Making a mess is lots of fun when you are a toddler! It may look like a mess but sensory exploration is an important part of a young child’s development. Every day in toddlers there is some activity that involves making a mess and getting our hands dirty. Recently, we put shaving foam in the water table and had loads of fun spreading it over objects (including our face), got sticky by gluing pasta to make Mr. Bones our skeleton, and poured and scooped pasta shapes and lentils with various objects (most of which ended on the floor!). See how much fun you can have at making a mess at home!
Messy Fun in Toddlers!
16 November, 2014 Leave a Comment
Choosing drink containers for young children?
25 October, 2014 Leave a Comment
Following on from our ‘Communication – Keeping Healthy Week’, here is a copy of the PowerPoint which was shared, that highlights the importance of making good choices when it comes to providing drink containers for young children.
When life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade!
14 October, 2014 Leave a Comment
The toddler children have been ‘busy bodies’ over the last few weeks. In our topic, All About Me, we have been exploring ‘Me and My Body’ and this week we have been using our senses in a variety of activities – including tasting lemons and making lemonade. Hmm… tasting lemons. Do you think the toddlers liked the taste or not?
EYFS Class Welcome Newsletters
6 September, 2014 Leave a Comment
Our EYFS welcome newsletters help you to keep in the loop and find out what is happening in your child’s class.
Access important information, discover topics your child will be exploring and see how you can support your child’s learning at home.
Years 1 – 6 will be sending home creative topic maps for this term in the next couple of weeks.
Click on the image on the left to download our EYFS class newsletters.
A Beautiful Spring Bonnet Parade
11 April, 2014 Leave a Comment
A spectacularly colourful display of spring bonnets paraded through the school today, donned by our younger students. The bonnets were thoroughly enjoyed by onlooking students, teachers and parents, who clapped and cheered to show their praise for the wonderfully creative designs. Well done to all the families for working on these together and do enjoy looking at the photos. It was so lovely to see such individuality and such a range of ideas on how to depict the theme of spring and Easter egg time.
The parade was followed by our annual PTA Easter Egg Hunt – an egg-citing event that by no egg-aaggeration is a much look forward to by all the students throughout the school. Thank you to Haley and all of the PTA volunteers for making this happen.
Happy Easter break holiday everyone and we look forward to seeing you all back at Provo Primary on Monday 28th April.
Showcasing our Maths learning throughout the school
14 March, 2014 Leave a Comment
‘Maths Calculations’ was the focus of our 2014 Education Week Theme Week. Throughout the week we aimed to explore, share and celebrate the amazing range of Maths skills that students have in our school. Many parents and visitors came along to our Open House and Showcases. Take a look at all the Maths going on in at these events in our two movies.
Sensory Exploration in Toddler Class
7 February, 2014 Leave a Comment
This term, toddler class is taking a sensory adventure in Nature. We have explored these different elements through Art, hiking, wet and dry sensory tables and crafts.Recently, we hiked through the school’s “forest” and discovered the climbing frame as well as the small fort. We take every opportunity, through play and exploration, to learn about ourselves and the world we live in.
Light Show Spectacular
5 October, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Early Years have been exploring light in the Gecko room this week. Using different light sources in a darkened room, children were able to really get hands on, exploring and manipulating light. From catching lights in their hands to hiding light under things, these bright young minds have really been illuminated!
Early Years Explore Their New Outside Play Area
14 September, 2013 1 Comment
Hello Everyone! Look at our amazing new outside play area! The children have been super-excited, climbing and sliding, digging and riding. Take a look at our beautiful Early Years playing together with our new equipment. We are pirates and adventurers and love going for a ride on our rainbow caterpillar, in our new police car and playing with our new diggers!
Thank you so much to the PTA for assisting us in buying our Activity Climber and Pirate Ship; we are very grateful!
Miss Claire Marie, Mrs Jeannette, Miss Shara and Ms Lourissa.
Adventures on Planet Toddler
11 May, 2013 Leave a Comment
This video introduces a few of the play opportunities and activities that we provide our Toddlers, to enhance their physical development.
We have a large indoor soft play area and outdoor play areas, with a range of toys and equipment that encourage crawling, tumbling, rolling and climbing.We provide plenty of opportunities for children to tackle a range of levels and surfaces, including climbing frames, sand, grass, concrete and carpet.Children also enjoy a range of indoor and outdoor wheeled toys such as trundle trikes, buggies for dolls, push carts etc. to keep them moving throughout the day. Stay tuned for upcoming videos demonstrating other areas of our Early Years Curriculum.Click here to learn more about our Toddler programme and see more posts in the Toddler section of our blog.
Today was our first Parent and Babies/Tots Session for 2013
2 May, 2013 Leave a Comment
It was lovely to see new smiling faces enjoying our soft play area and playing alongside each other. The children each made a Flamingo Hand Print picture (our school logo) to take home with them. They seemed to really enjoy the feeling of the paint brushes tickling their little fingers and even had fun washing the paint off their hands. Enjoy these pictures of the children busy playing and creating their art work.
For more information about our Parents and Babies/Tots sessions, please email director@provolearning.com
What a Spectacular Spring Bonnet Parade – March 2013
22 March, 2013 Leave a Comment
Spring was certainly in the air this morning with our spectacular EYFS Spring Bonnet Parade. What a wonderful variety of bonnets, with flowers, chicks, eggs and bunnies galore! All the older children and parents enjoyed seeing all the hat designs, each one showing such amazing creativity. What a lovely way to celebrate the end of our spring term!
A Rainbow Run-A-Thon Toddler Dash!
21 March, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Toddlers Run-A-Thon was a great success! The toddlers ran ten whole laps on green field. That is the Toddler equivalent to the Boston Marathon! We ran with our teachers, with rainbow streamers blowing behind us as we blazed ahead! Ready, Set, Run! Click on ‘Read More…’ below to see more photos.
