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Nov 29
Train Ride!
This week in Nursery we have started to look at our new book, The Train Ride by June Crebbin. In the story, a little girl travels by train through different scenery and notices all sorts of things as she looks out of the window! You can listen to the story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMmO7QNd57Q In our …
Nov 24
Snow at Nursery!
This week was very exciting at school – we had snow! Lots of us came to school talking about the unexpected weather so we decided to embrace it! Here we are having lots of fun exploring the snow and ice. The children have been discussing the change in weather, thinking about the colour of the …
Nov 15
This week in Nursery
This week is Nursery Rhyme Week, so we have been singing and practising lots of our favourite rhymes! Nursery rhymes are so important to help children hear patterns in language which in turn will support them when practising phonics and learning to read. We sing nursery rhymes everyday and it is wonderful seeing the children …
Nov 08
Happy Divali!
This week we have been learning about Divali, which is the ‘festival of lights’ and is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs. We began by watching this video, which tells the story of Rama and Sita and explains why Divali is celebrated. We then looked at how Hindus and Sikhs celebrate Divali at home. We found …
Oct 25
Nursery achievements!
This half term we have spent lots of time settling in and learning how to make new friends. We have talked about what makes a good friend – being kind, using manners and helping each other. This links in well with the Golden Rules that we all strive to follow at school. Nursery are beginning …
Oct 18
This week in Nursery
In Nursery this week, we have continued learning the Golden Rules. We are working hard to: Be honest, look after property, listen to people, work hard, be kind and helpful and be gentle. The grown ups have been awarding team points to children that are seen to be following these rules and being good role …
Oct 11
This week in Nursery
Literacy This week, we have revisited our class story ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?’ We tried to create our own story based on the book, and have been thinking about some other animals that Brown Bear could have seen. These are some of our ideas.. Maths Over the past few weeks, we …
Oct 04
This week in Nursery
This week in Nursery we have been reading a new book in Literacy – Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? We have been trying hard to join in with repetitive refrains in the book, as well as linking colours to the various animals. We have used our Mini Explorers sessions in the forest …
Sep 27
Look at how independent we are in Nursery!
This week, we challenged ourselves to get changed for PE as independently as possible! We had to listen really carefully and watch as the grown ups showed us where to put our clothes and how to keep them safe so that we all go home wearing the right clothes. We all challenged ourselves and persevered …
Sep 20
This week in Nursery
We have been incredibly busy in Nursery this week! We have been developing our gross motor skills in our PE lesson and been learning how to balance a ball on a racket. It is really tricky but we are trying really hard! When we come into Nursery in the morning, we are remembering to put …