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!

What a wonderful start to the term we’ve had in our youngest nursery Butterflies class! The children have been busy settling in, making new friends, and learning to work together. One of our favourite moments this week was when everyone joined in to build a fantastic train track, it stretched all around the room! There was lots of laughter, chatter and great teamwork as our trains chugged along on exciting adventures.

We’ve had a wonderful first week back in pre-school Bumblebees class! The children have loved exploring our cosy book corner and diving into their favourite stories. This week, our little readers went on an exciting adventure — they built their very own reading bus and set off on a journey through the world of books, sharing stories and imagination along the way!

In Bumblebees pre-school class, the children have been practising matching quantities to numerals. In alignment with our summer theme, they engaged in an activity where they used finger painting to create colourful ice creams on cones.

In Butterflies and Caterpillars, the nursery children had fun stamping their cups to look like ice cubes, then added lime slices and a straw to finish their drinks. It was a great hands-on activity that encouraged creativity!