This week in the classroom...
Friday 13th December 2024
We have had a wonderful week of festivities this week!
We held our very first stay and play of the year. We were so happy to see so many of you enjoying what our provision has to offer and making happy memories with your little ones. The staff team thoroughly enjoyed talking to you all and explaining how we ensure learning through play. The children had been working so hard to learn their Christmas songs and did us all proud. We hope you enjoyed exploring our newly set up environment and understand a little more of how the children access their learning. We will be inviting you all again soon to come and join in the fun, so watch this space!
The children have been busy making lots of Christmas surprises for you at home that we will be finishing next week ready to send home.
The children went on an elf hunt in the forest this week after reading a beautiful book called: 'Theres an Elf in Your Book' by Tom Fletcher. The children love his series and find it very exciting to go on hunts for the characters around our provision.
The children had a PE lesson with the B2 Coaching team again this week. The children experienced a full range of climbing apparatus as well as balancing beams and mats to jump on. Please remember the children have PE every Tuesday morning so need to come dressed appropriately with sensible footwear.
In maths we have been subitising with 2 this week, earlier in the week we sent home a sheet explaining activities that you can do at home to support learning.
In English, we have mapped out our Little Robin Red Vest story and put actions to the story sequence and in phoncs this week we continued to focus on the phoneme 'p' and worked on rhyming sentence strings: The perfect penguin pretended to be a princess.
The younger children focused on attention grabbing activities such as Christmas matching cards, what's in the bag and picture hunts around the provision, as well as rhyme time and shared stories.
We are very excited for the week ahead, as it is full of glitter and sparkles.
Friday 6th December 2024
Hello everyone,
We have had a fun filled week this week!
Our classroom kitchen changed into Mrs Claus's kitchen and the writing area is now a post office. We have had such fun writing letters and posting them into the post box. We have had some keen bakers making gingerbread in the kitchen as well. We have had our classroom filled with the spirit of Christmas this week and the children are all keen explorers.
This week we all stopped what we were doing when a huge crane arrived on our playground. We were incredibly luckily that the builders allowed us to stand and look at the crane, from a safe distance, when it was turned off. The children loved seeing the big arm move and swing in the air.
Outside in the mud kitchen we had fresh oranges, cranberries and cinnamon which the children made delicious potions with. We also really enjoyed using the pipetts to squeeze and create patterns on cotton pads. The cotton pads were in the shape of a Christmas tree. They children noticed that the colour changes when two or more colours mix together.
We have begun creating some amazing Christmas craft items and we are looking forward to you seeing the end results soon.
Our pre school children have been focusing on the phoneme 'p' this week and the children are becoming increasingly aware of recognising initial sounds in words. We have also been learning about number 2 and how we can identify whether it is number 2.
The younger children have been participating in many turn taking activities, Dough Disco, speaking and listening games and opening presents that link to their text Dear Santa.
We ended the week watching a fabulous Pantomime and wearing our festive jumpers.
We are incredibly excited to welcoming you into our newly updated Nursery classroom next Tuesday where we will do many Christmas activities, singing and story.
Many thanks for your continued support.
29th November 2024
It has been another jam-packed week in nursery this week!
We started the week with lots of sensory play using shaving foam and scented porridge oats in our tuff trays.
We have all enjoyed coming together to start learning our Christmas songs that we will be performing to you all during our Christmas Stay and Play event.
The pre school children have been focusing on the phoneme 't' this week. We played a game of what's in the box and we made up rhymes with objects that begin with the phoneme 't'. We sent home a pack full of ideas for you to do at home, as well as our rhyme of the week: 1 finger, 1 thumb.
In maths we were focusing on the number 1. We made number 1 happy by only finding him 1 object, he was sad when we gave him more than 1. We also looked at number 1 in a variety of ways, on dice, on doors, on phone numbers etc. We also baked flapjacks with the help of number one, they were delicious!
The 2-year-olds loved acting out their story of Oops Owl using their puppets. They looked at one bigger and one smaller owl and compared the two. They also enjoyed lots of different owl stories and rhymes. They practiced print painting this week by paining half the owl and folding the paper over to create a mirror image on the other side. They also enjoyed some Dough Disco!
