The Chronicle

What a ‘topsy turvey’ week, full of changing weather and play experiences!  We started the week with snow and a minus 5 reading on the car temperature gauge, and then the snow disappeared and we jumped to wet and rainy greyness, with a temperature jump to plus 5!  Wellies have been important all week, and the children have loved all their outdoor experiences, from throwing snowballs and making footprints and patterns on Mr Duigan’s lawn, to splashing in the puddles and smashing the ice from the sandpit!  Please check with us that we have wellies for your little ones, all the ones we have right now fit well, but it’s worth letting us know when other shoes need changing.  Can I just give all the nursery children a massive pat on the back, they have been so good at taking their shoes off, and putting them back on again with minimal help – even our youngest are ‘having a go’ at being super independent – well done!  Have a great weekend, and stay safe everyone.

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In nursery this week we put the children in charge for a little bit of self-directed learning. Allowing them to choose what we do builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

After all our natural icy exploration and our conversations about the cold winter weather, they decided that what they really wanted was yet ‘more ice!’ Together they chose lots of colourful sparkles and filled different containers – recalling the previous activity and telling us all what we needed to do. Everyone enjoyed pouring in the water and putting their containers in the freezer – we can’t wait to see how they all turn out, especially the frozen gloves!

It was yet more freezy fun!