Category: nursery

This week in Nursery . . .

Hello Everyone! How quickly has this week gone by! On Monday we continued with our measuring theme up in the woods – using tape measures and string to see how big the trees are – there were some really big ones and teeny tiny ones too. The biggest tree needed 3 tape measures! In Literacy …

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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Hello everyone, Our story this week is a real classic – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.  It’s one that is read again and again.  Here’s a link to the story, read (and performed) by the author himself.  Michael Rosen performs We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – YouTube Literacy  – Listen/read/watch …

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This week at Nursery . . . .

Hello Everyone! What a lot of lovely sunshine we have seen this week – it’s starting to feel like Spring! We enjoyed our time in the woods looking for signs of Spring and then throughout the week we have been drawing some lovely daffodils – do you like our pictures? The adults thought that the …

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This week at Nursery . . .

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 …

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World Book Day – Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

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 …

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This week in Nursery . . . .

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 …

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Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth

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 …

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This week in Nursery . . .

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 …

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Children’s Mental Health Week

“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 …

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Chinese New Year

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 …

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