Thank yous! Firstly, we should like to thank our Committee (all two of them) who work behind the scenes to ensure that the Pre-school continues as a charity-run, community based setting in the heart of the village. Also thank you to Lauren, who makes sure that the financial side of the setting runs smoothly. Without...Read More
This week’s activity From tiny caterpillar to beautiful butterfly We like to help the children appreciate the wonders of the natural world. The transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly is something we often talk about but, unless you see it in real life, it can seem a distant and strange concept. We decided that...Read More
This week’s activity Focus on physical development Did you know that pre-school children should spend at least 180 minutes (3 hours) a day doing a variety of physical activities spread throughout the day, including active and outdoor play. The more the better. The 180 minutes should include at least 60 minutes (1 hour) of moderate-to-vigorous...Read More
This week’s activity As you wait outside for your children please take a minute to look at our allotment garden. You will notice that the flowers and vegetables are growing nicely. You should also notice our new addition – Chips the Scarecrow. The children worked collaboratively to design Chips. They thought about what body parts...Read More
Fathers’ Day Shopping We were lucky to have been loaned two large spider plants by members of the local community. These ‘mother’ plants had had lots of ‘baby’ spider plants. The children were interested to see how the baby plants grew from the mother plant. They helped to cut the baby plant from the mother...Read More
This week’s activities Singing Romanian songs and rhymes We were really lucky to have one of our lovely mums come into the setting to share some of her families traditional songs and rhymes from Romania. The children were really engaged and sat and listened attentively. They then heard a version translated into English and did...Read More
This week’s activities Making lemon balm tea We have some lovely lemon balm plants in our allotment. When the leaves are rubbed they have a delicious smell. These leaves can be infused into hot water to make a lemon balm tea. First of all, the adult and the children collected some of the leaves. Initially,...Read More
This week’s activities World Bee Day – Monday 20th May We have been looking at bees over the past few weeks; talking about pollination, decline in numbers, how we can help by planting bee-friendly gardens, shallow water bowls with stones in for bees to stand on, collecting nectar/pollen, looking at videos of inside a hive,...Read More
