25/26 Spring Term 1 – Week 1 – Pre-School

Welcome back to all the children after the Christmas holidays! A special well done to the new children who have joined us this term, you have settled in wonderfully, are beginning to form friendships, and are following the pre-school routine with confidence.

This week we introduced our core text for the half term, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The children listened carefully to the story and were able to recognise the main characters. They used story props to retell the story, identifying what happens at the beginning, middle, and end.

The role-play area has been very busy, with children creating their own tea parties and using tiger masks to retell parts of the story, extending their play and imagination. In the small-world area, the children role-played with jungle animals and matched different animal prints to the correct animals.

In the maths area, the children explored making simple ABAB patterns. In the creative area, they enjoyed making their own tiger masks using a variety of tools and resources, as well as painting tigers and creating patterned pictures. During phonics sessions, the children practised recognising two- and three-syllable words by clapping the corresponding number of syllables using different objects.

During a music and movement session, the children used their imaginations to recreate jungle animals through different types of movement.

On Thursday, the children took part in a gymnastics session with Mrs Winward, where they practised balancing, running, rolling, and jumping.

In the outdoor area, the children were fascinated by the ice. They spent time digging, scooping, filling buckets, and experimenting with different ways to melt and smash the ice.

On Friday, the children enjoyed their French session with Madame Wardle, where they learned to count from 1 to 5 in French.

Next week, we will continue to focus on the story The Tiger Who Came to Tea.