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Topsy and Tim Start School

Hello everyone! To support transitions, we have been reading another story about starting school.  The children will be visiting their new classrooms soon and meeting their new teachers.  It’s a very busy and exciting time but also can be an anxious or worrying time  for both parents and children alike.  Depending on your own experiences …

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This week at Nursery . . .

Hello Everyone! How quickly are we heading to the end of term? We have had a lovely week at Nursery. We have been talking lots about all the things we can now do that we couldn’t do when we started in Nursery – Lots of us can now write our names all by ourselves! As …

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This week in Nursery . . .

Hello Everyone! What a lovely day we had last Friday – how fabulous was sports day?!?! We all had lots of fun and we hope you all enjoyed it too! This week we had a go with our throwing skills up in the big playground where we practised throwing bean bags into hoops and tried …

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Spot Goes to School by Eric Carle

Hello everyone! Our time in Nursery is soon coming to an end and it will be time for the children to start their new learning adventures in Reception.  This story is just about that but there are so many books available about starting school it’s hard to choose just one.  Although every school is different, …

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Superworm by Julia Donaldson

Hello everyone, Superworm is super strong, Superworm is super long!  This is yet another great story by Julia Donaldson.  It is a story about the adventures of a super kind and caring worm.   This book is a perfect opportunity to discuss what your child feels really confident or ‘super’ doing.  For instance,  in class children …

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What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson

Hello Everyone, We have been reading  What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson.  This is yet another great story by one of our favourite authors and has more fantastic rhyme in it.  It’s a story about a little creature who does good listening and saves the day by foiling the plans of some dastardly cattle rustlers!  …

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Jubilee Celebrations and this week in Nursery . . .

Hello Everyone! What a lovely day we had last Friday. In the morning and in the afternoon, the Year 6 children came along from Ashfield and helped the nursery children to make crowns and they read stories together. A lot of fun was had by all – the nursery children especially enjoyed having lots of …

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This week in Nursery . .

Hello Everyone! What a busy half term you have had. We loved hearing all the things you got up to over half term – it seems lots of dinosaurs were seen! We have been talking about the Platinum Jubilee this week and making bunting to decorate the classroom – perhaps you’ve seen some of it …

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This week in nursery. . . .

Hello Everyone! We’ve been buzzing in Nursery this week bzzzzzzzzzzz! We have been learning all about bees. Mrs Bence came to visit us in a special outfit and talked to us about how she looks after her bees. We have also been able to taste some delicious honey at snack time on bread.  We have …

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Show Me the Honey by Dr. Seuss

Hello everyone, This week’s story is by Dr Seuss, Show Me the Honey.  It is a fantastic and fun way to learn about bees and all the marvellous things they do for us.   Did you know that they ‘talk’ to each other?  Bees perform the ‘waggle dance’ to let each other know where they’ve found …

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