What a fabulous week. The children are so confident and are accessing all the areas of the continuous provision independently, that’s great!
We have started to introduce the Number 1 . A great resource that you can access at home is Numberblocks. Click here to watch Number 1. At nursery we use the Maths Mastery approach. Maths mastery is a teaching and learning approach that aims for children to develop deep understanding of maths rather than being able to memorise key procedures or resort to rote learning. At this point they are ready to move confidently on to their next stage of maths. So we will be taking our exploration of number slow and steady.
We have also started to discuss and explore healthy practices, starting with healthy foods. Click here to find the NHS Eatwell guide.
This year we are starting a weekly Key Person blog, we hope that you like it.
Clare’s Blog
What an extremely happy start to nursery we have had this year!
The children have been excitedly exploring the nursery environment, keen to play with everything.
Already in the first week at nursery we have been cutting, sticking, painting, lots of painting! Reading so many of our wonderful selection of books, planted sunflower seeds from the flower head. We have made a fairy garden, built ‘Pride Rock’ and have pretended to be firemen, trolls and the Billy Goats Gruff and so much more. The children have had the opportunity to play both inside and out and are already feeling comfortable, confident and secure in the nursery.
The manners and the kind way the children are talking to each other is beautiful, you must all feel so very proud of them all!
Clare
Hannah’s Blog
What a super start to nursery life the children have all made; I cannot believe how well everyone has settled in! There has been so much lovely playing in the garden whilst we enjoy the sunshine and we have all made such an effort to be kind friends to one another. There has been lots of whizzing round on the bikes, splashing in the water and plenty of digging in the sand pit.
I have loved seeing castles and robots being made from building blocks, so many amazing pictures being painted and have particularly been wowed by how many children like to sit attentively and listen to stories! When we have played inside I have seen lots of dinosaur enthusiasts amongst our friends and some fabulous creations with playdough!
Well done everyone on such a super start.
Hannah
Colette’s Blog
The children are beginning to settle in beautifully in to Nursery and are starting to make some lovely friendships.
So far this week we have built a road but then some roadworks appeared…we even had to make our own temporary traffic lights to ease the congestion!
We have read many stories, completed lots of number puzzles (inside and out) and the lovely hot sunshine meant that we could have the big water play out (we did wear our aprons and wellies!)
Have a lovely weekend.
Colette
As you can see the children are all having a splendid time at nursery!
Please note: this week we have emailed everyone to book either a face to face meeting or a telephone meeting with your child’s key person next week. It’s not to late to book an appointment.
Also, a few reminders
I will require written consent (an email is fine) giving nursery consent to use images on our webpage, I am still waiting to hear from a few of our families.
Please could you put your child’s fruit time snack in their blue book bag not lunch boxes. Please remember that your child will need one piece of fruit for each session they attend (two pieces for a full day).
Any items which are likely to be removed during the day should be clearly labelled. The nursery ladies are getting very confused!
Some of our families have been enquiring how to pay for lunches and fees. My apologies it is going to get to next week before the invoices are ready to be sent out. There are not enough hours in the day! Keep checking your emails!
In the meanwhile, if you have any queries please drop me an email or catch me at the end of the day.
I’m not sure if summer has made its final appearance of the year (I hope not) but nonetheless have a fabulous weekend with your loved ones.
Barbara