This week we have been learning a lot about Diwali and we:

• made lamps for Diwali, the festival of lights and we talked to the children about why this festival is celebrated
• also made paper candles
• learnt about the story Rama and Sita and how Diwali began
• practised balancing skills in the garden
• talked about bonfire night/firework safety
• made firework pictures
• created rangoli patterns
• counted dinosaurs and measured dinosaur bones
• had creative mark making in glitter sand
• played musical statue
• at group time we have completed our daily calendar, sang our hello song and days of the week song
• at another group time we focused on 2d shape recognition and matching, also hunting for matching shape objects and having a shape hunt in the garden
• we read lots of stories together
• we enjoyed lots of listening game
• we also learnt about mixing colours at the craft table

NOTICE: Save the date! We are having a fundraising stay and play session on the 19th of November 12-2pm. We welcome donations of cakes to sell and the playgroup team will provide drinks for a small donation. Please join us.

As usual the weekly blog represents a snapshot of what most of the children participate in during the week. Please speak to your child's key person if you would like to have further information about your child's interests and progress. You are welcome to ask your key person for feedback at any time and book a time to have a meeting for feedback on how your child is progressing.
Hoping you all have a lovely weekend.
Best wishes, Julia, Grace, Sharon, Lisa, Hannah, Jackie and Amy