On World Book Day, some of the children and staff at The Priory dressed up as their favourite characters from beloved stories, showcasing their enthusiasm, especially Daisy (staff member), acting out the character she was dressed up as (Calm from The Colour Monster) reading and celebrating literature. In twos the children love ‘The Colour Monster’ …
World Book Day at The Court House
Recently the preschool children at The Court House were learning about World Book Day in a slightly different way! Of course, as well as sharing their favourite stories from home they also had a go at making their own books/stories. To start with, the children made an alphabet and number book for the children within …
Chinese New Year
At The Priory, we have been learning how to write ‘Happy New Year’ in Chinese characters for the Chinese New Year celebration. The children and I had an engaging and joyful experience trying to form the characters correctly. I carefully copied the characters from a printed sample to get the details just right. We also …
Safer Internet Day
Tuesday 10th February was Safer Internet Day. At The Priory, to educate children about their safety and wellbeing online, we read the story “Once Upon a Time Online.” Lois read the story aloud and narrated the play as we brought the characters to life by acting out the roles and selecting them. They loved playing …
Summer and Ruby have qualified!
Summer and Ruby from The Court House have worked hard over the last year and have become Level 3 qualified educators. We are very proud of the work they have done and are excited to watch them both continue to develop their skills and knowledge with us!
Camera fun at The Priory
Some of the pre-schoolers at The Priory were thrilled to discover an old digital camera donated by Trish and were eager to learn how it works. I inserted some batteries and it sprang to life, amazing them as they took turns capturing photos of each other. One of the pre-schoolers quickly learned not only how …
The Big Garden Bird Watch
As part of the Big Garden Bird Watch, the preschool at Mornington House took a walk up to the Downs. The children got to use Sally’s big binoculars and monocular and recorded their findings on the bird charts. We saw pigeons, gulls, robins and crows flying around in the windy skies. After we returned to …
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Following a child’s recent interest in ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ book at The Priory, we decided to extend their learning with a painting activity. We supplied the children with paint brushes of different shapes and sizes and demonstrated how to use them. The bigger paint brushes could be used for bigger areas such as the …
Making bird treats at Mornington House
We made suet balls for the birds in our garden as they are excellent high energy giving foods for winter and popular with a wide range of birds. We hope to see lots of birds when we take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch later this month. Find out more here.
Stick Man fun!
At Mornington House, one of the Preschooler’s Grandad made us these wonderful characters from the Julia Donaldson book, the Stick Man and his Stick Lady Love! Saffia brought us in some sticks and Sally took them home to drill holes for the arms and legs. At nursery, we used the saw to cut the long …