Snowy Etherow saw 31 Mini Rangers arrive for fun in the snow with the sound 'r'. Here you can see Oliver with his Robot that he cleverly added stick legs too, he is showing real creativity in seeing what he has been given and adding to it.
We lit the fire without Ranger Steve last week so I think that shows that we are learning about outdoor living, It was a plus as well because there were children that really enjoyed the cosy feel of the fire and needed a bit of a warm up! Thanks to Helen for bringing me Rhyming Rabbit by Julia Donaldson it was a great book I have been enjoying it at home, although I think it was a bit cold to sit still for too long! Hopefully we can make it a bit warmer this week! Suggestions for keeping warm welcome!
Next week we are bringing some warm blackcurrent juice as we did feel that perhaps the children could have done with a warm drink as well. We will also be bringing extra coffee as that is much needed when taking part in outdoor play!
This coming week our letter is
just in case my lovely graphic isn't clear it is 'h' ! I am hoping this week we don't have any hail! If we do I guess it will fit in with the sounds, hey when the weather gives you a gift don't knock it!!! Seriously though, h is a great letter for Etherow, Heron's and Hedghogs live there so we could talk about their habitats and how humans interact with them and how we can preserve their homes by not disturbing wood piles in the winter.
I am sure we could dig a few holes with our kitchen spoons if the ground isn't too hard!
For our activity this week Etherow Visitors centre are supplying us with all the ingredients to make hats! So if you can find any feathers or leaves that you would like to stick on to your hat please bring them along.
At story time I think it is time to introduce Dr Seuss with 'Horton hears a who'. The one draw back about introducing phonics to small children is that we are introducing them to sounds so h as in horton is the same as h as in who. I don't want you to be concerned about this and some parents worry when their child starts writing and this mistake is a common 'spelling' mistake. It will rectify itself and when you are reading stories like 'Horton hears a who' it gives a platform to enable us to point out the different beginnings of each word. Who is a tricky word and usually if there is a h sound the word begins with h so when it does happen it is sometimes good to find a book that illustrates this.
By now everyone is feeling hungry so we will bring some ham sandwiches made with dairy free bread and dairy free ham.
I hope that sounds good and look forward to seeing you there! Just a tip if your child does feel the cold it might be worth bringing a hot water bottle or warming pouches as these can just add a bit more comfort, the fire will be lit though and the shelter will be up so hopefully we can make a cosy place for everyone to get a bit warmer in.
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