lovely sunny weather !

well the sun has finally come out - & so on with sun hats and sun screen ! It is lovely to be able to get out and use the whole outdoor area all day.

The worms are snoozing in the wormery the children made.

We have been exploring clay and making clay ladybirds - one child produced a clay pot without any instruction - i think we may have clay as a permanent activity in future - it is so good for building those fine motor skills and pre-writing muscles.

The grass snake ( made out of tights filled with compost and grass seed ) is now sprouting 'hair' - ask your child to show you the grass snake they made - he is snoozing on the decking !

The children going up to school spent playtime with school children out in the big playground this week - they really enjoyed it and came back talking about their new friends.

reminder - your child needs a long sleeved t-shirt for forest school sessions - this protects their arms from the very high brambles and stinging nettles there are.

NEXT WEEK - Jubilee week - so ask your child to select some red white and blue clothes to wear  - we will be making party biscuits and crowns !

BUTTERFLIES & JUBILEE

Our caterpillars are now emerging into butterflies - we had our first on Friday - a very pretty butterfly it is too - the children were all very exited ( and the staff!). Keep watching this space for updates !

Two staff have been on the new infection control training - 48hours from last bout of sickness or diarrhoea is vital to keep the staff well and the playschool open. For any other info re illnesses please ask staff.

Are there any more Individual Education plans (IEP) return slips out there?
 - please bring them in asap - so we can keep your child's record up to date.

The parent afternoons have been well attended.
Please see a member of staff to book a slot if you wish to talk to your child's keyperson about your child's progress.

REMINDER - NEXT WEEK  = DRESS IN RED WHITE AND BLUE JUBILEE WEEK -

mini beasts continued....................

This week the children at Towerview playschool were all excited when we transferred the caterpillars to their new home in the keep net. They are now in the chrysalis stage. In a few days time we hope to have a few little butterflies, they will be released into the natural world as soon as all of the children have seen them, isn’t it exciting. The children wrote their own and followed a recipe and made butterfly biscuits

At Forest school we have introduced hurdle making - which involves weaving branches in and out of stakes hammered into forest ground. Really good for developing concentration, co-ordination and pre-writing skills!

Our school transition visits continue with the children getting more confident in the school surroundings and getting used to the reception teachers now

Broadway Playschool  2-3s have been role playing their own story-time outside in the playhouse and working together to help each other balance across planks. It is lovely to see how brilliant they are at supporting each other even though so very young still. They have also been making lovely ladybird paintings

CREEPY CRAWLIES !

This week we have been making bread 'worms' as part of the mini-beasts theme - this has involved learning about cooking vocabulary and recipes - writing recipes and following the process to make the bread. The children then rolled them into worm shapes and baked them. Our wormery is changing too !

The caterpillars are getting bigger and hairier - they will soon be making cocoons ...................
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At forest school the bug collecting continues with spiders and woodlice leading the 'finds' so far!

The revised EYFS  (early years foundation stage) is out now and the whole team will be attending training in June.

Becky Jo and Tracey K are taking part in Cancer research's relay for life soon - there is a skittles evening in aid of the Charity planned for next Saturday - it would be lovely to see all our parents there !