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Friday 18th July 2014 - End of Year Butterfly Party
What a wonderful end of year party day we have had! The party was butterfly themed and it was lovely to
see some children dressed as butteflies, some dressed as caterpillars and lots of children in their best
clothes!
We ate party food - thank you to all the parents, played pass the parcel and danced to our favourite songs
by Katy Perry and One Direction!
It was a lovely time to enjoy with our friends and teachers to celebrate the end of our year in Nursery 2014.
Also, Miss Abbott celebrated her birthday today! We all sang Happy Birthday as Miss Abbott blew out the
candles on her butterfly birthday cake made by Mrs Vance!
We would like to thank all of our parents who donated items of food for our party, and thank you to Libbys
Mum for the decorations and Buttefly themed sweets and thank you to Katies Mum for the Butterfly
peg sweets.
Have a fantastic weekend and we shall see you all on Monday for our final three days in Nursery!
Week Commencing 7th July 2014
We are enjoying our last few weeks together in Nursery.
We have been enjoying our outdoor area as the weather has been lovely. We have been playing with the water
tray using the drain pipe and watching the water pour down into the bowls and we have enjoyed making things
using the MegaBlocks. On Wednesday we joined in with Reception as they did a special dance ro celebrate the
World Cup in Brazil.
We are looking forward to our end of year party next Friday 18th July 2014, our Butterfly theme party. Children
can dress up as a butterfly or a caterpillar, but there is no obligation to do this, they can wear their own clothes.
If your child normally comes to Nursery in the afternoon we are asking that you bring your child for the morning session instead on this day.
Week Commencing 30th June 2014
We were really pleased when all our five butterflies hatched successfully last week. Libby took them home to
look after over the weekend and made sure that they were fed and cared for. We were all very excited when we
released them on Monday. We released them into the long grass meadow area of our school field. Some of the
butterfles were a little bit scared at first and it took them a while to leave our teachers hands. It was lovely to see
them eventually flutter off to explore their new surroundings.
We were extremely proud of how all the children coped with our Sports Day, particularly with the change of
venue at the last minute, due to the weather. It was lovely to see so many people who came to support the
children for this fun occasion! Our children were all very proud of their medals and certificates that they recieved.
More Sports Day pictures will follow...
Week Commencing 23rd June 2014
We have had a very exciting week...
On Wednesday we arrived at Nursery to find that our butterflies had started to hatch from their chrysalis. Four
butterflies emerged on Wednesday and the final butterfly emerged on Thursday. We gave the butterflies apple
to eat and we are going to observe them in their net for a couple more days before setting them free on our field
next week. Miss Anslow found a Happy Birthday song on the internet that we sang as the butterflies hatched
and then we sang and did the actions to a song called 'Fly Fly the Butterfly', the link can be found below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jflZseWtmyI
On Friday morning we went on our long awaited trip to Prendoolys. We had lots of fun on the slides and in the
soft play area and ball pool. Some of us enjoyed dancing and playing musical instruments and we finished off
the visit singing some of our favourite songs from Frozen. We would like to thank all of the grown ups that came
on our visit and looked after us and some even enjoyed having a go on the soft play equipment themselves.
Friday 20th June 2014
Nursery Star of the Week
Blue Group: Max - for settling back in well after his holiday.
Yellow Group: Joshua - for being grown up and joining in well.
Green Group: Tilly-Rose - for being sensible and grown up.
Afternoon Group: Ella - for chatting more and making good friends.
Well done children!
Week Commencing 16th June 2014
We have all loved watching our caterpillars develop and change and we were really excited to see that by the
end of the week they had attached themselves to the top of the container and have developed into a chrysalis.
We were reminded to be very careful during this time as a magical transformation is happening inside the
chrysalis. We will look forward to meeting our butterflies very soon!
A lot of changes are starting to happen now for the Nursery children as we are in our final term. This week,
those children who are moving to Grange Valley Reception enjoyed a stay and play session with their grown
ups in the Reception classroom and they met their new teachers Miss Daniels and Mrs Steele. Some of our
children who are moving to a new school also visited their new Reception class and met their new teachers.
Over the next few weeks, those children who will be staying in Nursery in September 2014 will meet some of
their new Nursery friends and spend time with their Nursery teachers for next year: Miss Prescott, Miss Abbott,
Miss Anslow and Miss Talbot. A busy few weeks are ahead and a lot of exciting times and changes to
experience.
Nursery Sports Day, Thursday 3rd July at 11am
If your child normally comes to Nursery in the afternoon we are asking that you bring them for the morning
session instead on this day. On the day, please send children into school with clothes suitable for moving easily
and running in. Jogging bottoms or shorts with trainers/pumps and their school shirt. If it is a sunny day please
remember to send a hat and apply sun cream before they arrive at Nursery in the morning.
We have started to practise for our Sports Day, getting used to the races and cheering on our friends!
