As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee fell in half-term, we got our celebrations underway early. The children decorated their crowns with ‘gems’ and sequins and helped staff make Preschool look festive, with bunting and flags. We painted Union Jacks on their hands too, so they could use this as a stamp Read more…
During the last month, we’ve continued our nature and growth theme at Preschool. The children have collaged flower pictures and planted bedding plants, which they’re now looking after. This is providing opportunities to talk about what plants need to grow and use mathematical language about size. They have also been Read more…
The children have had a busy time in the run-up to the Easter holidays, marking St David’s Day, and St Patrick’s Day and Mother’s Day, and most recently Easter. Some of the children have visited St Mary’s Church, where they had an impressive behind the scenes tour of the church Read more…
As promised, our home corner underwent a total transformation in February. It’s now equipped with armchairs, a dining table and chair set, a replica TV and a brand-new kitchen. The children were very excited! We also have a new, snug reading area. In our smaller room, we’ve set up an Read more…
Another busy month at Preschool! The children enjoyed making their own pizzas—a fun and delicious activity that also provided an opportunity for learning in several different areas: fine motor skills, turn-taking, listening to instructions, mathematical language around size and shape, understanding of the world by talking about past experiences of Read more…
Our new starters have settled in well and have enjoyed our activities. We started off the year with a bear turn-taking activity, giving the children the chance to share what they’d done over the holidays. We also had plenty of free play activities such as playdough and a well-stocked kitchen. Read more…
What a busy month it’s been, even though in Preschool terms, it’s a short one! We started December by teaching the children about the Jewish festival of Chanukah with the help of our Book of the Week, ‘Sammy Spider’s First Chanukah’. The children loved the lit candles and the doughnuts! Read more…
The children have been continuing to enjoy watching the work at the Valley and can’t wait to walk around when it’s completed. They’ve also been enjoying our outdoor art resources, sensory tray, and revamped mud kitchen. Pinecones, sheets, log slices, corks, sand and compost, plus utensils, crockery and scales, have Read more…
What a busy October we’ve had so far! The children have settled well into the Preschool routine, learning our Preschool promises and showing us how creative they are. They enjoyed learning all out about daddy long legs and other insects and made their own using play-doh. They also worked on Read more…
We’ve started the term with plenty of fun, engaging activities, helping our returners settle back into pre-school and our new starters feel at home. Our first Book of the Week was, appropriately, a Peppa Pig story called ‘Georgie’s First Day at Playgroup’. It’s been lovely to meet the new children Read more…