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WELCOME TO THE WOODLAND SCHOOL PAGE!
Scroll down to find out about some of the exciting and interesting things that we see and do in Woodland School.
You can also look at the archive pages for everything that we have done in previous years.
I hope you enjoy looking at this page and I will update it regularly, with the newest items at the top.
Mrs Chantler
Woodland School Leader
Mrs Chantler is a Primary School teacher and is a Forest School Association qualified Level 3 Forest School Leader.
We have an award winning provision in our Woodland School. In 2022 we were awarded the Bronze, Silver and Gold RSPB awards, for the work we do to look after nature.
In July 2022 we were awarded the Kent Wildlife Trust (KWT) Bronze Wildlife award.
In July 2023, right at the end of the summer term, we were awarded the Kent Wildlife Trust Gold Wildlife Award!
KWT WILD KENT GOLD AWARD FOR 2023
JULY 2024
GOODBYE WOODLAND SCHOOL!
After a 32 year teaching career, I am retiring this summer.
I have loved setting up Woodland School for HTSJ and I hope that everyone has enjoyed their time in Woodland School as much as I have!
I will take so many wonderful memories with me.
The new Woodland School leader, Mrs Richardson, will take over Woodland School in September and I'm sure that you will join me in wishing her the best of luck with the job.
I'm signing off now, with lots of love to all,
Mrs Chantler (Auntie Woodland) xxxxx
STOP PRESS! Woodland school has just been awarded the 2024 GOLD award from the Kent Wildlife Trust, for the work we do to make our little corner of Kent a better place for wildlife!!
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE FRESH WATER IN YOUR GARDEN FOR THE BIRDS TO DRINK AND BATHE IN DURING THE HOT WEATHER!
JUNE 2024
ON WEDNESDAY, ALFIE FROM YEAR 5 HARVESTED THESE "NICOLA" AND "MARIS PIPER" POTATOES. HE HAD PLANTED THE SEED POTATOES BACK IN MARCH! THESE WILL MAKE A TASTY POTATO SALAD...WELL DONE ALFIE!
A FOREST SCHOOL DAY AT PARKSIDE, CANTERBURY. SOME LUCKY YEAR 2 CHILDREN SPENT THE DAY AT PARKSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL, CANTERBURY FOR A FOREST SCHOOL FESTIVAL WITH 6 OTHER SCHOOLS.
IT'S JUNE AND THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS ARE RUNNING THEIR 30 DAYS WILD ACTIVITY PROGRAM FOR THE MONTH! HERE ARE THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF JUNE, FOR YOU TO DO AT HOME!!
WORLD OCEANS DAY IS THE 8TH OF JUNE. THIS GLOBAL INITIATIVE IS TO ENCOURAGE ACTIONS WHICH PROTECT OUR MARINE ECOSYSYTEMS. WHAT COULD YOU DO TO HELP? PERHAPS DO A LITTER PICK ON A THANET BEACH?
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY IS THE 5TH OF JUNE. THIS INITAITIVE IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND ENCOURAGE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS YOU COULD PLANT A TREE OR SHRUB IN YOUR GARDEN...
HERE ARE THE NEXT 10 ACTIVITIES FOR YOU TO TRY FROM THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS 30 DAYS WILD...
HERE ARE THE FINAL TEN KWT ACTIVITIES FOR THE LAST TEN DAYS OF JUNE...
MAY 2024
A UKRAINIAN MUD KITCHEN!! THE GIRLS MADE SOUP, GREEN TEA, ROLLS, CAKE, SUSHI AND PIZZA FOR THE TEDDIES!
ADAM FROM ROBIN CLASS DECIDED TO MAKE THE TREE HOUSE INTO A CASTLE TODAY, WITH A DUNGEON BELOW!
SCARLETT AND MADDIE MADE THIS AMAZING BREAKFAST BAR CAFE FOR THE TEDDIES TODAY!
SOME YEAR 5 CHILDREN TRIED OUT THE JAPANESE ART TECHNIQUE CALLED HAPAZOME...
WE LOVE TOADS! YEAR 1 MADE THESE TOADS USING MUD AS FINGER PAINT...
RHUBARB PIE.....PART ONE.... WE PICKED OUR RHUBARB FROM THE VEG PATCH THEN WASHED IT AND CHOPPED IT INTO SMALL PIECES. THEN WE COOKED IT WITH SOME KENTISH RASPBERRIES IN A PAN WITH SUGAR.
RHUBARB PIE ....PART 2 ....THE PROOF IS IN THE EATING!! IT WAS DELICIOUS!
