Nursery – 15.03.24

As part of RE this week we thought about Spring, a time for new things to grow. We wanted to watch something new grow quickly in the classroom so on Monday we helped put some cress seeds into large dishes and then watched them grow…

We also thought how we grow in love during the season of Lent and we went to look at the Lenten tree. The children were very good at remembering the promise that they had made and told me that they were keeping them.

In Maths this week we consolidated our learning by playing subitising, counting and matching games.

Other pictures this week

Friday 22nd March – EYFS cake sale after school. Donations of cakes can come in on the day via the office/classroom.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Tylor

Nursery – 08.03.24

In RHE this week we thought how how we could be more like Jesus – caring and sharing with our friends. We learnt that Jesus washed people’s feet so we role played this.

In Maths this week we looked at ways we could make 5, Sammy the Snail and Number 5 helped us how to do this.

Thank you for coming to the Mother’s Day Assembly today, the children enjoyed making their cards. They chose the colours they know you love the most. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Other photos this week:

Important Dates

Reading morning – Friday 15th and 22nd March, 8:45 – 9:00AM in the Nursery classroom.

Friday 22nd March – EYFS cake sale after school. Donations of cakes can come in on the day via the office/classroom.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Taylor

Nursery – 01.03.2024

This week the children have loved exploring the story ‘Goldilocks at the Three Bears’. We have read different versions of the story which the children have been joining in with. This is the video we have watched in class if the children would like to watch it again.

The new role play opened today so the children have been making porridge and spending time in The Three Bears Cottage.

We have also loved playing with the porridge oats; tipping, pouring and scooping.

We acted out the story during yoga.

The children have enjoyed being back together this week after the break.

Thank you for returning your Lenten Promises. Hopefully the weather will be drier next week so we can go out and pick a branch to hang them on.

There will be no reading morning on Friday 8th as we will be going to the Mothers Day assembly. We have been practising the song we will be singing so it would be lovely if you could join us.

Important Dates

Thursday 7th March – World Book Day – Children can come dressed up as their favourite book character.

Friday 22nd March – EYFS Cake sale after school. Donations of cakes can come in on the day via office/classroom.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Taylor

Nursery 16.02.24

This week we read Mr Wolf’s Pancakes. Mr Wolf went to his neighbours to ask for help but they weren’t very helpful. In the end he had a go and ended up making delicious pancakes that the whole neighbourhood could smell. His neighbours decided they wanted to try the pancakes, but did Mr Wolf let them have any?

In Nursery we decided to make our own pancakes. We helped to pour in and stir the mixture together. We waited very patiently while they were cooking, the pancakes were described as ‘awesome’.

In RE this week we looked at how a family gathers at Church for Sunday Mass. We talked about the Bible, the hymn books and even looked at something called a Stoup. We learnt that this is filled with Holy Water for people to bless themselves when entering a Church. We role played entering Church for a service and used the Holy Water to bless ourselves.

In maths this week we continued our work on number 4. We took part in some activities to support this such as frogs on logs, spots on a ladybird and we joined in with Number 4’s sports day by throwing bean bags into a hoop.

Other photos this week:

Important Dates

Parent Consultations – Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th February.

Reading Morning – Join us every Friday for reading morning in the Nursery classroom, 8:45 – 09:00am.

There will be no reading morning on Friday 8th as we will be attending Mothers Day Assembly. Parents are welcome.

Friday 22nd March – EYFS Cake sale after school.

School finishes at 11:45am/ 13:30pm on Thursday 28th March.

Have a lovely half term break.

Miss Taylor

Nursery – 09.02.2024

This week we took part in some of the well being activities including Dance with Miss Parkes and Yoga with Miss Cartwright.

In maths this week we carried on looking at and exploring the number 4. We helped Pete the cat get some new buttons for his coat, put 4 objects on a 5’s frame and made squares and rectangles using sticks.

In phonics this week we thought about the sound ‘c’, can you find anything in your house beginning with ‘c’? Upload what you have found onto Tapestry.

Other pictures this week:

RE

It would be lovely if children could share family pictures with us as we are thinking about all the wonderful things families do together. These can be either given in or uploaded onto tapestry.

Important Dates

Half term – Monday 19th – Friday 23rd February.

Parent Consultations – Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th February. Booking via arbor.

World Book Day – Thursday 7th March – Come to school dressed up as your favourite book character.

There will be no reading morning on Friday 8th March as we we will be going to the Mothers Day Assembly – parents welcome.

Friday 22nd March – PTA Break the rules day

Friday 22nd March – EYFS Cake sale after school

School finishes at 1:30PM on Thursday 28th March.

Summer term begins on Monday 15th April.

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Taylor

Nursery – 02.02.24

Over the last couple of weeks in RE we have learnt that there was a man named Simeon who lived a very long time ago in Jerusalem. He was a righteous man and he was told that he would see the Messiah. Mary and Joseph came to the Temple with Jesus, Simeon took Jesus into his arms and said a very special prayer.

We acted this out in class

In maths this week we continued to look at number 3. Mr Wolf could only eat 3 things so we found things in the classroom we thought he would like.

