The Gingerbread Man 22nd Feb 2025
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One of our focus books during this term was 'The Gingerbread Man’ The children really got involved with this story and could retell it to their friends. They acted out the story, drew pictures of the gingerbread man, printed onto gingerbread men templates and made their own gingerbread men to eat at snack time!

Spring Term 1 - Miscellaneous 21st Feb 2025
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Look at all the fun we have had during Spring Term 1!

The Colour Monster 21st Feb 2025
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One of our focus books during this term was 'The Colour Monster’. The children explored their emotions and talked about what made them feel each emotion. They used the resources on the emotions table, learned a song about the Colour Monster, made a display in the book corner and sat in our calm area with the Colour Monster cuddly toys.

Lunar New Year 21st Feb 2025
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During snack time, the children tried different foods including rice, noodles and prawn crackers. They also used paint to change the colour of rice, let it dry and then played with the rice using containers, chopsticks, bowls etc. The children danced around pre-school with the Chinese dragon whilst music was being played. They put their heads inside the dragon’s head, made lanterns, coloured pictures, made red envelopes, listened to stories and watched video clips about Lunar New Year.

Outdoor Learning through Play 21st Feb 2025
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The children had lots of fun playing outside in the pre-school playground and school grounds!

Mark Making 21st Feb 2025
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The children enjoyed doing lots of mark making this term. They took part in 'Scribble Club' creating lots of lovely marks on the paper with pens, pencils, crayons and chalks. The children talked about their marks and used their imaginations to share what was happening on the paper. They printed with a range of resources and made maps to go looking for treasure!

Construction and Small World 21st Feb 2025
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The children have been using their imaginations whilst using construction and small world resources. They have used the wooden blocks to create a range of structures such as a boat, pirate ship and shop. They have also enjoyed using the Lego to make their own buildings and have worked together to create a narrative alongside their creations!

Autumn Term 2 - Miscellaneous 24th Dec 2024
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Here are a selection of photographs showing the pre-school children learning through play. Mrs Breakwell, Miss Keir and I are so proud of all of our children and what they have achieved during the autumn term.

Christmas in Pre-School 20th Dec 2024
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The staff and children have had so much fun during the last few weeks of the autumn term. They decorated the pre-school and put the Christmas tree up. They made paper chains, reindeers, Christmas playdough and much more! The children learned new songs and rhymes and a poem about a snowman. We held a Christmas party and played party games such as musical statues and musical chairs. The children made a sleigh out of the wooden blocks and travelled around the world!

Fun in the school grounds! 2nd Dec 2024
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The pre-school children have continued to explore the school grounds this term. They particularly enjoyed playing on the monkey bars, in the Forest School area and exploring the wild area.

Maths 26th Nov 2024
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The children have been exploring numbers and shapes. They have been subitising, comparing quantities, sorting and exploring similarities and differences between shapes. The children have also been interested in measuring length, height and weight of objects.

Pre-School Playground 18th Nov 2024
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The children have been enjoying lots of outdoor play in the pre-school playground. They have used the bikes and scooters and practised their balancing skills. We bought some new spinning boards that the children had lots of fun with. They have also been skipping, playing in our giant sandpit and transporting lots of resources in different ways such as using the wheelbarrow. The children also used the tool box to 'fix' the bikes and played in the snow!

World Nursery Rhyme Week - Pre-School and School 15th Nov 2024
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Each day of 'World Nursery Rhyme Week', the pre-school and reception children met to sing songs and rhymes together. They learned some new British Sign Language signs to use whilst singing. On the Friday, we had a 'dress up' day when the children and teachers dressed up as their favourite characters. The children were sponsored by family and friends to see how many rhymes they could sing in ten minutes. They had snack together and then played outside. It was a wonderful week!

Physical Development - developing gross and fine motor skills 24th Oct 2024
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The children have been singing, doing actions and signing lots of songs and rhymes this term. They have developed hand-eye co-ordination skills and manipulation skills whilst using playdough, magnets, tweezers, scissors, mark making tools and hammers.

Being creative! 24th Oct 2024
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The pre-school children have explored lots of different media this term including paint, collage materials, recycled materials, playdough and shaving foam. They have created autumn work, transport pictures and firework pictures.

Role Play 24th Oct 2024
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The children have enjoyed lots of role play activities including playing in the home corner, making dens, imagining they are on different modes of transport, playing doctors, hairdressers, vets, dressing up and acting out stories.

Outdoor Play 24th Oct 2024
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The children have had lots of fun recently in the pre-school playground and school grounds. They have been balancing, climbing, playing in the mud kitchen, playing in the sandpit, water play and playing on the bikes and scooters.

Local Walk 21st Sep 2024
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We took the children on a walk in the local area. We talked about how we could use our senses to explore our world. We ended the walk with a trip to the park!