Well, the week began celebrating Chinese New Year…….Year of the Monkey. All the children got to make a monkey mask, they listened very well placing the eyes above the nose & nearly all put the smiley mouth below the nose…with a couple of exceptions! The Chinese restaurant was out again – some cooked, others served, […]

We enjoyed a week leading up to Chinese New Year. The children practised using the greeting “nihao” at circle time and by the end of the week many had the confidence to do this. We talked about people speaking different languages in other countries and how we speak English at Preschool. We also looked at […]

Ascott Forest School goes from strength to strength with Wychwood Project grant The Wychwood Project is a registered charity that uses the focus of the Royal hunting Forest of Wychwood to encourage local people to understand, conserve and restore its rich mosaic of landscapes and wildlife habitats. The area covers 120 square miles and 41 […]

We had lots of chat this week about the colder weather in Winter and also made use of the new days of the week and weather calendar. The child whose turn it is to choose a toy from the cupboard also changes the details on the calendar, this is so that we ensure every child […]

Glue, glitter and all things sparkly! The children enjoyed the freedom to explore the Christmas stampers, stickers and glitter and made a variety of decorations this week. Everyone had a chance to do some Christmas cooking and we enjoyed some new stories including ‘The Smelly Sprout’ – I hope this hasn’t put them off sprouts! […]

As parents, carers, siblings and other family and friends gathered for the grand event that is the annual Pre School Christmas Concert amidst smells of mulled wine and minced pies, the children were carefully magicked away “upstairs”. The children were a delight. They all knew exactly what they needed to do – from displays of […]

We’ve all had a very busy week practising every day for the Christmas concert which is on Monday. The staff always wonder how it is all going to come together on the night but somehow it all works out and we hope it will be the same this year! At this time of year it […]