I cant believe we are now approaching the Easter holidays and how different it feels from last year. 

We can only hope  looking forward that we can enjoy the Spring and Summer months with some optimism.

This week we have learnt about the Easter story and have started to observe the changes that are taking place in the environment. The flowers are beginning to grow and the blossom is coming out. The children have painted and created observational pictures of the flowers that are growing around them. 

We have really noticed a difference in how they play this week. The weather has impacted on this as the children have been outside without coats, hats and gloves, this has allowed them more movement and it is clearly evident through observation that they are now like lambs that have just been sheared, jumping and bouncing around. Their interactions have really moved on and they are using problem solving skills independently with their play and social interactions. It is a wonderful thing to observe.

We are going to be planting seeds when we return so that we can observe growth and change.

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter break and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Mrs Robinson:)

SUPERHEROES

The children have settled well into nursery and all seem very happy to be back with their friends. We are observing them to identify any gaps in their development but so far we are finding that they have stepped right back into where they were before lockdown. There are a few little boundary and behavior issues but we will have this sorted very soon. 

 This week we have had superheroes in Foundation. The children have created their own super powers and have been practicing using them in the setting. This topic has stimulated their imaginations and helped them understand and engage in make belief which is such an important part of their development.  They have written about their super powers and how they will use them to help others. I told them I had a super power and they had to guess what it was. I was wearing gloves and had some metal objects on the floor, I moved my magic hands across the objects and they lifted off the ground. The children were fascinated and could not believe that I was magnetic. I was quite surprised myself with how convincing it was.  Maybe you can all find some super powers this weekend. If you do please send a photo in to me via Teams please.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson:)

Welcome back.

 Welcome back, we are so pleased to see all the children in the setting and they have all had a great week of excitement getting back into  routines and learning.  We have been doing lots of science activities this week and the children have learnt so much through experimenting and problem solving.

We have been learning about bubbles, magnets, rockets, gravity, metal detection, outdoor cooking with mud and lots of other scientific investigations. We have done all this whilst playing which is what makes early years an amazing place for learning.

Next week we are going to be learning about Superheroes and I am sure your children may end up with super powers by the end of the week. 

REMINDERS

Your child should have a drinking bottle with them every day. This should only have water in it and not juice.

Please can you return any spare clothes as we are running out already.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson:)

 It has been so nice to seeing and hearing from you this week and I hope that all the fun activities I am putting on Teams are useful. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any problems with the work. We are all hoping that this will be over in the near future and we can change to what was once the norm. For now we will continue to do our best to support each other and make learning fun. 

I am aware some parents have not accessed Teams at all. I will contact you next week to see if you are having difficulties that I| can resolve. Otherwise please use the login details you were given and have a go.

I hope you all have a lovely safe weekend.

Mrs Robinson:) 

We’ve made it to the end of the year and the first term! Once again, I find myself bidding farewell to you all, a shorter stint this time but no less enjoyable.  Mrs Robinson will be returning from teaching Year 1 in the new year to take back the reigns.

This week has been full of festive fun, Elves, parties and Christmas jumpers.  Our classroom elf has been inspiring some lovely story telling, I’m sure your children would love to tell you about the adventure he has been on this week.  The advent calendar has also promoted a lot of learning around numbers, counting and ordering beyond 10.

The children have also worked on a little Christmas surprise for you, please see the video below.  They were wonderful and Mrs Howe's musical expertise was put to use.

All the team here would like to say massive thank you for your very generous gifts.  They were both unexpected and very much appreciated. 

And so finally I would like to wish a Merry Christmas to you, I hope you all have a lovely break and best wishes for the new year.

Mr da Rocha, Mrs Howe and Mrs Phillips.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Hello everyone, it nice to be back, and even nicer to see all the children.

This week, inspired by the wintery weather, we have been looking at what happens to liquids when they get very cold.  The children have observed water freezing and melting and discussed how things are liquids and solids.  Linked with that we have been making our own snowflakes, practising our cutting skills.

We have also carried on with our advent calendar, encouraging their writing skills and practising their numbers, up to and now beyond 10.

The children also performed a puppet show and used these to retell their favourite stories.

The children have also been working on your Christmas surprise.  This will be posted on the blog for you all to see at the end of term.

As it has been quite muddy this week a few children were sent home in spare uniforms, particularly trousers. Could you please check and return any that you may have at home.

Having Christmas Jumper day and our Christmas dinner on the Friday was a perfect end to a lovely week. Have a great weekend and we will see you all for the last week of the term.

The Foundation Team.