Oratory Prep Forest School

Every child has the opportunity to take part in Forest School. We are incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by 60 acres of grounds to learn in and explore.

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Our #Year4 pupils have been exploring the colours of Autumn in their Forest School lessons including problem solving how to make their own coloured mud paint!

#OPSForestSchool #autumn #mudpaint

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We've had a great start to Forest School! The Woodland Theatre has been rejuvenated and the Forest bathing area has returned.

Our Junior Prep pupils have foraged for blackberries and created their own ink whilst our Year 8 pupils have helped make the theatre.

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What a lovely day for a Sensory Walk around our school grounds.

Wonderful to welcome so many families for our @OPSForest Stay & Play this morning.

#OPSEarlyYears #Nursery #Kindergarten #ForestSchool

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This half of term, Year 3 have been creating their own Woodland SuperHeroes.
Today, children created plays based around their superheroes. They had a lot of fun sharing their superpowers and Mrs Jones was really impressed because kindness was a superpower many of them chose.

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Lovely to capture some photos before our Forest School Stay & Play session started this morning. Our visiting families will have a wonderful time at our 'Mad Hatters Tea Party' themed event, despite the wet weather!

#ForestSchool #StayandPlay #PreSchool #Nursery #Goring

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Our Year 4 have had a busy morning making bacon sandwiches in the woodland!

#ForestSchool #cooking #outside #OPSLearning #Goring #Berkshire #Oxfordshire

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Year 4 have continued designing and plotting their own maps this week. They also did some orienteering around the woodland to find the missing letters, then enjoyed a wordless challenge to make up Mrs Johnston favourite woodland creatures.

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Year 4 have been busy creating their own woodland maps in Forest School this week.

#OPSForestSchool #ForestSchool #OutdoorLearning #Goring #Berkshire #Oxfordshire

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Nursery have been out in the woodland this morning celebrating #EarthDay2022 by learning about how to look after our planet and keep our planet healthy. Children then went on to decorate nature crowns, paint some Earth stones, and bug hunted under logs.
#OPSLearning

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Never have a group of children been so keen to weed and dig! We love our Friday afternoons with gardening club...the manure is in ...we are ready grow.

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Fun exploring Autumn

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Year 7 successfully tarp turning in the woodland this morning improving their cooperation skills. 😊

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A great start for gardening club this term....preparing raised beds and wellies for creative planting 🌱🥀💐🌻

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Trust was built in the woodland this week, when one of the Year 7’s guided round Mr Wilson who had been blindfolded. On reflection Mr Wilson admitted he was slightly anxious 😬 but at the end of the task felt reassured by his guide. Great work Year 7👍

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Showing determination when moving large logs around the woodland. Year 4 busy making seats for the new outdoor theatre 🎭 I am looking forward to the first performance 🌳

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Year 6 this week have been looking at building and constructing safely within the woodland using some new knots skills learn’t. They displayed great team work and communicating when faced with challenges. Can’t wait to see them finished Year 6!

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Celebrating the Autumn Equinox with an Autumn treasure hunt and story telling in the wonderfully sunny ☀️ OPS woodland 🌳 Happy Autumn everyone!

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Reception made fabulous balckberry ink today 😀

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After building a bug hotel Year 4 discovered a shield bug on their travels back to school it took quite a shine to Alex 🌳

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Year 6 enjoying the hot chocolate at the end of their team building exercise in a rather sunny woodland 🌞