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Pre-School 1 – Weekly Update 🌈What a lovely week we had in Pre-School 1! This week, the children enjoyed revising some o...
28/08/2026

Pre-School 1 – Weekly Update 🌈

What a lovely week we had in Pre-School 1! This week, the children enjoyed revising some of the skills and activities they have worked on throughout the year, as we get ready for a new year of ECCE starting next week.

Monday: The children got creative and drew a picture of their favourite experience in crèche. It looks like Sports Day was the favourite! 🏃‍♀️🏅🎨

Tuesday: The children practised their cutting skills using scissors, showing us just how much their skills have improved throughout the year. ✂️

Wednesday: We worked on our counting skills with a fun counting worksheet. 🔢

Thursday: The children enjoyed a colour-by-number worksheet, practising both their number recognition and colour recognition. 🎨

Friday: To finish off the week, the children practised tracing their alphabet letters. 🔤

Well done to all the children on a fantastic year of learning, growing and having fun together! We are so proud of how much they have achieved. 💕

Have a lovely weekend!

Emma & Maria 🌸

The Colour Monster – Emotions WeekThis week in Toddlers, we have been exploring The Colour Monster and all the different...
21/08/2026

The Colour Monster – Emotions Week

This week in Toddlers, we have been exploring The Colour Monster and all the different emotions we can feel. Every emotion is important and valid, but it is important to learn how to recognise and understand them so that we can manage them.

Monday: We painted our own Colour Monsters, each one representing a different emotion, and then gave them a name.

Tuesday: Inspired by Anna Llenas’ beautifully illustrated book, we discovered the jars where our emotions are kept, so we created our very own emotion jars.

Wednesday: Through hands-on exploration and sensory play, using paint and bubble wrap, we created our own monsters of emotions.

Thursday: Using the artistic technique of collage, we created a colourful mural by sticking pieces of paper in the colours associated with different emotions.

Friday: We carried out a visual experiment. By placing pom-poms in water, we watched as the water changed colour. This helped us understand that our emotions can affect our bodies, but that with practice, we can learn to regulate and manage them.

Have a lovely weekend!
Cláudia & Eirini.

This week in Pre-School 1 was all about sports! ⚽️🏀🏉🎾Monday – Sports Jerseys 👕🎨The children got creative by colouring an...
21/08/2026

This week in Pre-School 1 was all about sports! ⚽️🏀🏉🎾

Monday – Sports Jerseys 👕🎨

The children got creative by colouring and decorating their very own sports jerseys! They had lots of fun choosing their colours, adding their own designs, and proudly showing off their sporty creations. 🌟

Tuesday – Our Favourite Sport ⚽️

During circle time, we talked about our favourite sports. Many of the children shared that football was their favourite! To build on their interests, the children had the opportunity to decorate their very own football boots.

They used paint and cotton buds (Q-tips) to create their own designs and patterns. They enjoyed exploring different colours and using the cotton buds to make dots, lines, and creative marks. 🎨

Wednesday – Sports Flags 🏳️⚽️🏀🏉

The children got creative by colouring and decorating their very own sports flags! They then carefully cut them out and stuck them onto lollipop sticks to make their own mini sports flags. They loved showing off their colourful creations!

Thursday – Sports Trophy Colour by Number 🏆

The children enjoyed a sports-themed colour-by-number activity. They followed the colour key to identify the correct colours for each numbered section. This fun activity helped to develop number recognition, colour recognition, concentration, and fine motor skills.

Friday – Sports-Themed Counting ⚽️🏉🏐🏀

Today, the children enjoyed completing a fun sports-themed counting worksheet. They practised their counting skills while engaging with pictures and activities based around different sports. It was a lovely way to combine early numeracy with a topic they found exciting and enjoyable.

What a fantastic and fun-filled week we have had! The children enjoyed being creative, learning new skills, sharing their interests, and exploring the exciting world of sports. 🌟

Have a lovely weekend! 💕
Emma & Maria

Junior Preschool – This Week's Theme: Reptiles 🦎🐍TuesdayThe children made paper plate snake crafts. They had lots of fun...
07/08/2026

Junior Preschool – This Week's Theme: Reptiles 🦎🐍

Tuesday
The children made paper plate snake crafts. They had lots of fun decorating their snakes while developing their creativity and fine motor skills.

Activity: Reptile Masks
The children chose from three different reptile masks: a crocodile, chameleon, or Komodo dragon. First, they coloured their chosen mask using crayons. Next, they carefully cut it out before sticking a craft stick onto the back to complete their reptile mask, ready for role play and imaginative fun. This activity encouraged creativity, scissor skills, and hand-eye coordination.

