Biodiversity

A toad was spotted and observed closely by curious members of P2 today. This large amphibian was released safely after being christened “Berrybum”!

Many worms were dug up in attempt to give the toad a snack but by the time they’d been unearthed Berrybum had toddled off.  

Primary 2 and Primary 1 Forest School

Wednesday means one thing for me:Forest School!

Primary 2 have their session in the morning and Primary 1 come out to the woods in the afternoon.

This week both classes started with a scavenger hunt which was to let me see who would persevere with a tricky task; e.g. finding something blue growing in the woods and also to see how well out meeting cry worked.

After they shared their findings, both classes chose to build dens or do some digging in the mud (apologies for the grubby nails!)  

Some of P2 got to help cut down a tree (coppicing) and then sawed tree cookies from the freshly felled timber! The children were aware of how sharp the saw was and all took great care to stay safe when working with it. The rest of P2 will get the chance to try using a saw next week.

John Muir wildflower garden

This has been blooming over the summer break and it was such a delight to discover upon the return to school. Isn't this just glorious? Well done to the last year's P6 John Muir group who cleared this overgrown flowerbed of weeds and put new top soil in before scattering this colourful selection of wildflowers.