Sun Group:

This month the suns have enjoyed lots of messy play. The children have explored different media to make marks with and have particularly enjoyed making mud pies and cakes along with ‘nature’ soap . The children also had the opportunity to take part in a sensory walk following the theme of the Bear hunt. They explored a variety of textures including mud and paint with their feet! Fine motor skills have also been practiced by creating small scale marks using tools such a brushes, stamps and cutlery. in the garden the children have explore pouring and filling in the water tray with lots of roleplay tea, making along with extending gross motor movements through obstacle courses where they have tried to fit through tunnels and practised climbing and balancing too.

Moon Group:

During March the moonies have been exploring Spring. The home corner was transformed into a Farmers market where the children have been roleplaying purchasing real vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and onions. The children also spoke about times they had visited shops with families. The vegetables were also used to mark make on paper by dipping them into paint to see what shapes and print they made. Along with this the moonies planted seeds and spoke about what they need to grow. the children will continue to take care of them to help them to grow. this also continued outside where the children were supported to observe the changes in the weather and environment, comparing some of the plants that have already started to grow, they also went on a hunt for bugs and found them hiding under plant pots and logs.

Pre-School Star Group:

The preschool star children have explored lots of different celebrations this month including Easter, Mothers Day, St David’s Day and St Patricks Day. The children have practiced cutting skills and created patterns whilst making cards, used a range of colours to create Welsh and Irish flags, rainbow pictures and dragons. The children also took part in an Easter bonnet competition where the children created and modelled their bonnets; and an Easter egg hunt in the garden to search for a chocolate surprise. Occupations have been a focus for the pre schoolers this month; exploring a range of roleplay opportunities to become a vet, a doctor, a hairdresser, a firefighter, a dentist and a builder! The group have learnt about different job roles and what each job does. We have focused on the emergency services in our roleplay corner and have also been learning our addresses and when to call 999.