Nursery Takeover

A rather popular new addition to the weekly routine has been enjoying hot chocolate and a special snack in the woodland each week! It is a wonderful space which provided an opportunity for the Nursery children to make their own lunches, cook their own pasta and vegetables and learn about fire safety and how to build a fire this term. They progressed to making a stir-fry and melting chocolate to make delicious Easter nests. No wonder there were such mouth-watering food smells coming from the school grounds! An absolute highlight for all of our Nursery children has been having the run of the school during the first half of term, and they certainly made the most of it! We celebrated the new year in January, Chinese New Year and Shrove Tuesday in February, Science Week and Mother’s Day in March, and of course, the hotly contested Millstone Race was run by the Nursery children to celebrate St Piran’s Day! The beginning of term saw our Nursery Caterpillars relocated to their newly refurbished home in White Lodge, where they quickly settled in to life at St Piran’s. The class stood confidently in front of their peers and other mummies to say ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ at our virtual event to tell their Mummy why they are so special to them.

Nursery Butterflies took full advantage of having the sports facilities available to them and loved developing their gymnastics skills using the large equipment. The children learned a new game; ‘Floor is Lava’ which is now a popular request at home too! The lack of older children on site allowed us the chance to bring in our bikes and scooters for a ride around, plus they welcomed some new members of the class in the form of frogs spawn which hatched into tadpoles; they have learned so much from seeing these creatures grow and turn into froglets. The chance to see and feel the snow, frost and ice outside sparked the children’s curiosity. There is no doubt that taking over the school for a few months was a unique opportunity to experience all parts of school in a more relaxed and quieter setting, stimulating their minds with new sights, smells and tastes.