Today we decided to head straight to our forest school site and spend as much of our day there as possible. As we headed down the big hill we pointed out some of the trees and plants we spotted. Hugh was able to identify the oak and silver birch trees whilst almost everyone remembered the cow parsley. I wonder why this one is remebered so well? Why not try asking your child what cow parsley smells like?

As we got deeper down into the forest we stopped, closed our eyes and listened. The forest was quiet and still until we heard a loud rumbling sound. What could it be? It was a monsters grumbling tummy suggested one child. If it was a monsters rumbling tummy we would have to stick together and 'keep our eyes open' suggested another.

We headed into our forest school site, past the swamp, around the deep holes and onto the big hill. We immediately spotted a huge tree which everyone wanted to climb inside. We practiced our skills of balancing and climbing. Albert and Max climbed high into the tree whilst some of the children chose to climb up the sides or swing from the branches.

Ossie decided to search for fossils after finding an interesting looking stick. Charlotte decided to join him and we were all soon digging with our homemade spades and forks. We found some interesting stones and rocks before again hearing the rumbling sound. Ossie pointed out that it was just the clouds and nothing to worry about so we continued.

After a hearty lunch we got back to exploring but this time we moved through our site and on into another area listening carefully for any monsters which may be present. We did not find any monsters but we did find the 'sneaky' track which the children enjoyed walking along. "One more time" said Max after completing the walk eight times. Again and again the children moved along the path, through the 'sneaky path' and back up the adults. This was so much fun!

It was time to leave our forest school site again but we will be back next week for more adventures!