We have kicked off the new term with a new theme of “Stories: Old and New”. The children have been sharing their favourite stories with us during circle time sessions and it’s clear that many of them already have a love of reading. We have been lucky to have a number of the preschool parents come in to read books to the group and we will be continuing to do this for the rest of the term.Classic children stories have... read more

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and the children have been working like little elves making decorations in readiness for the big day.  They have made a number of different Christmas tree decorations including pine cones, paper lanterns and wooden shapes.  For the Christmas dinner table they made candle centre pieces using evergreen branches pressed into oasis foam. The nursery was also decorated with paper chains made by the Sunflower group.As Christmas is a time for giving we wanted the... read more

The stage was set, the curtains drawn and our little stars were ready to make their acting debuts.  On Monday we held our Nativity play to an audience of proud parents, grandparents, friends and family.  Our actors and actresses put on a show to remember, confidently reciting lines and singing songs to tell the story of the first Christmas.  All of the preschool children have done very well in the past few weeks and we can see how much they got out from... read more

It wouldn’t be showbiz without last minute rehearsals to ensure our littles actors are ready for their big day on Monday. Two weeks ago we were slightly concerned that this year’s show was going to be more of a pantomime than a play. However, since then rehearsals took a new turn and our final run throughs were a huge success. Many of the children have excitedly told us about their costumes and are clearly looking forward to showing them off on... read more

Over the past two weeks the children have been talking about woodland animals and have impressed us with their understanding of what nocturnal and hibernation means.  During our cooking session the children baked a Mount Carmel classic – hedgehog bread rolls – by kneading, rolling and snipping dough into little hedgehogs.  The younger children didn’t miss out on the fun and made their own spikey pets out of play dough and spaghetti. Throughout the week there were lots more hedgehog themed arts and... read more