Pupils attend Prettygate Infant School in Colchester
CHILDREN have been getting back to nature and enjoying some forest fun. Pupils at Prettygate Infant School have soaked up the recent sunshine during weekly forest school sessions, within their grounds in Plume Avenue. The Reception children visit each week, whatever the weather, and take part in activities such as den-building, making mud pies, using simple tools, storytelling and making a fire. Last year the school won a mud kitchen as a prize in a competition run by Salvage Stitch Restore. The kitchen has added another dimension to the forest school and pupils have enjoyed lots of...