At The Priory, we have been following the children’s interest in cars and learning about speed and the different road signs we may see whilst on the road. First, I observed 2 children playing with cars on our extendable track. We discussed how fast their cars might be travelling in miles per hour (mph) and …
Dentist visit
The Court House had a very special visit from Robyn, Martha, and Liv who work at the Bupa Dental Practice in Keynsham. The ladies started the session by introducing themselves to the children – Robyn is the dental nurse, whilst Martha is the dentist, and Liv the receptionist. Liv explained how she is usually the …
Flowers
At The Priory we have had an adult initiated activity which was flowers in the tray with coloured water and scissors, we had this activity out to offer new experiences and introduce new skills as of part of their learning and development. This enriched their understanding of using scissors safely, and general growth knowledge about …
Bristol Balloon Fiesta
At Mornington House, we’ve been talking a lot about the Balloon Fiesta as lots of us went to it and some of us saw the balloons in the sky from our houses. So, with a maths focus, in Preschool we made some balloon puzzles. Our intent was to order numbers from 1-4, understand positional language …
National Marine Week
To celebrate National Marine Week and all things under the sea, the Court House babyroom team took the babies to the aquarium to explore the environment of our aquatic friends! The babies had the most wonderful time walking around the tunnels and seeing all the tanks full of different kinds of fish and having this …
Harvesting potatoes at Mornington House
The babies have harvested their potato crop! We used them to make potato salad for our afternoon snack. First, we washed them and then Louise boiled them for us in the kitchen. When they had cooled, we chopped them up and added all the other ingredients. We found it funny when smelling the spring onions! …
Graduation Ceremony at Mornington House
We had a wonderful celebration and it was great that all the parents were able to come. The children all received a ‘memory message’ and a group photo. They sang an African song which Sally had recorded and sent out to parents, so everyone was able to join in. Afterwards, we enjoyed some very tasty …
Policy 0: Professional Code of Conduct
PROFESSIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT Please also see each nursery’s “staff expectations” document By becoming a member of Bristol Childcare staff, I sign up to the following Code of Conduct. This applies to when I am at work in a Nursery and also when I am at training or otherwise representing Bristol Childcare: I will always …
Keeping cool at The Priory
The Priory found a great way to keep cool in the heatwave – making ice cubes to play with. The children were excited to see them in the tray and couldn’t contain their excitement as they dived in to get their hands on them. This extended their learning as they talked about the temperature of …
Playdough fun at The Court House
At The Court House we have been looking at healthy eating recently. We have extended this in the Baby Room to include one of our favourite core books – ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’! We have been reading this book through the week and discussing how we need to have a balanced diet to support our …