At Manor Farm Infant School the children in reception will all have the opportunity to experience Forest school. We are fortunate enough to have two Forest school sites, 1 based in the school grounds and 1 based 10 minutes walk away in Common Wood. This means that the pupils have two different natural locations to investigate and contrast. We follow the Forest school principals whereby children are shown a variety of skills but the learning is based on individual children’s interests. They will have the chance to hunt for minibeasts, create imaginatively with natural resources, learn more about birds, make dens, fashion homes for bugs, start to identify different plants and animals and much more.

Led by Mrs Topley and a band of experienced helpers we head off on a Thursday to explore the natural world. Each week when we get to our site the children and adults check the boundary, the children love taking responsibility for safety routines, ‘Danger there are prickly holly leaves, the shout goes up’. We finish our sessions sitting in base camp having a hot chocolate, sharing our favourite experiences and listening to a story.

Forest School Consent Form

Autumn 2024

Junior School Forest School Site Visit

On Thursday 13^th June Year 2 visited the Manor Farm Junior’s Forest School site. Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Payne led the activities and everyone had a fantastic time. The children enjoyed resting in the hammock, playing the ‘log’ drumkit, searching for tadpoles and froglets in the pond, making their own creations using the resources they found and using the slide and swing. The session finished with a drink and a biscuit and the children returned to the Infant School full of news of the experience. Thank you to the juniors for hosting a wonderful session!

Summer Term 2024

Spring Term 2024

Autumn Term 2023