This week a brand new group of forest schoolers headed off to the woods. We talked about the things we might see and we had lots of suggestions. Top of our list were tigers, monkeys and dinosaurs. After dressing for the weather we headed down to the meadow which is just on the outskirts of our forest. We found two climbing trees which provided hours of fun. Sky found a huge puddle which we decided was a pond full of fish and mysterious creatures. We collected the longest branches we could find so we could create fishing rods in order to see what lurked below the water. Yunus, Sky, Imogen, Kai and Sebastian enjoyed dipping their rods into the water. We caught lots of fish and even a shark!

After a spot of lunch we decided to continue fishing and climbing the trees. It was hard work climbing but Rubin was a pro. He attempted to climb the lower branches and with a little encouragement climbed higher and higher. He was so proud of himself! Kai and Imogen decided to head off and see what animals they could find. Kai spotted a hole in the grass, which looked like a tunnel. Kai and Imogen chatted about what sort of animal might have made the tunnel. Imogen suggested a rabbit but Kai thought the hole was a little too small and was perhaps made by a mouse. Another child suggested a squirrel may have created the tunnel. Imogen decided to take a closer look and attempted to climb through the tunnel but a big bramble was in her way. She peeked over the top of the tunnel and spotted a beautiful area which would make a perfect home for an animal. We would investigate this further next week!