Creating the props for Jack and the Beanstalk! The children’s favourite activity this week was creating the props for Jack and the Beanstalk! First they listened to the story. Then they used a range of resources to build a HUGE giant, a life-size Jack, a chicken and her golden eggs and the leaves with numbers on to attach to our beanstalk that grew taller each day! Read On Building Rapunzel’s tower! The children’s favourite activity this week building Rapunzel’s tower! The children used boxes and junk modelling resources to build a tower that nearly reached the ceiling! They had adult support to do this and were able to find solutions to enable them to reach up high to put the top boxes on. The children also had the chance to retell and act out the story.  Read On Acting out the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears The children’s favourite activity this week was acting out the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in our home corner. The children helped set up the cottage with large, medium & small bowls, chairs and beds and pretended to be characters from the story! They used lots of size and descriptive language.  Read On Christmas Party! The children’s favourite activity this week was our Christmas Party! Everyone joined in with party games such as Musical Statues, Musical Bumps and Musical Chairs. The children all wore their favourite party clothes and danced and sang to the music. Afterwards, the children sat down to a fabulous party lunch and then Santa arrived with presents for all! Read On Making snowmen out of old plastic bottles! The children’s favourite activity this week was making snowmen out of old plastic bottles! The children had adult support to use a variety of media to construct and decorate a seasonal snow man. They chose different fabrics and resources such as pipe cleaners, buttons and pasta and discussed the texture of the different materials. They used words to describe how things felt such as soft, hard, fluffy, shiny, sparkly and hard.  Read On Creating a Christmas picture The children’s favourite activity this week was creating a Christmas picture for our display board! They painted their hands & did prints to make the green Christmas tree& then helped stick them in place. Read On Creating pre-school’s very own Christmas post box! The children’s favourite activity this week was creating pre-school’s very own Christmas post box! The children chose a large box and with adult support cut a slit for the cards to be posted through and painted it bright red. When it had dried they decorated it with seasonal snow and frost! The box will be used for posting our Christmas cards in and those all important letters to Santa!  Read On Fund raising for Children in Need! The children’s favourite activity this week was joining in with fund raising for Children in Need! Lots of the children helped raise some money for the charity by coming to pre-school wearing spots, they brought their teddies and made spotty bandages for them to wear and took part in some Pudsey Bear activities such as colouring Pudsey activity sheets. We discussed raising money for children who aren’t as lucky as we are in our setting. The day helped strengthen the children’s sense of belonging too.  Read On Making and baking fruit and cheese scones! The children’s favourite activity this week was making and baking fruit and cheese scones! The children listened carefully to instructions and grated the cheese, mixed & measured the ingredients and rolled out the dough. They were encouraged to work independently, be aware of the risks of the equipment they were using and discussed health & hygiene in the kitchen. The best bit of course, was eating the yummy scones!  Read On Sponsored Autumn Watch As part of Pre-School Autumn theme we have arranged a sponsored "Autumn Watch" for Tuesday 18th October at 10am. The Children will be able to obtain 25 points by collecting items, spotting objects and answering questions around the Autumn theme. All the proceeds from the walk will go towards a wheeled storage unit.  Read On Making Smoothies The children’s favourite activity this week was making smoothies for snack time! We discussed healthy practise in the kitchen, chopped fruit with knives and finally mixed the ingredients in Teresa’s smoothie maker! There was lots of laughter and discussion about variations in noise, sound and speed and how the ingredients changed in the mixer. Area of learning: CD Development matter linked to this activity: Explore and learn how sound can be changed. Age range: 30-50 months.  Read On Back to School! We’ve now been back a few weeks and Autumn term is in full swing at Pre-school. This term the children are looking at the themes ‘Myself’ and Autumn and have been busy with lots of activities. They have been out collecting items for their fantastic autumn display and bringing in photos to add to their ‘All about Me’ booklets. We’d like to particularly welcome Tom, Isabella, Mia, Charlie and Lily who are new to pre-school this term, we hope you have settled in well and have been having lots of fun!  Read On Life Sized Scarecrow The children’s favourite activity this week was creating a life sized scarecrow for our display board! They drew around one of the children on a large piece of card on the floor. They then chose materials from a variety of resources to help decorate the shape of the scarecrow and had adult support to cut the shape out, before attaching it to the display board. Area of learning: CD Develop matter linked to this activity: Understand that they can use lines to enclose a space and then begin to use these shapes to represent objects. Age range: 30-50 months.  Read On Baking Stuffed Potato Skins The children’s favourite activity this week was baking stuffed potato skins. We used home grown potatoes and the children helped prepare the ingredients, grating cheese, chopping spring onions & ham and spreading the butter. The potatoes were then baked and taken home for lunch! Area of learning: PD Develop matter linked to this activity: Show an awareness of healthy practices with regard to eating, sleeping & hygiene. Age range: 30-50 months. Read On Planting Daffodils The children’s favourite activity this week was planting daffodils ready to flower in the spring. The children were first given the opportunity to draw a picture or write their name on a label which they then attached to their pot. They put compost in the pot, followed by a bulb and filled the pot with more compost before watering it in. We discussed the seasons and what bulbs needed to grow healthily and changes to plants throughout the year. Area of learning: KUW Develop matter linked to this activity: Develop an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time. Age range: 30-50 months. Read On Summer Holiday 2011 Be sure to check out all the diary dates. Look on the right hand side of this page and scroll down till you come to Events and Term Dates. Have fun this summer.  Read On

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