In the Burrow this week we continue to spend time together getting to know each other. Every day we sing songs, say rhymes and share stories. Learning names and recognising faces is very important giving each individual child their own identity.

This week the children in the Burrow have been developing their fine motor skills (those skills that involve the small muscle movements of their hands and fingers in coordination with their eyes). In physical skills development, children are encouraged to practice scissor cutting to strengthen hand muscles and develop co-ordination for the later skills of writing.

Last week I attended the first session of a Story Making course run by trainers Julie Read and Lin Oakley. This quote was displayed at the front of the room and we were asked to try to recall memories of stories when we were young. Many people talked of stories being ‘told’ rather than being ‘read’ to them.

The children in the Burrow have been exploring the space under the archway. This space has always been used to store our outdoor clothes and wellies but is now being developed to provide more space for the children...