We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all of our new children and their families. It has been a pleasure watching everyone settle in, and we are incredibly proud of how our “older” children have welcomed, supported, and nurtured our new starters. Their kindness and confidence have really shone through and helped to create a calm, caring environment for everyone. The children have also updated our “This Is Me” display by drawing self‑portraits. It has been fantastic to see how much progress they have made since last term, with noticeable improvements in detail, confidence, and care taken in their drawings. We are very proud of their developing skills. We shared the story It’s Not a Stick, which sparked lots of imaginative ideas. At the playdough table, the children used small sticks to represent limbs for people and animals, exploring how objects can be transformed through play. In the finger gym tray, sticks were used as curlers, and pipe cleaners were wrapped around them to change straight lines into curved and curly shapes. These activities supported creativity, problem‑solving, and fine motor development. During our outdoor Friday session, we watered our spinach plants and poppy seedlings and rearranged the plant pots. We made the most of the sunshine, collecting sticks for our It’s Not a Stick topic and taking part in messy and sensory play activities, which we thoroughly enjoyed.
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Rights Respecting Article 2: Every child has rights. Nobody should be treated unfairly because of who they are or what they look like.
Rights Respecting Article 28: You have the right to go to school and learn in a safe and caring environment.
Rights Respecting Article 29: Education should help you become the best you can be and teach you to respect others and the world.
