by Ali | Dec 18, 2023 | Butterflies, Chestnut Class, News from the Rooms
What a fantastic term it has been. As the winter months have rolled in and the days have been getting darker, the children in Butterfly Class have been exploring many different types of learning. We have been learning The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff for our Core Story. ...
by Ali | Dec 6, 2023 | Butterflies, Chestnut Class, News from the Rooms
After Bonfire night, many children were fascinated with talking about their experiences and looking at pictures and videos. Developing activities from children’s own experiences and ideas is one of the most valuable things we do at nursery; it makes it so much...
by Ali | Nov 20, 2023 | Butterflies, Chestnut Class, News from the Rooms
At the end of Term 2, the children in Butterfly Class had a wonderful time learning about pizza and pumpkins. Pizzas Some children have been fascinated by making pizza in the home corner or with play dough. To extend this learning, we made an ingredient list for the...
by Ali | Nov 16, 2023 | Butterflies, Chestnut Class, News from the Rooms
What a great start to our journey in Butterfly Class. It’s been lovely getting to know the children and finding out their interests. Everyone has settled in really well and the children are confident in independently exploring their new classroom. The children...
by Ali | Jun 21, 2023 | Butterflies, Chestnut Class, News from the Rooms
Last week, some caterpillars arrived in our classroom, and we are excited about watching them grow. First, they started out as tiny caterpillars, wriggling around a little pot. In groups, we talked about what we could see them doing and what they looked like. We have...
by Ali | Jun 5, 2023 | Butterflies, Chestnut Class, News from the Rooms
In Term 5, the children in Butterfly Class became gardeners and explored how to grow seeds into plants. We explored seeds by cutting up fruit and vegetables and finding them inside. We then planted different seeds and thought about what they might...
