This week’s activities Exploring our senses The children were thinking about their senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. One of the children commented “we touch with our hands”. The teacher asked if they could use any other parts of their body to experience the sense of touch. They weren’t sure, so they tried an...Read More
This week’s activity Car counting We took a small group of children up to the gates to count how many cars we could spot in 4 different colours. Those colours were red, black, green and blue. We took a tally chart with us and the children took it in turns to make a mark under...Read More
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
Application for primary school Dear families If your child is due to start primary school in September 2024 you MUST apply by Monday 15th January via the Kent County council website. https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/primary-school-places 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
