Week Ending Friday 17th January 2025
This week we have celebrated an important Birthday! Our 'Star of the Week' bear; Starry Bear turned 4!
This led to lots of fabulous opportunities for the children to talk about their own birthdays and their own experiences of parties and presents.
There was lots of mathematical opportunities as we looked at numerals on Birthday cards, counted out candles on playdough cakes and compared the size, shape and weight of birthday presents.
Mark making featured as the children made cards, presents and invitations.
At the end of the week, the children enjoyed decorating cakes and hosting a range of singing and dancing party games!
Our two year old children have been very interested in vehicles lately. Their book of the week was 'Car, Car, Truck, Jeep' which included lots of lovely repeated refrains that the children could join in with. Their nursery rhyme of the half term is 'The Wheels on the Bus' and they have loved acting this out with bus props.
Week Ending Friday 10th January 2025
Brrrrrrrrr...that was a chilly week!
We still got outside to enjoy lots of lovely sunny, crisp winter fresh air though. The children are becoming much better at putting their outdoor clothes on independently...keep practicing that 'flip trick' for your coats!
This week the children enjoyed listening to We're Going on A Bear Hunt. We read the story over and over, encouraging the children to join in with the repeated refrains and actions to join the words.
We also went on our bear hunts around the school and the forest area; practicing teamwork, counting, positional language, and listening skills.
Our two year olds have also had a great first week back.
This week they have been exploring 'feelings and emotions' through books, identifying what emotions might look like on themselves and others. We also introduced the children to some calming activities such as making rain shakers to play alongside calming music and deep breathing.