Thank you to all the toddler parents and friends for all the generous donations you gave for this fundraiser. These will go towards the purchase of new computer and reading resources for children to benefit from, throughout the school.
Early Years’ Science Fair – March 2013
8 March, 2013 1 Comment
Friday morning saw the launch of our first Science Fair. Throughout our Early Years’ classes, a multitude of hands-on learning activities were being explored. It was lovely to see parents, visitors and children together observing, problem solving, predicting, thinking, making decisions and most importantly talking about what they were doing. A big thank you to all our teachers for their hard work and to all the parents and visitors who came to enjoy and share the science learning with the children. If sadly you weren’t able to make it, we hope you gain a feel for our Science Fair through the short movie above.
Hooray for Pyjama Day!
8 February, 2013 Leave a Comment
Toddler class recently participated in the pyjama-themed Dress Down Day and these veteran nappers really took their roles seriously! From reading bedtime stories, to making sure ‘Baby’ was fed and snugly in the crib, Toddler class relished in the relaxation of this dreamy morning. Look at our pictures all about …..ZZZZzzzz…..
Our Toddler Class’ First Open House
12 December, 2012 Leave a Comment
Our Toddler Class had its first Open House this week. The class started in September and has been immensely popular with children and parents alike. Parents came along to the Open House and enjoyed a morning of activities and fun together with their child, finding out a bit more about what happens during our toddler sessions.
Things started with a circle time of songs and action rhymes. The children have been learning baby sign language and the children’s knowledge and growing confidence in using this was very apparent throughout the session. Everyone then explored the classroom together and got to do an art activity together – hand printing is a toddler favourite! Each family then shared a time together with their child’s portfolio of art creations they have done. Finally there was a picnic and play. Everyone had a great time learning more about our toddler class and it was a lovely opportunity for families to meet with each other and connect.
Adventures in the Arts and Nature
11 December, 2012 Leave a Comment
This month, Toddler class have been exploring their artistic sides. We started our own band and had dance classes. We took finger painting to the next level and have been pleasantly surprised at what has developed! What wonderful personalities!
As well, we have had marvelous adventures out in the ‘big’ school. We visited the Year 5 class, the garden, the secret hidden playground and have even taken our art into nature!
I hope you enjoy this latest installment of Toddler News and hope to see you back here soon for our December Special!
Take a Peek at our Toddler Programme
19 October, 2012 Leave a Comment
All the children in our Toddler Programme becoming more comfortable and confident in their new school surroundings. They are having fun exploring our primary colours, music, sign language and outside play. With lots of new faces they have been really great at making new friends. We even had a Mommy come to play! Playing together or by ourselves, they are discovering how much fun school can be. See our pictures below to take a peek!
Wonder and Discovery in our Toddler Programme
1 October, 2012 1 Comment
It is a brave new world full of wonder and discovery in our Toddler Programme! Our littlest students have been exploring what it means to be in school. They love soft play and building with the soft blocks is a favourite morning game! In the outside playground, water and sand play are an essential part of the Toddler day. Colour is a big theme in our classroom and we are learning lots about red, yellow and blue! It has also been very fun to make new friends! Have a look at the photos and see for yourself!
Toddler Taster Sessions (14 mths – 2 yrs)
19 June, 2012 Leave a Comment
Provo Primary School invites prospective families to come and experience the unique qualities of our school and what we can offer your family.
For ages 14 months to 2 years.
2nd July – 13th July – 8.45am -11.00am.
$20 per day.
Flexible days (two, three or five mornings each week)
Click on the link below to find out more and to register your child:
Provo Primary Toddler Taster (14mths to 2 yrs )July 2012
Toddlers enjoy Exploring their new Environment
28 March, 2012 Leave a Comment
Our Spring Term in Tots Class has been lots of fun! The children love their classroom, especially playing hide and seek in soft play! We love to dress up in amazing costumes and play in the home corner, making food, caring for babies. We also like reading books together. The farm is a fantastic role play area where we make lots of animal sounds and match the baby animal to their mummy animal. One of the most popular areas of the classroom is the train set where the children adore playing with the trains and cars. During Spring Term, the tots have also enjoyed some messy play with paint and shaving foam and, with Summer Term just round the corner, we are looking forward to some fun water play. Click on ‘read more’ to see more photos of us exploring our classroom together. [Read more…]
Amazing Transformations
5 June, 2007 Leave a Comment
Continuing our look at ‘How Things Grow’, the Toddlers have been learning about the amazing transformations which some animals and insects undergo. They have seen how a caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly and how tadpoles grow legs and turn into frogs. We have looked at the lifecycles of frogs and made our own sparkling ponds by painting paper plates. There are lots of great photos of us to see… [Read more…]
See How We Grow
9 May, 2007 Leave a Comment
The Toddlers have been learning all about the spring and discovering what plants, animals and insects need to blossom and grow. We read a story about children who made house from sunflowers and played in it until the flowers tumbled down and the children collected seeds to plant again the following spring. They then had a go at planting their own sunflowers and learnt that they need water and light in order to grow.
Easter Eggs and Bunnies
30 March, 2007 Leave a Comment
The toddlers have been eagerly looking forward to a visit from the Easter Bunny. Take a look at some of the Easter crafts that we have enjoyed…
 
Run, run, as fast as you can
14 March, 2007 Leave a Comment
Run, run, as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man…
This term the Toddlers have had great fun listening to lots of stories, one of their favourite’s was the tale of the little gingerbread boy.
After reading the story the Toddlers had a go at decorating and eating their own gingerbread men. We also had a go at making gingerbread men from playdough. Take a look at how we got on.