Summer 2012
We took a break from formal planning over the summer as we transitioned from the 'old EYFS' to the Revised Early Years Foundations Stage 2012 practice guidance.The day to day didn't slow down. We had a great summer and eventually the rain stopped and we had lots of fun in the sunshine. We also spent an awful lot of time in the rain too!
Here is a little photo stream of some of the fun and games we had during summer 2012....
Sea Turtles had lots of investigation of creepy crawlies.
And fun rolling balls
and mixing cornflour and water, then swirling it around
and pouring water all over it for cloudy water play.
They poured and mixed paint colours, then swirled it with their fingers
they played with straight and bendy straws, pipecleaners in sand and glitter
and also worked out how to open santa shapes, stamp and put the two pieces back together.
They also found a snail and closely investigated it
and they helped to decorate a giant box and turn it into a wall for ten green bottles.
Brrr... hot day, and cold ice melting, silky and cold.
Fabulous foot stamping
and collage in the sunshine
Peaceful time inside with things what spin, whir, clack, bang, rattle.
Water play with two colours; filling, pouring, mixing
and a quiet read in the sunshine.
Dolphins children drew, cut, sanded and painted their own blackboards.
They explored a local woodland
and found a snail to inspect closely
they made a teepee using branches and string
and wrapped it in a tarp and hid in it
We did weaving with paper
and quietly worked on our own to make objects that interest us
we mixed, squelched, slapped and slid powder paint and water with absorbant materials
We read, discussed and then acted out Little Red Riding Hood.
Pre-schoolers found an amazing new playground at London, Waterloo
and we stretched, climbed, pullled
and hoisted ourselves up and over, through, swung and dropped.
We went into London Aquarium and saw small fish.
We touched sea anemones and they clung to our fingers andvwe stroked starfish
we peeped through deep water spy holes
and back in our nursery we inspected our flower beds to see how our gardening handywork was progressing
we made designs when thinking about shapes
Some of Dolphins went on a little excursion to Janet's allotment. We found a Turkey!!!
and we found a lot of other vegetables too. We picked raspberries and strawberries and brought them back to nursery for tea.
Sea Turtles and Dolphins were amazed at all of the animals from the Tropical Zoo that visited our nursery. Snakes, spiders, hissing cockroaches, lizards, dragons and more.
We did other trips too; to the Wetlands, the local park, library. And we played and played and played.
Saying farewell to our school leavers was very sad. And we enjoyed our circle times reflecting on when they started nursery- most as babies and how much we had enjoyed seeing them grow.
Thanks for all the farewell cake and chocolates. It's good energy in the afternoons when we need that extra kick to carry on!
