Tweenies

 The children were making cakes with the play dough.
'I like chocolate cake' said one of the children.
Coco powder was added to the play dough and they made pretend chocolate cakes.
'I like baking'

Emma asked the chikdren if they would like to bake some real chocolate cakes

Development matters observed: 

•Uses language as a powerful means of widening contacts, sharing feelings, experiences and thoughts.

•Uses simple sentences

•May be beginning to show preference for dominant hand.

•Beginning to be independent in self-care, but still often needs adult support.

• In pretend play, imitates everyday actions and events from own family and cultural background, e.g. making and drinking tea.

•Beginning to make-believe by pretending.

The children showed a great interest in the dressing up in 'princess dresses.
They made the home corner into a castle.
They made castles from the construction blocks.

PSED - Self confidence and self awareness
PSED - Making relationships
Expressive arts and design - Being Imaginative

Obstacle Course

 C&L – Understanding

·        Shows understanding of prepositions such as ‘under’, ‘on top’, ‘behind’ by carrying out an action or selecting correct picture.

Physical – Moving and handling

·        Travels with confidence and skill around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment.

·        Shows understanding of the need for safety when tackling new challenges, and considers and manages some risks.

Straight into learning this morning .........

Today Halima has set up an invitation to 'maths' and an invitation to 'fine motor development'.



So far this morning the children have shown a great interest in the fine motor activity .......

 PLAYING AND EXPLORING....
Being willing to ‘have a go’
• Initiating activities
•Seeking challenge
•Showing a ‘can do’ attitude

 

More photos to follow....

Writing outdoors.......

 

 Wendy set up a writing area in the garden. The children were invited to draw a picture or write a wish and hang it on our wish tree.

Holds pencil between thumb and two fingers, no longer using whole-hand grasp.

•Holds pencil near point between first two fingers and thumb and uses it with good control.

•Can copy some letters, e.g. letters from their name.

•Draws lines and circles using gross motor movements.

 

The children chose to draw animals and make it into an 'animal tree'.

Tweenie Room - Invitation to learning

This weeks invitation to learning has been focused around 'We're going on a bear hunt' story. 

Snowstorm

             

Thick oozy mud

long grass 

St Mary's got talent .........

Observation: 'We're doing dancing, pretending to be on stage'

Steph followed the children's lead and set up a stage for the children to sing and dance.

Sun smart policy

There's no fun burning in the sun so stay Sun smart:

S - Stay in the shade between 12 and 2pm

M - Make sure you never burn

A - Always cover up

R - Remember to take extra care with children

T - Then use factor 30 sun cream

The Every Child Matters Framework has a ‘be healthy’ outcome.  This policy ensures the children attending St Marys Nursery @ Wensley Fold Children’s Centre are safeguarded from accidental injury caused by the sun.

At St Mary’s Nursery we want staff and children to enjoy the sun safely. We will work with staff and parents to achieve this through:

Education –These measures are in place from now on:

• Staff will include sunsmart issues within the planning for the children’s learning.
• One safety message of the month is ‘sun awareness’ this is during the month of May each year. The sunsmart policy and poster will be displayed on the safety message board in the entrance.
• Parents and guardians are made aware of what we do about sun protection and how they can help. (in brochure pack)
• We will review the sun protection policy on a yearly basis at staff meetings to re-enforce the importance of this policy to staff.

Protection – this is more of an ongoing process.

Shade

• We have shaded areas within each outdoor space.
• Staff will aim to provide outdoor activities under the shaded areas – during the hours of 11:00am and 3:00pm (if it is really hot children will stay inside between the hours of 11:00am and 3:00pm).

Timetabling

• Children will spend more time outside before 11:00am and after 3:00pm (unless under the shaded areas), in hot weather.

Clothing

• We will actively encourage children to wear a hat when playing outside from May (if weather becomes hotter sooner this will be changed) each year.
• Notices will be placed around the setting reminding parents to bring in a hat for their child.

Sunscreen

• It is parent’s responsibility to provide high factor sun cream, for staff to apply if their child attends the facility for longer than a 3 hour period.
• Parents give written consent for staff to apply sun cream to their child (on the child detail forms).
• Parents of children who access 3 hours or less childcare must apply sun cream before the session begins.
• There is an option for ’non application of sun cream’ for those children who’s lack of vitamin D is greater risk then UV rays. (Parents will be asked to sign a declaration)