that were picked from a beach clean, up at Hurst Spit. The children took out all the plastic, then adding water to thier bowls. They […]
We were lucky to be lent an interesting item from our eco friend, Gill to understand the properties of plastic bags. One was a bio degradable bag, that fortunately is being used now to cover magazines, sent through the post. The other was a nasty plastic bag that previously contained one child’s sandwich! So, the children […]
We love having our own allotment. The children are so keen to help, and along with their parents, they attend regular allotment workshops. They show their parents our raised bed and areas for spring planting. I heard them using the correct gardening terms, such as chitting and it’s a trowel, not a spade Daddy! Together, […]
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