We enjoyed a fun packed Teddy Bears Picnic on Durdham Downs. The whole nursery were able to go and had a lovely time exploring the surrounds, doing leaf and tree rubbing, playing football and chasing games. We had a lovely picnic prepared by our cook, Louise before walking back to nursery and having a much-needed …
Tomatoes! Tomatoes!
Mornington House Pre-School ate some of their tomato harvest at tea time. This encouraged conversation about the growing process; what was done to help the tomatoes grow and whether they liked the taste of them. The children were very proud to have grown their own produce at nursery and then eat it!
Midsummer Family Picnic at Mornington House
We were very lucky that the weather changed and it was a beautiful sunny afternoon. Louise prepared a super picnic and lots of parents were able to join us. It was a lovely, relaxing and sociable event.
How do we show that we care for each other?
Today at the Court House we have been discussing how we show that we care. I explained to the children that everybody has feelings, and everybody feels the same way as others at some point. The book discussed how we can look at how others may be feeling and reflect to when we may have …
20 Years Service at BCC!
At Mornington House, whilst celebrating the school leavers, we also celebrated staying, acknowledging the amazing news that on 1 August, both Sally King and Melissa Wickham will have worked for Bristol Childcare for 20 years! We are very proud to have had Sally and Melissa on our team for so many years. They both bring …
Pre-School Leavers Party at The Court House
This year our leavers party theme was mini beasts, we chose mini beast theme because the preschool children are interested and eager to learn more. Over the last few months we have been learning about all different mini beasts, we have been doing a lot of fun buggy activities, we have learnt some songs about …
Pre-School Graduation at The Priory
What a year it has been. I can’t believe it’s time to start saying goodbye to our preschool children as they are ready to go off onto their new exciting adventure at big school! We will miss each and everyone one of you but wish you the best of luck for the future. Please come …
Pre-School Graduation at Mornington House
This was a lovely event in our garden under our new gazebo. The children did a rendition of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ and each received a group photograph and a reading book. We will miss these children very much and wish them every happiness and success in the future.
How tall can they grow?
This week the children have been interested in sunflowers, how tall they can grow and if the sunflowers were taller than the children. We did some measuring with our sunflower in the garden and some research on our tablets to find out how tall they can grow. Learning outcomes: Sunflower can grow up to 3 …
Bumblebees
Some of the children at The Priory have been interested in bumblebees so resources were provided to create their own. They used paint and fingerprints to form the body and then used cocktail sticks to create the lines across the body, legs and antenna. The children then finished the bumblebees by adding wings using their …