Wow, what a great start the children have had to the new term. All have come back with great enthusiasm and have thrown themselves into the activities we have had to offer. We have welcomed some new children to Little Wenlock, and we hope they enjoy their time with us going forward. We have introduced our new topics, ‘lets explore’ and ‘build it up’ for the term and let me tell you, we have some future builders on our hands.
Children have enjoyed making some healthy cereal bars (which we may or may not have accidentally overcooked, so we will be making again) but all children enjoyed mixing and weighing out ingredients. We have enjoyed exploring all things autumn and talking about the things that change and the things we see during this season. Children have shown great enthusiasm and resilience when looking at our numbers, shapes and colours and we have had lots of activities available to delve into the world of building.
From building the Three Little Pigs houses, making buildings from bricks and cement (shaving foam), creating some lovely junk modelling buildings or seeing how high we can build a tower, the children have explored lots of ideas and enjoyed discussing with their peers what they have done and working together to build.
Children have accessed some new rhymes, which hopefully they will share with you over the coming weeks. They seem to be really enjoying a variation and are loving all of the actions that go with them. They have also enjoyed exploring the new bug house and mud kitchen that have been kindly built and donated by one of the parents, so fresh air has been a plenty.
Over the next few weeks, children will be coming home with a letter asking for some information personal to them, what they like to play with, current interests etc. If these could be filled in and returned we would be thankful. This allows us to offer children continuous provisions that reflect their own interests and allows us to create learning opportunities that could develop areas of development for all children. We will also be reinstating tapestry over the next few days, so you can see what your child is getting up to and enjoying daily (we can tell you, it is always lots of fun!)
As the weather changes, and us accessing the outdoor area in all weathers, it would be beneficial for children to have a pair of wellies and an all in one waterproof suit if possible.
As always, our door is always open if you need to speak to a member of staff and we can’t wait to share all of our adventures with you for another year! 
