SEPTEMBER
WELCOME BACK
Sneak peak of our new Early Years unit! We can’t wait to welcome you in- remember you can come for a look around at 12.45-2:45pm tomorrow!
And we’re back!!
Well done to everyone that completed their Summer Challenge over the Summer break, your creations and ideas are fantastic!
Fabulous allotment trip today, we found alot of potatoes, tomatoes and pumpkins!!! 
We are very fortunate our allotment is a 2 minute walk!
Roald Dahl Week 
How many roald dahl books can you name?
As well as settling in we have been looking at one of the children’s favourites authors!
Roald Dahl Week
Look what we have been up to this….
The Dream Catchers are from the BFG. Did you know Native Americans believed that at night the air was filled with dreams, both good and bad. They would hang the dream catcher over their beds. They had to be careful that daylight could reach it. As its name suggests, it attracts and then catches in its web all kinds of dreams and thoughts. 
We performed our own theatre shows using characters from all of Roald Dahl Books. 
We made peach / ‘plum’ from James and the Giant peach!
We had a treasure hunt to find the golden tickets from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 
We are so pleased our Nursery and Reception children have settled in so well, we are very aware that some of the children are tired after a full day of school so we ensure that the children are engaged and we are following their lead with activities. The children have been learning a new routine and following new instructions and have all done very well 
This week in the Infants we have been looking at Well being and children’s mental health.
We have found this website a really useful tool for strategies to support children’s health. https://www.unicef.org.uk/…/UnderstandingAndSupportingM…
Why don’t you try turning negative phrases into positives and see how empowering the child feels. Instead of ‘stop running inside’ use ‘walking feet now’ instead of ‘don’t pour your drink on the floor’ use ‘I would really like to see you keep the drink in your cup’
We have been celebrating how wonderful the children are and all unique in their own way 
On Wednesday we took some Junior children for a little trip to the Reuse shop on Dark Lane as we had surplus toys. We walked through the allotment and dropped our donations off! Abby let us buy £5 worth of toys and we chose some old technology for our spy box and a skateboard to practice risky play and balancing! 
Rosh Hashanah – this week we have been been celebrating Rosh Hashanah 
We made a delicious apple cake – tried a pomegranate, played Jewish bingo!
Happy World Peace day 
‘Where we have peace, we have hope. Families unite, communities rebuild, children learn and play’
Wellness Wednesdays! 
Did you know… Promoting children’s and young people’s wellbeing is a key part of keeping them safe, helping them develop and ensuring they have positive outcomes into adulthood (Public Health England, 2021)
Rosh Hashanah – this week we have been been celebrating Rosh Hashanah
We made a delicious apple cake – tried a pomegranate, played Jewish bingo!