Friday 13th June 2014 - Important Notices
Trip to Prendoolys - Friday 27th June 2014 (morning time)
We are still waiting for some people to return the permission slip and money for this trip. If you havent yet sent
yours in, please can we have it as soon as possible. Thank you. Please note, if your child usually arrives for the
afternoon session we are asking that you bring them for the morning session instead on this day.
Nursery Sports Day - Thursday 3rd July 2014 at 11am
If your child normally comes to Nursery in the afternoon we are asking that you bring them for the morning
session instead on this day.
Suncream
As the weather has become warmer we have spent a lot more time in our outdoor area. If your child arrives for a
morning or afternoon session could you please apply suncream before they arrive at Nursery. If your child stays
for a full day session could you please apply before they arrive at Nursery and provide a bottle clearly labelled
with your childs name on for the afternoon session. Also children are allowed to wear a sun hat at school, these
can be sent in with your child can you please make sure that they are clearly labelled with your childs name on.
Thank you.
Friday 13th June 2014
Nursery Star of the Week
Blue Group: Summer - for always doing lovely creative work.
Yellow Group: Libby - for being really good at thinking of words that begin with 'n'.
Green Group: Raiya - for showing us her new baby sister Orla and being so proud of her.
Afternoon Group: Katie - for being more confident and chatty.
Well done children!
Week Commencing 6th June 2014
This week we have continued our topic on Minibeasts and started looking at the lifecycle of a Butterfly. Our
special parcel arrived and it was five real life caterpillars! We are going to watch them develop and change over
the next few weeks. This week we have looked at diiferent activities connected to The Very Hungry Caterpillar
story by Eric Carle. We had a look at lots of different types of fruit and said how they look and feel, we then
watched as our teachers cut the fruit up and then if we wanted to we had a taste of each.
To add to our caterpillar display we have made some lovely caterpillars using fruit prints.
Week Commencing 2nd June 2014
It was lovely to welcome everyone back after our half term break. Now it is time to start our final Summer term in Nursery.
What a busy three days we have had, we had a visit from the Police Community Support Officers Nat and Elaine.
We talked about Stranger Danger and how the Police Community Support Officers help us. Nat and Elaine also
let us try on their hats and talked about why they wear a uniform.
Also this week, the afternoon children had a go at using some bandages and we talked about what we need to
do if someone is hurt or needs our help.
Next week a special parcel is due to arrive in Nursery ...can you guess what it is going to be?
Week Commencing 19th May 2014
We made the best of our lovely sunny weather earlier in the week doing lots of activities outside. We all had a
lovely time on our Nature Walk around the school grounds searching for things to match our pictures. We have enclosed a copy of our Nature Walk Bingo sheet with our Newsletter for you to do at home.
Yesterday we all came to school ready for action in our sports clothes for 'Healthy Heart Week'. Even though it was a wet day everyone had a go at skipping with a big rope inside Nursery, even the adults! It was good exercise.The Nursery raised well over £30. Thank you!
We now have a half term break and the children will return to Nursery on Wednesday 4th June to complete their Summer term 2014. We will continue our minibeast topic particularly focusing on caterpillars and butterflies. We will also discuss Healthy food and Healthy lifestyles. Have a lovely half term break we will look forward to seeing you all again on Wednesday 4th June.
Trip to Prendoolys
As you will be aware we are taking all of the Nursery children for an exciting morning play at Prendoolys on Friday 27th June. Thank you, to all those who have returned the permission slip and sent money in. If you havent yet sent yours in, please can we have it as soon as possible. Thank you.
Tattoos
Please make sure that 'tattoos' are removed before coming into school and leave them for holidays and weekends.
Friday 16th May 2014
Nursery Star of the Week
Blue Group: Ebony - always joining in nicely with the singing.
Yellow Group: Abigail - for always sitting nicely and doing the right thing.
Green Group: Bella - for settling in well.
Afternoon Group: Jack B - for always arriving with a smile.
Well done children!
Week Commencing 12th May 2014
This week we have been watching some tadpoles that we have been looking after. We used magnifying glasses and we talked about the lifecycle and how they will turn into a frog. We looked at books about frogs and sang the rhyme Five Little Speckle Frogs' taking a frog away for each verse.
We watched a lovely programme about frogs featuring Auntie Mable and Pippin the dog, the link is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxlSGf9_amA
We have found that the 'Mini Beast Adventure with Jess' programme which features on Cbeebies fits in very well with our minibeast topic. You can catch up on epidsodes on BBC iplayer.
Trip to Prendoolys
As you will be aware we are taking all of the Nursery children for an exciting morning play at Prendoolys on Friday 27th June. Thank you, to all those who have returned the permission slip and sent money in. If you havent yet sent yours in, please can we have it as soon as possible. Thank you.
Tattoos
Please make sure that 'tattoos' are removed before coming into school and leave them for holidays and weekends.
