Royal Eltham Pre-school

Our story of the week was The Gruffalo and the children had lots of fun making owl ice cream and Gruffalo crumble.

Our book of the week was Dear Zoo and the children have been looking at different enclosures where the animals live. Enclosure is also our word of the week.

Our recent book of the week was The Runaway Pea. This is a favourite of the children so we decided to feature it this week. We incorporated it in our TastEd session where the children looked at green vegetables which included fresh and frozen peas and leeks; which went down very well 🫛🫛😋

Update on our caterpillar project. All the caterpillars hatched from their chrysalis and were successfully released. It was a great culmination of our life cycles project🦋🦋

Last week we were learning about looking after your teeth. The children looked at how to brush your teeth, good and bad foods for your teeth and we read a number of books including Alan’s Big Scary Teeth which was a hit with the children😁🪥🦷

Our story of the week was The Very Hungry Caterpillar and the children have been looking at the life cycle of a butterfly. Our own caterpillars are now in their cocoons and the children are waiting patiently for them to emerge. We will keep you posted.

What zoo set-up would be complete without a helicopter 😀?
We love to spark our children's imagination and give them sensory learning experiences to go with our 'book of the week'. Dear Zoo is a great one for teaching them all about different animal characteristics, what you might find in a zoo and also more appropriate choices for pets! 🐶

You're invited to our quiz night fundraiser! It's one of our favourite events of the year when parents (past and present) and friends can all get together and try to beat the childminders. How do they know everything?!
💡When you've formed your team of up to six brainiacs, email us at [email protected] and come along on 8th June at 7.30pm.
🌟You can bring drinks and food.
🌟All proceeds will go towards the pre-school fundraising.
➡️Please share with all your Eltham friends and help us spread the word.

We work hard to make sure our children feel comfortable and supported as they begin their learning journey. Thank you to Helen for this lovely review! 🙏🏼

To find out more about our Eltham pre-school, head to www.royalelthampreschool.co.uk and give us a call to book in a tour.

WORD OF THE WEEK: CHOREOGRAPHY 💃🏻🦒
Last week we focused our learning on the classic children's book 'Giraffes Can't Dance'. It's a brilliant book to introduce the children to lots of themes:
- Jungle Animals
- Confidence
- Different kinds of dances, movement and styles of music.
We were feeling ambitious so our word of the week was 'choreography'. We love this book as it's a great way to get the children trying out their movement and dance skills too!

For more info about our pre-school or to arrange a look around, email the team at [email protected] or give us a call on 0208 8597718.