Sophie from Wild Science visited our Preschool at Mornington House. She brought a hamster, a guinea pig, a quail, an African land snail, and a cherry millipede. The children were very interested to learn how to look after the animals, what they liked to eat and where they were from. They gently brushed the guinea …
Making pizza at The Priory
At The Priory, we made pizza from scratch. First, we prepared the dough by weighing each ingredient carefully with a digital scale which we borrowed from the kitchen. Then we discussed the exact amounts needed as Heather shared her recipe. After thoroughly mixing the ingredients, I took the dough to the kitchen to ask Heather …
Spring at The Priory
Even though it’s been a bit windy and chilly, it hasn’t stop us from having a great time at The Priory. As daffodils have been blooming all around us and the children have noticed this in the fields and parks, a member of staff brought in some daffodils that haven’t bloomed yet, and we printed …
St David’s Day
The Court House baby room celebrated St David’s Day recently! We did this by exploring the different colours of the Welsh flag and talking about the national flower, the daffodil. The children enjoyed talking about the colours and recreating their own daffodils using the dabbers! We ended the day by making and enjoying our own …
World Book Day at The Priory
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 …