Dear Snow, Thank you for coming to visit us at Forest School. With your arrival there are some exciting changes to Bygone Days! The tent is a new addition and a warm, fun place to enjoy our snacks and lunch, read stories and listen to the soft pitter patter of you falling on the roof. …
Hi Friends, Mother Nature sure did hand us a bag full of every type of weather this week, and we still loved every minute of it! Each day at Forest School always looks a little different and discoveries are always unfolding, but some things were consistent throughout our week – like how the snow makes …
Hi Folks, I think we were all super surprised this morning when we saw so much of that white stuff! We can’t believe we almost forgot how beautiful it is. Our students had a beautiful moment at the start of our day – venturing into the woods, we all found a quiet, personal space where …
A fresh blanket of white snow greeted us in Memorial Park this morning! Many more changes became apparent as we explored, including erosion along the beach, signs of the wind storm, iced leaves, and a certain hush to the forest that comes with the first snowfall. Birch bark was our offering this morning, which the …
Hi Friends, Another pretty awesome week we had, starting off with a pretty epic mud kitchen, some hard core obstacle course construction and our imagination even helped us become local farmers. With all the rain this morning, our students were lucky and discovered 3 rainbows. We pondered about rainbows and why they appear after a …
Hey Folks! We had a much needed wet week this week! We remind ourselves on these rainy days just how much the plants, animals and ponds need this weather – we’ve even got a song about it! And even more fun was our first taste of snow!!! Student interests took us all over the place …
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Hi Friends, What an incredibly creative day we had! We were very curious students today and started looking at different types of creature and plants such as : Red Spotted Purple (Butterfly) Emerald Ash Borer Wooly Bear American Dagger Northern Oriole We also love rain days because it gives our students the opportunity to dive …
As adventures unfolded today at forest school, I found myself in awe of the skills that the Chickadees will carry with them, that come from our play and interactions with nature. I even saw future careers unfolding before my eyes. As we dug in the sand for fossils, I imagined them at an archaeological dig. …
Hey Collingwood Families! We had another action packed week at FSFNS with lot’s of creativity, construction and exploring! Here are some of the highlights: Carving Tool-use is a common thing with our students and this week we got out the knives and began whittling away. Students sat around the fire making spoons, spears and butter …
Leaves in the air, Fall colours everywhere. What on earth could we use these leaves for? We had at least 3 ideas, maybe more! Providing camouflage to hide our treasures, Running like chipmunks, it was not a day of leisure. Creating magic wands that cast spells, Transformed us into frogs, trees, a painted turtle shell. …