This week’s activity As some of you will be thinking about the transition to primary school, we wanted to share some of the ways we support the children with their early literacy skills. As well as all of the lovely opportunities to share stories and access books, mark-making in every area and in a variety...Read More
This week’s activities Investigating our growing garden One of the members of the team took small groups of children to look at how our allotment garden has been developing over the last couple of weeks. They discussed what vegetables and fruits are growing, using the labels the children have created to identify which plant is...Read More
This week’s activity Easter Egg Hunt Alongside all of the usual activities that your children take part in, they have had lots of fun during our Easter Egg Hunt. The children have visited the woodland area at the top of the Primary School, where they had to search for clues hidden amongst the trees –...Read More
This week’s activities Cleaning the bird bath We are really happy that we are now able to use Wren Garden again now the weather has improved and we have had a donation of bark to cover up the muddy ground. Wren Garden lends itself to lots of lovely natural resources and activities. We are working...Read More
5 tips to help your child get ready for Reception Dear Families 5 tips to help your child get ready for Reception We know that many of you will be eagerly anticipating confirmation of your child’s primary school after the Easter holidays. To help with the preparation for the move to ‘Big School’, Family Corner...Read More
This week’s activities Fat ball bird feeders We have been making fat ball bird feeders with the children this week. The teacher explained that February, March and April are good times to feed the birds, as the summer insects that many birds feed on, have not yet emerged and winter food sources are running low....Read More
This week’s activities Growing cress The children are learning about what happens to seeds to make them grow into plants; some of which we can eat, whilst others enhance our world through their natural beauty and benefit insects, birds and animals. A simple starting point is cress. Cress grows easily, doesn’t need much looking after...Read More
This week’s activities Alongside the usual activities, this week the children celebrated two occasions: Pancake Day – to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, the children made scrummy pancakes. They followed the recipe – learning about quantity, such as one egg, 500ml of milk, 500 grammes of flour. They explored what happens when different items are mixed together and...Read More
