by Sam Matthews | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
I’m sure that you’ll agree that this week has meant dodging lots of heavy showers! Even though the weather hasn’t always been kind, we try not to let that stop us going outside. 🌦 We are very lucky that one of our pre-school grandparents comes in to...
by Sam Matthews | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This week we set up our indoor climbing frame. Using the climbing frame is great motor skill practice and also good for encouraging the children to take turns. We’ve also begun our Christmas crafts this week. We find that children who are reluctant to take part in...
by Sam Matthews | Nov 4, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This week has been full of fun as we have celebrated Halloween and bonfire night. We have just purchased a new dark den with a selection of sensory lights and this was very popular! Our Halloween activities were exciting. We all dressed up and did lots of spooky craft...
by Sam Matthews | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This week is national baking week and so we have been busy in the kitchen! We made some chocolate chip cup cakes, biscuits in the shape of the letter ‘P’ (to go with our pirate treasure hunt!) and Gruffalo crumble! Cooking is a good opportunity to talk about hand...
by Sam Matthews | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This week we talked about healthy and ‘treat’ foods. The children posted food items into two boxes, choosing whether they were healthy for every day or only for an occasional treat. They then made fruit kebabs which were delicious and good for you! The children drew...
by Sam Matthews | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This week we have been doing more early writing practice in different places: this time under the table! The weather was a bit changeable this week, with sunshine and rain. It doesn’t stop us going outside though! We also had a lot of water to play with! We had lots...
by Sam Matthews | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Back to the blog this week. Last week I was unable to post as I had a meeting, but normal service has now been resumed! We hope you liked the pizzas the children made. This activity gave the children fine motor skill practice and was an opportunity to talk about...
by Sam Matthews | Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This week has been our first full week back after the Summer break. It’s been lovely to see our remaining children again and to welcome our new intake. There have been a few tears but everyone has started to settle in now. This half term our topic is ‘All About Me’....
by Sam Matthews | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
The year has finally come to an end and this week has probably been the noisiest ever! We’ve had lots of fun though, with party days… a visit from the ice cream van… a fantastic set from DJ Jonezy and DJ Jonezy Jr… and the party in the park. It’s also been an...
by Sam Matthews | Jul 15, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This week we have been having lots of fun in the sun! We got our big paddling pool out, which was very popular. After all of that fun we cooled down a bit more with an ice pole. We were very lucky to have one of our children’s granddads in this week to read us all a...
