To celebrate The Olympics, the Baby Room at The Court House have participated in making their own Olympic torches! We started in the garden with some yellow and red paint where I then asked the children to help mix the 2 colours in the tray to create an orange colour. The children used their hands …
Train ride
The children in the Twos Room at Mornington House have recently been showing an interest in vehicles, so we walked to Clifton Down station and caught the train to Temple Meads. We waved goodbye to our train and went outside where we saw taxis, buses, cars and push bikes. We then walked to a big …
Graduation Ceremony
At Mornington House we had a wonderful graduation ceremony for the children who are leaving to go to school in September. It was great that Gemma was able to join us too. We are very fortunate to have a secure and long-standing staff team which means that we remember when children joined us in the …
Independent snack time
Every week the children at The Priory make their own sandwiches for their afternoon snack. They spread their own butter and decide which filling to have. They then fold their sandwich in half and enjoy it with the rest of their friends.
Picnic lunch at The Court House
For lunch at The Court House, babies, twos and preschool all enjoyed a family meal time by having a picnic lunch together in the pre-school! Sarah made some delicious food – cheese and cherry tomato quiche, ham and cheese quiche, potato salad with lemon zest and mint, coleslaw with a Greek yoghurt dressing, mixed garden …
Woodland Makery at Mornington House
The whole nursery at Mornington House love being visited by Elise from Woodland Makery. The focus this visit was summer. Elise started by singing the Forest School song which is about using tools safely and taking turns. We made wooden bead necklaces by peeling bark, pushing holes in the wood and threading wool through the …
Summer Solstice
On Friday it was the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day of the year. As a staff team at Mornington House, we discussed that Summer Solstice is an opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us, such as habits, relationships, negative talk, commitments and worry. It is also an opportunity to re-connect …
Pre School Leavers’ Museum Trip
All of the pre-school school-leavers at The Court House had such a wonderful time at the museum on Wednesday! We even managed to find Alfred the gorilla, Doris the dinosaur and the dodo that Alex spoke to the children about. The children especially loved looking at the dinosaurs and animals! After we finished at the …
Bristol Museum
A few weeks ago Elliott’s mummy, Alex, came into The Court House to talk to us about Bristol Museum. She brought in objects and photos of her four favourite things you can find at the museum, these were; Doris the dinosaur (which can be found hanging above the canteen), a unicorn (which if you look …
Dinosaur Day at The Court House
At The Court House last week, the whole nursery was busy with dinosaur activities! In Baby Room, we started the week by incorporating small world dinosaurs into our sand play as this has been a media of interest recently. We encouraged the children to look at the marks the dinosaurs left with their feet in …