Extreme weather This week the children seemed really interested in the extreme weather that we have been experiencing recently, with some being a little wary of the changes and so we used this as an opportunity to explore further. They started off having a run around the garden with one child saying ‘I love this...Read More

This week’s activity Music Sessions The children have been working on some key skills, turn taking, listening and matching sounds. These skills are really important to have as they will all be early parts of becoming school ready. The activity was of course adapted to let everyone have a challenge suitable to their level of...Read More

.Newsletter Dear Families Please find below this week’s news and information. Requests from the team Mittens – not gloves please The weather is very cold at the moment and the children do need to wear something on their hands when accessing the outdoors. However, we should be very grateful if you would send your child...Read More

Christmas Concerts Thank you to everyone who came to our two Christmas Concerts. The children did amazingly well. They are so tiny but so wonderful. Singing in front of a large group of people, many of whom they didn’t know, is no mean feat. Well done to them. Also, thank you to our lovely team...Read More

This week’s activities Step class The children took part in a ‘step class’ this week. They followed instructions, whilst listening to the music and moving to the rhythm. They were able to co-ordinate their bodies to move up and down the steps, forwards, backwards, sideways, one foot and two feet. They also used their arms,...Read More

This week’s activities Autumn/winter walk A group of children went on a walk to the nearby field (where the apple trees are) to see what they could notice about the trees and the natural environment. They noticed that the leaves had changed colour, some of them were yellow, others orange and lots were brown, where...Read More

This week’s activities Maths is everywhere! We understand that as parents you want your child to be ‘learning’ and you may think about your own school days and remember learning to count by rote, or memorising times tables and the names of shapes. Whilst these will no doubt form part of your child’s educational learning...Read More

This week’s activities Walking to the War Memorial As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, the children were going to go on a walk to the War Memorial to lay their poppies. Due to the very heavy rain on Friday, this didn’t happen until Monday of this week. The children respectfully laid their poppies, looking at...Read More

Exploring Remembrance It can be challenging approaching sensitive subjects with very young children. However, children are naturally curious. They cannot help but to notice people selling and wearing poppies. One of the teachers felt it would be helpful to try and explain in a child-friendly, sensitive way, why they are seeing poppies at this time...Read More

This week’s activities Exploring a pumpkin At this time of year, many children will have some experience of pumpkins, whether it be from visiting a farm to pick them, buying them from a shop or carving them ready for Halloween. We decided that we would look at a pumpkin in more detail. First of all...Read More