This week’s activities – week of 22 March 2021  Robin Bubble  With Easter fast approaching, an ‘Easter tree’ has appeared in the arts and crafts area.  This is to inspire the children to get creative with things relating to the Easter season. They have made saltdough Easter eggs, cardboard cut out eggs and string and balloon eggs.  Whilst the children...Read More

Tesco is rolling out collection points for soft plastic packaging like crisp packets, pet food pouches and bread bags at stores in England and Wales.Read More

Last month’s article talked of snow and how we were looking forward to warmer days to come.  Well, we aren’t quite there yet, but the children at Pre-school continue to enjoy the outdoors whatever the weather.      This month has seen the big return to school for many children.  Whilst schools have remained open to vulnerable children...Read More

This week’s activities – week of 01-05/03/21  Robin Bubble  This week’s development of fine motor skills has included using pegs and boards, great for the pincer grip (also good for counting, naming colours, repeating patterns), using scissors to cut various materials; some more tricky than others, and using chalk in mark-making, both inside and out.  There has been...Read More

Red Nose Day 2021 Please help us raise money by clicking here Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to Comic Relief: Red Nose Day, so it’s the most efficient way to give – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.  Read More

As we approach half term, it is hard to believe that we are already nearly 7 weeks into the third lockdown. We have remained open to all children and families during this period and, whilst numbers are much lower than normal, we are still able to be there for keyworker families and for those who...Read More

This week’s activities – week of 08-12/02/2021 Unsurprisingly, snow has featured a lot in the activities carried out this week. Below is a brief summary of some of the things the children have been getting up to. The list is not exhaustive and many of the activities can easily be carried out at home with...Read More

This week’s activities Wren Bubble There has been lots of interest in dinosaurs again this week. Children use them in lots of interesting ways; in their role play – pretending to be a dinosaur, in their small world play – what is it like to be a dinosaur? or just for carrying around as a comfort...Read More

This week’s activities Robin Bubble This week the children have explored the concept of money.  In this technological world, children do not often see ‘real’ money. The majority of transactions that occur in shops or online are digital. Children are therefore missing out on the exchange of money for goods and the value that the money...Read More

This week’s activities Robin Bubble This week the children have been using all of their senses to explore and make sense of the world in the following ways: They have explored colours; colours in nature, colours in their environment and how they can create new colours with paint by mixing them together. They used different...Read More