This week is British Flowers Week and our friends and neighbours at The Wild Zinnia very kindly brought us a beautiful bunch to brighten our Head Office Reception. Thank you ladies, they smell amazing!
Our garden
This week at The Priory, we have been learning to take care of our garden environment. We discussed the importance of making sure our garden is safe for both the children and wildlife we have recently been attracting. We spoke about how to recycle, why and how we do this, the dangers that rubbish might …
uSports session
The children in preschool have been enjoying Multisports sessions with Ben from uSports. So far they have done movement through stories and ball play. We are looking forward to the sessions throughout the rest of the summer term.
Mud, Glorious Mud!
Talia, who was interested in mud, decided to paint her body and squelch through the mud with her feet. She then decided to make hand and footprints on the path with the mud. To extend her learning, the practitioner provided a large roll of paper so she could see her muddy footprints. To continue this activity …
Kitchen Inspection
Recently at Mornington House, we had our annual Environmental Health kitchen inspection. For the fifth year in a row Louise has been awarded 5 stars. The officer said “It’s clear you run a tight ship”. Well done Louise!
Cake Sale
Our cake sale at The Priory raised £131. We have just received our poster from the Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal. Thank you again for all your support.
King’s Coronation
At Mornington House we all celebrated King Charles’ coronation. The babies loved exploring messy play in the tuff tray with union jack cups and flags, silver plates and rice. The Twos and Preschool children made crowns and we all enjoyed scones, jam and cream which Louise made for our afternoon snack.
Museum visit
The Twos at Mornington House went to Bristol Museum! We took the bus and sat really nicely until our stop, then walked the little bit of the way to the museum. After a snack, we headed to see the sea dragon first. We enjoyed seeing the dinosaurs and talking about the different animals we saw. …
Coronation planning
The pre-school children at The Court House are having lots of fun preparing for the Coronation.
Active Kids
Linda Sweet from Active Kids has started a six week programme of sessions with the children in Preschool. The theme is ‘Spring into Action’ and will talk about animals coming out of hibernation and how Spring is a time for growing. The activities will support the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum and will include …