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Children in Pre-School have learnt lots about bread making this week in a session run by our fantastic School Caterers, Holroyd Howe. Chef Alan gave each of the children a portion of dough to knead and they talked about how this process helps to make the mix stretchy and strong. The children then shaped their…

Learning about ourselves is a fundamental part of childhood development. As term has just begun it’s the perfect time for Pre-School Hazel to get to know each other a little better, with their topic ‘All About Me’. This week, the children have been talking about things that make them different to each other, with a…

To conclude Pre-School’s ‘Minibeasts’ topic, the children spent time outside this week, creating bug hotels! With our increasingly urbanised environment and the trend for ‘manicured’ gardens often consisting of large swathes of mowed lawn, there can be a lack of suitable habitats for our native insects to live. Making the conscious decision to include a…

On Tuesday morning children in Pre-School set out to explore the school woodland as part of their time in Forest School. They took part in a range of activities including their favourite one – building on the construction site, where they made cement out of soil, sand, and water which they used to stick their bricks together. …