The Priory have raised an amazing £61.32 for Macmillan during our cake sale, thank you to everyone who donated!
Pre-School Room Changes – The Court House
Preschool has had a big room change where areas are available for children to oversee their own learning experiences and lead practitioners to explore the children’s interests. A construction area has been made where the children can play with screws, foam bricks and natural resources for them to create with. The area has pictures of …
Tomatoes for lunch!
Recently we have been growing some tomatoes in our garden. When the tomatoes were ripe, we picked them and placed them into a bowl. The tomatoes were then taken to the kitchen so our cook could cut them up. Our cook then added them into our lunch which was Vegetable Linguine – Delicious!
A trip to Bristol Zoo – Mornington House
One of our core books, Dear Zoo, inspired the children in the baby room to explore and learn about animals. We began the week by looking at lots of animal books, Dear Zoo was the favourite along with an animal picture book, Owl Babies and the Very Hungry Caterpillar. During the week we created some …
Shopping Trip
In rising pre-school at The Court House, we took a little trip to the shops where we picked up different ingredients, so we were able to make our own cakes in nursery. The children loved being involved and having the responsibility of carrying their own shopping bags and handing over the money to the staff …
Owl Babies – Core Books
Following on from our new set of Core books, the children spent time in small groups listening to stories that had been chosen by them. The children were asked how many owls were in the story of ‘owl babies’ and whether the Mummy owl would return.
A trip to “We The Curious”
Lots of babies were on holiday at Mornington House so Tia and Riz made the most of the opportunity to take two babies to We the Curious in Bristol city centre. They had an amazing time! Lots of hands on activities for them to explore independently and a lovely picnic lunch.
Our Curriculum – Core Books
We have identified six areas that we focus on in our nurseries to help children develop the knowledge and cultural capital that they need to succeed in life. These relate to how we support children to make progress across the seven areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). More details are on …
Recycle your stationery!
Please join us in making another tiny difference and trying to keep all we can from landfill… We are now collecting old pens for recycling. There is a box in each nursery. We will be taking them to Rymans in Clifton where they are being collected as part of the Terracycle scheme. https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/the-writing-instruments-brigade-r
A “typical day” at pre-school
This afternoon at The Priory, we invited parents in to experience a “typical day” in preschool. Staff explained the routine of the day, in the moment planning and shared some of the lovely resources the children explore and discover. We then finished the afternoon with homemade biscuits and cakes.