SOME YEAR 6 BOYS HAD BAKED POTATOES COOKED IN THE CAMP FIRE...YUM!
WE HAVE PLANTED UP SOME BABY BEETROOT PLANTS...HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET A GOOD CROP AND CAN GIVE THEM TO THE SCHOOL COOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL SALAD VEG!
SOME YEAR 4 CHILDREN BUILT A "EUROVISION" STAGE BY THE TREE HOUSE...HERE IS THE FAMOUS ELLIOT FROM KINGFISHER REPRESENTING GREAT BRITAIN !!
LOOK OUT FOR SWIFTS FLYING HIGH IN THE SKY AND SCREECHING! FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SWIFTS PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE RSPB LINK...
WHEN WE LIFTED UP A PIECE OF LOOSE BARK FROM A LARGE LOG, WE REVEALED THIS AMAZING ANT NEST AND WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH THE ANTS WHO WERE VERY BUSY CARRYING THEIR EGGS!
WE HAVE BEEN MAKING HOUSES FOR THE WOODLAND FAIRIES. THEY HAD TO HAVE 2 STOREYS AND STAIRS OR A LADDER...
THE BABY WRENS HAVE FLEDGED! HOORAY! HERE IS THE NEST THAT THEY WERE LIVING IN, WHICH WAS INSIDE THE SCARECROW.
RENESMEE ENJOYED LOOKING CLOSELY AT THIS GARDEN SNAIL AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE PATTERNED TEXTURE OF THE SNAIL'S BODY (...WHICH IS CALLED A FOOT!)
HERE ARE THE YEAR 6 SUNFLOWERS, 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PLANTED THEM. WE ARE GROWING THEM INDOORS FOR A WHILE SO THAT THE SLUGS DON'T GET AT THEM!
A SUCCESSFUL BUG HUNT ON A LOVELY SUNNY MAY AFTERNOON!
WE HAVE A WREN FAMILY NESTING INSIDE OUR SCARECROW IN THE SCHOOL GARDEN! THEY ARE BUSILY FEDING IN THE IVY THEN FLYING UP AND INSIDE THE SCARECROW!
WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN NO MOW MAY...ARE YOU?
APRIL 2024
SOME OF OUR YEAR 5 PUPILS MADE THE TREE HOUSE INTO A CAFE AND LATER THE YEAR 2 CHILDREN ENJOYED PLAYING IN IT AT LUNCH TIME, ASSISTED BY THE YEAR 4 WOODLAND LEADERS. WELL DONE ALL!
YEAR 2 HAD CLOSE UP VIEWS OF A RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY FLUTTERING ABOUT BY THE LABURNHAM TREE...
HERE IS OUR WILDLIFE RECORD BOARD FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.
THE TEDDY OBSTACLE COURSE CHALLENGE! YEAR 2 HAD TO DESIGN AND MAKE AN OBSTACLE COURSE FOR ONE OF THE WOODLAND TEDDIES! THE OBSTACLES HAD TO INCLUDE SOMETHING TO GO OVER, UNDER, THROUGH AND IT ALSO HAD TO HAVE A SURPRISE AT THE END!
PLANTING UP SOME SUNFLOWER SEEDS. WE WILL LEAVE THESE TO GERMINATE INDOORS BECAUSE LAST YEAR THE SQUIRRELS CAME AND DUG UP EVERY SINGLE SEED!!!
ADAM FROM SPARROW CLASS SPENT MUCH THOUGHT AND CARE MAKING A (LEVEL!) BENCH FOR THE TEDDIES ON THE TREE HOUSE, WELL DONE ADAM, I THINK THAT THEY LOVE THE VIEW FROM UP THERE!
HAVING FUN IN THE ARMY TENTS!!
SOME OF OUR LOVELY YEAR 6 BOYS MADE SOME WILDFLOWER SEED POPPERS TODAY AND WE HAVE THROWN THEM AROUND ON THE SLOPE BY WOODLAND SCHOOL!
WE HAVE SEEN THE JAY IN WOODLAND SCHOOL EVERYDAY THIS TERM! LOOK OUT FOR THE DISTINCTIVE TURQUOISE BLUE FLASH ON THE WING...
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 5 COMPLETED THE ARMY TENT CHALLENGE THIS MORNING. SUPER TEAMWORK WAS EVIDENT, WELL DONE EVERYONE!
IT IS WORLD EARTH DAY ON 22ND APRIL. THE THEME FOR 2024 IS "PLANET VS PLASTIC" PERHAPS YOU COULD PICK UP PLASTIC LITTER IN YOUR STREET OR YOU COULD CHOSE ONLY TO BUY PRODUCTS WITH NO PLASTIC PACKAGING TODAY.
