During October half term we made some big changes to the play rooms, we had builders in to take down the dividing walls to give the children extra space and zoned areas.
We decided to make this change due to the Covid Pandemic, to provide the children with a safe open space and much more maintainable for Tracie and Emma.
The first job was to take down the wall between both rooms. Once this was completed, the area where the wall came down was plastered for a smooth finish. When the builder left, it was time to have the new flooring laid, we chose a wood-patterned Lino flooring as it is easier to clean and sterilise for when we have messy play, meal times and craft activities.
Two Become One 
Boarding the Floor 
So Much Space! 
New Flooring 
Brighter Room 
New Plastering 
Bigger View
While planning the building work, we asked all the children what they would like to see on the walls. They asked if we could have a Castle! We went with this idea and extended the theme to include a project on castles. The activities included: reading stories, looking at reference books, role play, small world toys, craft and construction. The Wildlife Rangers used the internet to find different types of castles, finding pictures and printable colouring in pages for the Little Seedlings and themselves.
Emma painted our castle on the wall, including the dragon to protect our Library. Tracie bought large wooden numbers and painted them with animal and insect patterns for our learning tree.
The Wildlife Rangers asked for a book corner, they wanted to be able to easily reach their books specifically for their age with bean bags and cushions to snuggle on. Jack’s mum donated the alphabet book unit.
Our next project is to make an alphabet frieze with help from all the children. Pictures to follow in January.
Tracie's Treasures 