The weather is really changing now and we are noticing much colder days, darker mornings and lots of leaves falling off the trees. Autumn is very much here. Our trips to Ninewells Woods continue, with children, parents and staff working together to spot and collect some evidence of Autumn.
Mrs Roberts took some children up to the community garden this week, to clear the beds of the plants from the summer, getting ready for winter. If we don’t do this, they will die back and go mushy with the cold and frost and it won’t be nice to clear it for planting in the spring.
The children discovered the last of the marigolds and some onions, which we brought back. They are in the foyer, if you would like to help yourself.
On Wednesday, we had a lot of fun dressing up for our Autumn Party. Children had the opportunity to take part in some traditional autumn activities, such as designing and creating pumpkin lanterns, dook for apples and catch hanging doughnuts in their teeth!
There were lots of outside activities too, for example, slime, more pumpkin carving, using our OWN pumpkins, grown at the Giving Garden, potion making and a game to help children develop their fine motor skills, using tweezers to collect the spooky objects from the spider’s web. We had lots of fun!
In our 2’s room, there were lots of spooky sensory activities, such as jelly play, painting and printing, and doughnut catching too, of course. The 2’s joined in the party snack with the 3 – 5’s in the big room.
Our Blythswood Shoebox appeal is going well – thank you so much for your donations so far. We will be taking these to the collection point next week, so any last minute donations to the box will be gratefully received. Children have been helping to wrap the boxes and pack the donations inside. This has created lots of opportunities to talk about helping others.
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