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01 Early Year Nativity. Pre-School 06
02 Construction.
03 Making nests for thier toy Pre-School has simply had the most exciting
birds. adventures this year, fuelled by the children’s
04 Symmetry Painting.
05 Science Experiment. imaginations. As always, our learning in the the Forest and we have gone on spring hunts to
06 Bubble Fun. Pre-School is led by the children through their observe the changes in the seasons. Forest School
inquisitive natures; their interests, thoughts and has also provided the children with freedom to
questions; making every day full of learning and drag big sticks, create dens, go on bug hunts and
new experiences. enjoy cooking on the fire.

One of our greatest adventures was picnicking on Alongside all these activities the Pre-School
the moon. It all began with the children spotting children enjoy exploring through play, PE, dough
the moon in the sky. We learnt about the different gym, dance time, story time, cookery, literacy
planets in our solar system, made 3D spaceships, and mathematical sessions, swimming, French,
read moon-based stories when the question was music sessions, gardening and trips out into the
asked, can we have a picnic on the moon? The wider community. They have also been performing
answer, yes! With the help of the wider Millfield on the stage taking part in the Harvest, Easter,
community: white sheets, duvets, lights, cushions Mothers and Father’s Day services, Nativity and
and projectors were kindly loaned to transfer our our end of year EYFS performance, ‘Walking
hall into the moon. Their imaginations allowed through the Jungle’. At such a young age they have
them to experience a once in a lifetime adventure sung and performed in front of an audience and
- a picnic on the moon! This also coincided with have been fantastic!
the moon exhibition at Wells Cathedral, where the
children got to see what the moon looks like up We ended the year with a fantastic trip to the
close. Wild Place Project. The children were lucky to
see lemurs, cheetahs, wolves, meerkats, giraffes,
Forest School has helped cement the children’s zebras, monkeys and bears in the wild, some of us
learning. They created wormeries to observe the even went on our own bear hunt! Well done Pre-
tunnelling of worms, digging up worms from School, it has been an amazing year!

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