Garsons Farm!

The children had a fantastic trip to Garsons Farm this week to pick fruit and vegetables. The minibus went over many, many speed bumps and the children laughed each time, making a game of it. Molly hoped to get bananas, and we explained why she would need to get them from a shop. Leo and Avy were very excited to see the tractor, and Matilda went straight over to the blackcurrants and the children were interested to notice the unripe ones were in fact red. Leo pointed to a marrow that had seen better days ‘ The rabbits have eaten some it!’ he said. The huge cabbages were a challenge. Jasmin tried very hard to lift one particularly large one. ‘It’s stuck’ she said, which prompted all the other children to have a turn. With a little adult help, it finally budged , with Ray and Jonah falling to the ground as it moved! William spotted a dandelion nearby ‘ I’m blowing the feathers away ‘ he announced.

The babies have had great outdoor fun this week. They experimented with chalk and Mark making, drawing various marks on the ground and pointing out the colours. "Red" Xanthe attempts to say using the pink chalk. James was very excited to see Freddie and Ines and ran to join in with them. Thomas wanted to colour the bench rather then the floor with Ines telling him "No Thomas!", whilst Rowan was more interested in climbing the bench and sitting down for a rest.

Later they decided to make a racing track. Freddie and James crashed their cars into one another making a loud bang. The pair giggled and repeated this again and again, before racing along the track. Thomas ran into the track causing it to break,  "Ooooh" shouted Freddie eagerly running over to fix it. Xanthe pushed her car into the pipe tunnel "Uh oh" she said lifting her hands up as she could no longer see the car. Meanwhile Rowan was lifting up and putting the blocks down in a different place smiling at her friends.

"The Teddy Bears have their picnic" at Molesey

The children all really enjoyed celebrating Father's Day at our Tea Party last week, where they gave their Daddies the cards and place mats they had made. The Daddies all enjoyed the bacon and sausage rolls, and sharing the with the children. Joshua said "Mine Daddy" and Albie said "Mmmm, I like bacon rolls". 

The children have been focusing on Teddy Bear week and have brought their much loved teddies from home to have teddy bears picnics. They all enjoyed sitting with their teddies whilst self selecting and self serving Henry said "My teddy have some ". The children have been making teddy bear masks, and Amelie said "I'm going to make my Mummy and Daddy jump later with my mask". The children also had great fun making teddy bear faces using forks to print the paint, Ezra said "They look like spikes!". 

This week our sound of the week is 'A'. The children have taken part in recognising the letter using the mirrored letters and forming the letter 'A' showing great finger control in the flour.  The have been discussing the sound of the week, 'A' Amelie said "Amelie" Albie said "Albie" Ezra said "Apple" when Oliver came over with an acorn he said "Acorn for A". Well done!

They have been colour sorting the dinosaurs placing them into the correct coloured bowls. Mateo showed great confidence placing them into the correct bowls recognising red, blue, yellow, green and orange. 

The babies have also had great fun taking part in painting teddy bear masks showing great control whilst holding the paint brushes. Eloise liked to explore with the paint placing it all onto her hands spreading it around on the table.

The babies enjoyed playing with the Duplo bricks moving them around in the tuff tray and banging them onto the floor. They have also been exploring the musical instruments and the different sounds they make.

'Funny the Bear' at Hampton Day Nursery

Last week the children were very excited to have their Daddies coming to nursery for a ‘Builders Tea’ to celebrate Father’s Day. They sat together at the table with various construction equipment and the children demonstrated their building skills. Everyone enjoyed their tasty sausage and bacon baps, including the children! Joshua said to the other children "I want my Daddy to come to nursery every day!"

This week the children have brought their favourite teddy bears into nursery and have had fun Teddy Bears Picnics. They sat together on the log chairs, sharing their food with their teddies. Matilda said "My teddy loves muffins, just like me!" While Ines held up her teddy George and shouted "George. George gone!" hiding him behind the chair and giggling with the other children.

They have joined in with many activities surrounding the topic of bears. At the beginning of the week they made clay bears, talking about their different features. Sienna said "They have big scary eyes that can see you!" To which Darcey replied "In the dark dark cave where they live!" They have also made up their very own story about one of our big bears at nursery. They called him 'Funny the bear' who ate a big chocolate egg, did a very funny dance and splashed in muddy puddles. Robyn said "If we wear our welly boots we can splash in big, big puddles!" They have also been mixing water and oats together, to make tasty porridge, pretending it was for the 3 bears. Elara said "We can't let Goldilocks find the porridge; she might eat it all up!"

This week the babies have been practicing their motor skills. They enjoyed playing with the gulleys placed on the wooden bench to roll their cars down. Xanthe rolled her car down first, as it came down to the bottom she said “Yay” whilst Thomas tried to get his car down a tube that was too small. He soon worked out to try another!

The babies had fun indoors with the puzzles and tried quite successfully at putting the pieces into the boards. The babies placed them well with James sharing the puzzle with Ines. After putting the pieces into the right places they laughed and smiled as the board was full. Rowan had a go at the stacking towers, however after over stacking the tower it fell over. Rowan gave a big smile and a small giggle before Emily came over to help her fix it. Thomas did some drawings with the crayons using his pincer grip to make marks. After finishing with the crayons he stood the crayons up in front of him pointing at them saying “Ta” to Eve so she could have a go and put them away.

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.