Welcome to our Nursery

W/B 11.03.24

This term our theme is ‘Terrific Tales’. Our book of the week was ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘I’m a little bean.’

We used the musical instruments to represent the sounds in the story, we played our instruments quickly to represent jack running from the beanstalk and played them slowly to represent jack hiding from the giant! We demonstrated fantastic listening and understanding skills.

We used the blocks to make the giants castle! We worked together to build the blocks up high for the beanstalk and talked about what the giants castle would look like ‘its big’ ‘it’s got bricks.’

We planted our very own bean plants, we scooped in the soil, planted our beans and then used the watering can water our plants. We are very excited to see how much they grow as we care for them at home!

We used the connecting cubes to make bean stalks, we looked at different images of beanstalks and compared their sizes some were big and some were small, we then used the cubes to make our own.

Red group enjoyed creating their own beanstalk painting using their handprints, they pained one hand yellow and one hand blue then rubbed their hands together to see which colour it made; it was green! They then used their handprints to make a giant bean stalk leading up to the clouds to the giants castle.

During P.E we moved our bodies to the ‘Wheels on the Bus’ song we then talked about different vehicles we could move our bodies like, we moved like trains, buses and cars around the hall. We then performed to one another in two groups showing off our different body movements.

Another wonderful week in nursery,

Have a lovely weekend

The Nursery Team

W/B 04.03.24

Our theme for the week was 'The Gingerbread Man' and our rhyme of the week was '5 Currant Buns'.

The Little Old Lady from the story kindly left us her recipe and ingredients to make our own gingerbreads. We carefully followed the recipe to add all the ingredients and the children helped to mix it all up and cut them out. We carefully put them in the oven to bake but when we opened it they call ran off!!! We followed the clues find them hiding near Miss Hitchen's office. We decorated our gingerbreads and they tasted delicious!

In Maths this week we focused on retelling routes. We used a messy map from our story The Gingerbread Man to talk about the route the Gingerbread Man followed all the way from the cottage to the river. We then talked about the routes we take home from nursery. 

The children enjoyed practicing their fine motor skills as they decorated giant gingerbreads. Some of our children copied patterns and some made up their own. Each group did their own gingerbread design and we had a competition to see whose was the best.

In PE we acted out the story, our children were super fast! Some of our children pretended to be the animals chasing and some were the Gingerbread Man chanting, "Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man."

At the end of the week we celebrated World Book Day. We had a wonderful day dressing up as our favourite book characters. We did a character parade and talked about our favourite books. 

Have a lovely weekend

The Nursery Team

W/B 26.02.24

This term our theme is ‘Terrific Tales’. Our book of the week was ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘Pigs, where are you?’

We have really been enjoying our theme so far this term, this week we enjoyed exploring lots of different Three Little Pigs activities. Firstly, we enjoyed creating our own versions of houses using the 3D shapes, we talked about the names of the different shapes such as Cube, Cylinder and Cone.

Next, we enjoyed becoming builders in our construction area, we used the tools to build a brick house using different materials such as foam blocks and wooden bricks. We worked in a team to build the house and make it as strong as we could to keep out the Big Bad Wolf!

We used our mark making skills to create a story map, we used fantastic recall to remember what happens in The Three Little Pigs to make sure our story maps were as accurate as possible. Some of us rein acted the story using the masks!

In our creative area we enjoyed using different materials to make our own versions of the houses from the story, we chose between straw, sticks and bricks and used the glue sticks to make our houses.

Red group enjoyed reflecting on the story ‘The Three Little Pigs’ they talked about what happens in the story and how the pigs were feeling. They then reflected on their own experiences by drawing their own houses, they used lots of fantastic communication to share their thoughts, ‘my house is big.’ ‘my house has windows.’ They also used their super maths skills to count the pigs in the mud counting from 1-5.

