We have been looking at the position of our features and practising drawing what we look like. We have also had fun trying to dress cut-outs of our bodies. We have enjoyed looking at the things our bodies can and cannot do, putting our elbow on our knee or trying to put our nose in our belly button. We have also enjoyed learning about different animals living in our homes. We call these animals pets. We all thought we would like a cat or maybe a dog, but thought a snake would be a bit scary or a rat quite exciting.

The children who are new to Dallington have settled in well. Many of the children are siblings and so are already familiar with parts of the building and some of the adults.
The children have quickly learnt the routines and appear to be enjoying a wide variety of activities based upon the topics of ourselves and autumn. We drew and painted self portraits and celebrated Jewish New Year with apples and honey. We compared sizes of hands, feet, shoes and socks and have looked at many different types of homes. We had fun playing with gloop and enjoyed experiencing the texture. In studying autumn we have made leaf prints and rubbings and will continue to monitor the seasonal changes throughout the year. We are visiting the library on Thursdays and enjoy the stories that Debbie the librarian reads to us. To celebrate National Book Week we had cakes and juice at the library and took home some story colouring sheets. We are improving our culinary skills and have made biscuits and egg white ghosts for Halloween. We enjoy gym in the basement on Mondays and singing with Sarah on Tuesdays.