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We were delighted to welcome Mrs Garrick back for music.  We started off with our good morning song which lots of the bairns remembered from last year.  Mrs Garrick asked if anyone knew any other languages.  One of the bairns sang a short song about a cow in Spanish.  Then we all learned a new song called Bueno Dias/Bueno Noches.  We mixed it up by singing Twinkle Twinkle to a different tune.  Once we learned the rhythm, we added in actions – walking, hopping, jumping and running.  We formed a  circle for a postman game with the song Early in the Morning.  Our wind down on the mats focused on slow breathing.  We sang Happy Birthday to Mrs Malcolmson to finish.  During the remainder of the day, the bairns made their own shaker instruments using loose parts.

Our outdoor learning has been varied again this week.  The sand pit has been turned into a construction site, airport and mermaid beach.  The bairns have been engaged in different types of trajectory schema play including using hoops to roll down the hill and placing vehicles on a guttering pipe at an angle.  The bairns also enjoyed creating their own helicopter game using walkie-talkies, head phones and other electronic items.

The bairns are often engaged in ice cream shop play.  We made cloud dough using hair conditioner and flour, testing out the ratios to make the best consistency for ice cream.  It was also time to make a new batch of playdough.  The bairns used their knowledge of colour mixing to create purple playdough.

In addition to the trajectory play, the bairns have also been exploring the positioning schema.  The bairns are encouraged to express their creativity in ways that mean something to them.   Mark making happens all over the setting which aids early literacy.