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Forest School Year 4 Newsletter Week 2 2019

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<strong>Year</strong> 4: <strong>Week</strong> 2<br />

Native American’s


Dr Collins had made a cleanable<br />

cover for the <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

table and a new holder to carry<br />

the wind-breaks on her trolley.<br />

(Very useful, patent-pending).<br />

We started the day by demonstrating the Native American’s<br />

tradition of White Sage smudging. The white sage is lit and the<br />

smoke is wafted using a feather. While we might not understand<br />

the significance of the process Dr Collins explained that the sense<br />

of smell is closely linked to memory. The smell would evoke<br />

significant memories in a Native American.<br />

The process had a<br />

limited effect on the<br />

children because the<br />

smell reminded them of<br />

Lincolnshire sausages.


The children asked to play the scream game.<br />

It’s a perfect way to warm up.<br />

We started experimenting to see if the children could run further on one<br />

breath at different times of the session.


The We used face<br />

paint to show that<br />

the children were<br />

all in one tribe.


Dr Collins thought that the children would enjoy trying cornbread<br />

which was a favourite of the Native Americans. While we prepared<br />

the dough Mrs Jones read a Cherokee legend called ‘how the Milky<br />

Way came to be. It was a story about a magical dog that spilled<br />

cornmeal and trailed some into the sky forming The Milky Way.<br />

The children compared<br />

cornmeal to corn kernels and<br />

watched the batter over the<br />

fire, we put some foil over the<br />

top to help it cook.


The children enjoyed a warming<br />

cup of Ribena. Most of them<br />

enjoyed the corn bread, all of<br />

the children enjoyed the corn<br />

bread that wasn’t black!


We finished the session building a shelter.


The children took a small<br />

stick home to remind them<br />

of the Native American<br />

story that one stick is easy<br />

to break but more than two<br />

sticks are impossible to<br />

break. We are stronger<br />

when we stick together.

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