Aeroplanes

It was lovely to come into Nursery this week and find butterflies in the butterfly net. The children enjoyed watching them feed from the oranges and fly around the net. On Friday we released the butterflies as it was sunny. The first few were desperate to fly away. In the afternoon they were more reluctant so the children got to pass around an orange with them on and observe them feeding before they flew away.  

We went to Woodlands on Monday and enjoyed looking for the different bugs and insects. We found slugs, ants, spiders, flies, centipedes and woodlice. We used little pots to observe them through the magnifying glass. We also did a scavenger hunt looking for different shaped leaves, long and short sticks, stones, something bumpy and something smooth. 

We planted some grass seeds and thought about what they would need to help them grow. After putting some compost in the pot we added the seeds and watered them. We will be bringing them home next week, once the grass has started growing.

We were lucky to have a real pilot come into Nursery and talk about his job and the roles of other members of staff. The children absolutely loved Mr Irwin's visit and it helped to improve the quality of the role play which has been an airport this week. The children are all taking on a whole range of roles in the role play. 

The Morning Nursery made a plane out a huge box on Friday. We've had a wide variety of planes made out of the large construction and they've included jet engines, windows and the cockpit. 

Next week our theme is 'Holidays.'

Our song of the week is Five Little Sandcastles.