A lovely week at nursery. We have welcomed two new friends to our family here at school. Everyone has been very kind and generous showing them where everything lives and the routines and rhythms of the day.
When I think about everything that we do in a day and week at nursery I just can’t believe it. The children take everything in their stride. it’s no wonder they are exhausted by Friday. After half term we will be starting Read, Write Inc, sounds and Maths Mastery….even more learning, FANTASTIC! We love to grow our brains!
Read Write Inc (for those who want to know a little bit more and get ahead of the game!)
Read Write Inc is a method of learning centred around letter sounds and phonics.
Click here Please remember we will only be learning Set 1 Speed sounds. Sounds will be introduced slowly to ensure we can say the sounds correctly and have a go at writing them. Pencil hold is key!
If you scroll down the page there are some videos to watch. They are very useful especially how we say the sounds We are not at the blending sounds stage…save that video for later.
When we start (after half term) be guided by the information that I will post weekly.
Worship
The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. This week we have been making our own Rosary and practising the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory be. There is a lot to remember maybe you could help our at home.
Everyone has made their own Rosary to use at school. We went to the school Chapel to pray the Rosary. We also took our prayer jar; we put new prayers in each week.
This week we have new prayer leaders to help us to make the sign of the Cross and how to hold our hands in prayer.
Emma’s blog
Hello everyone,
Firstly, it was really nice chatting and meeting some of you for the first time at our parent meetings. Thank you for coming. If you have not managed to catch up with me, just drop me an email.
We have been practising our gross motor skills in the garden this week. Gross motor skills involve the larger muscle groups in the arms, legs and core. We have been using different sized paint brushes in water, and the children have been busy painting walls, floors and even the outdoor play houses (not to mention themselves!). The children even used large sweeping brushes dipped in water as well. Working on gross motor skills prepares the children for writing, like holding the paper down with one hand and writing with the other.
We have continue our learning thread by making colour monster biscuits. The children all got involved to help make the biscuit mix. We discussed ingredients and the utensils that we would need to be able to make the biscuits. When they were cooked, we decorated them with icing and colour monster sprinkles. Everyone enjoyed eating them for our snack as a treat. Nursery suddenly became very quiet at snack time on that day, I'm not sure why?
Here is a video to watch how to make 'hair do cookies'. If you get time, have a go. I would love to see your bakes. Have fun. Click here.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone.
See you all on Monday
Emma
Michelle’s blog
Hello everyone and welcome to this week's blog.
We had a really wet start to the week so this meant we had the opportunity to play lots of games indoors, practising our turn taking and sharing. We love the opposites game where we have to find the opposite picture. It's quite tricky at times. Any practice you can give your child to find an opposite word will help with their recall and language development.
Another game we have been playing is sound lotto. This is where we have to listen really carefully and identify the sounds that we can hear. This is a good game for focus and concentration. It will also help with sound recognition when we start our Read, Write, Inc sessions. If you don't have this game at home you can easily play this outside by asking your child what they can hear.
We continue to develop our fundamental movement skills and have focussed on throwing and catching this week. Why not have a game of throw and catch at home this weekend.
Finally, it seems you have all been enjoying the Evil Pea game that I have been sending home. Don't worry if you haven't had a turn yet, everyone will get a chance to take it home.
Have a lovely weekend
Michelle
My Happy Mind
This week we have been working hard to keep our brain calm and to improve our concentration skills.
We played mindfulness bubble bounce, have a go at home. Click here.
Harvest Festival
Thank you to everyone who has already brought in nappies for our contribution the the Harvest Festival. Don’t worry if you haven’t managed to yet we have until next Friday.
Family Mass
Don’t forget our first family mass on Sunday 6th October. As with everything that we offer in school, these are just opportunities and are never compulsory, just another way of coming together. Ironically, the theme of the Gospel that weekend is children coming to God - seems just perfect.
Lastly, I hope the weather stays fine and you manage some lovely family time outdoors. Here’s a little weekend challenge if you are up for it! Click on the button below.
Remember stay safe and God Bless
Barbara