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.