Nursery B Exploring Finger Painting
This half term the children are exploring finger painting. They are talking about the different colours and describing textures and shapes. Some children are creating their own images such as "my mummy", "a rainbow" and "hearts".
Using our Bodies in the Spring Sunshine
We have enjoyed using our gross motor skills on the climbing frame today. We have seen some brilliant climbing and balancing.
“I love you and I want you to love one another”
Today we talked about God loving us and Jesus’ teaching to love one another. We made a list of all the people we love in our lives. Each of the children and staff members in nursery contributed by passing a wooden heart to each other so that we could say who we loved. We then thought about how…
‘X’ Marks the Spot!
Our pirate adventure in nursery began on Monday afternoon when we went on a treasure hunt outside and followed clues to find hidden treasure. We used a treasure map of our outdoor area and listened to clues using positional and directional language and following a route. On our journey we found…
Magic Moments!
Not content with simply building a wall for Humpty Dumpty, two of our creative learners in nursery decided to work together to make a bed for him, using some blocks as a blanket to keep him warm. Look at those smiles!
Mark making in the Spring sunshine!
The children in Reception have enjoyed mark making in the sunshine using chalk, pencils and whiteboard pens. We have been practising writing super sentences!
Nursery B's Treasure Hunt
This morning the children went on an adventure! After finding a treasure map in class, they followed the instructions in search of a treasure chest. On their way they collected bags of coins until they finally found the chest. Inside they discovered their new text 'The Pirates Are Coming!' with…
Maths -Making and talking about arrangements (Nursery A)
As part of our mathematics focus this week we have been putting blocks together to make arrangements. We have been making towers and lots of children decided to build a wall for Humpty Dumpty. We discussed the different shapes and how flat shapes are easier to stack than curved or slanted…
Sensory Smelling
This week we have created a sensory smelling station in our garden. We have put several herbs and spices in jars and encouraged the children to smell them and talk about them. They loved the coco powder but the garlic salt was not so popular!
Tasting Fruits
This week we have been reading Handa’s Suprise in class with Reception. The children have explored the contrast between some of the clothes we wear and the traditional clothes of Kenya, where the story is set. We looked at differences and similarities between types of animals and houses in…
Combining two groups of numbers
Today the children explored combining two groups to find out how many there were altogether. The children had a set of dominoes that included up to 8 spots. We also had a ‘car park’ with numbered spaces. The children took it in turns to select a domino and found the total number of spots. They…
Building Together in Nursery
One of the children began to build an obstacle course in our outdoor area. The other children wanted to join in so began to gather blocks and planks to extend the obstacle course. They talked to one another about the different possibilities and took turns adding to the paths. Then together they…