22 Street Lane Nursery - May 2019 Newsletter

May Newsletter

Swans The Swans have been very busy throughout April and have celebrated a number of exciting times. At the start of April, the Swans had a special delivery of living eggs from The Happy Chicks Company, and really enjoyed watching the eggs hatch learning all about the chick life cycle and commenting on any changes or similarities and differences they observed whilst the eggs were in the incubator. We were lucky enough for all 11 chicks to hatch, and the children then really enjoyed caring for the chicks for the following week, discovering what they eat and how to clean out their special box. The Swans have also been learning all about Spring taking part in lots of creative activities linked to the new season including creating their own daffodils, painting tulips using forks, and making their own chicks using toilet rolls and feathers! After this we celebrated Easter and the children had a fantastic Easter Bonnet parade in the big garden after designing their own bonnets at home. The children also participated in lots of Easter activities, including creating the Easter bunny using play dough, and going on an egg hunt in the garden! We have also celebrated Vaisakhi, another festival this month and the children really enjoyed creating their own Vaisakhi lanterns using lots of different coloured feathers and other materials. We also experimented with mark making in lots of brightly coloured sand trays, trying to write our names and other labels or captions. We are now very busy learning all about animals, this week focusing on farm animals in preparation for our very exciting trip to Meanwood farm soon! Thank you again for your continued support.

Swans