Week 1 and 2 

During our first 2 weeks we will be welcoming everyone back and spending time having fun and exploring with our new children.

We will be playing inside and out, painting, pouring in the water and investigating the resources in the sand xxxx 

Please pop in anytime if you would like a quick chat or have any questions about anything xx

Week 3 and 4 

The children will be embarking upon the amazing story of The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas

This sensitive book . . . encourages young ones to open up and discuss how they feel, even when their thoughts are confusing." We teach toddlers to identify colours, numbers, shapes, and letters--but what about their feelings? Google Books Review 

For the rest of this half term the children will be learning to ...

• Move their body to music when encouraged by an adult 
• Walk and run confidently
• Jump with 2 feet 
• Walk upstairs with my hand held 
• Build a tower of 7 plus objects
• Hold scissors often with both hands, learning to open and close the blades

Week 5 and 6 

With our lovely book The Colour Monster finished, next week we will be learning about DIWALI The Hindu Festival of Light 

The word Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps'. It is celebrated by Hindu people across the world.

Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'.

When is Diwali?

Diwali always falls some time between October and November, but the exact date varies each year as the Hindu calendar is based on the Moon.

How is Diwali celebrated?

During Diwali, people also make patterns called rangoli from colourful materials like powders and pastes.

For many people this five day festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Lamps are lit and windows and doors are left open to help Lakshmi find her way into people's homes.

Other ways that Hindus celebrate the festival include:

• Spring-cleaning the home
• Wearing new clothes
• Exchanging gifts (often sweets and dried fruits) and preparing festive meals
• Decorating buildings with fancy lights
• Huge fireworks displays