Learning about the Holy Spirit in Nursery A
In RE this week we have been exploring further the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit. We have listened to the story and used scarves, ribbons and bubbles to explore the feeling of wind and thinking about how Jesus’ friends must have felt. The Holy Spirit feels like the wind, makes us feel…
Wibbly Wobbly!
The children have been using our new bamboo pipes to experiment with cause and effect using a ball. They use teamwork and communication skills to make sure the ball didn’t roll off!
Learning to be a Vet in Nursery
The children have shown a real interest in animals since reading 'Silly Doggy' by Adam Stower so we set up a Vet Station with bays and equipment to help look after our sick and poorly pets. The children are having lots of back and forth conversations describing what has happened to their pet and…
Nursery Visit to Martin Mere
Nursery had an amazing day at Martin Mere in almost perfect weather conditions, we spotted a variety of birds, went for a ‘Wild Walk’, explored the play areas and took part in a pond dipping workshop. It was exciting to see all the new experiences and learning taking place. There were lots of…
Clay Modelling in Nursery
The children in nursery are developing and strengthening their fine motor skills to create minibeasts using clay. They are rolling, pinching, and poking to make different shapes and patterns.
Outdoors in Nursery
The children are enjoying the warmer spring weather and are having lots of fun outdoors. They are listening to stories, playing together, practising ball skills, sharing and taking turns.
Perfect Pizzas in Nursery
Today the children made their own pizzas with their favourite toppings. Nursery B took their pizzas home to eat for lunch while Nursery A sat in the sunshine and ate theirs for snack.
Nursery Visit Church
The children have visited our Church to look at the beautiful Easter garden. We talked about Good Friday and Easter Sunday and the children remembered how Jesus died on the cross then rose again. The children spoke about what they could see and we said a thank you prayer to God for giving us…
Nursery Making Sandwiches
This week for snack, the children made their own sandwiches. They practised spreading butter as well as cutting and chopping different fillings. We talked about the colours and flavours of foods and where our foods come from.
Teddy Bear's Picnic in Nursery
This week the children brought in their favourite teddies from home so we could learn a new song together - Teddy Bear's Picnic. The children danced and sang with their teddies and we share stories and snack time together.
The Last Supper and Good Friday
Using small world play, we told the story of Jesus’ last supper with his friends. We discussed the words of Jesus to do this to remember him and how many people remember Jesus this way at Mass. We also talked about Good Friday and how it was a sad day but a good day. After looking at hot cross…
Retelling the Story of Palm Sunday
We made palm leaves in our key person groups and used small world figures to retell the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem, a story that we remember on Palm Sunday. Different groups of children chose to recreate this story during their role-play throughout the few weeks leading up to our…