This week we went up to the library for the first time and the children were really excited to visit a different part of the school. We will visit the library every Tuesday so children can take out books, if the previous book has not been returned they will not be able to take out a new one. Please comment or sign their reading record once read.
In maths this week we looked at subitising number 3, that means looking at a group of objects and seeing 3 without counting them. We played some different games to support this.
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Important Dates
Friday 24th January – Reading Morning 08:45 – 09:00 in Nursery Classroom.
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break and a well deserved rest, it takes a while to get back into the swing of things!
The children very much enjoyed seeing each other this week, talking about what they did over the Christmas break to us and their friends – we would love to see photos of what you got up to over Christmas – Please upload to Tapestry so we can share in class.
Reminders
All children need a hat, gloves and a scarf for outside play.
Please put cutlery in lunch boxes if they have a yoghut/rice/spaghetti or something else that requires fork or a spoon.
Please can all bookbags have a small keyring attached to the handle so the children can identify their own bookbag when getting ready to go home.
Application for reception places are now open, you need to apply online and fill out a supplementary form. The deadline is Wednesday 15th January.
Important Dates
Friday 17th January – Reading Morning 08:45 – 09:00 in nursery classroom.
This week the children enjoyed having their grandparents and family members in to help them with some arts and crafts and to listen to the Christmas songs that they performed at their Nativity. Thank you so much for coming.
Miss Rowson and I would like to thank you all for the lovely cards, gifts and Christmas wishes we have received, we hope you have a lovely Christmas and a well earned break. The children have worked very hard this term and we are very proud of how far they have come since September.
Please could all bookbags have a keyring on them so children can identify them when getting ready for home time.
In January we will start going up to the library. The children will be taking their book bags so can you make sure that they are emptied each week so they are easier for the children to carry up. The children will not bring home a book on the first day back as I know they will want to spend time chatting and playing with their friends so we will start going the following week.
Recption Applications
The deadline for applying for a Reception place at St.Adrians is 15th January. You need to apply online and fill in a supplementary form and hand into the office.
Important Dates
Monday 6th January – School Closed – INSET Day
Tuesday 7th January – First day back – 08:45am
Friday 10th January – Reading Morning, 08:45 – 09:00 in Nursery classroom.
Monday 27th January – School Closed – INSET Day
Monday 17th- Friday 21st February – Half Term
Friday 4th April – Last Day of Spring Term – 1:30pm Finish
Wishing all Nursery families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
What a week it has been! At the start of the week we spent a lot of the time in the hall rehearsing for our Christmas Nativity and they were all superstars on Wednesday morning when they finally got to show you what they have been working on – the children were fantastic!
This week we talked about the Nativity story a lot. I read the story and used the characters to act it out – as I read, the children sang the songs from our Nativity.
Today we dressed up in our best Christmas clothes
And then we had a surprise visitor….
Thank you for the yummy chocolate treats Santa!
Please remember to bring your Kris Kringle presents in on Monday if you haven’t done so already.
The children have worked so hard this week and Miss Rowson and I are so proud of them, here’s to the last week 🙂
Looking forward to Grandparents Tea and Carols on Monday – Please arrive at the office at 09:30. If a grandparent is unable to make it a parent or other family member is able to come!
This week we have spent a lot of time rehearsing for our Christmas Nativity ‘Mary’s Knitting’, Nursery have now been on the stage and have sat very well while waiting for the songs to come on! We hope you can join us on Wednesday 11th at 10:00am to watch, the children are all very excited that they will see you there.
In maths this week we have been working on repeating patterns, we have been doing this every day.
In RE we talked about the beginning of Advent and what that means. We lit the first advent candle.
This week in RE we thought about what a birthday is. Our birthday is the day we were born and will be the same day each year. We celebrated Kipper’s birthday in class. We had a party for him, wrote out invitations and made birthday cards.
This week we had a visit from Richard, the postman for this area. He told us all about being a postman and the jobs he has to do. He showed us some of the letters and parcels he had in his bag as well as a special machine he uses for scanning barcodes.
In maths this week we looked at subitising the number 2, this means being able to instantly see 2 objects without having to count. We did several around this activities including using a number fan to show the number 2, putting 2 objects on a 5s frame and helped teddy get across the path to see his friend but he was only allowed to step on stepping stones with 2 objects on.
We went into the hall on Wednesday to take part in a Hinduism workshop. We listened to the stories, joined in with the dancing, and explored the artefacts that we were on display.
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Important Dates
Dressing the tree assembly – Friday 29th November 09:00 Parents Welcome
Wednesday 11th December – EYFS Nativity 10:00
Last day of term – Friday 20th December – 13:30.
EYFS Nativity – All the children have been practising singing the songs and learning the actions to our Christmas Nativity and now know which parts they will be playing. Please send costumes in by Wednesday 4th December.
On Tuesday we wore our odd socks to support Anti Bullying Week.
In RE this week we took part in Baptism role play. We talked about why children (and adults) are Baptised and what happens at a Baptism. The children had a go at Baptising a baby. If you would still like to share Baptism items such as photos, special outfits, gowns etc we will continue to share as we move onto Prayer Week next week.
This week across the school was Hinduism week. We learnt about Diwali – The Festival Lights and how this is celebrated. Nursery created their own Diya Lamps.
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Important Dates
Friday 29th November – Dressing of the Tree – Advent Assembly 09.00am – Parents Welcome
Wednesday 11th December – EYFS Nativity Performance 10:00am
Monday 16th December – EYFS Grandparents Christmas Carols and Tea – 09:30am
This week we thought about a special day that is coming up – Remembrance Day. We talked about why we wear poppies at this time of the year as we remember the soldiers who fought in the war.
The children had a go at creating their own poppy which are now on display in the foyer.
In RE this week we thought about welcoming a baby in to a family and the joy and happiness a new baby brings to a family. We role played welcoming a baby in to the world.
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Reminders
As the weather starts to get colder, all children need a winter coat as well as hat/gloves/scarf which all need to be named.
Library books need to be returned each Tuesday so the children can borrow a new one.
You can now apply for a reception place at St Adrians. You will also need to fill out a supplementary form.
In RE this week we moved onto our new topic Baptism. We discussed how the children have been welcomed into the St Adrian’s community and the children were excited to talk about the school badge on their jumpers. We made welcome cards and a welcome poster to put up in nursery
After half term we will continue our work on Baptism, it would be lovely to see photos or any other special items from the Nursery children’s own Baptism. This can be a candle, special card, photo, blanket or gown. They will be shared with the class and then safely returned home.
This week we started our Foundation for Phonics lessons, each week we will look at a different initial sound, our initial sound this week was ‘s‘ . In the box there was a snake, scissors, strawberry, sellotape, soup, a scorpion and many many more things. If you find something at home beginning with the ‘s’ sound let us know, upload what you find to Tapestry!
We went back out into the school grounds this week to collect leaves so we could make crowns for today’s assembly. The children have worked really hard for the past two weeks learning the words and actions to ‘Crunching through the leaves’. Well done Nursery for a fantastic performance this morning in front of the entire school, all the staff and lots of lots of grown ups! Thank you again for all the donations.
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Half Term Activities
Please upload any half term activities to Tapestry so we can share in class.
Reception Applications
Applications open next Friday, 1st November, you can You will also need to complete a supplementary form.
