Waitangi Day is New Zealand's national day, celebrated on 6th February. We have 2 families with New Zealand backgrounds and this year they helped us celebrate. Ella Rose enjoyed showing everyone her mum's moari artefacts including a 'tiki' http://www.maori.info/maori_tiki.htm and a stuffed owl which made the authentic 'more pork' sound...
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Pancake Racing
- 10 Feb 2016
- Event, Overbury village
This year the school children were at school for Pancake Day (it often falls in half term). The older nursery children were invited across to school to have a race of their own! Some of the children were a little reluctant at first,but joined in with support from one of the organisers and members of staff. The nursery children had their races...
Sheep Hair Cut Day!!
- 3 Feb 2016
- Countryside education, Parental involvement, Understanding of the World
On Monday 1st February a group of 2, 3 and 4 year olds enjoyed a tractor and trailer ride up to Park Farm to see the sheep shearing. The children love the tractor ride and we had lots of lovely comments, which we have included on our Spring display board. Noah said:"We went on the bumpy tractor to see the sheep having a haircut!" (he'd had his...