Butterflies, our pre-school group
Butterflies is the name of the 2-3 year old age group and the staff to child ratio will change to 1:4. Children must be able to negotiate the stairs independently to move upstairs.
There are three rooms upstairs: Seahorse Room offers resources such as small world, train tracks and dressing up role play. The Butterfly Room has a giant smart board for Education City - individualised educational computer programmes in Maths. English and Science.
They also have use of the messy room and messy garden at the side of the nursery., so they can access the garden independently. Children are free to explore all the resources and different environments and are very much involved in planning their group projects. They receive regular quality time with teachers to ‘get them ready for school’, from looking after their personal independence: toileting, dressing and seeking help. They also receive one-to-one sessions with their teacher to learn phonics, mathematics and conduct elementary science experiments.
Pictured below are some of the children from our pre-school group enjoying some educational and fun activities.
Developing early writing skills using the sand tray
Learning all about Chinese New Year and trying to use chopsticks!
Creating wonderful things out of clay
The children created their own menu, made the food, then invited family to come in to their ‘cafe’.
At Easter we decorated our own egg cup.
We recognise different cultures and ways of writing. We tried to write Chinese characters.
We take turns to make snack and learn how to be safe with sharp kitchen items.
Making food and learning how to be safe with knives.
For Mother's Day, we wrote about why our mums are special and made them a necklace.
At Easter we made Easter Nests and went on an egg hunt.
We learn how to use scissors properly and hold a pencil the right way
We count out raisins and measure ingredients .
We enjoy making pizza and cakes and sell them for charity.