DEN AND SHELTER BUILDING WITH BADGER AND HEDGEHOG CLASS. YOU DID A GREAT JOB EVERYONE, WELL DONE!
CHILDREN FROM DRAGONFLY AND LADYBIRD MADE THESE SPRING BIRDS, USING WOOL THEN WEAVING LEAVES AND FLOWERS UNDER THE WOOL.
WE FOUND A DEAD BUMBLEBEE SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A VERY GOOD LOOK AT IT, WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
A BEAUTIFUL ...AND VERY FRIENDLY...SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY IN WOODLAND SCHOOL TODAY!
YEAR 6 COMPLETED THE RSPB NATURAL COLOURS CHALLENGE THIS AFTERNOON, WE FOUND SO MANY DIFFERENT NATURAL COLURS IN AND AROUND WOODLAND SCHOOL!
WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME BABY PLANTS TO GROW ON FROM THE MARGATE VOLUNTARY GROUP "WILDERNESS TO WONDERLAND". WE WILL GROW THEM ON AND THEN TAKE THEM TO THE FLOWER BEDS NEAR MARGATE STATION IN JUNE TO BE PLANTED UP.
WE HAVE WEEDED THE STRAWBERRY BED TODAY AND THE STRAWBERRIES ARE GROWING NICELY!
ALFIE HAS PLANTED SEED POTATOES TODAY. THEY SHOULD BE READY TO HARVEST IN JUNE. WE WILL MAKE POTATO SALAD WITH THEM!
THIS IS THE SEED POTATO...
MARCH 2024
HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE IN OUR HTSJ COMMUNITY! LOTS OF LOVE FROM MRS CHANTLER AND ALL OF OUR FURRY AND FEATHERY FRIENDS IN WOODLAND SCHOOL!
A GIANT EASTER BUNNY MADE BY YEAR 5 USING WOOD CHUNKS, LEAVES, BARK, A PEBBLE, CHALK...AND A CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT!
THE EASTER BUNNY HAS VISITED WOODLAND SCHOOL! I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT HE HAS LEFT BEHIND FOR US!
LEGEND HAS IT THAT THE GREEN MAN BRINGS THE SPRING TO THE WORLD!
CHILDREN FROM EYFS and YEAR 2 MADE IMAGES OF THE GREEN MAN. HE BRINGS THE SPRING TIME TO US. HE CERATINLY BROUGHT US SOME LOVELY SPRING SUNSHINE TODAY!
A GROUP OF YEAR 6 BOYS MADE THIS COLLABORATIVE PICTURE OF THE GREEN MAN. WELL DONE BOYS, HE IS TERRIFIC!
HAVING A SPLASHING TIME IN THE MUDDY PUDDLES!
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 5 MADE THESE EASTER DECORATIONS USING SLICES OF WOOD, FELT PENS, RIBBON AND A PINK BUTTON FOR THE NOSE!
GRUFFALO IS IN WOODLAND SCHOOL TODAY!!!
LOGAN AND BAILEY-JAMES MADE FISHING RODS AND FISH FROM STICKS AND BARK! HAPPY DAYS!
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 2 BAKED BREAD OVER THE CAMP FIRE AND THEN ENJOYED IT WARM WITH BUTTER AND JAM...MMMMM
ALFIE AND OSCAR FROM OSPREY MADE THIS BRILLIANT CASTLE FOR EYFS TO PLAY IN. IT HAS FLAGS AND CURTAINS TOO!
RALPHIE FROM KESTREL AND MOHAMMED FROM OSPREY LEARNT HOW TO USE THE BOW SAW TODAY. WELL DONE BOYS!
ALFIE MADE THESE FRIENDSHIP BISCUITS FOR US TO ENJOY EATING IN WOODLAND SCHOOL, THEY WERE DELICIOUS, THANK YOU ALFIE.
WE WELCOME THE RETURN OF THE SPRING TO WOODLAND SCHOOL.
FEBRUARY 2024
HERE IS OUR WILDLIFE RECORD BOARD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY...
TRISTAN FROM RED KITE CHOSE TO MAKE AN "EXO SUIT" (BODY ARMOUR) USING BARK AND PARACORD, HE WAS ABLY ASSISTED BY PRESTON! WELL DONE BOYS!
ALFIE FROM OSPREY INVENTED THIS ZIP WIRE, FROM THE TREE HOUSE TO THE WHEELBARROW!
