It was an exciting start to the week as our pond life is growing... we have frog spawn, thanks to Philippa Crisp (Rowan's Mum) along with a HUGE bundle of willow for the children to make camps and dens with in our forest school area.
We started our new topic for the term 'Once upon a time' and the children have enjoyed reading and retelling the story of goldilocks and the three bears. We have been mixing oats, behaving like bears and ordering size and quantity. The fairies moved in with the dinosaurs and we have been very creative with the water colour paints. A great BIG thank you to Oak class for making us some pancakes to taste, they were delicious! Reminder - Wednesday 1st March is our World Book Day Celebration and the children are welcome to come dressed as a book character. Quote of the week - If you want your child to be intelligent read them fairy tales. EY Team Half term again already!
It's been a week filled with Forest school, cutting and sticking with the colour monster, play dough full of love, shape colour sorting, letters and sounds, name writing, Just Dance, Jumpstart Jonny and quiet moments with friends. A reminder to provide a small healthy snack for morning and a non spill drink bottle with your child's name on. Quote for the week - All for Love and Love for all Happy half term EY Team We've been... - Cutting and snipping. - Sorting and counting. - Building and sharing. - Driving in the car. - Drawing ourselves. - Talking to Sophie's growing tummy. - and napping when it all got too much... Quote of the week - Every day is an adventure and no two days alike. EY Team We have been adventuring near and far.....
Off to the shops, to the ice bakery, Tesco, the beach, to the land of pirates and superheroes. Along with all the travelling we have been creating stories while using scissors to cut out pictures from the travel magazines. Here's a few things the children have said: "You need to take with you swimming costume and goggles for going underwater, we might take a boat so we can look at the fish. Towels because we'll be all wet and need to dry." "We could take an aeroplane we could just go to the airport. We'll get to a big hill and find a Christmas tree. We can then walk down the hill and go into the house and cover the windows because of a bear coming down the street." EY Team Along with the learning, exploring and fun that happens everyday in Nursery we have been to the moon and back, explored other galaxies, created aliens, tried to catch a star and then we ventured across the world to China where dragons dance, drums bang, and new year celebrations start Sunday.
'Kung Hei Fat Choi' Quote of the week - 'Let the dragon guide you and keep you safe on your adventures in the New Year' EY Team Friday's always come around so fast!
We've welcomed seven new friends into Acorn Class since the start of term and I'd like to welcome all our new families. Our weekly blog can be found on the school website and is also updated to dojo. The topic for this half term is 'Adventures and time travel' and we started with a question 'How do you catch a star?' the children had some very interesting ideas... - "You need a rocket ship to get it." - "I'd stand on Peter Rabbit, Lily and Benjamin." - "A giant could reach a star." Along with our topic we've been building with magnetic Lego, sorting colours and size with Pom Poms, mark making on whiteboards, sharing stories and more! Please remember to supply a change of clothes for your child along with a water bottle and healthy morning snack. If your child uses the toilet independently leggings and loose fitting bottoms are best to avoid accidents. Quote for the week - "Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket." EY Team Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and stay cosy over the festive season.
See you all in 2023! Karen, Sophie, Lucy and Mel. - Winter Weather
- Keeping Cosy - Christmas Feast - Christmas Surprises - Bethlehem - Baby Jesus - Christmas Presents - Winter Yoga .... and so so so much more! See you next week! EY Team This week the children have enjoyed the circle sensory tiles by taking off their shoes and socks, exploring the different textures under their feet - "Bumpy" "Tickling my toes" "circley circles"
A spontaneous picnic created by some of our children this afternoon using the roleplay objects, some played with the fairies and built houses with the wooden logs, and we have also focused on number quantity this week by using Karen's tiny animals with playdough. Quote of the week - "Toes will always be at the end of your feet but the start of your journey" EY Team During the week we have been working on positional language with the help of our happy land village, working together with large construction, recognising number and quantity, retelling know stories, and creating a coral reef in the water tray.
In between the rain showers we have enjoyed damp autumn walks to feed the fish in the pond and lots of pudsey fun have been going on today, sorting socks, painting faces, wiggling toes, drawing pudsey bear, and lots more. Quote of the week - 'Giving is not just making a donation. It's about making a difference.' EY Team |
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