Winter Woodland Makery with Elise was so much fun! We used clay to make Christmas ornaments, scooped out oranges to make bird feeders and very carefully used the drill to make wooden robins. We loved making and eating s’mores with hot chocolate. Elise taught us some fire safety rules and we stayed sitting on the …
Advent at The Priory
As December arrives, we’re excited to welcome Christmas into our preschool and start the joyful countdown to Christmas! We’ve prepared two special Advent calendars to make this season even more magical: a chocolate Advent calendar and a Christmas book Advent calendar. Each day, a lucky child will be randomly chosen from our Christmas jar, which …
Yoga at The Priory
At The Priory recently, Victoria took the children through a few yoga poses to bring back down their energy levels after a dance party. They first checked if they had enough space so they could move freely and fully extend their arms and legs. They took deep breaths during the different poses to relax their …
Halloween fun
The Twos at The Court House have enjoyed this pumpkin pizza making activity! The twos started by picking a pumpkin shaped wrap then used their gross motor skills to ‘spread’ the tomato puree. They then chose their toppings of choice and used their hands and spoons to put the toppings on their pizza. This links …
Diwali visit
Recently at The Priory, Uma, the mum of Meera, one of our pre-schoolers, visited to talk about Diwali, sharing how her family celebrates this important holiday and explaining its cultural significance. The children listened attentively and showed great interest. Uma began by explaining Diwali and then read two books she brought. She also demonstrated some …
Autumn at The Court House
It’s autumn in the Baby Room at the Court House and we have thoroughly enjoyed exploring all of the textures that it has to offer with plenty of seasonal activities! The children have been exploring orange playdough and sticks they have gathered from outings to make pumpkins. We have used our fine motor skills to …
Ten Year Anniversary
We recently celebrated another big milestone at The Court House. Many congratulations to Amelia who has been with Bristol Childcare for 10 years! This is an amazing achievement. Amelia joined us at The Priory as an apprentice and so it’s fantastic that 10 years later she is a Deputy Manager and SENCo! Thank you Amelia …
Growing tomatoes at The Court House
This summer the twos at The Court House have enjoyed planting and watching our tomatoes grow. It feels like it has taken FOREVER for them to ripen, ready for us to eat and enjoy, but it has been worth the wait. Whilst waiting for our plants to grow we have talked about how much bigger …
Mornington House Apples
At Mornington House we picked some of the apples from our tree. The weather has been so good that it means our apple tree has grown big apples this year. We enjoyed eating them at morning snack time today! We have discovered, from Jess at Head Office, that 2025 is likely to be a ‘Mast …
Tully the Therapy Dog
At Mornington House, Tully, who belongs to one of our Preschool families, came to visit us. They brought two stories in to read to us and told us all about Tully’s job as a therapy dog. She was originally a rescue dog from Mexico! She is such a gentle and kind dog and the children …