Overbury Grasshoppers News

Today the children took part in a yoga session with our yoga teacher Amanda.

Amanda will be holding a yoga marathon in the village hall on Friday 17th November in aid of Children in need, please pop along and make a donation if you are able.

Today the children have been on a treasure hunt around the village looking for clues.

Lauren, one of our mums' came into nursery this morning to hold an exercise class with the children.

Lots of the children's parents  have given us a recipe, which they enjoy making at home with their children. We have had quite a variety and are compiling a comprehensive cookery book with both sweet and savoury recipes.               Over the past couple of weeks, the children have enjoyed making ‘Ella Rose’s...

With the money raised at this year's Street Market (http://www.overburyestate.co.uk/2015/07/overbury-street-market-2015/) being matched by Mrs. Bossom, we have purchased new outdoor equipment. We decided to get new pedal trikes, in two sizes, to suit the oldest and youngest children and a balance bike, which are a good introduction to two wheel...

Despite the cold weather the 2yr olds have been outside for the last few Thursday mornings for our new Outdoor Classroom. Wellies,waterproof, hats and gloves are needed. The children have been digging for worms, cooking in the Mud Kitchen and hiding under the parachute.     We have be lucky enough to be given some log seats by...

We ran one sports activity day at the beginning of the holidays and one at the end and on both occasions the children turned up ready and raring to go!       They did warm-up exercises first, then straight into a game of football. The teams were Manchester United v Nottingham Forest (due to the strips worn by some of the...

The older nursery children really enjoyed watching the school sports day. There were lots of children they  knew from Breakfast and After School Club and they were happy to support them. They were then invited to take part in a toddler race, which was won jointly by two of the nursery children! They probably did so well because of the practise...

We had been privy to the school's Maypole practice sessions, taking place just over the fence and planned our usual visit to watch, but this year we have been Maypole dancing here at Grasshoppers too! The children decorated  a large cardboard tube and then the builders next door kindly made holes in it and we threaded it with coloured ribbons....

We are spending more and more time outside with the improving weather, the children just love to be outdoors! But it is not just their physical development that is being worked on! Anything that can be done inside can easily be taken outside! We use a range of resources, some very similar to those enjoyed inside, to explore all areas of...