Blog Author: Mrs McIntyre

Ho ho ho!  We have been very busy on our Santa Dash today!

Children from the gardening club and nursery came together today to plant Spring bulbs together and enjoy our woodland area.  The teamwork was a joy to see.  Well done children!

Our nursery is full of invitations to play, learn, investigate and explore but first thing in the morning we vary what we have out on our carpet area. Recently, the children have loved mark making and exploring shape on large sheets of paper.

We have made bird feeders using pinecones, lard and seeds. This afternoon, we took them to are woodland area and hung them on the trees.

Following on from our vegetable shop role play we used some of our vegetables to make a special “English Martyrs Soup”. The children peeled and chopped. We discussed the shapes and textures of the vegetables. This afternoon we enjoyed eating our soup in the woodland area. We heard words such as…

The children in our nurseries have been playing in our woodland area this morning.  They have produced a woodland shop with sticks, branches and leaves, they have worked cooperatively to manoeuvre on the adventure trail and they have played a guessing game using pebbles.  The game was a focused…

The children have continued their bug hunting this week using the magnifying viewfinders. After an adult initiated bug hunting activity last week, these children were choosing to continue and extend their learning independently.  

Everyday is a nursery rhyme day in Nursery A but we are singing even more this week as it’s National Nursery Rhyme Week.  Here we are having fun singing ‘Row, row, row your boat’ with a partner.

We saw fantastic creativity and imagination in our sensory play this week.  Children were focused and engaged well with the experiences provided.  Cognitively, sensory play stimulates neural pathways in the brain through exploring different textures, materials and smells.  

As part of our forest skills activities the chidlren have been making badges.  This week we decorated our name badges and added wool to hang them around our necks.  

The children in Nursery A have enjoyed playing with their friends again after the half-term break.  Many of the children are becoming much more confident with their climbing, balancing and riding skills, demonstrating determination and strength during their outdoor play.  They have remembered good…