Spraoi Pre-School

Today, we were so lucky to have Cork City Fire Brigade call to see us! The firemen let every child into the cab of the truck, radio to the control room to say hi and use the hoses to knock water bottles off a traffic cone. What great fun it was! We also did our June fire drill 😊
Thanks to the twins dad and uncle for arranging it all! 🚒🚒🚒🚒🧯🧯🧯🧯🔥🔥🔥🧑‍🚒🧑‍🚒

Here are 31 ways to support children’s right to play 🥰 and best of all no screens!

Our book this month is “The Tiger who came to tea” by Judith Kerr. The children drew drawings for the tiger asking him would he call to see us at preschool 🥰🐯 We were very surprised and happy when he called to see us! The children were delighted and all had their photo taken with him, they gave him a high five when he was leaving. Just like the story, we had cupcakes he brought and we ate them all in one big mouthful 😂

This morning the children wanted to wash the house outdoors 🤗 great fun with water, sponges and washing up liquid! Great fun 🤩

For all our preschoolers making the transition to primary school, don’t forget to collect your free library books from the local library here in Ballincollig 🥰📚

Love this 😍 Over the years we have been given : rocks, stones, twigs, flowers, petals, acorns, sticks, pine cones to name a few and we are always grateful ☺️ (credit Dean Jackson c)

Our life cycle of a butterfly created with paint and pasta 🦋learning all about the egg, the caterpillar, the cocoon (or chrysalis) and finally the beautiful butterfly 🦋

This morning our teacher Sonya, drew a butterfly 🦋. The children used “blobs” of paint on it, folded it over, squished it with both hands and a beautiful design appeared 🥰. We think they really brighten up our preschool 🤗

The children are loving our new real working tap in the outdoor kitchen 🚰 They are washing everything in sight including stones, pots, pans, toys 😂 This is giving them great independence, they maybe they are getting a little wet, but they are learning through play. They are taking turns and making sure the water is turned off when they are finished playing 🥰

This morning we drew around the children to create their own silhouettes. The children drew in their eyes, nose and mouth. It supports their sense of self and their belonging in their environment. This is a lovely keepsake for parents too. The children had great fun doing this activity with us😍