This week in Butterflies Lower Nursery class, our 2–3 year olds have been exploring the wonderful world of Elmer the Elephant! We’ve been learning all about Elmer’s colourful patchwork and the important message that it’s okay to be different. The children enjoyed listening to the story and talking about all the bright colours that make Elmer so special.

To celebrate, each child created their very own Elmer masterpiece using paper plates, tissue paper squares, and lots of creativity! They carefully chose their colours, stuck on the pieces, and even added a trunk — just like Elmer’s.

Bumblebees Pre-School class has been exploring the story of ‘Whatever Next’. In the story, Baby Bear prepares a packed lunch and embarks on a journey to the moon. Additionally, we have been practising spreading butter on our own bread during snack time, as well as cutting it into rectangular and square shapes.

This week our youngest pupils in Nursery explored the beloved tale of “The Rainbow Fish,” focusing on the importance of sharing and kindness. The children were captivated by the fish’s journey and how sharing his beautiful scales brought him true happiness. As our activity, they decorated their own fish, talking about their favourite colours and thinking about how they can share with their friends.

Building on our discussion of ‘Five Minutes’ Peace’, we decided to create our own recorders, following Lester’s example in the story. We developed our fine motor skills by peeling stickers and carefully applying them to cardboard tubes. The activity was really enjoyable, and we had the opportunity to demonstrate our new recorders to Mrs Hastilow, Head of Music who was very impressed.

Our Bumblebees Pre-Schoolers explored the story Five Minutes’ Peace this week, learning about the importance of taking a moment to relax and enjoy some quiet time. Just like Mrs Large in the story, the children practiced empathy and self-care by giving the babies a gentle bath, discovering how calming routines can be. Whilst developing their fine motor skills and concentration, the children also understood the importance of caring for others through this fun activity. Well done everyone!

Our lower nursery children have been exploring emotions and colours through the story The Colour Monster! Inspired by the book, the children have been getting hands-on with paint to create their very own colourful monsters. We talked about how each colour can show a different feeling — like blue for sadness, yellow for happiness, and green for calm — and the children loved experimenting with mixing colours to see what new shades they could make. There were lots of smiles and giggles as we used our hands to paint, discovering how colours can blend just like our feelings sometimes. 

Bumblebees pre-schoolers have been strengthening their fine motor skills through a fun, hands-on activity inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar! The children carefully used tweezers to pick up red and green pom-poms, placing them onto coloured tubes to create their very own caterpillars. This activity not only supported their coordination and control but also created lots of excitement in the classroom!

This week in Bumblebees Class, we’ve been diving into the delightful story The Very Hungry Caterpillar! The children have loved exploring the caterpillar’s journey, from his tiny egg to a beautiful butterfly. In our maths area, we’ve been busy practicing number recognition — the children matched numbers to the correct quantity by placing colourful bricks onto the caterpillar’s leaves. It’s been a wonderful way to combine storytelling, counting, and creativity!

This week, as part of our exciting topic “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” the children in Pre-School brought the story to life in a special tuff spot! Using characters from the book, they acted out each part of the adventure — squelching through the sticky mud, splashing through the cool water, swishing through the tall grass, and braving the swirling snowstorm. We used lots of different materials and textures to recreate each setting, and the children loved exploring them all. It was a wonderful, hands-on way to step right into the story!

In our youngest Butterflies class, we’ve been embracing the magic of Autumn! The children have loved exploring the school grounds, noticing how the trees are changing colour and spotting busy squirrels gathering their acorns. Back in the classroom, they’ve been inspired by what they’ve seen — creating beautiful squirrel paintings for our Autumn display. The colours are vibrant, the artwork is full of character, and the display is going to look absolutely stunning! Well done, Butterflies!