This week we have had the weekly theme of learning about life cycles

Activities this week have included:

• a circle time learning about the butterfly life cycle and using our hungry caterpillar story sack
• painting butterfly pictures
• a circle time based on the life cycle of a frog, cutting and pasting pictures to make a life cycle picture
• a circle time based on the life cycle of a plant, planting beans to watch the roots grow and reading linked story books
• a circle time based on the life cycle of a chicken and making chicken life cycle pictures
• a circle time based on learning the different names for animals and their babies, focusing on animals on the farm
• playing with our new maths equipment, in particular matching numeral to quantity with a group of objects
• lots of listening games, songs,musical instrument sessions and dancing
• venturing out in the rain in our all in ones and wellies
• lots of role playing hairdressers and looking after other with the doctors kit (you know you have had your hair done by a group of small children when one of the four year olds walks past and laughs at you!)
• lots of crafting with various things and making fathers day cards
  

PLEASE NOTE:
We had two busy mornings with Ian Taylor the photographer in our setting. The photos should be back ready for you to order in approximately a couple of weeks.

This week we have been lucky enough to have our volunteer Amy in the setting. Amy has just finished her a levels at Marlborough school. She previously completed her work experience at Chesterton Playgroup and has kindly volunteered her time on Tuesdays and Thursday until the end of the summer term. We are very lucky to have a keen volunteer with us during these busy few weeks.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Julia, Sharon, Lisa, Hannah, Jackie and Amy