During our P.E session we continued to explore moving our bodies in different ways, standing by the cones we followed instructions to bend, twist, spin, shake and bop our bodies! We then focused on specific areas of our bodies and how we could move that part such as nodding, shaking and turning our heads, shrugging and rolling our shoulders and tapping and wiggling our toes.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Nursery Team

W/B 19.02.24

This term our theme is ‘Terrific Tales’. Our book this week was ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘When Goldilocks went to the House of the Bears.’

We returned to Nursery this week after half term and enjoyed lots of fun activities, firstly we enjoyed role playing our story of the week, we used the masks to become the different characters and used the props to act out the story with our friends.

We used our super memories to recall and remember the story, we put the pictures in the correct sequence to retell the story by working together and sharing our ideas and opinions.

We explored quantities by pouring the liquid into the three different sized bowls like from the story, we used great mathematical language such as empty, full, small, medium, and large,

To further our knowledge, we learnt all about different species of bears, we learnt about their habitats and where they are from in the world. We then used our super mark making skills to draw our favourite bears, we used lots of descriptive language to ensure we drew our bears as accurately as possible such as two eyes, two eyes, one nose.

In our story Goldilocks eats the bears porridge so we made our very own! We looked at the Bears recipe cards and poured milk and porridge oats into a bowl and gave them a big mix. We then waited patiently whilst our porridge cooked, once it was ready, we chose our own toppings from strawberries, blueberries, and chocolate sauce. Some of us were very brave when trying porridge for the first time whilst others reflected on their own experiences of eating porridge at home!

Red group have enjoyed exploring the different emotions from our story, they practiced their happy, sad, angry, and shocked faces and identified how each character was feeling in the different parts of the book. They also enjoyed exploring porridge oats and patterns, using sticks of their fingers they created their own patterns in the oats.

During our P.E session we identified our different body parts by joining in with ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.’ We then demonstrated our fantastic listening skills by moving our bodies around the hall and then going to the correct teacher depending which body part they were touching.

Another fantastic week in nursery.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Nursery Team

W/B 05.02.24

This week our theme was ‘Africa’. Our book of the week was ‘Handa’s Surprise’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘I can Sing a Rainbow’.

What a busy week we have had in nursery this week, firstly we explored tradition African patterns, we looked at photographs and compared the African clothing to our own school uniform; we were able to identify how the African patterns were much more colourful than our uniform. We then had a go at creating our own patterns using the photographs for inspiration, we used the crayons and shapes.

Next we had our Silent Disco in the hall! What an amazing experience, we loved listening to the music in our headphones and moving our bodies to the music. We watched videos about Silent Discos before our event and spoke about how headphones work and lots of us were able to relate to our own experiences with using headphones at home with our tablets.

As part of our theme this week we had the opportunity to touch, smell and taste the different fruits from our story Handa’s Surprise; this was a very fun activity and some of us tried all the fruits whilst others stuck to the fruits they knew. We tried; Orange, Banana, Guava, Melon, Coconut, Tangerine, Pineapple, Avocado, and some of us were even brave enough to try the tangy Passion Fruit using the spoon to scoop out the insides! There were lots of mixed reactions to the different fruits and lots of descriptive language used such as juicy, hard, tangy, soft.

With the fruit we had left over we created some wonderful paintings, we chopped and then dipped the fruits into the paint to make marks on paper; this was a fantastic way to use up all of our fruit and we really enjoyed identifying the different shapes and patterns left by the fruits.

During our P.E session we moved our bodies to the traditional African music, firstly we watched some videos for inspiration then we had a try at dancing to the music ourselves replicating the moves we had saw.

What a busy week!

Another fantastic half term comes to an end in nursery; we will see you when school reopens on Monday 19^th February.

Have a wonderful half term,

The Nursery Team

W/B 29.01.24 

This week our ‘Transport’ theme has continued. Our book of the week was ‘Magic Train Ride’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘Down at the Station’. 

We explored magnets this week, we looked at different objects and worked together to identify if the objects were magnetic or not. 

We used our mark making skills to draw the things we would like to see out of the window on a train journey, we had lots of different ideas from beaches to jungles; this sparked fantastic conversation between the children as they reflected on their own train journey experiences. 