WELLY WANGING! WE USED THE WOODLAND SCHOOL WELLIES TO TRY THIS FUNNY THROWING GAME. WE WENT IN THE KS2 PLAYGROUND FOR MORE SPACE.HERE IS NASTIA SHOWING YOU THE TECHNIQUE...
YEAR 5 TRYING OUT THE WELLY WANGING GAME!
NASTIA MADE THIS PROTOTYPE EASTER BUNNY DECORATION USING WOOD SLICES AND RAFFIA. WELL DONE NASTIA, IT LOOKS SUPER CUTE!
CHILDREN FROM EYFS DECIDED TO MAKE STICK MAN TODAY! WELL DONE EVERYONE!
BUMBLE BEES ARE ALREADY OUT AND ABOUT IN WOODLAND SCHOOL AND THEY ARE FEEDING ON THE BLOSSOM.
HAVING A SPLASHING TIME IN WOODLAND SCHOOL, WEARING OUR "SPOTTY OTTER" WATERPROOF DUNGAREES! WHOOPEEEE!
CHILDREN FROM EYFS MADE THIS GIANT COLLAGE OF A CHINESE NEW YEAR DRAGON!
HAPPY CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR! 2024 WILL BE THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE DRAGON! CHILDREN IN YEAR 1 HUNTED FOR A LUCKY RED ENVELOPE EACH IN WOODLAND SCHOOL AND THEN MADE DRAGONS WITH NATURAL MATERIALS.
OPSREY CLASS HAVING A FUN AFTERNOON IN WOODLAND...
OUR UKRAINIAN PUPILS MADE THESE LOVELY DECORATIVE WOVEN WOOL DECORATIONS.
JANUARY 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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HERE IS OUR WILDLIFE RECORD BOARD FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
HAVING FUN IN THE POLISH ARMY TENTS!
THE TREASURE SEEKERS! SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 2 ENJOYED DIGGING IN WOODLAND SCHOOL. THEY FOUND CHALK, FLINT, A PIECE OF GLAZED TERRACOTTA AND A PIECE OF AN OLD FASHIONED BOTTLE FROM THE PAST!
WOODEN SPOON PUPPETS! SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 5 MADE THESE WOODEN SPOON PUPPETS, ESPECIALLY FOR YEAR R TO PLAY WITH IN THE AFTERNOON! WELL DONE EVERYONE!
YEAR 1 HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT BRITISH GARDEN BIRDS IN TIME FOR THE RSPB "BIG GARDEN BIRD WATCH" THIS WEEKEND. WE MADE COLLAGES OF GREENFINCHES USING NATURAL MATERIALS AND WE LEARNT THAT GREENFINCHES HAVE GREEN, YELLOW AND GREY FEATHERS.
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER SEEN IN WOODLAND SCHOOL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, TODAY!
CHEERS! YEAR 6 ENJOYING THEIR CHEESE BURGERS (COOKED ON THE CAMPFIRE) AFTER A BUSY AFTERNOON OF PLAY IN WOODLAND SCHOOL.
WOODLAND ANIMAL PAPER BAG PUPPETS BY EYFS
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 2 MADE BRIDGES ACROSS THE WATER-WAY!
A VERY HAPPY DEN BUILDING AFTERNOON WITH YEAR 2
STICK BUTTERFLIES! THIS IDEA CAME FROM THE WILDLIFE TRUST. THERE ARE LOADS OF OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN TRY ON THEIR WEBSITE, WHY NOT HAVE A LOOK!
HERE ARE SOME OF OUR WONDERFUL STICK BUTTERFLIES!
HOW TO MAKE STICK BUTTERFLIES
This video from the Wildlife Trusts shows you how to make a stick butterfly using sticks, wool and pipe cleaners.
WOODLAND SCHOOL TRIP TO DANE VALLEY WOODS!! HTSJ WERE INVITED TO PLANT A NEW HEDGE BY THE TEAM AT DANE VALLEY WOODS. WE PLANTED 45 BABY TREES AND IT WAS EXCELLENT FUN!
HTSJ SCHOOL IS NOW AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE BRITISH BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN LOOK AFTER BEES!
A LOVELY BOWL OF CHILLI, WITH CHEESE AND TORTILLAS WAS JUST THE THING TO KEEP US WARM ON A COLD AND GREY JANUARY AFTERNOON!
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 4 COMPLETED A SHAPE CHALLENGE WHICH REQUIRED GOOD TEAM WORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
EVERYONE IN EYFS MADE THESE SUPER LEAF CROWNS, CAREFULLY CHOOSING DIFFERENT SHAPES, SIZES AND COLOURS OF LEAF.
