Early Years News

12th March 

During Science Week, our Nursery and Pre-School enjoyed a fascinating hands-on activity exploring the wonders of colour mixing in oil. Using vibrant food colouring, they discovered how different colours move, mix, and swirl when added to oil, creating beautiful, fluid patterns.

This creative experiment ties directly to the Understanding the World area of the EYFS curriculum, encouraging children to explore and investigate materials and how they behave. By observing the colours' movement and changes, the children developed an early understanding of cause and effect, as well as curiosity about how the world works. Through this activity, they were also able to enhance their fine motor skills and engage in problem-solving, all while having fun with sensory play!

10th March 

Today, as part of Science Week, we have been focusing on bridge building. Our day started with the game ‘The floor is lava’, when the girls had to find a suitable piece of furniture to sit on so that they were not on the floor when the lava exploded out of the volcano. 

Following that, we talked about bridges and discovered that some of girls had been over bridges when they came across water or a train track. We looked at suspension bridges online and then the girls attempted to build their own bridges using wooden blocks. It was a tricky skill, as many of the bridges were tall and would topple over.  

Once our bridges were built, the girls found a toy animal each, and we re-played ‘the floor is lava’. The aim was to save the animals from the lava. It was great fun!  

Our bridge building extended into the water tray, where we coloured the water red, and connected both water trays with a bridge. The girls were totally and utterly engaged with pouring the lava (water) down gutters and into buckets. 

Our bridge building also continued outside, where we turned ourselves into bridges and tried crawling under one another other. We also connected crates and tyres with planks to make bridges and the girls travelled over and under the bridges as they played. We saw lots of wonderful balancing skills and also many girls carried risk assessments before travelling over the planks, to make sure that the planks were in a safe position. 

20th January 2025

Today we welcomed the amazing team from Wilmslow Fire Service to AESG for a fun and informative day focused on fire safety.

Our Early Years had an exciting time learning about the different equipment the fire service uses, from fire hoses to breathing apparatus, and even got to experience the thrilling lights and sirens up close whilst sitting in the fire truck! 

At AESG, and noted in our recent ISI report, we rigorously adhere to the safety and wellbeing of our children, and we believe that fire safety education is paramount and an essential part of their development.

We’re so grateful to the Wilmslow Fire Service for their time and expertise – it’s so important for children to know what to do in an emergency, and today was a fantastic way to learn these life-saving skills in a fun and engaging way.

10th January 2025

Our girls in the Nursery are making the most of the snowy weather, bringing the winter fun indoors! While it remains freezing outside, our little ones are busy filling the tuff tray with snow, building indoor snowmen and ‘snow’ castles, and keeping cozy and warm in the process! 

12 October 2024

Nursery and Pre-School have immersed themselves into Forest School life and have unleashed their creativity and imagination by making ‘mud monsters’!

They had the most magical time exploring the great outdoors, gathering materials, and crafting their very own unique creatures.

It’s amazing to see them connect with nature while having so much fun! We can’t wait to share more adventures down in the Forest School! 

16 September 2024

Nursery & Pre-School love their weekly Baby Ballet lessons!

It’s such a joy to see our little ones express themselves through movement, build strength, and have so much fun while doing it! From twirling to stretching, every class is filled with smiles, giggles, and lots of energy.

Taught by professional ballet teacher, Miss Sally, these lessons are not just about learning ballet – they help develop coordination, balance, and confidence, all while nurturing a love for dance!