We welcome Raul to the Acorns room and hope he will be very happy here at Broughton Cottage. The Oaks have been very busy this week continuing their ‘All About Me’ theme. Some of the children have taken it upon themselves to learn about measurements. Taking a metre-long measuring stick, Belle first measured herself to […]
21st September 2020
This week the Oaks have been showing great curiosity surrounding the changing seasons and discussing Autumn. Using their sense of touch, they all set off on an Autumn treasure hunt. Amongst their findings were acorns and different coloured leaves (some at varying stages of decomposition) They used their Autumn treasures to create pieces of artwork […]
14th September 2020
We welcome Bella who joined the Oaks this week; we hope that she will be very happy with us here at Broughton. This week the Oaks have been continuing their ‘all about me’ topic. The children have used string to measure how tall each of their friends are, making comparisons by calculating who is tallest […]
7th September 2020
Dear Parents, This week, the Oaks have been helping to reconfigure their room, creating new areas to explore and investigate. They have helped produce their own reading nook where the children can sit and read books in a quiet space, developing their literacy skills along the way. Danny and Alba have particularly enjoyed this and […]
31st August 2020
Dear Parents, We have had a lovely week greeting our new children. We have welcomed Oliver and Killian, Thomas M.T, Noah, Theo E, James B, Ella, Imogen, Annabelle, Stanley, Thomas S, Daisy, Kalin and Henry. The Oaks have been marvellous role models and become buddies helping to settle our new entrants; this has given them […]
10th August 2020
Dear Parents, We welcomed Izzy G. who will be assisting staff in all our groups. We hope she will be very happy at Broughton. The Oaks have been using their fine motor skills, mathematics and problem-solving skills to copy patterns onto magnetic boards. Some of the children spent a considerable amount of time attempting to […]
3rd August 2020
We have had yet another lovely week of brilliant sunshine here at Broughton with many activities still taking place outside. This has led us onto a new theme for August based around ‘Under the Sea’. To start the week off, the Oaks and Saplings had a big group discussion about all things ‘sea’ related which […]
27th July 2020
The children have thoroughly enjoyed the company of John’s younger daughter Tia and have really taken a shine to her as she joined us for work experience over the past two weeks. She has given staff invaluable support assisting in all four groups throughout that time and we would all like to thank her for […]
New look for the garden
Broughton’s commitment to exposing the children to as much fresh air as possible, particularly during the Coronavirus outbreak, led us to invest in an all-weather playing surface. We think it looks fabulous! Of course we still have our lovely natural lawn too! It’s quite a transformation… this is what the garden looked like when we […]
13th July 2020
Dear Parents, This week the Oaks have been very busy focusing on their physical development. They have spent considerable time stretching out their muscles, making themselves as tall as a tree and as small as a ball. The children looked at how moving in certain ways can have different effects on their bodies. They measured […]