Forest School Year 3 Survival Newsletter Week 4

Year 3-Survival
Week 4

The weather in Week 4 was a bit warmer AND the children
were well prepared to spend time outside.
Dr Collins explained that even though you
might be in a survival situation with a little
preparation you could still be comfortable.
She made a
hammock chair and
even proved how
safe it was by lifting
her feet off the
ground.
All you need is some material, some stones and twine.
This is part of an old duvet cover
donated by Dr Collins’ Mum.
Wrap the material around
the stone and catch it in a
loop of twine.
The children learnt how to make a Timber Hitch (knot).

The children found different ways to sit in the hammock chair.

This free standing chair used three strong poles, twine, a short
stick and one of Dr Collins’ father’s trouser legs.
The safety pin was used to thread
the twine through the trouser hem.
Dr Collins hummed a tune while the
children waited for her to thread
the twine. It was identified as a tune
written by Henry VIII (Greensleeves)!
The poles were
lashed together.
The loop of twine
was hung over the
top of the poles.
A thin stick was pushed
through the loop of
material. It was
important that the stick
was long enough otherwise
the stick might slip
causing the sitter to fall.

Everyone had a go at making a Clove Hitch.
It’s an all-purpose knot.

Dr Collins explained that identifying trees and knowing how
useful they were, was an essential survival skill.
Ash can be identified in
Winter by the black buds.
It always burns well.
Dr Collins was very
impressed that these
two were able to
identify this tree as a
Conker tree!
Dr Collins was also very
impressed when the children
created their own den church.

Mr Cox and Dr Collins were pleased to see how the
children were more confident working with fire.

The children were creative with their marshmallows too.
We call this style of biscuit
on a stick ‘a Felicity’.
The children noticed that not all
marshmallows were speared in the
same way.
Ciara’s marshmallow was so well toasted that the outer layer started to
slip down the stick. So, she converted it into a snowman sculpture.
When the snowman’s coat slipped off completely she ate it all up.

Fire!
The children practised starting a fire using the steel.
Dr Collins was very proud of Emilia who was the first to start a fire.
She could be the next Bear-etta Grylls.