Preschool News 13.11.26

This week in preschool we have been remembering, sharing kindness and noticing the changing seasons.

Our story of the week was an oral story called Mr Wiggle and Mr Waggle. The children loved joining in with the actions and repeating the familiar refrains. We have also started creating a story map to help us remember the important parts of the story and retell it in our own words. This supports our Communication and Language and Literacy development, as we practise listening, remembering, sequencing events and using actions and pictures to bring a story to life.

Our rhyme of the week was Three Little Leaves Hanging on a Tree, which linked beautifully with our Maths learning. We explored the number 3, practising recognising three objects without counting (subitising), thinking about how three can be made up and finding different ways to represent the number. We used our fingers, objects and marks to help us develop our early number understanding.

On Wednesday, we commemorated Remembrance Day by making, drawing and painting our own poppies. We also joined the rest of the school to stand quietly in silence and pay our respects. This gave us an opportunity to talk in an age-appropriate way about remembering others and why the poppy is an important symbol.

We also celebrated World Kindness Day and talked about Children in Need. We shared lots of lovely ideas about how we can be kind to one another in preschool. The children suggested helping our friends, including everyone in our play and remembering to say thank you. It was wonderful to hear their thoughtful ideas! These conversations supported our Personal, Social and Emotional Development, helping us think about friendships, empathy and how our actions can make others feel happy and included.

We have continued to explore Understanding the World through our seasonal walks around the school grounds. The children noticed how much the environment is changing as autumn moves towards winter, spotting leaves falling from the trees and discovering the different colours and textures around us. We collected leaves and used them to create our own pictures, combining nature with creativity through Expressive Arts and Design. On Friday, we were also very excited to discover the frost! We explored how it looked and felt as we began to notice the colder wintery weather.

There have been lots of opportunities for mark-making this week too, including using chalks outside to make marks, pictures and early attempts at writing. These playful experiences help strengthen the children's confidence and develop the skills they will need as early writers.

Finally, we have begun learning our Christmas songs in preparation for our upcoming nativity. We are looking forward to practising together and sharing our singing with you!