Wednesday
The children created Q-tip lizard paintings. They enjoyed using cotton buds to paint colourful patterns on their lizards while strengthening their fine motor skills and exploring different painting techniques.

Thursday
The children enjoyed colouring, carefully cutting out their pieces with scissors, and building their crocodiles. This activity supported their creativity, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and scissor control while encouraging them to follow instructions and take pride in their finished creations. 🐊

Friday
The children completed a reptile counting worksheet, helping to develop their early maths and number recognition skills.

To finish off our reptile-themed week, we enjoyed a special treat! The children worked together to crush Oreo biscuits to make the "soil," which they placed into the bottom of their tubs. They then added mint ice cream to represent the "grass" and finished it off with a jelly snake slithering through the top, creating a delicious "Snake in the Grass" treat. 🐍🍨

Have a good weekend
Emma and Clàudia

👑✨ Fairytale Week ✨👑Monday 👑To start off our Fairytale Week, the children made their very own crowns. They had so much f...
31/07/2026

👑✨ Fairytale Week ✨👑
Monday 👑
To start off our Fairytale Week, the children made their very own crowns. They had so much fun decorating them with crayons and lots of stickers, and they were so proud to wear their royal creations.

Tuesday 🏰
The children had a wonderful time colouring, cutting, and building their very own fairytale castles. This fun hands-on activity helped develop their fine motor skills, creativity, and imagination as they brought their magical castles to life. ✂️🎨👑

Wednesday 🐉
The children enjoyed a fun fairytale-themed craft activity. They coloured their own dragons before using their gluing and sticking skills to add colourful flames, creating dragons breathing fire! This activity encouraged creativity, fine motor development, and imaginative play while bringing our fairytale theme to life. 🐲🔥

Thursday 🪄
The children decorated star-shaped magic wands using markers, stickers, and bright ribbons. They loved being creative and using their imaginations to make their own magical wands. 🧚‍♀️✨

Friday 🦄
Today the children completed a fairytale-themed counting worksheet, practising their early maths skills in a fun and engaging way. 🐉🔢

They also had lots of fun working together to create their very own fairytale story. It was wonderful to see them using their imaginations, sharing ideas, and working as a team. 📖✨

We hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Emma & Sinead 🌟

Junior Preschool Theme 🤠 Wild Wild West Week! 🤠What a fantastic week we've had exploring the Wild Wild West!Monday:The c...
24/07/2026

Junior Preschool Theme 🤠 Wild Wild West Week! 🤠

What a fantastic week we've had exploring the Wild Wild West!

Monday:
The children created their own "Wanted" posters! They carefully coloured their cowboy and cowgirl pictures, and we added their smiling faces to complete them. Everyone had lots of fun getting into the Wild West spirit, and we can't wait to display our adorable little outlaws! ⭐🐴

Tuesday:
The children created beautiful Desert Sunset Silhouette paintings. They began by painting vibrant sunset backgrounds using warm colours to represent the desert sky. Once the paintings had dried, they coloured and added their cactus silhouettes, bringing their wonderful desert scenes to life. 🌵🏜️

Wednesday:
The children enjoyed colouring and decorating their cowboy/cowgirl hat crafts. They explored their creativity by choosing different colours and decorations while developing their fine motor skills. Everyone was proud to show off their unique cowboy and cowgirl hats. 🤠

Thursday:
Today's activity began with the children painting their cowboy/cowgirl boots. Once the paint had dried, they decorated their boots with their own creative designs and personal touches. The finished boots looked fantastic! 👢🤠

Friday:
To finish off our Wild Wild West week, the children had lots of fun making cowboy hat chocolate treats

Thank you for another wonderful week!

Have a lovely weekend!

Emma, Mary, Niamh and Sinead 🌼

Junior Preschool – Dinosaur Week! 🦖🦕What a roarsome week we've had in Junior Preschool celebrating Dinosaur Week!Monday:...
17/07/2026

Junior Preschool – Dinosaur Week! 🦖🦕

What a roarsome week we've had in Junior Preschool celebrating Dinosaur Week!

