Spring Planting!

The Preschool children have enjoyed building roads this week. They worked together to set out the cones along the decking and used some wooden blocks to mark out the road. Raegan told Peter, "But now we need to mix together some cement to make more road for the cars". Max and Oscar collected the sand and Edgar collected some bark and they mixed it all in the tray. Once they had decided it had been mixed enough, they then transferred the mixture into the wheelbarrow and carefully moved it so that they could lay out the road by the cones.

The children have been observing the changes in the garden changes this week. They have been very interested in the flowers blossoming on the trees. When Ida spotted them, she said, "They look so beautiful now". The children have also found several ladybirds in the garden which got them excited about doing a bug hunt around the garden. The children are also enjoying seeing the changes in our caterpillars as they are growing each day! 

The planting has started in the children’s vegetable plot. This week the children have planted carrots, potatoes, kale, spinach, lettuce cabbage, radish and spring onion, They have been helping to water them and look for signs of growth every day.

This week, the toddlers took part in an assault course on the field in Imber Court. They had great fun trying to kick the balls into the goal which Charlie was particularly good at. The toddlers then weaved in and out of cones, with Fabian holding a cone as he ran. Ada concentrated really hard when trying this! The toddlers then played some games with parachute. Tomas called the parachute a “flat tent”. The staff were able to completely hide the toddlers underneath, counting to three to reveal their excited faces. They all screamed “weeeee” as the wind blew through their hair. Harry had the biggest grin on his face and Tomas and Sienna kept asking to be hidden again.

The toddlers were very busy making their own perfume concoctions this week. They mixed different smells, colours and textures. Jacob, George and Archie had fun pouring the coloured water from bottles and containers while Vivienne sprinkled herbs to mix with the water. Eloise poured in some herbs and Jasper helped her to mix it all together. The toddlers showed great interest in this activity and some particularly enjoyed splashing everyone around them!

The babies have been busy using the glue and the cotton wool to make some Spring pictures. Wren was very controlled when using the glue and spreader to start her picture. She then enjoyed dropping cotton wool on the paper, covering most of her picture. The babies have also used paint to make butterfly pictures, using paint brushes to experiment making dots and lines. 

When playing in the garden, the babies loved exploring the new toys, especially the building blocks, looking though the transparent coloured panels to seeing how it changed the way everything looked. Chloe and Wren discovered the mud kitchen, walking around picking up mud and dirt with their hands and studying it. Some of the babies have also been building their confidence in going through the tunnel. Chloe, Wren and Zac all took turns to have a go at crawling through the tunnel. Wren and Chloe smiled and said, "Boo" to each other as they came out the other side. Ari was keen to play with the ball and laughed as he kicked it.