On Friday we took part in the NSPCC Number day.

We did a number 3 hunt out in the playground, made triangles using lolly sticks and had some number and shape activities at the writing table.

RE

In RE over the next couple of weeks we will be thinking about our families and all the wonderful things families do together. It would be lovely if the children could bring in a photo of their family doing something together e.g. family wedding, birthday, days out. Photos can be given in to share or uploaded onto tapestry.

Important Dates

Half Term – Monday 19th – Friday 23rd February.

Parent Consultation – Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th February.

World Book Day – Thursday 7th March – Come to school dressed up as your favourite book character.

There will be no reading morning on Friday 8th March as we will be going to the Mothers Day Assembly – parents welcome.

Friday 22nd March – PTA Break the rules day

Friday 22nd March – EYFS Cake Sale after school

School finishes at 1:30PM on Thursday 28th March 2024.

Summer term begins on Monday 15th April 2024.

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Taylor

Nursery – 26.01.24

Big Garden Birdwatch

This week we took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch. The children really enjoyed making their binoculars to use and were excited to take them out and use them. We went outside on Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon and again on Friday morning to see if we could see any birds in trees or on the field. We were also had a look to see if the birds have been eating the bird feeders we made.

The children will bring their binoculars home today – please ensure they are supervised while using because of the strings.

Other photos this week including the children playing ‘Bertha on the bus’, exploring the objects beginning with ‘g’ and a very long road track which the children have loved.

Important Dates

Monday 29th January – INSET Day

Friday 2nd February – NSPCC Number Day – Wear a math themed outfit

Half term – Monday 19th – Friday 23rd February

Reminders

Please can children have a small keyring on their book bag handle so they can identify their book bag when getting ready for home time.

Jewellery such as bracelets, rings and necklaces are not part of the school uniform – please can children keep them for after school, weekends and holidays. Children are allowed to wear stud earrings if they have their ears pierced.

Have a lovely long weekend

Miss Taylor

Nursery 19.01.23

This week we have continued to explore the story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’, the children are confident with joining in the repeated refrains and the actions.

We also watched a fantastic video of Michael Rosen performing and acting out the story which the children joined in with.

We went up to the Library again this week. Just a reminder – the previous books needs to be returned in order to take out a new one.

In PE this week we worked on our ball skills. We held our balls on different parts of our bodies and tried very carefully not to drop them.

In RSE this week we talked about our bodies and all the wonderful things we can do, the children helped match the picture to the correct part of the body.

Other photos this week:

Bird Garden Birdwatch

Thank you so much for all the toilet roll tubes, we would love a few more if you could save them for us over the weekend.

Book Bags

Please could all book bags have a small key ring on the handle so children can identify their own book bag at home time.

Important Dates

Join us every Friday 8:45 – 09:00 AM for reading morning in the Nursery classroom.

INSET Day – Monday 29th January.

February Half Term – Monday 19th – Friday 23rd February

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Taylor

Nursery – 08.01.2024

Happy New Year!

Welcome back! It has been so nice to see the children this week. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break and managed to have some well earned rest. Thank you so much for the Christmas cards, well wishes and gifts Miss Rowson and I received before Christmas.

This week we have looked at the story ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ and the children have enjoyed a range of activities around this including small world tray, puzzles and yoga.

This week we went up to the Library for the first time. We will go to the library every Wednesday to take out a new book. The previous book needs to be returned to school in order to take a new one out.

In phonics this week we looked at the phoneme ‘m’. We found lots of things in our classroom beginning with this sound including magnet, milk and mirror.

Other photos this week:

Reading Morning

Thank you to everyone who came to Reading morning today. Reading morning will be every Friday 8:45 – 9:00 unless we are going to an assembly – I will let you know in advance.

Big Garden Birdwatch

I have signed up for Nursery to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch happening at the end of January. We will take part in some of the activities including making binoculars, going on a bird hunt in the school grounds and making bird feeders.

Please could all children bring in 2 toilet roll tubes so that they are able to make a pair of binoculars in Nursery.

We will complete these activities week commencing 22nd January.

Book bags

It would be helpful if a small key ring was attached to the handle so the children can identify their own book bag at home time.

Important Dates:

Monday 15th January 2024 – Deadline for online Reception applications.

INSET day – Monday 29th January 2024.

February Half term – 19th – 23rd February.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Taylor

Nursery – 15.12.2023

This week the children performed their Christmas Nativity ‘A Miracle in Town’. The children have worked really hard over the past months to learn the songs and the actions. The children sat beautifully during the performance and were delighted to see their families in the audience. Thank you so much for all your support.

This week we continued our work on our book The Snowman. We listened to the music Walking in the Air by Howard Blake. We danced and created movements in response to the music we heard using pieces of tinsel.

We have also been making our own snowmen using playdough..

Important Dates

Monday 18th December – Grandparents Christmas Carols and Tea – 09:30 – 10:30 AM

Term finishes 13:30 on Thursday 21st December

Spring term starts on Monday 8th January 2024.

Reading morning begins Friday 12th January. Please come into Nursery to read a book with your child 8:40 – 09:00AM.

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Taylor