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 …
Recycling at The Priory
At The Priory, the preschool discussed how to care for our environment and emphasised importance of recycling items we no longer need, such as cardboard boxes, used papers, and other unwanted materials. After providing this explanation, I encouraged the children to carefully cut out the shape of a box from a piece of cardboard, then …
Active Kids at Mornington House
We received some extra funding for Preschool at Mornington House, so we have booked Linda from Active Kids to do some weekly sessions until the end of March. The focus this week was around the TV programme, Paw Patrol, which the children were thrilled about! They started with a warm-up, then followed an assault course. …
Christmas Stay and Play at The Court House
The children and parents of The Court House recently joined the team for their Christmas stay and play! The baby room had lots of sensory activities out, the twos room was a ‘Frozen’ theme for dancing and playing with ice and the preschool room was all things craft. As always Sarah, the cook, made lots …
Woodland Makery at Mornington House
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 …