We have been learning about the Easter story this week and we have been busy making our Easter cards. We hope you like them. The children have tried hard to challenge themselves by writing their names independently, and some have copied other words too. They have been feeling very proud of themselves.
We have developed our outside area by moving the instruments from the reception playground to outside Nursery. The children helped to set up a stage using the blocks and enjoyed performing to the music we played outside. This will be our new creative area and we are looking forward to developing it further with the children's help.
Next week we will continuing learning about Easter and comparing it with the Hindu festival of Colours; Holi. Paints at the ready! We will also be using the computer and using the mouse to create Holi inspired pictures.
Please could you talk to your children about the Easter weekend so that they can share something they have done with the rest of the group.
We hope you enjoy the Easter weekend and we look forward to hearing all about it next week.
Happy Easter!!
Saturday, 26 March 2016
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Inside Out
We have finally got the blog up and running again after some changes in usernames and passwords!! We will try to keep you updated with weekly blogs on what the children have been doing and what they will be learning the following week.
This half term we have been looking at creatures that live inside and out. This started with a dinosaur hunt in the outdoor area. The children loved looking for dinosaurs and were very excited to find a baby one inside a dinosaur egg!
We enjoyed retelling story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar during book week. We counted fruits and made our butterfly Mother's Day cards. Professor Pango Mango made us laugh with his funny rhymes and we were lucky enough to have the Year 6 children come and read to us.
We have been looking at creatures in shells the last couple of weeks. We had some snail visitors and looked at them eating homemade lettuce soup. Some of us were even brave enough to hold them.
This week we read Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson and listened for rhyming words and were told the story of How Tortoise Got his Broken shell. We have been challenging the children to use 2d shapes to mend the shell. We have also been mixing colours.
Next week we will be learning about Easter by listening to the Easter Story. We will also be discussing what the children do to celebrate Easter. Please talk to your child about what they will be doing Easter weekend so that they can get involved in discussions.
We will be singing 'Hot Cross Buns' and revising the letter sounds we have been introduced to - s, a, t, p, i, n, m, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, b, f. The children will practise recognising these and will be thinking of words which start with these sounds.
This half term we have been looking at creatures that live inside and out. This started with a dinosaur hunt in the outdoor area. The children loved looking for dinosaurs and were very excited to find a baby one inside a dinosaur egg!
We enjoyed retelling story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar during book week. We counted fruits and made our butterfly Mother's Day cards. Professor Pango Mango made us laugh with his funny rhymes and we were lucky enough to have the Year 6 children come and read to us.
We have been looking at creatures in shells the last couple of weeks. We had some snail visitors and looked at them eating homemade lettuce soup. Some of us were even brave enough to hold them.
This week we read Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson and listened for rhyming words and were told the story of How Tortoise Got his Broken shell. We have been challenging the children to use 2d shapes to mend the shell. We have also been mixing colours.
Next week we will be learning about Easter by listening to the Easter Story. We will also be discussing what the children do to celebrate Easter. Please talk to your child about what they will be doing Easter weekend so that they can get involved in discussions.
We will be singing 'Hot Cross Buns' and revising the letter sounds we have been introduced to - s, a, t, p, i, n, m, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, b, f. The children will practise recognising these and will be thinking of words which start with these sounds.
Friday, 12 February 2016
Sharing Assembly
This week we have been preparing for our Sharing Assembly. They children did so well with their speaking and were very proud to share their work with you.
We had a trip to the Forest School.The children went on a twig hunt and used their vocabulary to describe the different twigs they found. They also went on a treasure hunt and had to use their phonic knowledge to blend cvc words on the clues.
After half term the sound of the week will be 'r'.
Today was Mrs Turner's last day in Nursery but she is looking forward to coming to visit us with her new baby very soon. Thank you for all your support this year.
Friday, 5 February 2016
Chinese New Year
This week we have been learning about Chinese New Year. Here are some of our activities:
*Working together to create a Chinese Dragon dance in PE.
*Using our imaginations in the restaurant role play.
*Trying to use chopsticks and tweezers.
*Giving programmable toys instructions.
*Using positional language.
*Talking about the numbers we wore on Number Day.
Next week we will be learning about pancakes. We will have another trip to Forest School on Wednesday so please remember to make sure your child has a pair of wellies in school.
Tuesday is Safer Internet Day. Please look out for a flyer explaining how you could help your child at home. Remember to make sure they know to tell an adult if they see something that makes them feel uncomfortable online.
Our Sharing Assembly is on Friday and everybody is welcome. The Morning session's assembly is at 9:10am and the Afternoon session's is at 2:45pm.
