George Eliot Kindergarten

All across the nursery this week, many different explorations have taken place. On Wednesday we celebrated St. David's day and explored the colour yellow and created our own daffodils. Preschool made dream catchers inspired by the colour yellow. World book day followed on from this, the children looked truly amazing in their outfits. We explored many different books and characters and brought them to life through puppet and role play.

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During Half Term Week, the children have been very arty and explored with different colours. They created marks in trays and on paper with cars, objects that can move around easily and also paint brushes. The older children were able to describe what was happening when the colours submerged together and how they were made differently.

Happy St. Valentines! The children got stuck in with many different creative activities exploring the colour red. Cards and biscuits were made by preschool and 2 plus children to share with the ones they love whilst under 2's also created cards, explored red pasta and sensory play with heart shapes implemented in this. Preschool and many 2 plus children discussed who they love (family and friends) and identified what they can do to make them happy, giving cuddles, sharing toys or objects, using kind words.

We are hiring:
Are you looking for a rewarding career in childcare? Tired of lack of opportunities at your existing workplace? Tired of being under appreciated and under paid?
Look no further. Here at The George Eliot, we are actively hiring candidates from all backgrounds looking to work in the childcare sector. Professional childcare qualifications are welcome.
We are one of Coventry's finest day care nurseries based in Foleshill.
If you are interested in any opportunities available, please contact us at 02476 227937 or email us at [email protected]

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Here is an insight of another explorative week across the nursery with enriched learning throughout. 2 plus have really taken a shine to counting and categorising different objects, matching colours and using mathematical language in their learning. Tots have been letter printing incorporated in messy/textured play and using different mark making tools. Preschool have explored different sounds they could hear in the environment around them and described the sounds and tempos created. They also enjoyed 'working in the office' roleplay and developing their knowledge of different job roles. The children have also been sharing their understanding of oral health and getting plenty of fresh air outdoors!

Welcome to another week of discoveries. Preschool have been developing their team building skills as well as their communication skills. They created a trail from bricks and pretended their was sharks around them in the water, they also created a den using sticks and foam balls and placed blankets and cushions in the den. Preschool have had an ongoing interest of phonic letters and oral blending which is carried out after our registration times. They have also been learning about their bodies and matching the body parts to complete the puzzle. 2 plus children mixed glue, food colouring and flour to create a slime mix. The children explored the textures and mark making tools were added. The staff talked about the textures and some of the children responded by saying what they could feel. Under 2's have had an ongoing interest of oral hygiene. The Under 2 staff created a fine motor skills activity which included pegs and cotton balls which represented teeth and placed them on the mouth templates provided. Home learning has also been carried out and parents have shared pictures and videos of their children brushing teeth at home.

This week, we would like to share new interests with you from all areas of the nursery. Preschool have been exploring the time with clocks. The children were able to identify the numbers and with staff support they investigated the purpose of the hands on a clock (what they represent). Some children also have been asking questions about the signs displayed around the nursery and the meanings of them, (no phones signs, wet floor signs) so a home learning task has been created to search for different signs while they are out and about. The children have also been very interested in trying to combine letters together to make a word, they have been sounding out the letters they could see and then worked together with staff to create words such as ''cat, sat, bat, car'' etc. Small world bugs have also been included in the children's interests, they have been sharing their knowledge or the life cycles of the bugs and some children identified caterpillars do become butterflies. 2 plus have been exploring textures and sensory items. Some of the children were able to describe what they could feel using simple words with support from staff, ''cold'' ''slime.'' To develop their interest further, paint brushes were added to create marks in the slime texture. The children have extended their interest of building train tracks and moving in different directions, they created their own track using soft blocks and using different ways to cross the track they made. Babies have been involved in colour mixing activities with paint and exploring the textures of this with their hands, they have also had an ongoing interest of the roleplay area. Pretending to cook, feed the dolls and themselves.

What a wonderful week this has been, across the nursery the children have been getting ready for Chinese New Year and learning about this. Lanterns have been made, fans from paper and even a life size dragon!
2 Plus children have also been focusing on concentration and thinking skills, this was supported by puzzle play and mark making whilst learning to grip tools effectively.
Preschool have also been carrying out their concentration skills with the matching picture bingo game in teams, constructing with the small wooden blocks and developing patterns with the mini pegs and boards.
Babies enjoyed getting messy with their Chinese New Year celebrations as well as exploring books and using different resources related to the story.