We practiced our name writing skills and made our very own train tickets, we used our name cards for support and tried our best to accurately write the letters of our names on our tickets. 

We used the trains to explore pattern this week, we worked hard to complete the existing ABAB patterns with the train pictures, we then had a go at creating our own patterns. To further extend this we made pattern paintings using the sponges and paint. 

During our P.E session we enjoyed transport themed games, we played ‘Bus Stop’ and moved around the hall like buses listening carefully to the instruction that was called out such as ‘Stop’ ‘Go’ ‘Roundabout’ ‘Speedbump.’ We used the hoops as bus stops and worked both independently and in teams to park accurately in the hoops!  

Red group have enjoyed continuing to settle into nursery and build on their independence skills during routine times, they are taking off and putting on coats with more independence and hanging up their belongings consistently upon arrival. They have also been working hard to recognise their name cards and are doing so with less adult support. Well done Red Group. 

Another lovely week in nursery! 

Have a wonderful weekend, 

The Nursery Team 

W/B 22.01.24

This week our theme has been Transport. Our book of the week was ‘We catch the Bus’ and our rhyme of the week was ‘The Wheels on the Bus’.

We have really enjoyed reading our story of the week in provision, we talked about the different vehicles we could see and discussed with our friends about which vehicles are our favourites.

We enjoyed drawing our own vehicles, we chose which vehicle we wanted to draw and did our best to use our fine motor skills to draw a vehicle as best as we could. Some of us chose the draw; cars, scooters, helicopters, buses or trains.

We enjoyed racing the cars down the track, we used language ‘1st, 2nd and 3rd’ to talk about which place we finished.

During free play we enjoyed role playing on the ‘bus’ we used our tickets to get on the bus and shared ideas with one another whilst playing.

We enjoyed putting our vehicles through the paint and watching the different marks they made. We used lots of great mathematical language ‘big’ ‘small’ to compare the tyre sizes of each vehicle and the marks each one made.

During P.E we moved our bodies in different ways to warm up, we ran, span, jumped, walked, and crawled around the hall. We then continued our vehicle theme by moving like aeroplanes, we stretched out our arms and landed at the cone ‘airport’ before travelling back to the group. We also continued to practice our throwing skills by throwing the balls into the hoops, we are really improving our underarm and overarm throwing, well done Nursery.

Have a lovely weekend,

The Nursery Team

W/B 15.01.24

This week our theme has been Arctic. Our book of the week was ‘The Polar Bear and the Snow Cloud’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘5 Little Polar Bears’.

At the beginning of the week we enjoyed snow! We were so excited and loved exploring on the big field, we made snowballs, raced through the snow, and had lots of fun. We talked about how the snow felt; soft, cold, fluffy, icy. What a wonderful time we had.

We learnt all about Arctic Animals this week, we talked about their habitat and compared it to the place that we live, we made lots of interesting comparisons such as ‘we’re we live isn’t snowing all the time’ ‘there aren’t igloos where we live’ ‘I live in a house,’

After learning about Artic Animals, we created our own Penguin and Polar Bear paintings using different materials such as pom poms and forks exploring mark making in different ways.

We used our fantastic memories to remember which arctic animals where under the blanket by identifying which animal was missing once the blanket was removed, we used great team work to find the correct answers.

We demonstrated our knowledge of positional language by following instructions to place the Arctic Animals on, in, under, next to and behind different objects; we really impressed our teachers with our knowledge.

During our P.E session we continued to practice our catching and throwing skills, we stood in a large circle and watched carefully as Miss Richardson chose somebody to throw the ball too. We moved our bodies like Arctic animals in our warm up by quickly changing our movements to move like Polar Bears, Penguins and Snowy Owls.

Another wonderful week in nursery!

Have a lovely weekend,

The Nursery Team

W/B 08.01.24

This week our theme has been Winter. Our book of the week was ‘One Snowy Night’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘On a Cold and Frosty morning’.

