Hi everyone! What a lovely week we have had back at Nursery. We heard lots of stories about the fun activities you were up to over the Easter Holidays! This week – did you hear – we have had eggs that hatched into chicks!! In the classroom we watched the eggs in their incubator and …
Category: nursery
Mar 05
This week at Nursery
Hi everyone! Our last week has been filled with exciting things we’ve done. We will definitely doing some of these wonderful activities when we all get back to school. Can’t wait! Until we see each other on Monday, do good looking for adventures, clean your ears out for good listening and turn your noggins (brains) …
Mar 04
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Hello everyone! This week’s story is We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. It’s a story that’s a firm favourite with most children and adults alike. There are so many wonderful ways of adapting this story. There are so many opportunities for language development that the sky and our imaginations are the limit. …
Mar 03
Maths – Positional Language
Hello Everyone, Positional language is all about the words we use. Every day we give some positional language instruction, for instance, the car is in the garage, the cup is on the table. Too often, rather than be specific, we say it’s ‘there’ or ‘over there’ and we point. Our children do the same. It’s …
Mar 01
Mindful Monday – Plant a seed in our positive thought garden
Hello everyone, This week we are planting some positive thoughts in our garden. How wonderful it will be to watch them grow! When we plant seeds they grow into plants. Could we do the same with positive thinking? What positive thought would you plant in your positivity garden? Plants need water, sun and food (soil) …
Feb 26
This Week at Nursery
Hi everyone! We may have only just come back from a week off but children have been super busy! Lots of number and sound work has been going on as well as the hard work that went on dribbling a ball lots of times. Click below to see the great learning that’s been going on …
Feb 25
Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth
Hello everyone! This week’s story is by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen, Jasper’s Beanstalk. It’s a short story, but brilliant for discussing what a seed needs to grow. We will be doing a lot of planting the rest of the term so find a seed, any seed (tomato seeds from your salad will do nicely) …
Feb 24
Maths – Ordering Numbers
Hello Everyone, We have been looking at numbers 1-10 and this week we will look at how to put them in the right order and use those numbers practically. Listen to our number songs. The numbers are always in a certain order, numbers get bigger when you count on to order them like in our …
Feb 22
Mindful Monday – It’s Spring let Positivity Grow!
Hello everyone, The days are getting longer and warmer and Spring is just around the corner. The season of new growth is nearly upon us and it’s a wonderful opportunity for us all to spend more time outside. Being outside has a very positive effect on our well – being. Seeing new plants and blossoms …
Feb 12
Phonics Fun – Recap th and ng
Hello everyone, It’s Friday and you’ve worked so hard this half term! Give yourselves some much earned pats on the back and do the cookin’ dance! Pick your favourite games to practise the th and ng sounds and any other sounds you’d like to choose. Use this opportunity to see which sounds your child really …