At The Priory, we recently released our beautiful butterflies into the garden. Sadly only 3 were able to be released due to 2 having damaged wings. The children were able to take a close look at the butterflies and even had the chance to hold them if they were feeling brave. We watched as the …
Long Service Celebration at The Priory
Recently The Priory team celebrated the long service of Muna (15 years), Justine (35 years) and Kayleigh (10 years). We went for afternoon tea and it was fantastic to honour and recognise the hard work and commitment of this team.
World Bee Day 2025
Every year on 20th May it is World Bee Day! This year, the babies at The Court House have been doing some junk modelling with some left-over egg cartons as they have used yellow paint to decorate them in readiness to turn into bees! The children really enjoyed getting stuck in with the paint as …
We made a scarecrow!
The Preschool children at Mornington House have planted some sunflower and mixed salad leaf seeds. One of the children had the idea that they should make a scarecrow to stop the birds and squirrels from taking the seeds. It was such a great project, thinking about the design and what tools we would need. It …
Sensory Bottles
As it was Mental Health Awareness week recently, the babies at The Court House have been taking care of themselves through recognising and stimulating their senses. The babies started off the morning with some water play as we listened to some relaxing music before we got stuck into making sensory bottles! Hannah had been clearing …
V E Day at The Court House
The Baby Room at the Court House spent time recently celebrating VE Day. They made some blue and red playdough to learn about our British flag. The children used their fine motor skills to manipulate the playdough into different shapes to add meaning. The grown ups modelled this by making historic figures, which the children …
uSports at Mornington House
Mornington House enjoyed a visit from Ben at uSports recently. We played games which required us to travel in different ways and transfer objects from place to place while moving in a particular way. The children had to use their listening skills and look out for each other whilst travelling. Everyone really enjoyed the session. …
Easter fun at The Priory
Thank you to everyone who brought their Easter Bonnets into nursery. We had a wonderful day making Easter biscuits which we decorated with icing and sprinkles, an Easter egg hunt in the garden and celebrating Easter bonnets. A wonderful day was had by all!! Have a lovely weekend and Happy Easter!
Springtime at Mornington House
With the weather brightening up, the children at Mornington House have spent lots of time out in the garden. We’ve been painting some spring flowers and thinking and talking about the colours we need. We noticed the buds on the apple tree and discussed that the blossom will come first and the apples later. We’ve …
Science Week at The Court House
It’s Science Week! Baby Room at The Court House have enjoyed exploring the weather and seasonal elements as we discuss changes, growth, and decay in the environment (which is part of the EYFS). The Baby Room had explored the weather recently in their learning, and so what better way to extend it than through science. …