Stepping Stones 2023-2024

Welcome to Module 6

Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are

Central Idea: Understanding myself and others help me develop 

The lines of Inquiry which are leading our learning for this module are:

• Our Senses tell us about the world around us 

• Different people help us live and grow 

Welcome back to the last module of this academic year.  We have been very busy at Stepping Stones and have finally moved into our lovely new building.  The children have settled well in their new setting and have been exploring and engaging in lots of activities. Our focus stories for this module are 'Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?', 'Rainbow Fish' and 'The Hungry Caterpillar'.  We have more exciting activities planned for the last few weeks of this academic year, and we look forward to sharing more news about what the children have been learning.

Over the last few weeks the children in Stepping Stones have been exploring, learning and engaging in lots of fun activities.   The children have enjoyed the cooking activities and have been trying out different foods.  We have also been learning about taking care of ourselves - cleaning our teeth and washing our hands.  As you can see from the pictures there has been some lovely learning going on!

We wish this cohort of children farewell as they will all be leaving us at the end of this term. We wish them all the best on their next educational journey. 

All the staff at Stepping Stones wish you a happy and safe summer!

Welcome to Module 5

Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are

Central Idea: Understanding myself and others help me develop 

The lines of Inquiry which are leading our learning for this module are:

• Our Senses tell us about the world around us 

• Different people help us live and grow 

Stepping Stones have had a lovely start to module 5.  We welcomed our last cohort of children for this academic year and the children have all settled in well.  Our focus story for this module is 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?'  We have been doing lots of lovely activities  around the senses , the children have been focusing well and exploring different textures, smells and tastes.  It has been lots of fun discovering their likes and dislikes!!!   They all painted some amazing flags for St Georges Day. 

Welcome to Module 4

Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are

Central Idea: Our different experiences make us unique and special

The lines of Inquiry which are leading our learning for this module are:

• Our Senses tell us about the world around us 

• Different people help us live and grow 

Stepping Stones have been engaging in some fantastic learning and lots of different sensory activities. Our focus stories this module are 'Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear' and 'The Rainbow Fish'.  We did some Mothers Day craft and enjoyed some Red Nose Day activities. The children have enjoyed the different foods we have been exploring, touching and tasting, allowing them to express their likes and dislikes through gesture and vocalisation.

We wish this cohort of children farewell as they will all be leaving us at the end of this term. We wish them all the best on their next educational journey. 

All the staff at Stepping Stones wish you a Happy Easter and enjoy the break!

Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are

Central Idea: Our different experiences make us unique and special.

Lines of Inquiry:

• We all learn in different ways and have different likes and dislikes. 

• This is mine, this is yours, this is ours. 

• What our senses do.

Stepping Stones Nursery has had a great start to the new academic year. It has been lovely to welcome all our new pupils and they have settled well into their new environment. We have explored lots of activities based around our senses. We explored different scents, looked at different visual/textured toys/objects and did some food tasting of new foods. 

 The children in Stepping Stones have settled back into the nursery after half term and have been exploring The Rainbow Fish and Elmer Stories.  We have had lots of fun engaging in different activities and exploring with all our senses.   The children also took part in activities for Remembrance Day, Diwali and Children in Need.

Stepping Stones have been engaging in some lovely Christmas activities. We enjoyed the sensory story Home for Christmas and the children  have been doing lots of painting and cooking activities. They made some salt dough decorations for them to hang on their Christmas trees at home.  

We wish this cohort of children farewell as they will all be leaving us at the end of this term. We wish them all the best on their next educational journey. 

All the staff at Stepping Stones wish you a Merry Christmas and we look forward to welcoming our new children in 2024.

Transdisciplinary Theme: Who we are

Central Idea: Our different experiences make us unique and special.

Lines of Inquiry:

• The communities that I belong to can provide me with new experiences and relationships.

• How different animals and humans grow and change.

Happy New Year to you all, Stepping Stones Nursery has had a great start to 2024.  It has been lovely to welcome all our new cohort of pupils and they have settled well into their new environment.  We have been enjoying lots of different activities in both our indoor and outdoor classrooms. Our focus story this term is Owl Babies and we have enjoyed sharing a sensory story, exploring the different props and sensory objects!