We have a busy time leading up to Christmas, learning all about autumn events and different cultural celebrations, as well as taking part in the Children in Need Appeal and concluding with our nativity play, when the children dress up, sing songs and retell the story of the nativity and our Christmas party, when we enjoy a show and father Christmas visits with presents for the children.

In the spring term we look at lots of things which happen in the winter, including the weather, the trees, which animals need to hibernate and which love icy surroundings, making warm vegetable soup, looking for the birds in our garden and making sure we have seed cake for them to eat.  Chinese New Year celebrations, our families and mother's day as well as Easter celebrations and we look at seasonal changes to the trees and weather and new life all around us.

Summer term - A visit from Hornchurch fire brigade, the children climb in the fire engine and spray water over the car park. We do some planting and see our bulbs and seeds grow and we focused on how to be healthy, through food and exercise. last year we watched chicks hatch from eggs. Topics such as schools, dads and grandads, holidays and around the world as well as mini-beasts, when we watch caterpillars develop into butterflies fill the final few weeks of the year at pre-school.

Our playground has been renovated and the children are enjoying this new area with the addition of lots of new toys and resources with which to explore and create.