This week, we have taken part in the Big Garden Bird Watch. Today we identified and sorted birds from other animals, listened to bird sounds through story then went outside the create our own bird feeder and hunt for birds. The children were thrilled by this and were very excited when they spotted some swifts soaring through the sky in the wind. Can the children recall any of the birds names that they learnt today at home. Maybe you could get outside this weekend to see if you can spot any magpies, pigeons, robins, blackbirds or blue tits?

This week as the cold weather has loomed over us, the children have become fascinated by ice. With this mind we decided to create our own ice decorations in the messy kitchen. Look how how beautifully they turned out.

We are really enjoying making some beautiful Christmas decorations this week from natural resources.

What a wonderful afternoon we had full of festive crafts with our families.

We are very much in the festive spirit now and preparations are coming along nicely for our Christmas stay and play. Today we have been making mince pies for our families to enjoy during thier visit.

We made the most of the snow today as we explored painting in the snow using powder paints. The children explored colour mixing and developed fine motor control as they painted a range of shapes.

The children have been very excited to welcome our new little friends to EYFS this week. We have talked a lot about how to care for them and help them to grow.

The children were very excited to meet our mystery reader today and listened wonderfully to Bettyrose’s favourite story. Thank you very much for coming in Kirsty.

What a wonderful time we had visiting Moortown Library last week. It was a joy to have so many parents join us on our community trip. The children loved listening to stories, choosing their own books to read and even bringing a few books back to school to read at Nursery. Thank you to Madeleine Wood for leading the session.

We were so very proud of our little people this week as they created and lay their poppy in the hall for our remembrance assembly.