Week beginning 1st June

We begin with a warm welcome for our newest Explorers: Otis, Ted and Cooper and our new Discoverers: Emmy and Olivia.

Our theme this week is summer gardens. We will be looking at flowers, their petals, leaves and roots. Outside, children can have fun searching for mini creatures in the garden, and spotting similarities and differences. We will remember to take care not to cause too much disturbance, and where a closer examination is needed, we will safely return the creatures to the wild.

The Explorers will be learning a new rhyme - 'These are the flower buds, shut so tight' - and creating flower pictures. The Discoverers will be listening to the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and decorating their walls with scenes from the story.

The ice cream parlour has opened in the theme area and the children can buy and sell ice creams. As for the taste of the different flavours, they will need to use their imaginations! Please remember to apply 24 hr sun cream to your child before they come to The Barn and ensure they have a named sun hat with them.

The Discoverers’ word of the week is antennae.