New friends
This week we had a gift from Father Christmas for helping his Elf get back home. It was a bear for each group at Nursery, but our poor bears hadn’t even got a name! We discussed how our bears had a right to a name like we do and how they would nee...
Read MoreHelping our bears
Our bears were feeling a little sad. We found out it was because they didn’t have what they needed to be healthy and happy, what they had a right to have. The children helped sort out pictures of the things we have a right to and need and the th...
Read MoreKung Hei Fat Choi – Congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous New Year!; Happy New Year!
What a lovely day we have had celebrating the Chinese New Year. The children joined in with lots of different activities such as making dragon masks, lanterns, tasting Chinese food and putting on a fantastic dragon dance.
Read MoreBertha the bus
This week we have been thinking about the s sound. We went on a journey with Bertha the bus to see what animals she would see at the zoo with s as their initial sound. She was a bit cheeky and threw in some trick animals! Afterwards some of the children ...
Read MoreCreating stories
This week we were about to enjoy a book, when we found it empty! The children came up with a great idea to solve this problem ‘ We can make one up’ said one child. We used the instruments to help us and had great adventures with lots of differ...
Read MoreOh no Eddie’s key is stuck!
On Tuesday Eddie sent us a parcel that contained a block of ice with his key to his suitcase stuck inside! The children came up with some fantastic ideas as to how we could get the key out. One child suggested we could pull it out but it would not move....
Read MoreHelping Eddie
This week we received a letter from Eddie the explorer! First of all we discussed what an explorer was, one child said ‘ Someone who goes on an adventure.’ Another child said ‘ Someone who looks for animals.’ We carried on readin...
Read MoreSorting shapes!
Oh dear all the shapes have got mixed up! The children have been so helpful and sorted the shapes into 2D and 3D shapes. We discussed the name of the shapes and their properties.
Read MorePancake Day
We had so much fun on Tuesday celebrating Pancake Day. We followed a recipe and measured out the ingredients, whilst the frying pan was warming up we sang the pancake song. Then it was time to cook it and of course flip it! Later on we tried different top...
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