The 18th October was a busy day for Blyth Woods. Not only did we launch our new project , but in the afternoon Acorn class went hunting for acorns . The family members turned out in record numbers and showed interest in the school connection and work, as well as the new possibilities for a Blyth Woods project.
The children were very enthusiastic and the acorns were everywhere so they collected lots to plant. Before we returned to school we took the class to the new field and showed them how it looked at the very beginning of the new project. The children found eight oak seedlings in the field and talked about how they got there. They left a cane beside each one so that we can rehome the trees while the field is prepared for planting.
Back at school we tested the acorns, hazel nuts and sweet chestnuts to find out which ones were suitable for planting, a good floating and sinking activity, air in the nut is a sign of damage .
The bed in the tree nursery is now full of tree seed and we all wished the young trees ‘Good Luck’.
We had a few minutes to spare before the children were to go into assembly and so we played the Squirrel Game. The children had to sleep like a squirrel, eat like a squirrel and talk like a squirrel ( a little bit anthropomorphic but good fun!) They then ran off and hid their acorn to (pretend) eat at another time. After a bit more talking and sleeping they all went back to find their acorn to eat. Two acorns were not found so that perhaps explains why we found oak trees growing in the middle of the field earlier in the day.
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