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Summer Snacks!

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A parent brought in a lovely, and special, Wimbledon themed treat for the children’s snack time: strawberries and cream. Thank you so much to all of our families for continually supporting the children by bringing in food for snack time.  

Cable drum fun!

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The children had fun using a cable drum to jump off in creative ways. They learnt about queuing up and giving each other personal space. “Get in the line” “Look at my trick” “Can I have a turn?” “Is it my turn yet” “Which is my turn?” “It’s a long…

We make Banana Bread!

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Some of our 2 year olds made banana bread this morning. They listened carefully to the adult and took turns. The banana bread was delicious. “My turn” “I crack the egg” “Done” “That’s my turn” “Me too” “I got sugar” “Why do you put the nana?” “Banana bread” “I wanna…

On the Buses!

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One of our parents is a London bus driver (routes 343, 171, 36 & 436). She came in today to talk to the children about her job and read ‘Naughty Bus’. We saw the giant key to the drivers cabin and learnt that electric buses don’t have a key to…

Harvest time!

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Recently the children harvested the garlic they grew. Today they baked fresh bread & made their own garlic butter to make garlic bread for snack time. “What is garlic?” “It is so spicy!” “I need some water” “It is really tricky” “I like spicy” “I eat garlic bread at home”

Potatoes

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One of the highlights of the year: digging up the potatoes we have grown. “The potatoes are in the soil” “I found another potatoes” “Potato potato” “Another potato” “I found another ‘tato” “We need to clean them” “I’m ready to eat them” “We got to take the skin off”

My Family Your Family

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The children have enjoyed reading ‘My Family Your Family’ by @LauraHAllain and talking about their families. “Grandma lives in Nigeria so she’s not here” “Hey! That’s my family don’t count it” “Daddy stays at Nanny’s house” “I’m mummy and she’s the baby” “I got 7 in my family”  

Gloria’s Story

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We had a lovely visit from Gloria, who helps look after our classrooms, today. Gloria told the children about her childhood in Guyana and how she came to England on a big plane when she was 11. Gloria showed the children food from the Caribbean & a doll from Guyana.…
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