Dear Langley friends
and families,
Last Friday many of
the Langley friends enjoyed a puppet show performance entitled ‘Open!’ as a
part of the Fringe Festival. This show explored emotions and used beautiful
handmade puppets to tell the story of a little girl being curious and facing
her fears and the emotions that accompany new experiences. The Langley and
Wilkins children were very vocal in their enjoyment and could be seen reaching
out and staring in wonder at the various elements of the show which included
well crafted sound and light elements interwoven with the story.
Our indoor learning
has included a number exploration table which has seen many children beginning
to recognise and attempting to read and sequence numbers in various ways. We
are using songs based around number to consolidate this learning.
We have also been
enjoying further exploration of nature this week with a sensory experience of
pine needles and pine cones, observational palm leaf paintings, playdough with
leaves and animal shapes and discussions about the various types of leaves we
have collected.
When you are next
walking through the Workshop area look up to see the water bottle mobile many
children from the Langley room contributed in making. This was a real test in
handling tools and overcoming any inhibitions about getting gooey hands.
It has been wonderful
too to see the children widely exploring the outdoor area with its variety of
equipment serving to challenge children physically and offering many
opportunities for dramatic role play. We are also seeing friendships blossom
and the skills necessary to develop these like sharing and empathy.
We have also begun
preparing for Grandies day as we rehearse alongside our friends from the
Wilkins room a couple of our favourite songs and one new one that Grandparents
may well remember too. We look forward to sharing this event with Grandparents.
Should your child be unable to have a grandparent attend please feel welcome to
invite another adult who is significant in their life and let the class teacher
know so we can greet them on the day.
We hope you have a
great weekend,
Ms Olly, Miss Nicole,
Miss Chelsea and Miss Georgia
