Over the last couple of weeks we have said goodbye to some Burrowers, who have either moved on to the Den or moved on to their own exciting adventure. However, we have welcomed our new children from the Hive as well as brand new children and our older Burrow children have given them a helping hand in settling in!
Read moreMaking the most of songs with under 3’s
On Thursday 30th March I went on a singing course. I had never been on a singing course before so I couldn’t wait.
Read moreBug hunting in Spring 2017
Hello, I hope you all had a lovely Easter and didn’t eat too much chocolate! This week has been great to meet our new children whether they have moved down from the Hive or they are new into Free Rangers altogether.
Read moreUpdate from The Burrow
During March the Burrow have been focussing on all things Spring, particularly linking in Forest School sessions at the pond, with the book, “The Wide Mouthed Frog” and the song, “Three Little Speckled Frogs.”
Read moreThe Magic Wand
Is that a magic fairy tree I can see? This week we have been using loppers and our imaginations to send a gift home to our family for the very special day we will be having this Sunday.
Read moreActive Story Making in the Burrow
So…what is Active Story Making?Active Story Making puts talk at the heart of writing. Spoken language is the first, most important resource that children as writers will have.
Read moreCan you guess what it is?
PARENTS…Can you guess what we are up too…? So…There’s been LOTS of slime. LOTS of glitter.
Read moreI've been on Forest School!
With Lauren taking a well earned rest, I have been fortunate to go to Forest School with Soraya and a group of children twice this week.
Read moreFebruary in the Burrow
It has been busy in the Burrow throughout February. The children have been building friendships and settling into busy Burrow life.
Read moreI can eat 3!
"The Anticipation" - just too much to bear!
The Den and Burrow teamed up last week to make some rather delicious pancakes to mark Shrove Tuesday. And what a delicious week it was...
Read moreCircle times in the Burrow…
So I bet a lot of our families wonder what some of circle time activities are that we get up to in the Burrow, even more so when their child goes home and mentions maybe “scrunchie” or “songbox” or “joggle bopper” or our new favourite the…“parachute”.
Read moreSoraya’s doing what?
Soraya’s doing what? These feet were made for walking…and now I’m asking them to run! What’s going on? Well…it’s a bit like this…
Read moreWho knows where the tree house is?
What a very cold and windy week we’ve had. The Burrow children (and adults) have all been wrapping up warm and ensuring lots of layers are worn when out and about.
Read moreHappy New Year – Chinese New Year that is!
This week in the Burrow we have been celebrating Chinese New Year, the year of the Rooster. The children and staff have all had a contribution towards Chinese New Year, we’ve talked about how our Chinese friends are celebrating in China, and that it’s good that we are celebrating too!
Read moreMy First 6 Months at Free Rangers
Where do I begin? When I first got offered a job at Free rangers I was over the moon and had to accept it. I am honoured you all accepted me with open arms.My first day in the Burrow was very exciting there were butterflies in my belly but I couldn’t wait to start full time.
Read moreWhat a busy couple of weeks!
For two weeks now the Burrow children have been exploring the tree house with ropes, pulleys and crates. We have had lots of fun and used lots of strength throughout the weeks.
Read moreArt Attack
During the third week in January, we looked at how to excite and stimulate the children's interest in creating and manipulating paint, combined with mark-making. They used a variety of animal figures and a selection of paints to explore leaving footprints and tracking marks.
Read moreRolling Pinecones
This week we have spent time on the mud hill rolling pinecones. Already on the forest school sessions the younger children and new children have shown a great understanding of our session and our rules.
Read moreA new beginning for Forest School
So it’s the start of a new term at Free Rangers and we’ve spent two weeks so far getting to know our new children and spending time with the original Burrow children. Over the past couple of weeks we haven’t so much been focusing on the activity of Forest School but more the routine of Forest School.
Read morePassing the Forest School Qualification!
Hello everyone, As you may have seen recently, myself and Jess were successful in passing our Level 3 Forest School Leaders qualification. Phew!
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