Nursery's Blog

In Nursery this week, we have learnt about Diwali.
We know it is the five day Festival of Lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world.

We read the book ‘Dipal’s Diwali’, and learnt that Diwali is a very special celebration, with colourful decorations including rangoli patterns, fireworks and special food!

We found out that Mehndi is a special body art drawn onto the hands and arms. We made our own mehndi patterns.

We also made diva lamps by moulding clay into a dish shape, and once dried, painted it and decorated it with glitter. Finally, we added a tea light so that we can light them at home!

STARS OF THE WEEK!
Lilian and Joseph

Well done to Lilian and Joseph, who have both had a fantastic first week back at school!
They both enjoyed learning about Diwali this week, and created beautiful Mehndi patterns and diva lamps!
Well done you two!

In Nursery this week, we read the story ‘Leaf Man’ by Lois Ehlert.
The story is about a man made of leaves, who blows through the wind to lots of different places.

We used leaves to make our own leaf men, and thought about where they might blow to, and what they might see!

This was an activity that gave the children an opportunity to explore story settings, as well as develop their creative and fine motor skills!

Take a look at their work below…

STARS OF THE WEEK!
Well done to all of the children for completing their first half term at school! Miss Bailey and Sara are very proud of their progress!

A Super Science Day!

On Tuesday, Nursery enjoyed taking part in Science Day!

We were lucky to have a real scientist talk to us about what Science is, and she helped us make rockets out of straws in the hall! We blew through the straws to see how far they would travel, and had lots of fun!

Back in the classroom we made paper aeroplanes, an took them outside to throw. We talked about how far they travelled and what helps them to fly!

Stars of the Week!
Nina and Tiwa
Well done to Nina and Tiwa who were super scientists on Science Day! They enjoyed carrying out our different experiments, and talking about how far they thought the rockets and aeroplanes would fly!
Well done you two!

This week in Nursery, we have been reading ‘The Great Big Book of Families’.

We have been talking about how all families are different, and talking about our own families, and why they are special to us.

The children looked at photographs of themselves with their families, and used these as a basis to paint family pictures!

Take a look at the children’s fantastic artwork, that will soon be used as a display in our classroom!

Stars of the Week!
Nyra and Ella

Well done to this week’s two super stars – Nyra and Ella!
Both girls are continuing to settle into Nursery brilliantly, following the routines of the day, always being great listeners, and are also kind to all of their Nursery friends!
Great job, girls!

The children have had a great second week at school, and are becoming more familiar with the daily routines. They are continuing to develop their friendships and are enjoying accessing the inside and outside classrooms.

This week we have talked about what we see on the way to school, how we get here, and who we come with. We then painted lots of colourful cars, scooters, trees and flowers, to make a wonderful Nursery Street display in our classroom! We added photos of ourselves to the display too!

Stars of the Week!
All of Nursery!

A huge well done to all the Nursery children for settling into school so quickly! Miss Bailey and Sara have been so impressed with how quickly they are learning the routines, making new friends and developing their independence!
You are all super stars!

Miss Bailey and Sara are so impressed with how well the new Nursery children have settled in this week!

We have spent this week exploring both the inside and outside classrooms, as well as learning the routines of the day, and getting to know each other!

The children should all feel very proud of themselves – it’s been a fabulous first week!

Please take a look at some pictures of us settling in…

Well done Nursery for a wonderful final week! You have all been so sensible and coped really well during the heat wave!

We have enjoyed making ice-lollies and paddling in water this week to keep cool! We have also talked about our favourite memories from our year in Nursery, which have included looking after the ducklings, making pancakes, our visit from the British Transport Police, planting seeds and watering the flowers, and our Christmas party, to name a few!

Miss Bailey and Sara are so proud of the progress you have all made, and we can’t wait to see you flourish in Reception!

Thank you to all the parents for your support this year, and we hope you all have an enjoyable and restful summer break!

In our penultimate week in Nursery, we made sure we stayed cool, enjoying activities such as reading stories and colouring in the shade, as well as engaging in lots of water play!

We had so much fun at the Summer Carnival, taking part in lots of different games and activities!

Stars of the Week!
Diya and Timothy!
This week we have been thinking about what we have learnt and enjoyed during our year in Nursery.
Well done to Diya and Timothy who enjoyed looking at our class blog, talking about their achievements and memories over the past year!

Sports Stay & Play!

Nursery had a fabulous sport themed Stay & Play on Tuesday morning. We enjoyed taking part in egg and spoons races, javelin throwing, bike riding, and climbing, to name a few!

Thank you to all of the grown ups who came to join us. We hope you had a great time too!

Stars of the Week
All of Nursery!

All of Nursery were super stars at their Stay & Play this week! They all took part in all of the activities, trying their best and having a go! They also said goodbye to their grown ups super sensibly, at the end of the session!
Well done to all of you – you are all so grown up and ready for Reception!

At the end of last week, we were so excited when another four eggs hatched! We have been lucky to be able to look after five ducks before they go back to the farm!

We have enjoyed watching them spend time in their pen, as well as stroking and even holding them!
We thought carefully about what we need to do to look after them –
“They need clean water everyday.” – Arabella
“We cuddle them.” – Harry
“Stroke them.” – Diya
“They live in a cage so they don’t run away.” – Timothy
“They have special duckling food.” – Nika
“They cuddle each other.” – Sadie

Stars of the Week!
Sadie and Arabella
Well done to both girls who had some great ideas about how to look after the ducks, and spent lots of time talking to them, and enjoyed stroking and holding them.