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Budding artists in lots of media!!

Budding artists in lots of media!!

  • 30 Jan 2011
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Last week the children really explored their creativity, choosing the resources and activity which helped them express themselves best. On our walk the previous week we saw snowdrops. The children of all ages were able to do still life paintings of the tiny flowers, mixing blue and yellow to make their own green paint, then using rulers to...


A Frosty Walk - Fri 21st Jan

A Frosty Walk - Fri 21st Jan

  • 23 Jan 2011
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    We had our waterproofs and lots of layers on and two of the youngest children were tucked up in the double buggy as we ALL went out on a frosty Friday morning.       We had a good run around an open field before really exploring our surroundings.   We found a hole at the edge of the field and with...


Forest School - Wednesday 12th Jan

Forest School - Wednesday 12th Jan

  • 17 Jan 2011
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On Wednesday last week, having just received her certificate in the post Tanya, now a fully qualified Forest School leader planned a hedgerow walk.   It was pouring with rain, but we are not fair-weather Forest schoolers at Grasshoppers so all dressed in waterproofs, the older children headed out. When they got to the field they spent...


Exploring the garden redevelopment. (Wk. beg. 10th January 2011)

Exploring the garden redevelopment. (Wk. beg. 10th January 2011)

  • 17 Jan 2011
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Having spent the previous week watching the diggers, the children had great fun using the newly tarmacked area of the garden last week.The first time they went out there was lots of excited running around.Later they found out what a good surface it is for riding their bikes and other wheeled toys on and for practising their balancing.


Yet more fun with diggers!

Yet more fun with diggers!

  • 10 Jan 2011
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Children learn best when involved in something that interests them.Their fascination with the diggers in the garden enabled us to work on their fine motor skills as they made a collage from pictures of construction machinery, clothing and materials.Some of the older children took great care cutting out a digger.The younger children were able to...


More diggers!! January 2011

More diggers!! January 2011

  • 5 Jan 2011
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This week we have had more work going on in the garden. We are having an area tarmaced for the children to use in all weathers, particularly for their ride-on toys.       The children have been very interested in the diggers and other machinery in the garden,         so at group-time we showed...