This week we asked our driver to drop us at the very edge of our forest school where the huge ponds are. The children took charge and we appointed a ‘leader’ who would try and navigate through the forest to find the biggest pond. On the way we spotted butterflies, dogs and lots of birds. Eventually we spotted some water and as we walked around the corner we were greeted by a HUGE pond! The children were completely amazed! We talked about water safety and there were several signs which showed us how to be keep ourselves safe. We looked on watching ripples on the water, the birds flying overhead and anglers attempting to catch a fish.

After leaving the pond, we headed down towards the deeper part of forest school. On the way we spotted a stony area where the children demonstrated their balancing skills. We all attempted to walk along the stones and stay off the ground which was pretty tricky! We decided we would use the rocks to create a bridge across the grass and see how far we could get. The children stood in a line and passed stones along before placing them at the end. The path went on and on and on. What amazing teamwork!

After lunch, it was time to leave and we headed towards the minibus pick up point. This time another child took charge. We were a little earlier than we expected so had enough time to go on a mini adventure. One of the children pointed out that the woodland was very dense and it looked like the ‘deep, dark woods’. We quietly headed inside before we all heard our leader shout those words we love to hear, “deer, deer, there’s a deer’ and sure enough a beautiful deer ran past. What a great way to end our day!