National baking week

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...

Healthy food

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...

Writing skills

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...

Pizza making

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...

Welcome to the Autumn term!

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’....

Goodbyes and good luck!

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...