St Minver Pre School
St Minver Pre-School has had a busy autumn term so far and the children have been learning about farming and harvest. We have talked about how our food grows and where it comes from. The children have learned that wheat is used to make bread, they have ground some maize to help understand this process and they have also made their own delicious bread. They have also enjoyed a visit from a real tractor and learned about the range of jobs the tractor is used for on farms. They couldn't believe how big the wheels were! The children were lucky enough to sit in the tractor cab and pretended to drive. They have been able to see and explore real farming equipment and enjoyed role playing 'farmers'. The children taste tested lots of different fruits and vegetables and recorded which ones they did or didn't like. We went blackberry picking in the local area and, as well as eating some, we used the blackberries to make paint. The children then created pictures in our nature area with the blackberries. Great messy fun! The children also planted cress seeds to take
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home and look after, teaching them about growth, changes over time and caring for our environment. Using lots of autumn vegetables, the children will be making a delicious, nutritious soup, using real peelers and knives to prepare the vegetables. Learning how to use real cooking tools safely is something we teach our children from a young age. These life skills teach independence and increase confidence, encouraging the children to 'have a go'. St Minver Pre-School would like to say a big thank you to The Link who have very generously donated ÂŁ500. This will be used to help towards the cost of replacing the roof to the outside play area. We are in need of more funds to achieve this so please support us. On Saturday 14th December, the Christmas Community Event will be held at Rock Institute and St Minver Pre-School will be taking part in this so please try to save the date! For any enquiries, please call St Minver Pre-School on 01208 869511 or e-mail stminverpreschool@gmail.com
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