December 2025
Seasonal Changes
This year's long and colourful autumn was perfect for noticing and learning about seasonal changes. Our books also consolidated our learning about autumn colours, hibernation, weather and the changes we can see in our natural environment.
As we gradually progressed towards winter, we celebrated a range of festivals, including Halloween, Diwali, and Guy Fawkes night. The term ended on a high with our Seasonal Singalong where the children performed some of their favourite songs for their families.
October 2025
Settling in
We had a busy start to the Autumn Term in Early Years - with so many new friends to make, places to explore, routines to learn and activities to do. The children have been enjoying the mild weather and spending lots of time outside, while still managing to make a strong start on their Phonics and Maths learning.
Our stories for this half term have focused mainly on emotions with the aim of providing a safe space for children to explore their feelings and learn to navigate social and emotional challenges. These books also help children learn social norms and behaviours through characters' actions and reactions, allowing them to identify how they are feeling and giving them healthy stragies to cope with big feelings they might have.
As the term progressed, we were able to explore further afield and while in Nursery the children went on a listening walk around the school, Reception explored the school grounds looking for signs of autumn.
Here comes the sun
April 2025
We started the second half of this term looking for signs of spring, and now we see them everywhere.
The welcome sunshine means we can take full advantage of our outside area, such as playing in the sand, water and mud kitchen, and even setting up an ice-cream shop in the shed.
It is not only the growth outside that we have been observising. This half term we have been learning about how we are growing too, and noticing all the things that have changed about us from when we were babies.
We ended the term by learning about Eid and enjoyed celebrating in our role play area.
Happy New Year!
February 2025
The dreary weather has not dampened our spirits in Early Years and we have been very busy. Click on the pictures to see some of our hightlights...
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
December 2024
Reception and Nursery put on three great performances of their favourite seasonal songs. With a rehearsal to the school, followed by two performances to parents and carers, the children showed off their considerable talents by singing their hearts out and putting actions to the songs. Here are some of the highlights from the show.
