Now everyone was dressed warmly and outside, Miss Joan's group's song was all about the winter birds you can find. The children used their cutting skills to cut out the tree and the painting skills to paint the robins sitting in the tree (5 Little Robins was written by Miss Sallie and Miss Clare)
Whilst looking up in the trees at the robins, the children could also see some snow clouds and some snowy white flakes falling from the sky! Miss Michelle's group made her favourite thing ever - snowflakes! Cupcake cases were used alongside scissors to create the snowflakes before adding glitter to make them sparkle and shine!
With a cold cold nose and cold cold toes, the children warmed themselves up by making a snowman - 'do you want to build a snowman?' Miss Clare's group stood proud as they completed the actions to 'I'm a little snowman' and showed their fantastic cards that matched their song, including the snowman melting away.
The sun has melted the snowmen, the sun is going down and their's frost in the air. Miss Emma's group used their arm and hand to create a tree before adding toothpaste paint and glitter to create the snow and singing about all the different places the frost can be found before telling us that 'the frost tells us it's cold' and going inside, because 'inside is nice and warm, so inside we'll stay!'
Now everyone was back 'inside' and warmed up with all the singing and dancing it was time to celebrate with the children's families and friends with the bring and share lunch in the other side of the hall. As the children left they each received a gift.
Some families at Brambles do not celebrate Christmas, the assembly and gift was adapted to ensure that every child was included in our end of term celebrations.
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Working in partnership with families is an area Brambles staff believe is very important and one which they strive to ensure is a positive one. As parents themselves they know how it feels to leave their children at pre-school and how their child/children do not inform them about their day or what they have had for snack etc. They also know what it feels like to receive those precious art work creations, cards and watch their children perform with their friends. Staff are also aware that some of the friends their children make at pre-school, their parents become friends of theirs too for a very long time! Being able to host events such as the winter assembly is just one of the ways Brambles staff celebrate those small steps (creating a picture), to bigger strides (writing their name on their art work) and to huge leaps (standing on a stage) of the children with their families.
The relationship between parents and practitioners within the theme of Positive Relationships – in particular to view parents as partners in young children’s learning and development. The commitments to practice within this theme are:
Respecting Each Other: Every interaction is based on caring professional relationships and respectful acknowledgement of the feelings of children and their families.
Supporting Learning: Warm, trusting relationships with knowledgeable adults support children’s learning more effectively than any amount of resources.
Key Person: A key person has special responsibilities for working with a small number of children, giving them the reassurance to feel safe and cared for and building relationships with their parents
Parents as Partners: Parents are children’s first and enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together in early years settings, the results have a positive impact on children’s development and learning.
'The best way to spread winter cheer, is singing loud for all to hear!' - Elf and the assembly certainly was a wonderful opportunity to share the children's work and how proud as staff we are at their super confidence to stand up on a stage and sing to over 70 adults and younger siblings!!! Such a lovely way to end the first term with such warm winter wishes!
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