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 3 MADE SOME SUPER SHELTERS USING THE DD TARPS, BUNGEE STRAPS, TENT PEGS AND MALLETS.
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 4 COLLECTED STICKS AND USED THEM TO 'WRITE' THEIR NAMES.
HOT SOUP AND GOOD COMPANY HELPED TO KEEP YEAR 4 WARM ON A VERY COLD AND GREY JANUARY AFTERNOON!!
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 1 AND 2 HAVE ENJOYED DIGGING OUT A 'RIVER' AND MAKING A 'LAKE'. WE HAVE MADE BRIDGES, AN ISLAND AND A DAM. OUR BRILLIANT WOODLAND LEADER ALFIE FROM YEAR 5 HELPED OUT TOO!
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 2 DECIDED TO MAKE A MUD HUT FOR RENESMEE'S LITTLE MONKEY TEDDY! GETTING MUCKY WITH MUD IS GREAT FUN!
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IT'S CHRISTMAS !!
A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE IN OUR HTSJ COMMUNITY WITH LOTS OF LOVE FROM ALL OUR FURRY AND FEATHERY FRIENDS IN WOODLAND SCHOOL.
DECEMBER 2023
HERE IS OUR WILDLIFE RECORD BOARD FOR DECEMBER.
WE HAVE BEEN GIFTED 4 BAT BOXES AND 6 BIRD BOXES BY THE WOODLAND TRUST. THIS IS A PRIZE FOR ACHIEVING THE GOLD "GREEN TREE SCHOOL" AWARD. ALFIE HAS ALREADY ASSEMBLED THE FIRST ONE!
ALFIE AND HARIJS FROM YEAR 1 HELPED TO MAKE THESE BIRD FAT CAKES. WE MELTED SOME SUET IN A PAN OVER THE CAMP FIRE THEN WE STIRRED IN SOME BIRD SEED AND GAVE IT A STIR WITH A STICK. THEN THE BOYS SPOONED THE MXTURE INTO SOME YOGURT POTS. WHEN THEY ARE SET WE WILL PUT THEM OUT FOR THE BIRDS TO EAT.
THE 4TH DECEMBER IS WORLD TREE DRESSING DAY! SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 5 DECORATED A TREE WITH POM-POMS, WOVEN WOOL HANGINGS, A GARLAND AND RIBBON. TREES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR LIVES !
50 CHEEKY CHRISYMAS ELVES ARE HIDING IN WOODLAND SCHOOL...CAN YOU FIND THEM ALL ??!!
CHILDREN FROM YEAR R and YEAR 1 MADE CHRISTMAS TREES IN WOODLAND SCHOOL, HERE IS A SMALL SELECTION FOR YOU!
HERE IS OUR GOLD AWARD PLAQUE FROM THE WOODLAND TRUST! WELL DONE EVERYONE!
WE FOUND THIS MUSHROOM IN WOODLAND SCHOOL TODAY, IT IS CALLED A WOOD BLEWIT! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LILAC COLOUR!
NOVEMBER 2023
HERE IS OUR WILDLIFE RECORD BOARD FOR NOVEMBER.
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 5 MADE PASTA WITH A CHEESY MUSHROOM SAUCE! DELISH! IT WAS EVEN NICER BECAUSE WE GREW THE MUSHROOM OURSELVES!
SUCCESS WITH THE MUSHROOM KIT!
SOME CHILDREN FROM YEAR 5 STARTED TO MAKE THESE FESTIVE CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS. WE USED STICKS, WIRE, WOOL AND RIBBON.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A FREE WWF NATURE FRIENDLY PLANNER BOOKLET, CONTACT THE WWF AT www.org.uk
WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE GOLD LEVEL "GREEN TREE" AWARD BY THE WOODLAND TRUST. THIS IS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING THAT TAKES PLACE IN WOODLAND SCHOOL.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY MAKING RAFTS AND BOATS, USING STICKS, TWIGS, BARK, STRING AND TWINE, AND THEN TRYING THEM OUT ON THE POND...SHIP AHOY!
CHILDREN IN NEED WEEK: THERE ARE TEN PUDSEY BEARS HIDDEN IN WOODLAND SCHOOL. EACH ONE HAS A PICTURE CARD FOR YOU TO FIND. SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ALL TEN AND COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE!
FOX CLASS DOING THE PUDSEY CHALLENGE!
HERE ARE YEAR 4 IN THE GARDEN HAVING FUN WITH .....MUD, MUD, GLORIOUS MUD!!!
HARIJS, LOGAN AND ALFIE HAD A GREAT TIME IN THE GARDEN TODAY!
