In Mountain Room lots of the children had been enjoying looking at the book Going on a Bear Hunt, so staff planned a sensory story which we have been reading each day at Group Time. This includes touching grass and mud; looking around with a torch in the dark and feeling snow…

Mountain Room are continuing to work on our focus and attention through engaging and motivating activities. Some of the children have moved onto Stage 2 of Attention Autism, where they watch adults model exciting activities such as sprinkling flour onto shapes or pouring paint into a rainbow. We then put…

In Mountain Room we have been reusing and repurposing materials as part of National Recycling Week. One of the children has been interested in turtles so we helped him make one using an old box. We used the big box a delivery came in as a cosy spot to hide…

A great deal of collaboration and creativity involved when constructing using recycled materials! Thank you to all our families who have been bringing in old packaging for the children to re-use during their play. “The robot only has one arm.” “Let’s put it on the side.” “You hold it.” “Wait,…

Junk modelling offers endless opportunities for children to construct imaginatively. To celebrate ‘Recycle Week 2025’, parents are being asked to bring in recycling for children to re-use old packaging as part of play and learning.

Parents have been coming in this week to style their children’s hair. Children learnt about different hairstyles including twists, braids and plaits. They practised twisting hair and got to further fine tune their skills when twisting some pipe cleaners together. They also threaded beads and buttons through pipe cleaners. They…

We have been settling in to the new routine in Mountain room, and welcoming our new friends. We are using the sensory room more, including completing each session in there with a “sensory circuit” where we focus on throwing balls into the ball pit and then relaxing by lying down…

Role play provides children with opportunities to make connections to their own real-life experiences. When playing with friends, children further develop empathy through cooperating, turn-taking and sharing. A fun way to promote maths as well! “It’s a tea set. Let’s have a tea party!” “Would you like to come to…