Sunday 18 December 2016

HAPPY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL !

The last week was full of anticipation as our children prepared for their Xmas singsong which parents and carers came too. It made us all very proud the way they sang their hearts out and performed the dances. Two children led the performance and one child from Broadway Playschool joined in as well!

The response to the subsequent slide show was very positive with one grandparent remarking 'what an excellent and creative range of activities we covered in one term and she could see all the learning that was going on. Three parents also commented on how happy the children looked and a couple asked for photo's and one suggested we produce a book to sell to parents .... watch this space !

The Xmas party went very well - Father Christmas visited and the children loved seeing him and greeting a small pre-Xmas gift.

The staff had a fab end of term night out and farewell leaving meal for Alison who is moving on to pastures new.  We all wish her every success.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

Staff are back on Weds 4th for training day and cleaning sessions

CHILDREN ARE back on Monday 9th Jan 2017

Monday 12 December 2016

CHRISTMAS IS COMING !

We have been busy 'making Christmas' this week. The children have enjoyed making chocolate reindeers and creating 'snowman' footprint pictures that can be seen on the display board as you come in the door at Towerview Playschool.
At Broadway Playschool the little ones got to grip with glue and glitter to make some very effective star relief cards.  We also all enjoyed a stroll down the village admiring all the Christmas decorated shop windows, and had a sneaky peek at the Christmas trees in the Lygon Arms - the staff there were very welcoming and our children were very well behaved!

At Forest School this week the children enjoyed making bird nests, looking for treasure and using the mud kitchen to make a variety of mud cakes, soups and pies.
At the end of the week both children and adults had fun watching the reception children from Broadway First School perform in their nativity play.

OUR SING SONG (based around the Nativity) is at 11am (until 12) THURSDAY 15th DEC
                             everyone very welcome to come along !

Christmas Party (for Friday children and those going to school Sept 2017) is on Fri 10.30 - 1

LAST DAY FRIDAY 16TH DEC 2016
- BACK MONDAY 9TH JAN 2017

Friday 2 December 2016

cold frozen countries ! at home and abroad


With the cold icy weather we have, topically, been looking at ice and snow and what countries we might find these in. The children were keen to look for animals that live around the Arctic and in Antarctica and then played with them in the fake snow we made. They have also been studying water into ice – looking and feeling what the difference is between water and frozen water inside (using the freezer)  and outside !

We are busy making Christmas decorations and cards – lots of glitter and glue and practicing singing our songs for the Christmas Sing song ( Thursday 15th Dec 11 – 12 noon).

At Broadway Playschool 2-3’s group it has been brilliant watching the children interact and join in telling the story of ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ using a story sack.  We have been playing inside football as we all got too cold outside after a while- but it was good to explore the frozen water and ice on the tyres and benches.  We all went down to the church to see the Xmas tree Festival – our tree was the best the children decided!