Today we have been using the musical instrument’s to learn how to play soft, loud, fast and slow. We took it in turns to play so we could listen to the sounds of others instrument’s.Read More
We have been busy practicing for our sports day next week. Please remember to be at the pre school by 8.45 next Wednesday 12th and come and watch the children do their races.Read More
This week’s activities Harvesting our broad beans You may have noticed that some of our vegetables are ready, or nearly ready to be harvested. The broad bean plants have a mixture of ripe and nearly ripe pods, so one of the teachers took a group of children to see if they could find the ripe...Read More
This week’s activites Water carrying activity Helping children to understand where the basics of life come from, how we are fortunate to have access to them and how we can conserve them, is one of the things that we try and embed with the children. Whilst we have achieved the Education for Sustainable Development Award,...Read More
This week’s activities Strawberry plants and Fathers’ Day shopping We are continuing to have the support of the lovely volunteers from Eynsford in Bloom. They have kindly donated some strawberry plants. The children have re-potted these plants into bigger pots (also kindly donated) and they have been watering them and making sure that they are...Read More
This week’s activities Taking care of our allotment garden We are very lucky to have an allotment garden at the Pre-school. This is kindly looked after on a regular basis by volunteers from Eynsford in Bloom. To ensure that the plants are growing well and being cared for between their vistis, the children are learning...Read More
This week’s activities Colour matching To make learning about colours fun, one of the teachers made a ‘colour train’. Each carriage was a different colour. She then challenged the children to find something in the room to match the coloured carriage. The children worked collaboratively to find the right coloured item for each carriage, taking...Read More
This week’s activities Elmer – exploring emotions Children are not born knowing how to manage their emotions or express their feelings. They need supportive, nurturing adults to role model and explain what is happening to them and how they can label it to tell others how they feel. They also need to develop the skills...Read More
