Our new Forest School area is ready to go and we have our first ever pond thanks to the Donnelley family. This is so exciting as even the smallest ponds can attract a wide range of wildlife. The children will now help us with pond plants and wildlife-friendly planting around the outside to give the amphibians somewhere to hide.

This has been a real team effort with Miss Bennett and Angie W sourcing logs, Michele setting us the challenge of growing a Christmas tree, Brian building our new mud kitchen and Angie D and Callum joining in to help him dig in the pond. Brian has even left us a special bunch of flowers as you can see!

And now Miss Bennett’s Eco-Schools flag can fly high on our new flagpole. Good times!

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