Mar 03
Hello everyone! What a busy fun filled week we have had at Nursery. On Monday we went on a walk around the playing field looking for signs of spring – we found quite a few!! Daffodils, snowdrops and buds on the trees – if you’re on a walk outside have a look at what you …
Mar 03
Hello everyone, Today is World Book Day! Celebrate with us and dress up as your favourite character. Don’t forget to ask your child why their favourite character is so special. Reading to, and with your child is fundamental. Without continued exposure to stories, studies have shown that child are 3 years behind their peers! This …
Feb 24
Hello everyone! At the start of the week – how windy was the weather?! We made the most of the wind and made kites – you might have seen them – it was such fun! We were still discussing the Olympics as we know lots of you were watching the coverage at home. We had …
Feb 24
Hello everyone, This week we are reading Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth. This is a delightful story about a cat named Jasper who finds a bean, plants it and impatiently waits for it to grow. His gardening techniques leave a lot of room for improvement but eventually he grows a magnificent beanstalk. Literacy – Please …
Feb 10
Hello everyone! This week in Nursery we have been looking for dinosaur teeth in the woods. We talked about the differences between a carnivore and a herbivore.Some of the the stones are sharp and pointy like meat eaters teeth and some are smooth and flat like plant eating dinosaurs. Outside we have had lots of …
Feb 10
“It means no worries…” Hello everyone, As you may well know we start each day after our fiddly fingers with a yoga session. Among many other amazing benefits yoga can offer us such as developing our strength and flexibility and improving our concentration and memory, yoga also happens to be a great way to help …
Feb 03
Hello everyone! We have been very busy learning about another festival Chinese New Year! This is a special time for people all over the world to celebrate the New Lunar Year. Each year is named after a different animal and each animal represents different qualities and characteristics. Click on the link below to watch two …
Feb 03
Hello everyone! This week in Nursery we have been learning all about Chinese New Year. Have you watched the videos on the blog about how people celebrate? We have made lanterns, dragons, had a go at writing ‘Happy New Year’ in Mandarin and tried using chopsticks with super long noodles! The children ( and the …
Jan 28
Hello everyone, This week we are reading a non-fiction dinosaur book. Children have been learning about and using non-fiction books these last few weeks to extend their knowledge and skills. We have focussed on the contents page, which tells us where to find different information. This supports their ability to be independent little problem solvers …
Jan 21
As previously mentioned, this year as a school we are working on supporting pupils ability to communicate effectively with one another. One of the ways in which we are addressing this is through the use of the Wellcomm® Screening Tool. This tool provides us with useful teaching strategies and tips for scaffolding pupil talk, language …