NURSERY BLOG

This week in nursery we have been reading Dear Zoo. We talked about what animals would make good pets and what a good pet might need.

The children were very excited when Miss Liddle brought Buddy our school dog to visit. They asked lots of questions and were very impressed with his tricks. They…

We celebrated science week in nursery, our topic was change. 
We enjoyed reading The very Hungry Caterpillar and the children were surprised when the caterpillar changed into a butterfly at the end of the story. We learnt that this is called metamorphosis.

The children loved making fruit…

It’s been a busy week in Nursery. The children learned about Shrove Tuesday before  making pancakes. They enjoyed making the batter, watching Miss Gould toss the pancakes before their favourite part,  choosing a topping and eating them.
On Wednesday we talked about lent and Mrs Finch gave us…

This week Mrs Kamran talked to the children about Ramadan. We learned that Muslims decorate their homes just like many of us do at Christmas. The children were very interested to learn that Muslims have something similar to an advent calendar to count down to Eid. Mrs Kamran brought in some…

The nursery children loved walking on the school field in the crunchy snow. They touched  the snow and talked about how it felt before looking  closely at the snow on the bushes. Back in the nursery garden they used sticks to mark make in the ice.
We have been reading Kipper’s Birthday this week,…

This week in Nursery we made poppy wreaths and walked to the war memorial to place them with the other wreaths. We were very proud of the children’s behaviour. 
Later in the week Mrs Roger’s came to visit with baby Joshua to answer our questions about caring for a baby. 
In outdoor adventures we…

We’ve had a busy week in Nursery. We chopped pumpkins to a delicious soup. We used the leftover pumpkins to improve our fine motor skills and hand eye coordination by hammering golf tees into them. 
The children really enjoyed learning about Diwali, they made diyas from salt dough and decorated…

The children have enjoyed their few weeks at Nursery. 
In the outdoor area they have been mark making with chalks, squashed blackberries to make paint and enjoyed searching for mini beasts. 
We have made toast and sandwiches using a knife to spread our own choice of ingredients. The children…

The children worked together to make a bug hotel out of the natural resources they found in the nursery garden. We hope that the mini beasts will love their new home. 

On Friday the nursery children were very lucky to have a visit from Mrs Plumb who is a potter. She read them a story about mini beasts and then showed them how to use clay to model mini beasts of their own. The children really enjoyed this activity and they can’t wait for the clay to dry so that…

The nursery children had a very exciting visit from a police officer and our community PCSO’s. They told them all of the things they do to help us. The children were able to try on police outfits and some of them actually got to wear handcuffs. They even got to sit in a real police car and put on…

This week in nursery we’ve been learning about Eid. We decorated our home corner and designed some beautiful mehndi patterns. Mrs Kamran came into nursery to tell us all about how she celebrated Eid with her family.