All children have fully embraced the wonders that Forest School has to offer as we make our weekly trips  within Shotts Nature Park. The children continue to develop their curiosity and imagination within a learning environment that offers challenge and excitement. There have been opportunities to participate in pond dipping and fishing where plenty of tadpoles, fish and water snails were caught, no sharks or mermaids were  found tho !!! All children have enjoyed exploring the paths, trails and hidden depths of the  forest , sharing their  favourite story whilst relaxing in a hammock was a definite favourite of mine.  The children have also demonstrated their awareness of safety whilst making a campfire and enjoyed celebrating Maths Week Scotland when collecting various different sizes of sticks, counting out how many and carrying out simple calculations as to how many marshmallows they had eaten .                                                                                                           The children have enjoyed  observed   the changes in the seasons  and the different colours , sizes and shapes of the falling leaves and look forward to next weeks session where we are planning on using the spotter sheets to identify what trees they have fallen from .