Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill

This week our Mr Bumps room have been learning about shapes and patterns.

The practitioners put different shaped wooden blocks on the table with paint and encouraged the children to make marks and recognise the different shapes. The children were able to name most of the shapes and the colours that they were using.

The practitioner then made a pattern on their paper to see if the children could copy. The children concentrated well as they created their own patterns.

This week our Mr Messy's room have enjoyed painting while listening to different types of music.

The practitioners played various genres of music while the children painted on the easel. The children moved their paintbrushes up, down and round as the music played.

Some of the children moved their bodies and danced along to the music.

This morning our babies have enjoyed taking part in music time outside in the garden.

The practitioners sang Old MacDonald and the babies explored the various farm animals, making the different animal sounds.

The used musical instruments to make sounds by banging, shaking and tapping them along to the songs.

This week our Mr Bumps room have taken part in the skittles experiment.

The children used good hand-eye coordination the put the skittles around the edge of the plate one by one. They then held the jug and poured water on to the plate.

The children were fascinated when the colours ran from the skittles and joined together to make a pattern. They talked about what colours they could see and which colour was their favourite.

The children sang the rainbow song, identifying the different colours as they sang.

Our babies and Mr Mischiefs rooms have been making marks on paper using various animals and paint today.

The practitioners encouraged the children to name the animals and the different sounds that they make. They demonstrated how to dip the animals in to the paint and print on to the paper.

The babies pointed at the different marks that they had made and liked to explore the texture of the paint using their hands.

Our Mr Bumps room have been practicing their scissor skills this week ✂

The practitioners put strips of paper in the tuff tray with lines, dots and zig zags on them, for the children to follow. They supported the children and demonstrated how to make snips on the paper.

The children enjoyed taking part in this activity with support from PC Paws.

Our baby room have enjoyed exploring 'the beach' this week 🏖🏝

They have created their own starfish pictures using sand and glue, by sprinkling the sand on their paper and exploring the texture.

They have explored an under the sea themed tuff tray using various sea creatures and different coloured fabric.

The children enjoyed filling and emptying buckets with sand and making sand castles using the damp sand and sand moulds.

Today we have been very lucky here at nursery and had a visit from the Animal Man company.

One of our lovely parents has organised the company to visit here for her sons birthday. The children have absolutely loved seeing all of the different animals, holding and stroking each one.

Our Pre-schoolers have made their own sandwiches for their tea today, with PC Paws watching them and helping them to be safe.

This morning our Mr Bumps room have made frozen yoghurt bark by mixing together various ingredients.

They used natural yoghurt, honey and frozen fruit to mix together in a large bowl, taking turns with their peers. They then scooped the mixture on to a tray ready to put in the freezer.