A quick safety note about grapes 🍇
We love seeing all the healthy snacks coming in! Just a friendly reminder to please make sure that any grapes in your child’s lunchbox are cut into halves or quarters (lengthways).
As I'm sure you know, whole grapes can be a bit of a choking hazard for little ones, so taking that extra moment to slice them really helps us keep the children safe during mealtimes.
Thank you so much for your support!
Our "Small World" corner was transformed into a bustling farmyard this week! The children have had a wonderful time exploring the barn and meeting our new animal friends.We’ve been practicing our "animal chatter," and the classroom has been filled with the sounds of mooing, oinking, and some very enthusiastic quacking! This wasn't just about making funny noises, though, by imitating these sounds and naming the animals, the children are building their early language skills and learning to recognise the world around them.
It was so lovely to see them creating their own farmyard stories, making sure the cows were fed and the tractors were parked just right!
Our water station got a magical makeover this week! By adding a splash of blue paint, we transformed our water tray into a shimmering "Blue Lagoon." It wasn't just about the bubbles and the ducks, though, our little explorers were actually becoming mini-scientists and engineers!
As the children used different jugs and tubs for scooping and pouring, they were secretly mastering the tricky concepts of capacity and volume. They’ve been busy predicting which container holds the most and watching the "cause-and-effect" as the water overflows or trickles away.
The children chose pictures of their favorite farm animals and carefully stuck them onto folded paper to create their very own "Farm Books." This was such a wonderful way to encourage the children to see themselves as writers.
We’ve seen some fantastic "emergent writing" from zig-zags and circles to careful lines, as the children "wrote" the stories of their animals. These early marks are the secret building blocks for writing letters and words later on. Watching them proudly "read" their stories back to us was the highlight of our week!
In our Malleable Area this week, we set the stage for a rolling green countryside. We provided fresh green playdough, farm animals, and tiny trees, hoping to see some farms being built. However, our little creators had a much "tastier" idea!
The farm animals were quickly invited to a party as the children transformed the green dough into a magnificent range of playdough cakes and treats. While they weren't building fences, they were doing something even better! By squishing, rolling, and pinching the dough, they were giving their finger muscles a massive workout (essential for future writing!). They also showed wonderful creative thinking by deciding to change the activity and follow their own interests. Who knew farm animals loved green cake so much?
