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1 April 2025

Exploring Shape Using Blossom

The children in Nursery A have been showing off their knowledge of shapes this week.  We have been exploring different shapes and today collected blossom that has fallen from our beautiful nursery tree, to fill shapes and create different shapes on our own and in small groups.

 

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1 April 2025

Desert to Garden EYFS End of Topic Celebration

Today we had a beautiful end of topic celebration for our nursery and reception children with the parents of nursery children invited.  It was a fantastic turn out and the children loved sharing their learning with all those present.  The children were so respectful during times of prayer and…

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28 March 2025

Climbing and Balancing in Nursery B

Today the children used the climbing frame to help improve and practise their balancing and climbing skills. They used their strength and coordination to move around the different areas whilst having fun in the sun.

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28 March 2025

Large scale artwork in Nursery A

The children in Nursery A have been combining their drawing, painting and collage skills over the past few weeks to create amazing joint pieces of artwork. 

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28 March 2025

Parachute Play in Nursery A

Parachute play provides opportunities for cooperation, participation, turn taking and creativity.  We are developing our gross motor skills and our listening skills.  The children loved hiding underneath it too!  

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28 March 2025

Nursery A Dress Up Day

To raise money for Nugent’s Good Shepherd Appeal we held a dress up day in nursery.  We loved pretending to be our different characters.  Thank you to all our families for your support.  

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27 March 2025

Palm Sunday

After listening to the scripture about Palm Sunday, the children re-enacted Jesus arriving into Jerusalem on a donkey. The children waved palms and shouted “Hosanna” as Jesus arrived. 

 

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27 March 2025

Nursery’s Good Shepherd Day

Today the children are having a fancy-dress day to raise money for the Good Shepherd Appeal. They are having lots of fun playing and painting together.

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19 March 2025

Nursery B’s Spring Walk

Today the children went on a walk looking for signs of spring. Together we found buds, daffodils, tulips, seedlings, insects and birds. The children enjoyed exploring and seeing so many bright colours around our school.

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17 March 2025

Writing special messages in RE

As part of our work in RE, we have been talking about loving our neighbour and how we can show love to one another. We wrote special messages to one another and put them in the post box to send. 

 

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17 March 2025

Snack and Chat!

Snack time is always popular in nursery but even more so on Mondays as the children are so keen to share with us their weekend news and catch up with their friends.  Here they are developing turn taking, conversation, eye contact, vocabulary, listening skills and much more.   The children choose…

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14 March 2025

Spring Walk in Nursery A

Today we took advantage of a beautiful sunny morning and went on a class walk around the school grounds to look for signs of spring.  We saw many daffodils but some other spring flowers coming up too.  We also observed the buds on the blossom trees.  We finished our time outside with a sensory…

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