We enjoyed exploring mark making in new ways this week by painting using ice! We loved moving the ice across our pages and seeing the marks left behind. We used lots of great language to describe how the ice felt and looked such as ‘cold, slippy, hard, wet.’

We shown off our super maths skills during group time by counting the snowballs from 1 to 5, we then identified numerals 1 to 5 and matched the correct number of snowballs to each numeral.

We created winter collages using lots of different materials, we independently chose which materials we wanted to use then used the PVA glue to stick them on, we were very proud of our creations!

In group time we wrote winter lists, we talked about the initial sounds of each word, we worked hard to write the letters. We are working hard on our pencil grips and beginning to form letters with accuracy.

During our P.E session we moved our bodies like arctic animals, we waddled like Penguins and crawled like Polar Bears. We played ‘Snowman Freeze’ were we ran when we heard the music and then froze like snowman when it stopped! We also practiced our throwing skills, we talked about under arm and over arm and threw the snowballs into the hoops. We then practiced throwing to one another. We demonstrated fantastic physical skills.

Have a lovely weekend!

The Nursery Team

W/B 18.12.23

This week is our final week in nursery for 2023, we have enjoyed celebrating Christmas!

We enjoyed finishing our Christmas crafts, we worked so hard to decorate our Christmas trees with glitter and make our handprint calendars for home.

We enjoyed some Christmas themed dough disco, we squeezed, splatted, rolled and pinched our dough to our favourite Christmas songs using our fantastic fine motor skills.

Our Christmas sing a long on Wednesday was a super success, we did our teachers and grown ups proud by singing and doing the actions to our songs, we sat so well and tried our very best.

We also enjoyed our Christmas Party on Wednesday afternoon; we went to the big hall with key stage 1 and danced to the music. We then played party games such as musical statues, musical bumps and pass the parcel back in nursery. We enjoyed some yummy Christmas treats; what a super fun day.

We finished our advert calendar, and every child has now received their very own Peppa Pig book. We also said goodbye to Ernie as he left for the North Pole to go back to Santa to help get all the presents ready for the big day!

What a wonderful festive week we’ve had as we say goodbye to 2023 in nursery ready for a fun filled 2024!

Have a wonderful Christmas break, we will see you all when school reopens on Monday 8th January 2024,

Nursery Staff

W/B 11.12.23

This week our theme has been ‘Christmas’ and our book of the week was ‘Pick a Pine Tree’.

We have been very busy this week practicing our Christmas songs for our upcoming Christmas Performance, we have been using our props and going to the hall each day with Reception, we can’t wait to show our grown-ups next week!

In group we have been sorting the Christmas trees into size order using our fantastic mathematic skills, we worked together to discuss which tree was ‘biggest’ and which was ‘smallest’ and sorted them accordingly.

We have been very crafty this week creating lots of wonderful Christmas crafts, one of our favourites has been the Christmas lights painting, we used sponges and paint to create our own crafty Christmas lights.

We explored a ‘Christmas Around the World’ where we learnt about the different traditions from across the world, we spoke about our own traditions such as presents, Santa, Christmas dinner and compared these to others across the world. This sparked lots of fantastic conversation about the different things we do in our own homes to prepare for Christmas.

We practiced our present wrapping skills during group time by wrapping up different sized boxes, we tested out different materials to wrap and stick together our presents and concluded that wrapping paper and Sellotape works best.

To finish off a wonderful week we wrote our Christmas lists, we looked through the catalogue and then tried our hardest to make marks on our lists to represent what we wanted, some of us were able to form letters to spell out what we wanted whilst others drew pictures, everyone made a fantastic effort.

One more week in nursery until Christmas!

Have a lovely weekend.

Nursery Staff

W/B 4.12.23

This week our continued theme is Space. Our book of the week was ‘The Smeds and The Smoos’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘5 little men in a flying saucer’.