The weather went very frosty again this week, so we all took a stroll over the crisp, white field. They children looked closely at the shapes on the frost. We found some blocks of ice, that we brought back into the provision and watched it change from a solid to a liquid in the warm room.
We ended the week with a lovely educational visit from a member of the RSPCA who explained what they do and how they care for the animals. We explored some of her equipment and learnt about some animals.
22nd November 2024
What an exciting week the Nursery class have had!
It has been a week of snow, ice and investigating. The children had a lot of walks in the snow exploring how it felt under our feet and how it sounded under our feet. We walked through the forest and noticed there was no snow and it was a great opportunity to learn about how the trees shelter us from the weather. The children noticed some of our mud kitchen items had frozen in water and we couldn't pick them up or move them. The children had the biggest smiles on their faces running through the snow-covered field and it was a joy to see.
Inside the classroom, the 2-3 year olds have continued to enjoy their text; Owl Babies. They have created owls in many different ways and they will be bringing these home this week for you to see. They are working hard to sit on the carpet and engage in short activities as a group. This week we have introduced a tray game where we put two items on the tray, cover it over and take one item away. The children then have to guess what item is missing. This is a great game to play at home which supports your child's attention and listening skills.
The 3-4 year olds have continued their 'Tuning into Sounds' journey. This week our phoneme of the week was 'a'. The children were incredibly engaged during the sessions embraced the challenges we had out in provision linked to our phoneme of the week. In maths, the children have continued to sort objects but this week we focused on sorting using the features of toys: toys that have wheels, toys that don't have wheels, toys that make a noise, toys that don't make a noise. This is a game you could play during tidy up time at home using two baskets.
This week was also Road Safety Week. The children learned to: Stop, Look, Listen and Wait! Due to the weather, we made a pedestrian crossing inside our classroom and the children practised crossing the road safely. They also looked at road signs they may see when out waking and discussed why we should all wear bright coloured clothes when it is dark.
15th November 2024
What an extremely busy week the nursery children have had this week. We started the week with Remembrance Day. The children painted beautiful poppies to take home, made poppies using different coloured playdough, used a spray bottle to paint a large poppy collaboratively and sorted maths objects onto the correct place on a poppy picture. The children joined together with Reception to watch a beautiful animation called Poppies on CBeebies which supported the children to take part in the two minutes silence at 11am.
This week has been Anti Bullying Week. In nursery we focused on kindness and how we can show kindness in a range of ways. The children have been focusing on using kind hands, kind words, listening, sharing and working cooperatively.
Tuesday was Odd Socks Day. The children looked amazing in their odd socks and they loved showing them off. We read the text Happy To Be Me and celebrated what made us unique and special. We coloured our very own odd socks, matched pairs of socks and hung them on the washing line.
Wednesday was Kindness Day. The children read the stories: The Ugly Ducking and The Smartest Giant in Town. Both stories made great talking points about how kindness can make other people feel. The children made kindness hand prints which were brought together to form a class heart.
Thursday was World Diabetes Day. The children wore blue and watched a story called 'How to Manage a Mammoth' This explained how to manage diabetes in a child friendly way.
We ended the week having fun whilst raising money for children in need. We made Pudsey faces using loose parts, decorated Pudsey biscuits and created yellow bears using playdough.
The pre-school children started their 'Tuning Into Sounds' lessons this week, we will be sending home some parental information on how you can help at home next week. They also focused on sorting in maths. They sorted objects via colour, size and function.
We are looking forward to an owl filled week next week!
8th November 2024
It has been wonderful to welcome all of the children back in to nursery this week.
We have had a fantastic week learning all about bonfire night and Diwali. The children have created some beautiful firework art work and have learned about Guy Fawkes. The children have really enjoyed learning about Diwali. The children have read stories and learned all about the things that happen during Diwali. The children have made their own rangoli patterns, created their own bowls and hand prints and have tried on some traditional clothing. The children also enjoyed their PE session with B2 Coaching on Tuesday. The children will have this each Tuesday morning now.
We have also enjoyed continuing to explore Autumn and the changes that occur in this season. We have been down to the woods and explored what has changed and we have also investigated and enjoyed playing in all of the autumn leaves that have fallen from the trees.
As always our nursery children have amazed us with their positivity and enthusiasm towards their learning. Well done everyone!