Seasonal learning through play in Nursery A
Given the weather forecast for the rest of the week, we took advantage of the beautiful autumn sunshine yesterday and took our play to our forest school area. The children used their muscles to lift and carry pumpkins and explore cause and effect. We found a large number of ladybirds so we…
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Creating Homes in Nursery
In English we are reading ‘Home’ by Carson Ellis which is a wonderful book about different homes around the world. The children have enjoyed looking at the pictures and have used some of these to create their own homes. They have been describing their creations and sharing their images with…
Poetry Performance
In Reception we have been learning a poem all about mini beasts. This afternoon we went into the hall and performed it for the All Day Nursery children. Reception have worked really hard on their ‘Poetry Voices’ and Nursery loved listening to it. Well done Reception! Great Performance.…
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Mini Beaat Hunts
This week we are looking at poetry around mini beasts
and as part of our work we all going on a mini beast hunt. The children have loved being in the garden and searching for all the places that the little beasts may be hiding. We have been learning some new vocabulary related to mini…
Autumn Fine Motor
Using the natural objects around us the children are using tools to practise their pre writing skills.
Exploring and building with shapes and objects
After reading the story ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy, some of the children chose to explore and build a rocket with the wooden blocks. They explored how to position the blocks in different ways using the language big, bigger, small, smaller.
Spoon Friends in Nursery A
As part of our introduction to nursery we have been creating some spoon friends, this is also a chance for the adults in nursery to have some one-to-one time with the children and we build relationships and connections.
Look at our amazing creations.
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Building a Bridge to the Autumn Cafe!
The children have been busy this morning building a bridge to our outdoor autumn cafe. We saw some brilliant teamwork and problem solving.
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Nursery Rhyme Time
A newly donated glockenspiel became a focal point in nursery this morning and we ended up having a nursery rhyme medley led by Mrs Bruchez with Mrs McIntyre joining in on the flute!
Nursery Visit the Library
The children are enjoying their weekly visits to the school library where they share books with their friends and listen to stories. This week we read 'Stick Man' by Julia Donaldson.
Debate
Today in class we discussed whether Annie should or shouldn’t go over the falls in a barrel.
The children had to justify why they made their choice.
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Heatwave Treat in Nursery A.
The heatwave this week has been a fantastic opportunity for discussion around how to keep cool and hydrated during hot weather. We have learned lots of new vocabulary and scientific facts! The children have been brilliant in the hot weather and as a special reward we enjoyed a hot weather ice…