This week was the Christmas Singalong where families, children and staff came together to sing Christmas songs. We celebrated the festive season by having warm drinks, Gingerbread Men and mince pies. Children were delighted to receive presents from Santa. They also took home their salt dough Christmas decorations which they…

The Children are so enthusiastic about the ‘Gingerbread Man’ story particularly when playing with props and puppets. This week, each classroom baked Gingerbread Men. Children were supported to follow a recipe, using scales to measure ingredients. We also learnt about the importance of washing our hands before baking or eating…

A few parents came in to style their children’s hair because children in Rainforest have been so involved in role-play around hairdressing. We talked about how we look after our hair by washing, conditioning, combing and brushing our hair. We watched ‘Hair Love’ on you-tube and read the story “My…

This term, the children have loved learning about different significant celebrations. Thank you to our families who sent in photographs and talked to us about how they celebrated Diwali (the festival of lights). Children learnt songs, drew Rangoli patterns and performed the story of ‘Rama and Sita’ using props and…

The children have been learning about the importance of looking after their teeth by eating healthily and brushing regularly to prevent tooth decay. As well as reading information books and stories about going to the dentist, they have also practiced cleaning their teeth. “My tooth is hurting. I’m pretending to…

The children enjoyed preparing for Christmas by decorating the tree in the grotto and home-corner. “Christmas tree” “This is a sparkly one” “Where’s the star?” “My tree is under mummy and daddy’s big bed” “Why do we have Christmas?” “I celebrate Eid” “This looks like a necklace” “I want to…