Party Day in Nursery
Today is ‘Party Day’ in nursery. We are celebrating Christmas and the end of a wonderful term together. We have enjoyed party food and lots of dancing with our friends.
Father Christmas Visits Nursery
Today the children had a lovely surprise when Father Christmas came to visit us.
Nursery Santa Dash
Ho ho ho! We have been very busy on our Santa Dash today!
Festive Fun in Nursery
Physical Development, Expressive Art & Design
The children are using their fine motor skills to decorate wreaths, Christmas trees and snowmen this week. They are also wrapping gifts for under the tree and making magical reindeer food bags.
Physical Development in Nursery
The children have had lots of fun rolling, throwing, catching and balancing using the hoops, balls and quoits.
Invitations to play, learn, investigate and explore
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.
Retelling the Christmas Story in Nursery B
Understanding the World, Communication & Language, Literacy, Physical Development
The children are reading the Christmas Story and learning about baby Jesus being born in a stable. Outdoors they worked together to make a stable using wood, leaves and pinecones. We then added Angel Gabriel,…
Music in Nursery B
Expressive Arts & Design, Physical Development
The children have been learning about pitch and tempo through listening to different sounds and types of music. They have used their bodies to identify the tempo - moving and dancing quickly and slowly. Today they waved their scarves high and low…
Creating our own Bird Feeders
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.
The Christmas Story in Nursery B
We have been reading the beginning of The Christmas Story when Angel Gabriel told Mary she was going to have a baby and his name would be Jesus. The children have re-enacted the story and talked about how Mary may have felt. This week we talked about the meaning of love and created ‘hanging…
Drawing and Mark Making in Nursery
Communication & Language, Physical Development, Literacy
We are reading ‘I’m Going to Eat This Ant’ by Chris Naylor which is a story about an anteater who is tired of eating ants all the time. This week the children have looked at different images and clips of anteaters. We then asked them to…
Making Vegetable Soup in Nursery B
Understanding the World, Personal, Social & Emotional Development, Physical Development
This week the children made vegetable soup to eat as part of their snack. They used their cutting, chopping and peeling skills to prepare the different vegetables. We talked about where vegetables grow and…