This week’s activity Refreshing our scarecrow As promised last week, we have begun the process of retiring our old scarecrow, Mr Chips, and the children have wished him a fond farewell.  As they were moving Mr Chips, they noticed a snail slithering along his trouser leg.  One of the children commented about the snail “it...Read More

This week’s activity Navroze (Nowruz) (New Day) – Persian New Year One of the teachers, Zina, wanted to share with the children a special time in the Persian calendar.  20th-21st March marks the celebration of the spring equinox.  It is a joyful, colourful celebration that is at least 3000 years old.  It originated in the...Read More

  This week’s activity Helping bees Over the last couple of weeks, we have had visits from two lovely bees.  One of our Early Years Educators, Tammy, is a trained beekeeper.  She shared her knowledge with the children in the following ways. The children were in Robin Garden when they spotted a bee on the...Read More

This week’s activity Sugar The children have been collecting some of the food packages that are in their lunchboxes and, with the teacher, have been learning about how much sugar is in some of the foods.  To help them visualise how much sugar is in the foods, they looked at the food labels and then...Read More

This week’s activity Litter picking We teach the children about the importance of the wider world, the value of nature and our responsibility to take care of it.  We hope that we will be able to instill in the children a lifelong habit of respect and care for not only their own environment and possessions,...Read More

This week’s activity Visit to the woods We are lucky enough to have access to the woodland area, as well as the rest of the school grounds. Being able to explore the natural world around them helps the children develop a sense of place, time and understanding how things happen, when and why.  Hands-on, real...Read More

Are you looking for a pre school for September ? We offer fully funded places for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. We also offer our Sparrows extended hours club that includes Breakfast and Tea on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting at 8am and finishing at 5.30pm. If you would like to come and have...Read More

This weeks activity It really does feel like Spring is on it’s way, although the weather this week hasn’t agreed!!  However, the children have started to notice that things have started to appear in the ground.  Before half term some of the children planted some bulbs out the front of our preschool.  A week can...Read More

This week’s activity Safer Internet Day We are always promoting safeguarding with our children. This might be through books, story sacks, discussions or, as we have focused on this week, via tablets.  The technological world has huge benefits for everyone, including children, but being able to navigate it safely can be challenging for both children...Read More