💪👃 Playful Pups Get to Know… Themselves! 👀🦶 

It has been a wonderfully busy first full week back at school in Playful Pups, and our classroom has been buzzing with new friendships, fresh routines, and curious little minds exploring their new surroundings. Settling into school life is no small task, especially when there are so many exciting things to do, but our Pups have been absolute champions! 

This week’s theme was My Body, and goodness… did we sing about it! From energetic rounds of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (performed at lightning speed by the end of the week) to the ever-popular Tommy Thumb, the children loved pointing, tapping, wriggling, and proudly showing off every body part they could find. We quizzed them with questions like, “Where is your nose?” and “Can you show me your ears?”, and were met with enthusiastic pointing, giggles, and the occasional whole-body wiggle for good measure. 

🧘 Yoga with Teacher Nicole (a.k.a. Teacher Yoghurt!) 
Our week kicked off with our very first yoga session with Teacher Nicole, affectionately renamed Teacher Yoghurt by the Pups (and we think the name might stick). While some of the poses will take a few sessions to master, everyone either gave it a good go or watched very carefully from the mat sidelines. Tiny yogis in training, we say! 

⚽ FunFit with Coach Trevor 
On Tuesday, Coach Trevor arrived for the Pups’ first FunFit Sports session of the year, armed with a variety of balls for kicking and throwing. It didn’t take long for the children to warm up to him, and we were so proud of how engaged and enthusiastic they were—proof that sport plus praise equals very happy Pups! 

🎵🎨 Extra-Mural Explorers 
The first week back always brings a flurry of extra-mural demonstrations, and the Pups soaked it all up. They thoroughly enjoyed Music Minds with Marlene and getting delightfully messy during Messy Play with Teacher Ingrid. Friday’s demo was with Teacher Peggy and Pottery—and we’re certain there were some very dirty hands and very proud smiles by the end of that session too! 

👀👂 Coming Up Next… Our Senses! 
We’re already gearing up for next week’s theme—Our Senses—and if this week is anything to go by, it’s going to be a whole lot of sensory fun. Think touching, smelling, listening, tasting (safely!), and plenty of wide-eyed wonder. 

What a fantastic start to the year, Playful Pups—we can’t wait to see what adventures next week brings! 🌟🐾 

Our Little Pups!