{"id":20605,"date":"2022-03-31T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=20605"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:04:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:04:54","slug":"fun-at-forest-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2022\/03\/31\/fun-at-forest-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun at Forest School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are always so excited when it&#8217;s a Forest School day! We have been observing the changes in the Forest over the last few sessions.\u00a0 As it has been sunny and dry over the last week, it was safe enough for us to explore the river.\u00a0 We collected our nets and set off!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/39ED051C-12E4-448D-97B8-BA720B1A95A3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20606\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/39ED051C-12E4-448D-97B8-BA720B1A95A3-300x291.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The water was so clear we could see right to the bottom. Unfortunately we didn\u2019t see or catch any fish! We used a stick to measure the depth of the water and then held it against our boots so that we could see where it was safe to stand.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/17553E80-2A09-4C00-BD34-B4CDA122EFF6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20607\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/17553E80-2A09-4C00-BD34-B4CDA122EFF6-300x292.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We found our very own stoney beach where we could look for stones and throw them in the water. \u00a0As a group, we conducted a risk assessment and discussed safety rules we should follow when throwing our stones. \u00a0We had to be careful to look around us and stay a safe distance from each other before we threw our stones into the water. We had so much fun investigating who could throw their stone the furthest and make the biggest SPLASH! We found lots of different sizes and shapes of stone. We were able to identify which were bigger, smaller, heavier and flatter. \u00a0We found one that looked like a pizza and put two together to make a duck!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/E54EDD7F-E951-442E-B757-68DE20B12909.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20608\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/E54EDD7F-E951-442E-B757-68DE20B12909-300x293.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOf course we have to have snack when we\u2019re at Forest School. \u00a0We enjoyed apple, hot chocolate to warm us up and a biscuit (to give us energy!)<\/p>\n<p>There was just time for us to make a few trips up our favourite hill! It was hard work climbing to the top! We were able to feel our hearts beating really fast! Our favourite part was pulling Angela back down the hill with us. She was going really fast!<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see what we can discover and explore next week!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are always so excited when it&#8217;s a Forest School day! We have been observing the changes in the Forest over the last few sessions.\u00a0 As it has been sunny and dry over the last week, it was safe enough for us to explore the river.\u00a0 We collected our nets and set off! 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