Today, the children were using the iPads and laptops to see how they can be used to find information. They all found out some new facts about Chinese New Year and various other topics.

The children were learning about Chinese New Year today and how each year is named after an animal. We had a story called Chopsticks and used gold paint to try some Chinese writing.

It ‘s been so windy lately that lots of rubbish has blown into the playground and looks very messy. Yesterday some of the children were noticing all the rubbish and so today we got out the litter pickers and had a bit of a tidy. It now looks much better!

After reading Goldilocks and the three bears at story time, the children were challenged to retell the story in the afternoon using props. They were surprised that no book was involved and were able to sequence the main events using pictures of the bears, bowls, chairs and beds. They even managed to use different voices for the different bears. Great job everyone.

Today, the children were listening to a story involving shadows. It created a lot of discussion about how we get shadows and why they look different sizes. In the afternoon, we used a projector and a blank screen to project the shadows of toy animals for the children to identify and then they made their own patterns with their hands. We will continue the theme by having torches in the playroom for the children to investigate how the size of the shadow will change depending how close the torch is to the item.

Well done and great singing by all the children when they performed their Nativity for parents and carers before Christmas.

It was Christmas party day today and everyone had a great time dancing, eating and finished off with a special visitor…….