What a wonderful day I have had with the very lovely children, staff and parent helpers from Holy Apostles school in Cheltenham. The children were brilliant from the moment they stepped off the coach. Fly Dog had a fantastic day too playing ball with the children even though it is very hot! 

Our topic today was Into The Wild which meant we considered farm animals and crops and wild animals and plants. The children told me the names of farm animals and then they thought of lots of animals which may live on my farm. Later on we went pond dipping to find out which wild creatures live in the pond. On our way back for lunch we looked at some badger poo!

The children also walked through a wheat field and picked an ear of wheat to see if it was ripe enough for harvesting. Today the flour inside the wheat seeds is more of a white cream than a powder.  The children also learnt that farmers like some wild plants around the edge of their fields, so that the ladybirds and beetles can have a home by the wheat and eat the naughty aphids.  

The children learnt that the wild plants in the pond and the wild life area by the pond, were all put there by nature. 

After lunch the children went into the shade of the playwood and had a great time finding mud, whilst I continued building the new mud kitchen.