Forest School September 2016
5th & 6th classes went to Ballyteigue Wood to go out and learn all about surviving in the woods with the teacher Alec Dunne. We are going to go there every Friday for six weeks. First we walked up to the base where we all sit there and gather around for when we want for when we want to go somewhere else. We learnt how to know where North, East, South & West was by just using the sun. So in midday your shadow is north and in the morning your shadow is is east and and at sunset your shadow is West.
He told us NOT go around and just eat any berries you want because some berries are poisonous. He said that the redder the berry is the more poisinous it can be. Then we all went down the hill and he told us a little about the bark of a beech tree and that you'd recognise it by how the bark is silver. then we went down the woods a little bit more and saw lots of mushrooms. we saw a big hole and Mrs. Lawson predics that it was on of the bombs from World War 2. And Anita got very excited whe she found an edible mushroom and she was so kind that she gave it to Alec Dunne.
Then the amazing adventure soon came to an end and we had to say goodbye to the brillent teacher Alec. I am sure I can speak for everyone when I say I would LOVE to thank Mrs. Lawson and Alec Dunne and all the parents willing to drive us to the Woods. It was a great experience and I can't wait to see what adventure would be waiting for us next Friday.
By Maeve 5th Class
Leson 1 Forest School
For 6 weeks everyone in 5th & 6th clases get to go to Forest Schools. It is in Ballyteigue Wood. The teacher is called Alec Dunne. He showed us about the compass and we got to make a compass out of sticks and rocks. Then he told us about each season. we all ate wood sorrel and poped the sap bubbles.
Then we went on a walk and looked at the mushrooms we looked at the fungi on the trees. then we walked back to the benches and packed up our bags and went back to school. When we got back to school the bell went and we went home.
By Lucy 5th Class
