by Tom Walbrin | Feb 13, 2026 | Giraffe Group, Hippo Group, News from the Rooms
‘Handa’s Surprise’ by Eileen Browne The children have been giving attention to the narrative of this wonderful story whilst learning the names of different fruits. They have been tasting and cutting different fruits, exploring new flavours and...
by Tom Walbrin | Feb 13, 2026 | News from the Rooms, Tiger Group, Zebra Group
Construction The children have been creating towers and structures using bricks whilst learning new words like ‘construction’, ‘demolition’, and ‘structures’. They have been imaginative and problem-solving when creating, showing...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 19, 2025 | Giraffe Group, Hippo Group, News from the Rooms
Book and Stories We have been reading “Five Little Reindeer,” learning to count whilst discovering key Christmas vocabulary, noticing pictures, and pressing the squishy reindeer which brings the story to life through touch. We have also enjoyed “Dear...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 19, 2025 | News from the Rooms, Tiger Group, Zebra Group
Books and Stories We have been reading “The Gruffalo’s Child,” continuing our engagement with Julia Donaldson’s wonderful characters and developing our prediction and comprehension skills. We have also explored a variety of Christmas books...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | Giraffe Group, Hippo Group, News from the Rooms
This term we have been learning about Bonfire Night and Diwali. All groups used clay to create Diva pots and then decorated them with paint. We learned about being safe with candles and got the chance to blow them out at group time. We decorated hand templates with...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | News from the Rooms, Tiger Group, Zebra Group
This term we have been learning about Bonfire Night and Diwali. All groups used clay to create Diva pots and then decorated them with paint. We learned about being safe with candles and got the chance to blow them out at group time. We decorated hand templates with...
