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Week Commencing 20th April 2015

26/4/2015

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The dinosaurs were very popular this week and the children decided that they needed a volcano in their swamp.  We created an eruption using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar repeatedly and the children had great fun making their dinosaurs dive into the lava.  We then used lots of colours of playdough to make volcanoes which formed part of the volcanic landscape.  There was great excitement as the dinosaurs stomped through their new world. 

A group of children have been working on a spring wall display and have been discovering new techniques to print shapes.  Flowers were made using sticks of celery dipped in paint.  Blossom was created from paint and tissue, and ladybirds were made to climb the tree.  This has resulted in a very pretty display which the children would be delighted to show you. 

We have been bug hunting under the logs in the garden and are waiting to see if any would like to move into our lovely bug hotel. 

There have been lots of traditional games played in the garden this week such as Farmers in his Den and Please Mr Crocodile.  Hide and seek is always a favourite and the same hiding places are used again and again, but always produce much excitement and surprise when the children are discovered. 

Towards the end of the week thoughts turned to dinosaurs again and a large swamp was created on a roll of wallpaper using coloured pencils and pens.  Lots of children took part and all kinds of frightening areas were added to trap the dinosaurs. 

We have been talking about pirates recently and the children decided they wanted to dress up and play pirate games.  This gave us the idea of making next week a pirate themed week and we began to prepare for this.  A few children drew round each other to make life size pirate models.  On Friday we made pirate biscuits which will be used in a treasure hunt next week. 

We had a lovely end to the week when Michelle’s mummy came in to help. She brought in her face paints and many of the children enjoyed being recreated as Spiderman, Hello kitty, Butterflies and Minnie Mouse.  The children love it when a parent comes in to help and they gain so much from seeing new faces and showing them what we play with at Squirrels.  Any parent or grandparent are always welcomed at Squirrels.  Watch out for Grandparents week coming soon! 

Words we have learned this week: 

Erupt

Lava

Ideas to continue this week's fun at home:

Roll out a large sheet of paper and create a picture with your child.  It doesn't have to be beautiful - it's all about having fun and chatting to your child. Children love to tell a story - a squiggle can become an animal and a long line become a road, a blob can be a monster.  Just go with your childs imagination!

 

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Week Commencing 13th April 2015

19/4/2015

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We welcomed the children back after the Easter holidays to a lovely week of sunshine which meant that much of our time was spent outdoors.  

On Monday morning the children made bread which they moulded into the first letter of their name.  They are getting good at remembering the ingredients required to make bread, cakes or biscuits and will often ask if we have enough flour or yeast or sugar to do cooking.  They enjoyed identifying the first letter of their names and having a go at re-creating the shape.  Letter recognition was continued in the sand as the children tried to draw the shapes with their fingers.  

In the afternoon we played a variety of games in the garden including the “Honey pot game”, “What's the time Mr Wolf and “Please Mr Crocodile”.  These games encourage turn taking, colour and number  identification and listening skills whilst having fun.  

The remote control cars have been popular this week.  The children have taken it in turns to play with them by the use of our giant egg timer which gives them five minutes to play before handing it over to the next person.  

One of the children had the idea of making backpacks which is something we aim to continue next week.   

The book of the week was “Three little pigs” which the children acted out.  We made three cardboard houses and used the pigs and wolf from our animal box.  By the end of the week the children were able to retell the story without any adult help (particularly making the loud huffing and puffing noises!)  

Anyone walking past the Squirrels garden this week will probably have heard the musical instruments being played.  This was very popular and most of the children had a go at creating music at some point during the week.  

The weather bottles that were made last term were taken into the garden and we had many lively conversations about the weather and the earth.  This led to a discussion about volcanoes and we plan to play our favourite game of creating our own volcano next week.  

Words we have learned this week:

Weather

Remote control  

Ideas to continue this week's fun at home:  

Play outdoor games using numbers or letters eg Throw a ball and say a number.  Write letters or numbers on pieces of paper and ask the child to place or throw a ball onto the a or b or numbered paper.  See who can reach the letter first.
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