*STARS OF THE WEEK*

***I go above and beyond expectations….***

 Morven - You impressed Rebecca so much tidying away the small world furniture outside in the garden.  Two other children were suppose to be helping you, but they didn't so you did it all my ourselve with no fuss, Thank you so much! 

Ruby and Mason - Are both stars for showing that they can independently go to the toilet, wipe their bottoms, flush the chain and wash their hands correctly - you are so ready for school, well done.

Dear Parents,

It has been a full on week. We had some speical cards to make as well as our learning about and representing the life cycle of a frog with stamps.  From Wednesday to Friday we made frog spawn, a tadpole, froglet and a frog sp we could add the life cycle a frog to our display board.

Nature activites have been in abundance this week.  We have watch the caterpillars grow.  We think they are at least 10 times bigger than they were when they arrived and on Friday 3 of them were going into they chyrsilis. We are excitedly waiting for them to come out as butterflies.  We were also impressed with how our beans had grown in their special little pouches - some already had big roots and leaves, so we planted them out in pots and hopefully the children will be able to bring one home.  

We had a wild worship session with Reverend Claire on Thursday based on the number 4.  We heard the story of how 4 friends helped a lame man to see Jesus by carrying him on a sheet and lowering him  down through a hole in the roof of a building to see Jesus and be healed.  We then looked for insects with 4 legs on sheets that Rev Claire  had put down in the forest.  We saw lots of spiders, moths and ladybird larve.  Later when playing the garden we found lots of ladybird larve on the grout in the school wall and on our gate and train track.  We were so proud of the children who pointed them out to a grown-up so they didn't get hurt.  We also loved how fasinated some of the children were by the larve, watching them for a long time.  I was a real awe and wonder moment.

Next week we will do a little more on the life cycles and maybe move onto the life cycle of a ladybird as the children love them.  We can revisit the bad-tempered ladybird story and reinforce the telling of O'Clock times with the children going to school.

Have a lovely weekend. 

The Pebbles team.