We have had another exciting week in Nursery. The strong trap we built on Thursday still wasn’t enough to hold the big dinosaurs. The children arrived at school on Friday to find they had had a movie night with popcorn and marshmallows! 

The children had a think and decided that the big dinosaurs were actually just bored so we should leave them inside over the weekend. Unfortunately, when we arrived at the classroom on Monday morning, we discovered that they had disappeared all together! 

The Nursery class made some missing posters and we went to search around the school. They showed great confidence when speaking to the bigger children and new adults to describe the dinosaurs we were looking for. However, we had no luck. 

On Tuesday, the children thought the dinosaurs might have left the school altogether. They came up with some wonderful ideas about where they might have gone. One child suggested that since they keep eating food, perhaps they have gone to the cafe. Another suggested that they must love stories, so maybe they have gone to Otford Library. 

We went for our trip to the library, and they were there! They had been there over the weekend, reading lots of stories about dinosaurs and playing hide-and-seek. The wonderful librarian and volunteer read us lots of stories about dinosaurs before going back to school. 

Here, the children decided to make the dinosaurs a nice cosy bed, with some snacks and stories. On Wednesday, the bed was empty! We found all of the dinosaurs back where they belonged and they had left us a note to thank us for the fun over the past week.

Not only have we been catching, trapping and finding dinosaurs this week, we have been celebrating some more very special festivals! We have been learning all about Diwali this week, discovering how people prepare for the festival and how it is celebrated. The children have enjoyed creating and exploring rangoli patterns and designing their own mehndi patterns. 

On Wednesday, we also observed Remembrance Day. We made our own poppies, learnt about who we are remembering and why and took part in the two minute silence. 

The children have also enjoyed some autumnal wellington walks, exploring the leaves, signs of the seasonal changes and jumping in puddles. 

Next week is Anti-Bullying Week and also Road Safety Week. We wish you all a fantastic weekend.