Stanton Drew & Pensford Preschool Playgroup

The children are still having lots of fun with their newly created Chinese Dragon.  They love singing the song and hope to perform this in front of parents soon. followed by a lovely chinese lunch.

Billy Goats Gruff is still being performed with music by the children.

An obstacle course was made and the children had lots of fun playing team games and doing various activities including getting their coats on themselves.  There was lots of cheering and laughter.  The aim of this exercise was not only physical but to help them to learn to support others.

Emotions have been discussed in pre-school.  The children used mirrors and puppets to act out how they were feeling and doing different scenarios.

A big spaceship was built outside with lots of involvement by the children - and the staff!

The children have been busy making and decorating various things for the Chinese New Year.  Chinese fans, lanterns and a big dragon have been made.  Along with a lovely song to sing along to.  The children also had fun trying to use chopsticks and trying to pick up different shapes with them.

The Yoga session held on the Monday was a huge success - again!

On a Wednesday afternoon we had a music session and this time the children played the instruments to the Billy Goats Gruff story and this gave the children huge smiles and was a real hit with them.

We have new talking telephones outside which are also proving to be a huge hit

The children have had a busy week making pizzas.  They got to make the dough and put their favourite toppings on.  Yummy.

Lots of fun was also had making necklaces out of dried pasta shapes.  The children threaded the string through the shapes to make some lovely designs.

Italian flags painted by the children were all around the preschool.

The children turned part of the inside area into a Pizza Hut restaurant where they could order pizzas and garlic bread to takeaway.  The children were keen to use real money, so a member of staff printed some notes off the internet - if only it was that easy!

The children also had a cash wash, so afer their trip to the Pizza Hut they could take their cars into be cleaned.  A builders merchants was also made where they could go to work to earn the money for Pizza Hut.

Yoga was popular again with lots of smiles on everyone's faces.

The climbing frame was also lots of fun with the children usining up lots of energy.

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Happy New Year and a big welcome back to all our children, parents and carers.

The first week back has been very busy.  Children returning after the break have been very excited about coming back.  The team have been busy welcoming lots of new children to the setting.

Everyone from the Preschool team would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

See you in 2012.

The children have been busy planting trees in the local allotment which was lots of fun.

The children are continuing enjoying the sleigh and .

A lot of focus has been on the new nativity which the children are planning to do next week.  This will be a jolly exciting event and one not to be missed.

The children are continuing along with the christmas theme doing lots of making. 

A christmas tree is being created by the children on the floor.  The children gather around excitedly making it look colourful.

A sledge has been built and the children get to be chosen to sit in it at certain times during the session.  The children love this and it makes them feel extra special.

Outdoor play is hugely popular even in the cold weather.  The children put on their coats and hats and still enjoy rasing around on the scooters.

Mr Bear made welcome return back to preschool.  The children love to use him to learn about recycling.

Lots of fun was had when the children started making some christmas crafts as surprises for their parents/carers - shh!!!! don't tell.

The children had huge smiles on their faces whilst enjoying the trampoline and obstacle course.

For one afternoon session the children took a short walk to the local church.  They enjoyed looking at the leaves on the floor and listening to all the different sounds they could hear on the way.

Some children started to learn to recognise the first letter in their names as well as using name cards to recognise their names.