Monday: Each child had the chance to dig into a Dino Egg Dig Kit and discover the surprise dinosaur hidden inside. Everyone had great fun excavating their own dinosaur and exploring the exciting world of dinosaurs. Great job, little paleontologists! 🦴🦖

Tuesday: The children made wonderful Brontosaurus crafts. They began by painting their dinosaurs using cotton balls, creating a fun textured effect. Once the paint had dried, they assembled their Brontosaurus by sticking on the different body parts. This activity encouraged creativity while developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. 🦕

Wednesday: The children enjoyed creating a dinosaur hatching from an egg. They coloured the dinosaur, decorated the egg, and carefully cut the egg in half before putting all the pieces together to create their hatching dinosaur. Finally, they added shredded paper to make a cosy nest for their baby dinosaur. 🥚🦖

Thursday: Thursday's activity involved completing a dinosaur counting worksheet, helping the children practise their number recognition and counting skills in a fun dinosaur-themed way. 🦖🦕🔢, and they also enjoyed making an irrupting volcano! 🌋

Friday: To finish off our dinosaur-themed week, the children coloured, cut, and built their very own Stegosaurus craft. They worked so hard and were very proud of their creations! 🦕 They also had a surprise visit from a T Rex

We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Clàudia and Emma

Doctor week in Junior PreschoolMonday:This week, we continued to follow the children's emerging interest in doctors and ...
10/07/2026

Doctor week in Junior Preschool

Monday:

This week, we continued to follow the children's emerging interest in doctors and healthcare. The children began by making their own doctor's kits. They carefully coloured in a variety of medical items, and later they cut them out and stuck them inside their doctor's kit, creating their very own role-play resource for imaginative play. 🩺👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🩻

Tuesday:

The children had a wonderful time making their own ambulances. They enjoyed getting creative while learning about the important role ambulances and emergency services play in helping others. 🚑

Wednesday:

The children completed a worksheet featuring a wounded bear that needed bandages. They carefully added bandages to help care for the bear, developing their fine motor skills while showing kindness, empathy, and compassion. 🧸🤕🩹

Thursday:

The children made their own X-ray craft using Q-tips and the outline of their arm and hand. They carefully arranged the Q-tips to create the "bones" of their X-ray, exploring how our skeleton supports our bodies while enjoying a fun and creative art activity.

Friday:

To finish off the week, the children completed a doctor-themed counting worksheet, practising their early numeracy skills while continuing with our healthcare theme.

We have had a fantastic week exploring the world of doctors and healthcare, and it has been wonderful to see the children's enthusiasm, creativity, and imagination throughout all of the activities.

Have a lovely weekend!

Emma and Clàudia

This week in Wobbler 2 was very colourful because the theme of our curriculum was flowers. We started with a tuff tray f...
03/07/2026

This week in Wobbler 2 was very colourful because the theme of our curriculum was flowers. We started with a tuff tray filled with dry sensory materials. It was a great opportunity to reinforce vocabulary related to colours. This week, we also began practising naming basic colours in Irish! The next day, we painted flowers using stamps made from cut peppers and carved potatoes. Our favourite activity this week was flowery oobleck – our sensory table was filled with colourful non-Newtonian fluid, flowers, and petals. The children could dip their hands (and not only hands...😉), explore the properties of the gooey substance, pick flowers, and practice their knowledge about colours.
We also enjoyed making 3D flowers from pieces of crepe paper and playdough. They turned out amazing. We finished the week by creating a nature collage—the children stuck pressed flowers, leaves, and grass onto transparent sheets. Well done, everyone🌺
Edyta and Marie del Carmen

✨ Disney Week in Junior Preschool✨Monday 🏰We kicked off our magical Disney Week by getting creative! The children colour...
03/07/2026

✨ Disney Week in Junior Preschool✨

Monday 🏰
We kicked off our magical Disney Week by getting creative! The children coloured in their very own Disneyland castles and used paint to create beautiful fireworks lighting up the night sky. 🎆 It was a fantastic way to begin a week full of Disney magic, imagination, and fun! ✨💙

Tuesday 👽
During circle time, we talked about the Disney movie Toy Story and chatted about the children's favourite characters. Afterwards, the children enjoyed making their own Toy Story Alien headbands through a fun arts and crafts activity.

Wednesday 🍰🎂
As a special treat, Mary had the wonderful idea of making a Mickey Mouse-shaped cake together. The children had a great time baking and decorating it, and everyone enjoyed the finished cake after dinner!

Thursday 🐻🍯
The children made a Winnie the Pooh craft by glueing and sticking different materials together. They had lots of fun being creative while developing their fine motor skills.

Friday 🔢✨
To finish off our Disney Week, the children completed a Disney-themed counting worksheet, practising their number skills in a fun and engaging way.

And also made minion paper cup crafts.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Emma and Mary

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