Dream Catchers Play School- North End

17/07/2026

All around the world day 🌍

We visited England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿we took turns taking penalty’s, scoring goals using our gross motor skills and turn taking!

We visited France! 🇫🇷
We made a patisserie where the children made triangles to roll into Croissants 🥐 and they made long baguettes 🥖
We also practiced our French by pronouncing different words. This helps strengthen our understanding of the world and different cultures.

We visited Italy 🇮🇹 making our own necklaces made of pasta of course, with the colours of the flag. Great for our fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.

We arrived at the Canary Islands 🇮🇨
We are exploring the beach and the waters, finding seashells and talking about their sizes!

Exploring the sand tray and talking about the saraha desert, this links in with our theme travelling around the world🌍✈️☀️ xx

17/07/2026

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Friday wows ✨🌟

This week our topic has been Summer ☀️

We turned out mud kitchen into a summer florist, we used our fine motor skills to cut the flowers 🌷. We spoke about the different colours of the flowers xx

Summer shells - Using shells to press into playdough and create fossils, using descriptive language to talk about the patterns we can see and the textures we can feel!

To fit with our Summer theme, we made Parasols. We used stamping pads and paint brushes to make marks on the parasol 🏖️ and the children helped put the stick through. By doing this, we are expanding our creativity and learning new vocabulary such as “Parasol”

Shell hunt - Using tweezers to collect the hidden shells, supporting fine motor development, then counting how many are in the bowl and finding the correct number symbol!

We have spent lots of time in the garden with water play, watering our plants and making bubbles and exploring the obstacle courses, having lots of fun!

Next week we will be having lots of fun for our last 3 days at nursery ✨✨

09/07/2026

Dream catchers pre school class of 2026 💙💖

03/07/2026

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Friday wows ✨🌟

This week our topic has been healthy eating 🥣

Exploring different seeds in fruit using different tools, looking at the different sized seeds and talking about the colours we could see 🍓

We did a fruit and vegetable hunt for healthy eating week. We recognised the fruits and veg on the board, and went and collected the correct items for our salad 🥗 this helps promote healthy eating whilst boosting our communication, and motor skills whilst we stir the salad and serve it onto plates 🍽️

We have made a yummy smoothie! We named all the different fruit we put inside and count out the chunks of watermelon as they went in! We all sat very patiently for a cup and were very excited to try the yummy drink! 🍓🍉 🍌

We Made a rainbow salad 🌈 🥗 using an array of fruits and vegetables. We practiced our scooping, expanded our language by describing colours and textures, and we ate our delicious creations for snack! By encouraging children to get involved with the making of their own food 🍲

Next week our topic will be Summer ☀️

26/06/2026

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Friday wows ✨🌟

This week our topic has been healthy eating 🥣

Fruit kebabs, we talked about the different fruits, their textures and the way they smell and taste. We also counted the pieces of fruit on their kebab and create patterns with the different colours and enjoyed eating all the yummy fruit for snack!

Exploring lemon scented playdough and experimenting by adding real lemons! We have spoken about the different scents and colours we can see aswell 🍋 ☀️

We did some banana cutting 🍌 as part of our healthy eating week. By chopping up the banana, the children are building their hand-eye coordination whilst promoting healthy eating habits!

Fruit juices 🍎 🍊
We tried some fruity water, we described the flavours and textures of the water as well as keeping hydrated in this hot weather 🌞

We used different materials to create a lovely slice of watermelon! 🍉 we spoke about the different colours of the fruit and counted the seeds as we placed them!

We have been freeing the vegetables from the ice, we have been able to identify and count the vegetables, looking at the different colours and shapes. The children were discussing which vegetables they have tried and what they like and dislike !

Next week our topic will be healthy eating 🥣

24/06/2026

24/06/2026

🔴⚠️ A Red Heat-Health Alert has been issued across the Midlands and southern England until 25 June. This is the highest level of alert and indicates a risk to everyone's health, not just vulnerable groups. Northern England is under an Amber alert.
For further information, visit the data dashboard:
🔗 https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/weather-health-alerts/heat?type=heat

24/06/2026

📢 School Closure Notice – Thursday 25th June

Following the issue of a Red Weather Warning and the forecast of exceptionally high temperatures, both our Infant and Junior Schools will be closed on Thursday 25th June.

The safety and wellbeing of our pupils, staff and families is our highest priority. Due to the extreme heat and the potential risks it presents, we have made the decision to close the schools for one day to help keep everyone safe.

We understand this may cause inconvenience and thank you for your understanding and support. We will continue to monitor the situation and share any further updates if needed.

Please stay safe, keep cool and take appropriate precautions during this period of extreme weather. ☀️🌡️