Reception were one of the classes lucky enough to meet Rob and some of his amazing ‘pets’ as a reward for all their amazing work and research linked to our topic on mini beasts. Shelley, the giant African land snail was certainly bigger than the little visitors we had in our classroom a few weeks ago and his giant cockroach didn’t seem to faze the children at all. Talula, the tarantula was a particular favourite and we had great fun trying to count the giant millipede’s legs. We also met a rather beautiful milk snake.

Can I saw how super proud I was of the children, not only for their enthusiasm and for how much they had remembered from our work in class and at Forest School but also for their impeccable manners and behaviour throughout the session which also impressed our visitor.