Happy holidays and headlice (sorry)

Hope you all have a great week off (if you've managed to get time off that is)!

We've had little visitors I'm afraid so please check your child's hair. We've always found that one of those special 'nit' combs works well, along with conditioner. Going over the hair every day will stop the cycle hopefully, without having to use lotions etc.

I'll have a look for a website and post a link if I find one that's any good.

See you a week on Monday!!!!!!!

Big blankets!

The children have had lots of fun with the large blankets! Completely self-chosen, they have made dens, played at going to sleep and hide-and-seek!

We have been to William's football presentation evening tonight and William was given a trophy, which he is very proud of. He had a great time on Sunday (just gone), where he had a training session with the PNE coaching staff. It was absolutely boiling hot, but he enjoyed it.

Menu - week beginning May 24th

Monday - Chicken stir-fry and rice
Tuesday - Pasta bolognaise
Wednesday - Roast turkey dinner
Thursday - Pizza

Have a great weekend everybody!

Enjoy the sunshine!

See you next week x

Ofsted inspection

Chris and I are really proud to be able to say that we have been given an 'outstanding' grade by Ofsted, who visited earlier today. I actually cried when the inspector told me! As soon as we get the report, we will give you all a copy.

The children were fantastic today; they chatted with the inspectors and, as always, were lovely to be around. Thank you to them for helping to make the day run smoothly.

Thank you to all of you - Ofsted were particularly impressed with the 'partnership' between us and you, the parents, and were thrilled to see your positive comments on various forms etc.

Just one big THANK YOU really!!!!!! We are both very happy :-)

Seed labels

The children made some seed labels for the seeds we planted yesterday. They drew the pictures and wrote what seeds the labels were for.

Lots of outdoor play and seed planting

We have played outside all day today. It's been lovely.

We planted our vegetable seeds this afternoon. We've planted carrots, courgettes, french (magic) beans, salad leaves and some basil. We can't wait for it to grow!

William can swim!

We're really proud of William as he managed to swim a full width of the pool on Saturday without any armbands. Well done William xxxx

Tesco vouchers

The promotion has now finished, so if anyone has any vouchers knocking about anywhere, we would be very grateful for them.

We'll count them and let you know how many we've got at the end of the week. Thank you to everyone who has sent them in - we appreciate it.

Menu week beginning 17th May

Monday - Corned beef hash
Tuesday - Shepherds Pie
Wednesday - Cheesy turkey and ham pasta with mixed vegetables
Thursday - Chicken curry with rice
Friday - Fish fingers, wedges, baked beans/peas

The tadpoles have legs!

Well, at least one does! We lifted all the children up so that they could see into the tank. They were all very excited and are hoping that there might be more with legs when they come next week. We'll see.....

We played with some conkers, peanuts, acorns and pine cones today. The children spread them out onto pieces of paper. It led to counting and sorting. Then they made a 'snake' using the various items. Great fun!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend! William is in a football match on Sunday so we're all looking forward to that. Hope his team win!

Treasure baskets and water play

Little Bradley had a great time exploring a treasure basket full of natural items.

The older children had fun playing with the water this afternoon. We explored items that would sink or float and did lots of pouring. The children particularly enjoyed playing with the water wheel, trickling on the water and then pouring it really fast to make the wheen spin quickly.

Buddleia bushes

We went to a garden centre today to buy some buddleia bushes, which will hopefully attract lots of butterflies to our garden.

The children got their spades this afternoon and helped us to plant them, as well as some grasses that we bought last year.

Menu, week beginning 10th May - week 1

Monday - Sausage, mash and vegetables
Tuesday - chicken and pasta in sauce, peas
Wednesday - Spaghetti bolognaise
Thursday - Fish pie with broccoli and cauliflower
Friday - Chicken casserole and rice

Happy birthday Erin!

Erin celebrated her birthday today. She is now 2! We had a birthday cake and Erin got very excited when we brought the cake towards her. We all sang 'Happy Birthday' and Erin blew the candles out before we were even half way through the song!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. See you on Monday x

Fairy cakes

We made some fairy cakes this morning. We weighed the ingredients, stirred the mixture and talked about what happens when the buns cook. They were very tasty!

Outdoor play and 'animal sounds'

We welcomed Bradley to our setting yesterday. He had a good day and the children played with him, making him feel part of their games. We did lots of playing outside which the children always enjoy.

Today, amongst other things, we did a 'letters and sounds' activity, called 'animal noises'. We all had a great time using musical instruments to make different animal sounds.

Menu, week beginning 3rd May

Tuesday - Pasta bolognaise
Wednesday - Roast turkey dinner
Thursday - Home made pizza
Friday - Beef casserole and mashed potato