This week at Pebbles:

We have added another layer to our rainbow.  We had to keep Stevie on task and remind her that traffic cones are not found in nature! (Stevie's argument was you do seem them everywhere)  However, as the parentmail photo shows Stevie did create lots of nature related items with the children. 

We now have a pond up in the garden which the children love kneeling down next to and looking for movement. It is very relaxing. 

In P.E. we tried something new - rolling a ball at a skittle in pair.  Some of the children were very good at it.  Alivia and Morgan were paired together and knocked down the most skittles.

Our food and rainbow focus has been orange. The children were amazed by how orange the butternut squash and sweet potatoes were inside.  Unfortunately the soup was a bit of a distaster. As the first attempt was like water and on the second attempt the soup maker cut out the power!! I think someone was trying to tell us something.  However, the children really enjoyed the orange and yellow peppers and cherry tomatoes.  We were impressed that every single children tried the tomatoes.  Some were returned to the plate with little teeth marks but we don't mind that as long as they try new foods.

Next week we will focus on the colour red (and a little pink), introducing the children pomegranate, rhubarb, pink grapefruit and dragon via our feeling bag and tasting sessions. For snack the children will eat the more orginary red fruits - tomatoes, red apples, red pepper, watermelon, strawberries, raspberries and they will have a special treat of rhubard and granola (our version of rhubard crumble). We will teach the children that red and pink fruits look after your heart and protect your skin. We will be adding the red layer to our rainbow, encouraging the children (not Stevie) to think of red items in nature. Lastly, we will be learning learning a veggie and fruit song.