Learning focus at the moment
Preschool Children are at the very start of their school readiness journey and what fantastic progress they are making so far. They are now able to follow simple instructions in cooking club as they learn how to weigh, measure and use equipment safely. We have been enjoying our weekly language class, learning colours in French, how to say simple things such as 'goodbye, thank you, see you soon. ' We have learnt our colours and have been praising each other when they have tried exceptionally hard and awarded “star of the day”. Toddlers Our resilience and independence is flourishing as we get ready to go and play outside, we can dress ourselves, we can find our own wellies most of the time and can put our hats on the correct way around. Toddlers are developing their understanding of boundaries and how to play in small groups, taking turns with each other and are increasingly adding more words to sentences to make their understanding clear to others. We have been learning about lots of different celebrations, we have incorporated our love for STEAM when learning about Hanukkah and Christmas, practising our fine motor skills when decorating the Christmas tree with baubles and using pom poms to decorate a candelabrum. Babies As the older babies get ready to move downstairs they have been supported through the independence skills needed in the curriculum to prepare them for the transition to the toddler room. We have been practising using our own spoons at lunch time and introducing a fork. The younger babies are now mastering the skill of an open cup and managing not to spill when they have a drink. Babies show a love for singing and introducing their vocabulary, in particular using the singing spoons and starting to recognise familiar songs through objects of reference. We have been using the opportunity to be creative when learning about celebrations and festivals encouraging fine motor skills and the effects of using purposeful movements to make marks.
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