The sound of the week will be 'u'.
The rhyme of the week will be '5 fat sausages sizzling in a pan.'
*Working together to create a Chinese Dragon dance in PE.
*Using our imaginations in the restaurant role play.
*Trying to use chopsticks and tweezers.
*Giving programmable toys instructions.
*Using positional language.
*Talking about the numbers we wore on Number Day.
Next week we will be learning about pancakes. We will have another trip to Forest School on Wednesday so please remember to make sure your child has a pair of wellies in school.
Tuesday is Safer Internet Day. Please look out for a flyer explaining how you could help your child at home. Remember to make sure they know to tell an adult if they see something that makes them feel uncomfortable online.
Our Sharing Assembly is on Friday and everybody is welcome. The Morning session's assembly is at 9:10am and the Afternoon session's is at 2:45pm.
The sound of the week will be 'u'.
The rhyme of the week will be '5 fat sausages sizzling in a pan.'
Friday, 29 January 2016
Families
This week we have been learning about families. Thank you for sharing your photographs with us. The children have loved guessing who the baby photos belong to and have thought carefully about how they have changed since they were babies. We have also retold the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have a Three Bears Cottage in our house outside and on our Small World to help us retell the story.
Next week we will be learning about Chinese New Year. If you have any objects or photographs you could share with us we would love to see them. We will be reading the story 'Room On The Broom' by Julia Donaldson. You may like to read this at home together. We will be learning to use positional language. You could practise this at home too!
The sound of the week will be 'e.'
The rhyme of the week will be '5 Little Monkeys.'
Next week we will be learning about Chinese New Year. If you have any objects or photographs you could share with us we would love to see them. We will be reading the story 'Room On The Broom' by Julia Donaldson. You may like to read this at home together. We will be learning to use positional language. You could practise this at home too!
The sound of the week will be 'e.'
The rhyme of the week will be '5 Little Monkeys.'
Friday, 22 January 2016
Paramedics
This week we have continued with our hospital theme and found out about paramedics. We have also had visits from midwives to find out how they look after newborn babies.
We looked at the work of Stephen Wiltshire and created our own observational drawings of ambulances. We used handwriting pens and talked about the shapes we could see. We also talked about the shapes of the boxes we used to create ambulances.
Next week we will be thinking about babies and families. Our story of the week will be Goldilocks and the Three Bears so you might like to read that at home. We would love to see photos of the children with their family to share with their group too. We will also be thinking about how the children have changed. It would be great if they could share a photo of themselves as a baby or an object they had as a baby.
The sound of the week will be 'ck'.
The rhyme of the week will be 'Miss Polly Had a Dolly.'
We looked at the work of Stephen Wiltshire and created our own observational drawings of ambulances. We used handwriting pens and talked about the shapes we could see. We also talked about the shapes of the boxes we used to create ambulances.
Next week we will be thinking about babies and families. Our story of the week will be Goldilocks and the Three Bears so you might like to read that at home. We would love to see photos of the children with their family to share with their group too. We will also be thinking about how the children have changed. It would be great if they could share a photo of themselves as a baby or an object they had as a baby.
The sound of the week will be 'ck'.
The rhyme of the week will be 'Miss Polly Had a Dolly.'
Friday, 15 January 2016
Hospitals
This week we have been learning about hospitals. The children have been using their imagination and taking on roles in our hospital role play. We have also looked in non-fiction books to find out more.
We talked about staying safe this week and the children talked about what to do if they got lost. You might like to talk to your child about what to do if this were to happen when they are out and about.
Next week we will be thinking more about hospitals and paramedics. The children will be creating emergency vehicles so we would be grateful for donations for our junk modelling box. The children will also be looking at the artist Stephen Wiltshire. You might like to do some observational drawings at home. Don't forget to use a 'birdy beak' pencil grip.
We are going to the Forest School on Wednesday so please remember your child's wellies as well as hats, gloves and scarves.
The sound of the week will be 'k.'
The rhyme of the week will be 'Doctor Foster.'
We talked about staying safe this week and the children talked about what to do if they got lost. You might like to talk to your child about what to do if this were to happen when they are out and about.
Next week we will be thinking more about hospitals and paramedics. The children will be creating emergency vehicles so we would be grateful for donations for our junk modelling box. The children will also be looking at the artist Stephen Wiltshire. You might like to do some observational drawings at home. Don't forget to use a 'birdy beak' pencil grip.
We are going to the Forest School on Wednesday so please remember your child's wellies as well as hats, gloves and scarves.
The sound of the week will be 'k.'
The rhyme of the week will be 'Doctor Foster.'
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