To start our week we made our very own alien paintings using the rolling pins and bubble wrap. We talked about the texture of the bubble wrap ‘its soft’ ‘its bumpy’ and enjoyed the pattern that it made as we rolled it onto our aliens! We mixed different colours to create the perfect Alien colours.

On Monday we put up our Christmas Tree, we all worked so hard to decorate the tree freely choosing our own baubles and placing them on. This activity encouraged teamwork and to use our turn taking skills, we were so proud of our achievement once all the decorations were on the tree. We have enjoyed looking and talking about our tree all week with one another and have proudly shown any visitor we have had in nursery.

We demonstrated fantastic counting skills when creating our own aliens, we chose and stuck on different coloured eyes and then counted how many eyes our alien had! We counted from 1 to 5 with independence.

We talked about the differences between The Smeds and The Smoos from this week’s story, we were able to identify the differences between their appearances and in the things they ate and drank. We then used the mirrors to look at our own reflections and discussed how we look different to one another ‘I have red hair; you have black hair.’

On Wednesday we went on our first school trip to Imagine That in Liverpool, we went on the big coach and enjoyed looking out of the windows and talking about what we could see. Once we got there we enjoyed choosing and painting our own magnets, making our own snowman bags, and finding out our elf names. We enjoyed two science experiments where we made slime and snow, it was very fun! We also enjoyed lots of imaginative role play, we were builders, vets, hairdressers, and chefs to name only a few! The children were so well behaved all day, they did us very proud. Well done Nursery.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Nursery Staff

W/B 27.11.23

This week our theme has been Space. Our book of the week was ‘Whatever Next’ and our Rhyme of the week was ‘Zoom Zoom Zoom We’re going to the Moon’.

We learnt all about Astronauts, we talked about what Astronauts wear and why; helmets to protect their eyes from the sun, gloves to give them good grip and their spacesuits to keep their bodies safe whilst exploring space.

We made planet paintings using balloons, first we mixed metallic paints to make the perfect colours for our planets, we talked about what colours we could see and even learnt some new colours, bronze, silver, and gold. We used great fine motor skills to carefully press the balloons onto paper to make a circle shape.

In our story Baby Bear visits the moon so we created our own moon surface during group time this week, we used different materials such as sand, coloured rice, tinfoil, and glitter; we worked together to recreate the moon surface we had saw in our story. We used lots of great language to decide which materials to use ‘tinfoil looks like space’, ‘this is crunchy like the moon’,

We used the 2D shapes to create our own rocket images on the whiteboards, we used fantastic maths language when recognising each shape and worked independently to create our pictures. Afterwards we proudly shown our creations to the rest of our group and described which shapes we had used for which parts of our rocket; ‘circle, triangle, rectangle, circle.’

During our P.E session we used our gross motor skills to move our bodies in space patterns such as rockets blasting into the sky, stars shooting across the sky and twinkling stars. We then created these movements on paper, using a pen in each hand we created marks on the large roll of paper whilst listening to the space music and looking at the space patterns.

We embraced the change in the weather this week and explored the frosty playground, we crunched the frosty grass with our feet and watched as the ice began to melt. On Friday a special visitor arrived in Nursery, Ernie the Elf! He wrote us a lovely letter and brought us a special book advent calendar which we will open each day in nursery.

Have a lovely weekend!

Nursery Staff

W/B 20.11.23

This week our theme has been Day and Night. Our book of the week was ‘Owl Babies; and our Rhyme of the week was ‘Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.’

We continued to learn all about Nocturnal animals this week, we enjoyed a power point which told us interesting facts about different Nocturnal animals such as owls, badgers, and foxes. Afterwards we enjoyed putting the animals into the correct groups for Nocturnal or Diurnal.

We demonstrated our fantastic fine motor skills this week when using the pegs and pom poms to create our lovely owl paintings. We also enjoyed using the tweezers to feed the baby owls some worms, we used lots of fantastic words such as owl, hungry, full, empty. We really enjoyed making owl biscuits with independence, we spread our own chocolate then chose and placed the decorations on top.

