On Thursday 4th October, Sally the Nutritionist, will be on site to Launch our new initiative, Food Explorers. Students will get a Food Explorer map and each time they taste one of the foods they will get a sticker. This is to encourage them to try new foods. We are starting off with Pumpkin, just…
Baby Led Weaning is an important milestone in both baby and mother’s development. Baby led weaning has different meanings depending on where you are from. Here, we will be referring to the UK sense, which is ‘adding complimentary foods’. In America, when this term is used it means ‘coming off of breast feeding’ so always…
The 5 senses (seeing, smelling, hearing, feeling and tasting) are what babies use to learn about the world around them from birth. Babies (and adults) retain the most information when their senses are engaged. This means that sensory play is crucial for children’s development as their senses are the most central way to process new…
Soda bread is not only delicious, but a lot faster to make than normal bread as the bread does not need to be proved. Baking with your children is a lot of fun, it will create precious memories and they can learn new skills in the kitchen. Ingredients: 170g self-raising wholemeal flour (or you can…
EYFS stands for Early Years Foundation Stage that sets the standards of development, care and learning of children from birth to 5 years of age. All schools and Ofsted-registered must comply with EFYS. EYFS only applies to schools and early years provided in England. In the nursery, we embody EYFS learning to support a unified…
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything By Linda Williams The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story Of Life For All Ages By Leo F. Buscaglia Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin By Mary Serfozo Autumnblings By Douglas Florian When The Leaf Blew In By Steve Metzer Let’s Look at Fall By Sarah L….
In science this half term, Year 6 are learning about growth and nutrition in green plants. To support this topic, we visited Kew Gardens last week, where we took part in a ‘Plant Scientists’ workshop. During the workshop, the pupils completed a range of investigative activities, including dissecting flowers in order to identify their different…
Welcome to the new blog feature, the monthly book club! Reading is essential for growth and development. Reading a book dares the reader to step into an unknown storyline, get to know new characters and give the ability to give you a change of perspective or changing of reality. Reading is compulsory within the school…
