The Gruffalo at Molesey!
This week the children have been focusing on ‘The Gruffalo’. Although we have had lots of rain this week the toddlers and pre school children have been wearing wet suits running around the outdoor area and making campfires, and cooking up Gruffalo crumble! Ezra said "It's hot so we have to blow it" whilst Thomas mixed together mud, bark and water, and said "I am stirring it before the Gruffalo comes!". They enjoyed a nature walk around the garden searching for The Gruffalo. The children all showed lots of different expressions and were "roaring" as they tip toed to look for him. Amelie shouted "I can see him! Quick, in the sand pit" as all the children ran to the sand pit noticing they made foot prints there.
The babies have had a great week exploring lots of different activities such as a ‘Gruffalo crumble’ which was consisted of porridge oats, rice and cornflakes and spoons and funnels. They showed great control handling objects moving them around mixing up the mixture. They babies have also enjoyed using the musical instruments and listening to nursery rhymes such as ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ and they showed their excitement by smiling and wiggling!
1, 2, 3 go!!
The children have been looking at speed and distance this week. The guttering was set up leading to card on the floor, with paint added to the bottom of each piece of guttering. They each had their own car and took turns to roll them, to see how far they would go. After three the children let their cars go, with Matilda shouting "1,2,3 go!" They cheered as their cars raced down and through the paint. They couldn't wait to see the marks their cars made and decide whose car went the furthest. They closely looked at the paint and compared the length. In the end they decided all the cars went very fast! The children have also been discussing letter sounds this week, with 'M' being the sound of this week. They sat together, making the sound and thinking of words that began with ‘M’. Zac said "Moon!", Elara said 'Maya. That's my cousin!" And they all knew that 'Mummy' was definitely an 'M' word. They had lots of fun drawing and painting their ideas of M words they thought of and showed each other - great work!
The babies have been practising their balancing skills this week. James and Arthur picked up a small wooden block each, placing it on the floor in front of them. They placed one foot on top of the block and held their arms up to balance themselves. As they wobbled and fell off, they looked at each other and giggled. Some of the older children, helped them by making a small obstacle course with the bigger blocks. Rowan joined James and Freddie and as they walked along, with Rowan pulling herself up to stand. The babies were very proud of themselves for their accomplishments, clapping along with each other. The babies have also been playing with the balls, kicking and rolling them around the garden. Rowan sat with the ball resting her hands on top, while Freddie and James kicked as hard as they could and chased after the ball as it rolled away.
People who help us!
The toddlers and preschool children have been talking about people who help us and the different jobs they do, such as Police Officers, Fire Fighters and Doctors. They have been making use of the play gym making emergency calls to the police, “Quick police come quick" they said on the phone. Thomas was hiding in the cosy area and used a cushion for his leg telling his friends "I have hurt my leg".
The children have been exploring different textures in the large trays crunching Cornflakes, Rice Krispies and pasta using different objects such as animals and cars. "Eddie repeated “bang bang" as he was crunching the pasta whilst Albie said "I like Rice Krispies for breakfast,like the animals!".
All the children have enjoyed adventures around Imber Court where they have been crawling, running around and looking for horses. They enjoyed stories under the trees whilst having their snack of fruit and milk.
The babies have been having lots of fun exploring different activities in the baby room. They had great fun with the shredded paper and Duplo in the messy tray, and even more fun throwing it on the floor! They enjoyed exploring the home corner where they have been lifting themselves up to stand showing great control and movement. The babies have also been listening to stories and independently selecting books to look at showing great control holding the book and turning the pages.