Using our senses, we explored the autumnal objects during group time, we talked about how the items felt using words such as ‘hard, bumpy, scratchy’ and how they smelt ‘conkers, outside, grass.’ We engaged in some fantastic group conversation and reflected on our own experiences of when we had been on our own autumnal walks with our families and the things we had seen.

We used our super counting skills to sort the owls’ eggs into her nests, we counted from 1 to 10 and listened carefully when sorting the correct number of eggs into each nest. We then compared groups of eggs and used some fantastic mathematical language ‘more than’ ‘fewer than.’

During our P.E session we moved our bodies like woodland animals, we hopped like rabbits, slunk like foxes, and flew like owls. We then practiced our balancing skills, by moving carefully along the bench like an owl moving along a branch, we demonstrated fantastic listening and turning taking skills as we waited patiently for our turn to balance.

Have a lovely weekend!

Nursery Staff

W/B 16.11.23

This week our theme has been all about Bonfire Night. Our book of the week was ‘Sparks in the Sky.’

To celebrate Bonfire Night we made our very own edible sparklers using breadsticks, icing and sprinkles. We enjoyed hot chocolate and watched a Firework Show on the big screen, we loved sharing our own Bonfire Night experiences with one another.

We had a special surprise visit from Newton Fire Service, we learnt all about what our Fire Service do, we learnt about the different coloured hoses and what they are used for and we even got to have a go of the big hose, it was so much fun!

We have enjoyed lots of mark making this week, first we created Fizzy Fireworks, we used our fine motor skills to pour the glue then we added salt and watched as it began to fizz! Lastly we used the pipets to add colour to our creations, we were very proud of our Fizzing Firework pictures.

We also used chalk and crayons to create Firework patterns on a large scale, we drew swirls to represent Catherine Wheels, long lines for Rockets and zig-zag patterns to represent how fireworks look in the sky after they explode.

For our P.E session we continued to talk about our Bonfire Night experiences, we discussed the importance of staying safe when using sparklers by wearing gloves and holding our sparklers away from our bodies. When we moved our bodies like Fireworks, we span to represent Catherine Wheels and jumped up tall to represent Rockets.

Have a lovely weekend!

Nursery Staff

W/B 23.10.23

This week our theme has been all about Halloween. Our book of the week was called ‘Pick a Pumpkin’ and our Rhyme of the Week was called ‘I’m a little Pumpkin’.

We explored our forest area and went on a pumpkin hunt, We found lots of different pumpkins of all different shapes and sizes. We used lots of descriptive words to describe our pumpkins such as big, small, heavy, smooth, etc.

We cut a hole in our pumpkins and used our senses to explore what was inside, we talked about what we could see, how the seeds inside felt and what they could smell.

 We created our own pumpkin faces and chose the shapes appropriately to make eyes, a nose and a mouth.

In our tuff tray we made witches potions using different sized containers. We poured, mixed and combined different liquids to create our very own unique potions. We made marks in our spell books to represent spells before bringing our ideas to life in the witches cauldron.

We enjoyed an Autumn Stay and Play session with our grow ups where we enjoyed lots of different autumnal activities. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our session, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

In our physical development session this week we enjoyed moving our bodies in different ways to spooky themed music. We talked about how the spooky music made us feel and how we could show this with our movements such as moving fast for happy or slow for scared.

Have a wonderful half term and we will see you back in nursery on Monday 6^th November.

Nursery Staff

W/B 16.10.23

This week our theme has been all about Autumn. Our book of the week was called 'Leaf Man' and our Rhyme of the Week was called 'Autumn Leaves are falling down'.

We have been outside exploring our wonderful woodland areas and all of the leaves that have been falling off the trees over the last few weeks. We collected the leaves and sorted them into different colours; red, yellow, orange and brown. 

We used some of our leaves to make our very own leaf creations. Some children made leaf people and some people made leaf animals. In group the children talked about them.

We have been exploring Autumnal colour mixing. We used paints to create our own autumn leaves and these look great on our Autumn tree display. 

