Welcome to Nursery!

Each week we'll be keeping you up to date with our weekly blog. In addition to this, please read our half-termly curriculum map to find out what will be happening in nursery. 

Important information

Please keep checking Tapestry to find your child's observations and information about their key worker. 

Nursery doors open at 8:55am. If you are coming into the school grounds earlier, please do not use any of the resources or equipment that have been set up. It is important our outside area is ready for a day of learning. 

Books

You will be able to change your love of reading book from our lending library basket every Wednesday. The basket will be available at pick up and drop off for you to choose and swap your books ready to enjoy and share at home. If your child accesses our wraparound, we will support them to choose a book to bring home. 

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Week 4

This week we have been learning the story Stickman. We have retold the story in our book corner using puppets and loved asking who and what questions. We found Stickman found in ice! We found different ways to free him and described the feeling of the ice. We have been learning to recognise, show and subitise 1, 2 and 3. We have been sorting the different amounts. 

Week 3

This week we have been reading Peepo and exploring old toys. We have been looking at different objects and asking questions about what things are and how they are used. We have been learning about the artist Kandinsky. We have explored different patterns and shapes and created our own artwork. We loved learning to different environmental sounds and playing bingo!

Week 2

This week we have been celebrating Odd Socks day. We used our Pol Ed lessons to think about how we can be kind and look after our friends. We have also been learning about Remembrance and its importance. We have been watching 'Poppies' and found out why poppies are important. We have been creating different poppies in areas of provision. In maths and fine motor we have been practising ABAB repeating patterns. 

Week 1

What a brilliant week back! Everyone has come back to nursery with such confidence and it has lovely to see we are straight back into rules and routines. This week we have been learning about all things Diwali and Bonfire night. Children have been so excited to share their own experiences and tell us about the fireworks they have seen. In class we have been learning about Diwali and firework dances and performing them. We have been reading the story Little Glow and we loved making diva lamps. 

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Week 8

What an exciting week we have had! This week we have been learning all things Halloween. We have been catching spiders and hammering into pumpkins in our fine motor areas. We have loved reading Room on the Broom and joining in with the repeating phrases. It was so exciting when we made spooky potions! we have been using lines and circle to draw spider's webs. 

Week 7

This week we have been using prepositional language. We retold the story Rosie's Walk using prepositional language . We retold the story Rosie's Walk using an obstacle course. We went over, under and around. We used the same language to describe where the teddy is in maths. This week we have been joining materials. We have been using tape to help make wind socks. We tested our wind socks when performing our Breezey Weather poems. 

Week 6

This week in maths we have been using paint and stamps to create a line pattern. We transferred this learning using the interactive board. We started a new book this week. We have been using Talk 4 Writing actions to learn the story Rosie's Walk. We used puppets to retell the story in the reading area. We love going on an Autumn walk. We went hunting for conkers, coloured leaves, acorns and squirrels. 

Week 5

This week we have read the story Owl Babies. We thought about how the character would be feeling and we used our zones of regulation board to identify the colour feelings. We have loved rereading the story and acting it out with puppets in our book corner. We used our circular motion to draw circle shapes for owl heads and bodies and used leaves for feathers. Some are displayed in our classroom! Miss Maybank brought her baby in and we learnt how to look after and care for a baby. Our home corner has a new baby highchair and lots of nappies to look after our pretend babies, Paul and Sofia. In maths we have been comparing the size of objects. We found ones that are big and ones that are small!

Week 4 

This week we have been busy colour mixing. We read the story Mixed and shared how we could make the secondary colours orange, green and purple. We explored making the new colours in our mud kitchen and in the painting area.

 

Week 3

What a busy week we have had! This week we have been reading The Colour Monster. We have been identifying feelings and the things that make us feel that way. We have used colours to help us talk about our feelings on our Zones of Regulation display. We have identified prime colours and objects in class that are those colours. We have been looking at our pencil control and drawing our faces ready for our gallery.

 

Week 2

We have had an amazing week in nursery. Our returning children have come back so confidently and independently. They have been brilliant role models for our new children. Our new starters have WOWed us! They have learnt our rules and routines so well and they have been exploring the different areas inside and outside. 

Week 1

We have loved meeting everyone during our home visits this week. If you haven't already, please make sure you have signed up to Arbor. We look forward to welcoming back children and seeing lots of new faces next week!