Friday 9th May 2014
Nursery Star of the Week
Blue Group: Ellis S - for playng and joining in well.
Yellow Group: Megan - great work using the interactive whiteboard.
Green Group: Ellis B - contributing well to group discussions.
Afternoon Group: Maisee - being creative in the playdough.
Well done children!
Week Commencing 5th May 2014
We hope that you all enjoyed the extra long Bank Holiday weekend, it has been a short week and Friday is here again. This week, we have been looking at and comparing story books with information books and have enjoyed finding out about minibeasts. We have all loved singing the rhyme and doing the actions to 'Incy Wincy Spider'. Bella brought in some caterpillars that she is looking after and watching develop at home, thank you Bella for sharing these with us and your Very Hungry Caterpillar story.
We also started to talk about people who help us like, police, firefighters, nurses, doctors and the children also said how their Mums, Dads and family help to look after them too.
Friday 2nd May 2014
Nursery Star of the Week
Blue Group: Lucy S - for great dancing.
Yellow Group: Lola - for being enthusiastic and a good friend.
Green Group: Jack R - for being grown up and helpful.
Afternoon Group: Kiea - for settling in well.
Well done children!
Week Commencing 28th April 2014
This week we started our 'Minibeasts' topic and have been reading ladybird stories, including 'The Very Lazy Ladybird' and 'The Bad Tempered Ladybird'. We had other ladybird activities throughout the week, counting and comparing spots, painting and making playdough ladybirds.
Yesterday we had a visit from Jacks' new born baby brother Oscar. He came into school with his Mummy and we watched him having his bottle of milk and talked about what he can do and how he needs looking after. Thank you for your visit Oscar!
On Tuesday morning we went into the school hall for our 'Sponsored Dance' and had great fun. Thank you to everyone who sponsored us.
Have a lovely bank holiday weekend and we will see you on Tuesday!
Friday 25th April 2014
Nursery Star of the Week
Blue Group: Reece - for sitting well and listening.
Yellow Group: Ellena - for sitting well and listening.
Green Group: Jessica - for being grown up this week.
Afternoon Group: Lois - for settling well into her new routine.
Well done children!
Week Commencing 21st April 2014
Welcome back!
It was lovely to see all the children's smiling faces when they returned to Nursery on Tuesday.They were able to share some of the exciting things they had been doing over the holiday during group time. It was also lovely to welcome five new children to Nursery - Bella, Kiea, Jack, Ella and Harley!
This week we celebrated St Georges Day. As well as talking about the story of St George and the Dragon we made our own England flags. On Wednesday we had very English jam sandwiches which we helped to make and also had fun pouring water from a teapot into cups using a real tea set!
Also, during outdoor play we have spotted lots of creatures as the weather is getting warmer. Our teachers reminded us to be very gentle as we looked at the creatures. We found three ladybirds playing together! Miss Anslow said that they could be a family of ladybirds and Ellis said that maybe one could be the cousin!
Week Commencing 31st March 2014
This week in Nursery we have continued to talk about Spring and new life, looking at how eggs develop and chicks hatch. This lead onto Easter and the symbols that remind us of Easter, eggs, chicks, lambs, bunnies, the cross.
We enjoyed a counting activity in group time, counting out Creme Eggs answering questions such as 'How many?' and counting one-to-one.
On Thursday for snack we enjoyed eating hot cross buns and we talked about the cross and how it reminds us of Jesus. We had a go at tracing the cross on photographs of hot cross buns and real hot cross buns! We also watched a clip about how a little boy called Toby celebrated Easter, the link to this is below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/lets-celebrate/watch/lets-celebrate-easter2/
We made yummy rice crispy nest cakes in time for our busy Easter day on Friday!
On Friday we had a day filled with Easter activites! Our teachers were very impressed with our Easter bonnets that we had made at home and we each got a chocolate bunny for our efforts. Thank you for all your hard work doing this at home.
After we had shown our Easter bonnets we got very excited as each group took part in an egg hunt! We used a basket and collected the eggs outdoors and we counted how many. As we were having fun outdoors a special visitor had been to leave us a little treat in our Easter baskets but we had missed him! He had left a note though saying that he would call back to see us...and he did! We all got very excited when Easter Bunny came! What a perfect way to end the Spring term!
We will see you all back in Nursery on Tuesday 22nd April 2014.
Happy Easter, from all of your Nursery teachers.
Easter Hat Parade
As Easter is approaching we are starting to do Easter activities in Nursery. This fits in with our work on Spring and new life. We are planning to have an Easter hat/bonnet parade on the last day of term and if you would like to create an Easter hat/bonnet at home with your child and they bring it into Nursery to parade on Friday 4th April 2014.
Friday 28th March 2014
Nursery Star of the Week
Blue Group: Lily- for always listening and joining in nicely
