Forgewood Family Learning Centre

Newsletter June 2019

The children are taking part in an ABC Music Session and are using the instruments to count the beat.

The Children, their parents/carers and the nursery team from Forgewood Family Learning Centre took part in a sponsored nature scavenger hunt to raise money for their summer outing.

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Newsletter October & November 2018

All children have had the opportunity to take part in Play on Pedal sessions each week, and what fun we have had.

Children have been learning to brake, balance, coordinate and much more through fun cycle games led by their keyworkers.

Play on Pedals Report 2017 identified that the programme “Improves behaviours that support children’s learning, by”:

• Increasing focus, concentration, listening and perseverance
• Fostering a sense of responsibility and ownership and awareness of safety
• Increasing enthusiasm and interaction with the playroom
• Increasing vocabulary and confidence of children with English as a second language

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If you go down to the woods today…

Over the past few weeks the children and staff have been exploring our local forest.  The children have been climbing trees, looking for insects and other wild life, as well as den building.

They have had lots of time to explore and discuss how we can look after the forest, it’s creatures, manage risk and work as part of a team.  All under the watchful eye of the Keeper of the Forest.

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In the 2-3 playroom, the children have shown an interest in the boardmaker signs around the nursery, they follow them to see what comes next in the routine for washing their hands and when preparing for, having and tidying up after snack.
We are always encouraged to form friendships and to help our friends and share. We co-operate and share with others in our play when building.
We have explored the paint with our hands to feel the texture and to produce lovely pictures to take home.

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The Children have been mark making using a variety of different materials and sharing their thoughts and ideas about their drawings. They have been participating in role play with lots of dressing up materials. Using scarves, jewellery and handbags.

In the Creative Area the children have been exploring different textures in sensory play, such as shaving foam, flour, pasta, playdough, sand and water.

The Children have been visits to the allotment to gather different types of vegetables which they have spoke about before washing them cooking them and tasting them at snack time.

Outdoors the children have had the opportunity to play on the balance bikes and have looked after the dolls washing them.