Parents of prospective pupils looking at local preschools, often ask us when they visit Holy Apostles if we plan topics around the children's ideas and interests. The answer is yes! We planned a topic on transport which was a direct response to children’s interests. We thought...
The pre-schoolers have been enjoying the recent good weather! Here at Holy Apostles preschool Cheltenham, we are very lucky to have such an exciting outdoor area to explore. Our latest topic, following children’s interests, was all about planting and getting our beds ready for...
We have been story making 'The Gruffalo' at Holy Apostles’ Pre-school! The children chose their favourite story to create their Gruffalo story box. There were some very excited faces when the soft toy characters arrived in the children’s playgroup class! To start with, we laminated...
A number of children had expressed an interest in various forms of transport, so we decided to look at the topic and also combine it with an interest in fire engines and firefighters! We introduced the topic to the children and asked them to think about all the different...
It's that time of year again; the leaves are changing colour and the days are getting colder. Autumn is well and truly upon us, so we've been doing lots of autumn activities with our preschoolers here at Holy Apostles! Starting with investigating nocturnal animals, we...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar The children love listening to the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so this spring at Holy Apostle's Preschool Cheltenham we decided to develop our activities around this favourite story. We have collected lots of the items from the story in our...
Finding out about birds at Holy Apostles’ Pre-school! We have been finding out about birds at Holy Apostles’ Pre-school. The children and nursery staff looked at birds that we might spot in our gardens and decided that robins and blackbirds were amongst our favourites! We talked...
At Holy Apostles’ Pre-school Cheltenham we have been finding out about our solar system. Some of the children wanted to find out more about the planets. The children were introduced to our model orrery and even the youngest showed an interest. They learnt that the sun is a...
Den Building Week at Playgroup 26th June 2017 This week, at Holy Apostles’ Playgroup, we are den-building and donating money to Save the Children.The children have been learning about the importance of shelter and how different countries may encounter problems such as hurricanes or earthquakes, which...
WHAT IS PLAY? "Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.” -Kay Redfield Jamison At the playgroup we really value the importance of play; we give the children time to follow their interests and use resources to fuel...