Enterprise Event

The bairns have been busy preparing for the enterprise event and we can certainly say it was a success.  The bairns decided that they wanted to raise money to buy a cardboard cutter.  With that target in mind, the bairns made jam, chutney, fire starters, Christmas decorations, wrapping paper and beetle drive game packs.  We were also delighted to receive a batch of homebakes including mince pies and shortbread from a nursery granny as a thank you for the food for her hens which comes from the leftover scraps at snack and lunch.  Thank you to everyone who came and supported us – we are please to say we raised enough money for the cardboard cutter and it has been ordered.

***The small amount of leftover items from the stall will be available in our honesty cupboard from today.  Get them now, before they’re gone!***

Big Blocks

The bairns have been working together to build large structures from the big blocks.  These have included pirate ships, houses and houseboats.  They have used the loose parts such as hats and cushions as props.  They travelled on their pirate ship to a treasure island.  Their journey was a success because they found “treasure and a potato!”

Germ Experiment

The bairns engaged in a science experiment about germs and how we use soap as a forcefield to protect our skin.  The bairns took turns to shake pepper (germs) onto a plate of water.  They placed a finger into the water to see what would happen.  “Da germs are on me!”  Then they used a different finger to dip into soap and then into the germs to see the reaction.  When they dipped their soapy finger into the pepper, it quickly dispersed in a circle to outer edges of the plate. “Look, it’s moving away.”

Advent Calendar

We started opening our Advent Calendar this week causing great excitement.  When a name is picked, the bairns have to figure out the name using just the first letter.

Gym Hall Fun

We explored the gym hall equipment again for our final session, with the bairns’ confidence growing.  They tried climbing higher and lots of them climbed across the horizontal ladder on large climbing frame.  Their independence was on full show – “No, I do it by myself.”