We had pumpkin day in the Twos Room at Mornington House! We talked about the pumpkin when we first arrived, comparing its size to other things in the room. Rachelle told us about Jack-o’-lanterns and showed us photos of them, describing how they are made. We then looked at different pumpkin faces and their emotions. …
Role Play
The children in Preschool at Mornington House are loving role play at the moment. Our pedagogy of In the Moment Planning means that we follow the children’s interests and allow them to lead their learning and development through play. We spend time observing the children at play and extend their development where it is appropriate …
Recycling Week fun!
We recently celebrated Recycling Week at The Court House. We took part in lots of recycling related activities. We learned about what we can and can’t recycle – plastic, metal, cardboard/paper and glass. Trish also taught us a recycling song and we sent out a Moment to parents of everybody singing! We read lots of …
Non mobile babies guidance from BAND
Non mobile babies guidance from BAND Following update of Multi-Agency Guidance in 2023 Recently updated guidance for dealing with injuries in non-mobile babies is now available on the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership website. What’s new for early years settings? It is very clear that any mark or injury observed on a non-mobile baby must be …
Foamy Soap!
The children in the Court House Two’s Room have been enjoying exploring foamy soap! The children talked about how it smelled really nice. Ruby then set a challenge by mixing pom poms into the soap and the children had to hunt for them!
A morning at The Priory
A little snapshot of daily life!
Space Week at The Court House
In the Baby Room at The Court House, we have been looking at space through ‘Space Week’. We have used rice to create a mystical scene which covers our space themed pictures. This will encourage the children’s language acquisition as we discuss our findings and encourage them to make discoveries as they manipulate the rice …
Pre-woodworking skills
The children in our Twos Room at Mornington House have new pre-woodworking resources, to support development of their fine motor skills. The children were really focused as they hammered little golf tees into styrofoam.
Peppers and basil
We have been growing peppers outside in our twos garden and basil inside at nursery. They have got so big we decided to pick some so Sarah could use them on our afternoon snack.
Transport day in the Twos room
The children at The Priory have been loving talking about buses and creating trains using the chairs in our room. We had the opportunity to go on a trip, so it was the perfect time to explore all forms of transport available to us. We started off the day with our first mode of transport, …