Time flies when you are having fun and we certainly have been having fun at nursery. We have all noticed how much the children have progressed and can’t wait to move their learning further on when we return after the half term holiday.
Next half term will be extremely busy…we have Bonfire night, Remembrance Sunday and of course Christmas. Click on the buttons below to see what we will be getting up to!
Just for your diary the date for the Foundation Stage Christmas Nativity will be on the 4th and 5th of December. More details will follow after the holidays…watch this space!
Emma’s blog
Hello everyone,
I can't believe how fast this term has gone. We have really enjoyed this time getting to know each other and the routine of nursery. We are so proud of them all.
The children have embraced taking the responsibility to look after the nursery garden. As autumn has arrived, there are plenty of leaves that have fallen onto the ground. The children have enjoyed sweeping them up, listening to the sounds they make when you jump on them. With all of the autumn treasures in the garden, we made a sticky tape wrist bands and used these to collect things we could find (luckily there were no bugs stuck on… phew!). Here are some interesting facts about autumn, click here.
The children have continued working hard with their fine motor skills by threading pipe cleaners though small holes, they also enjoyed filling and pouring with small utensils. To continue our hand strengthening during the holidays, here are 2 new dough disco songs for you all to have a go at home! Click here and here!
I hope you all have a wonderful break. Rest lots, and I will see you all in a weeks time.
Emma
Michelle’s blog
Hello and welcome to this week’s blog.
I can’t believe that we have reached half term already, it only seems like yesterday that we were starting the new term in September. I am so proud of all the children, they have been on an amazing start to their nursery journey, and have really started to grow their brains. We have learnt this half term all about how our brains work to keep us happy and calm, how we need to keep our brain happy and healthy so that the hippocampus, amygdala and pre-frontal cortex parts of our brain can work together. If you haven’t already, now would be a fantastic time to explore the Myhappymind website, as there are some useful resources for parents on there too.
We have also had a fantastic start to the year of worship by learning all about Creation and how God made our wonderful world for us. We have learnt how God loves us all and we should follow His example and share our love too. I do have to say that this is something the children are particularly good at, they are so full of love for each other.
As we get to know each other we have started to play games together, sharing and taking turns. It is wonderful to see the children begin to think of others and realise that they can get so much pleasure by making others happy.
We have also started to really practise our physical skills, both inside and out, where we have had lots of opportunities to learn to jump, throw, catch and run. This is something we will continue to develop throughout the year, all ready to wow everybody with our physical skills at Sports Day in the summer.
I hope you all have a lovely half term break. When we come back we have lots more learning planned as we grow our brains even more.
Michelle
Worship
This week we started to learn the words and actions to ‘My Lighthouse’ in preparation for joining the whole school for celebration Assembly on a Friday. Click here to try the actions at home and here to listen to the song! The message is that God is a beacon of light, a fortress that defends, protects, and rescues us from our own doubts. The children love it!
Finally, here’s a little adventure you could do during the holidays…don’t forget to send some pictures!
Water bottles
A gentle reminder that if children are choosing to bring in water bottles from home can you please ensure that they only have water in them. As part of our healthy eating and drinking policy the children have the option to have milk or water only in nursery. Thank you.
Please remember that Nursery is closed for the half term holiday from Thursday 17th October until Monday 28th October.
Have the most wonderful half term and enjoy the time you spend together with loved ones.
Stay safe and God Bless
Barbara