--- title: "Building WWII Shelters at Forest School" url: "https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-10-07-building-wwii-shelters-at-forest-school" school: "Trawden Forest Primary School" --- # Building WWII Shelters at Forest School ![Image of Building WWII Shelters at Forest School](https://files.schudio.com/trawden-forest-primary-school-2/images/news/IMG_2588.JPG) 7 October 2025 Year 5 had an amazing time at Forest School yesterday afternoon (despite all the mud!). Linking to our topic of World War II, children were tasked with building a shelter that could keep them safe during an air raid. Although some WWII shelters were built underground, children had to use their engineering skills, their teamwork skills **AND** their problem solving skills to design and then make a shelter from the materials available. Children worked really hard on carting their materials up the hill to the top of Forest School, tried hard to secure their tarpaulin coverings onto trees and were very creative with their material usage and the location of their shelters. Next week's challenge will be to work in even larger groups to build even **bigger** shelters to try and house up to 6 people! It might be a tight squeeze but *fingers crossed* children are successful! Well done Year 5! [Art & Design](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/art-design) [Forest School](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/forest-school) [PSHE](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/pshe) [Class of 2027](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/class-of-2027) [ Years 4 and 5 Take on American Landmarks in Lego Workshop](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-10-05-years-4-and-5-take-on-american-landmarks-in-lego-workshop) [Grandparents and Poetry! ](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-10-08-grandparents-and-poetry) ### School News - [Calendar](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/calendar) - [Events](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/events) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Trawden-Forest-Primary-School-2044364025884936) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/trawdenforestprimary/) - [News](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news) - [Newsletters](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/school-news/newsletters) ![Trawden Forest Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/trawden-forest-primary-school-2/images/logo/Untitled_design.png) #### Trawden Forest Primary School Dean Street Trawden Lancashire BB8 8RN (01282) 865242 #### Useful Links - [Contact Us](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/contact) - [Term Dates](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/parents/term-dates) - [Absence Reporting](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/absence-reporting) - [Calendar](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/calendar) - [Job Vacancies](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/job-vacancies) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Trawden-Forest-Primary-School-2044364025884936) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/trawdenforestprimary/) © Copyright 2025–2026 Trawden Forest Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)