In our hall session this week we played team games. One of our team games was to race each other and see who could pick up the most coloured leaves.

We hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Nursery Staff

W/B 09.10.23

This week we have been focusing on the non-fiction book ‘My Body’ by Jill McDonald.
 

We have been talking all about the different parts of our bodies. We took turns playing a game called 'Simon Says' and challenged our children to name the different parts of their bodies. We also talked about how many of each body part we have for example, 2 legs, 1 head, 2 thumbs, etc.

 We discussed the importance of keeping our teeth healthy. We must brush our teeth at least twice a day, visit the dentist and eat healthy foods. Children have each brought home a new toothbrush and toothpaste. Alongside brushing our teeth we have also been talking about the importance of hand washing. We used the ‘Washing Hands’ song to help us wash our hands thoroughly. We have also enjoyed singing and joining in with the actions of this week’s rhyme ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’.

In our hall time this week we talked about the effect exercise has on your body. Our children recognised that after exercise their hearts were beating faster and they felt warmer. 

Have a lovely weekend everyone,
Nursery Staff 

W/B 02.10.23

This week in Nursery we have been taking part in lots of discussion about our families and families around the world.
The children enjoyed sharing their family photographs with each other at group time. We have displayed our photographs on our family tree display so children can talk to their friends about them. 
We have also been busy counting the number of family members who live in our houses. We used our fingers to help count one number for each family member. We also enjoyed taking part in a gross motor P.E session, we used our bodies to stretch, jump, walk sideways and even balance on one leg!
During provision we have continued to develop our friendships and turn taking. We have also enjoyed splashing in the puddles that have been left from all the rain we have had this week!

Enjoy the sunny weather this weekend!
Nursery Staff 

W/B 25.09.23

This week we have been exploring the idea of being individual, special and unique through the story of ‘Elmer’.

We have been talking about what makes us unique through discussions about hair colour, eye colour, likes, dislikes and so on. We have also created fantastic self-portraits to display in our key group rooms.

In group time this week we made our own Elmer designs using a range of media. We talked about patterns how unique each elephant was. We also enjoyed a messy afternoon while exploring colour mixing in the tuff tray.

In our Physical Development session we took part in an Elmer themed Write Dance. We explored using our gross motor skills to make patterns using scarves before putting pen to paper to do large scale mark making.

We have also enjoyed continuing to explore the Nursery environment. The children's confidence continues to grow each week and it's great to see them using all the different resources in each area.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Nursery Staff 

W/B 18.09.23

This week we have been reading 'The Colour Monster'. We've been talking about different emotions and how they make us feel inside. We used a mirror to explore our different facial expressions when we feel sad, happy, angry and excited. We used resources to create smiley faces. Talk to your child about what makes them feel happy and sad. 

In the Creative Area we made our own Colour Monsters. Children used a printing technique and we added some googly eyes. We also explored colours when we played a colour sorting game.

To end the week we used musical instruments and movement to respond to happy music, sad music and angry music. 

We hope you enjoy sharing your library books over the weekend. Don't forget to return them on Monday for our next visit to the library. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

Nursery Staff 

W/B 11.09.23

We have had a super busy week in Nursery! All of our new children have now started and they're settling in well. It's been great to see how quickly our older children and new children have made friends and how lovely they play together. 

Over the past week we have been exploring the different areas in Nursery and learning about all the different things you can play with. We've already seen some fantastic craft creations and some wonderful mark-making. 

We have introduced our Nursery routine and children now take part in daily self-registration, key group sessions, snack time and story sessions. Each day at group time we talk about what day it is and what the weather is like, this is something you could talk about on the walk into Nursery. 

To finish off our week we went for a walk on our beautiful school field. The children saw some signs of autumn on the floor and we collected some items to explore back in Nursery.

Thank you for your continued support at drop off and pick up times as the children and staff are getting used to all the new faces.

Have a wonderful weekend and we will see you all on Monday.

Nursery Staff 

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