Inspired by the ice in the tuff tray “looking like a spider’s web”, the children have been drawing their own art work on the playground using the giant chalk provided. Some have attempted to write their name.This has allowed them to develop their own creativity, imaginative, literacy and fine motor skills. 
- Susan
This week the children have been enjoying building with the crates to make a tower near the swing. Then they have been sitting on the swing trying to knock down the tower of crates they had created. During this play we talked about the risks and how far away you should stand so you don’t get hit by the crates as they fall. 
The children have also been exploring the ice trying to break it up using different tools like plastic pipes, wooden sticks and metal spoons. The children were using great team working to break all the ice up in the tuff tray. Later in the week we put some fruit and vegetables into a bowl of water and left it over night to freeze. With the weather being so cold we talked about how the ice is formed and what clothing we need to keep us warm in this weather.
- Angela
This week the children have been building dens in the forest using different sizes of branches, logs and sticks. We have been talking about risky play, risk assessing and forest safety whilst tree climbing, log balance walking and playing hide and seek. The children were also exploring flora and fauna found in the forest and discussing safety around foods growing in the forest. We have also been on a shape hunt, groups of children would try to find any natural circles, squares, rectangles or triangles in the forest and tally mark their scavenger hunt sheet.
To celebrate Chinese New Year this week we have been mark making Chinese numbers in sand using sticks. We went on a rabbit hunt to celebrate the year of the rabbit by trying to find hidden paper rabbits throughout the garden space. We have watched a short video on Chinese New Year and the celebrations around it as well as exploring a Chinese New Year sensory tray which included tangerines, Chinese tea and orange leaves whilst looking at books about Chinese New Year to learn about food, traditions and the lunar calendar.
- Rachel
