The students arrived at the forest for their weekly lesson where Mrs. Misselbrook had already started a fire using sticks they had collected the previous week. It was an unusually hot day for March that felt like summer. They learned about the fire triangle and how removing one element prevents a fire. Mrs. Misselbrook taught them about forest fire safety and contained the fire by pouring water around its edges. The students had fun playing games and exploring before leaving on their last day of lessons.

1. Week 5
27th March

2. We arrived in the forest to find that Mrs
Misselbrook had lit a fire. She used the
sticks that we had collected last week.

3. It was a extraordinarily
hot day for March. It
felt like a summer’s day
in June! We felt even
hotter beside the fire!
It was a extraordinarily
hot day for March. It felt
like a summer’s day in June!
We felt even hotter beside
the fire!

4. We learned about the fire triangle.
Fuel, air and heat are needed to make a fire.
If you remove one side of the triangle, the fire goes out.
When we had finished with our fire, we poured water on it.
This removed the heat side of the triangle and our fire
went out.

5. Fires can be dangerous in a forest!
Because it was such a hot day,
everything around us was very dry and
could easily catch fire.
Mrs Misselbrook poured water
around the edge of the fire to stop it
from spreading and setting fire to
the surrounding forest.
We learned about the
‘Outdoor Code’ and how and
why we must look after our
countryside and forests.

6. Mrs Misselbrook cooked us
cheesy Quesadillas on the
open fire. They were yummy!

7. As this was our last day, we had a lot of fun and
played played lots of games. Mrs Thomson took a
piece of cooled charcoal from the fire and drew
all over Nicole’s face…………. but Nicole got her
own back and decorated Mrs Thomson’s face too!

8. We had lots of free time to run around, explore
the forest and play our own games. Emma, Christen,
Amy, Ellie and Demi had an amazing adventure on
the high seas in their Forest boat!

9. Our favourite game is Stealth.

10. People are getting very good at hiding in the undergrowth,
although at the risk of getting stung by nettles!

11. Who is hiding in the undergrowth?