Building a church
Today one of our nursery children came to tell me that she had built a church. What an amazing creation! She showed me all the people and told me that they were at Mass. We discussed that the people were parishioners and that we call them the congregation when they are gathered in prayer.…
Petal water play
This week the children have enjoyed engaging in sensory water play. Intended to support fine motor skills and develop mathematical and scientific concepts, the children have focused on this form of play for extended periods.
Birthday Cake Surprise
The children impressed us all with their creative and teamwork skills this week. Working together and using their own ideas, they designed and made a large and imaginative birthday cake as part of their play dough and role-play. All topped off with a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’. What a…
Clay Minibeasts in Nursery
The children are continuing to explore with clay. They have all made and painted their favourite minibeasts which we have displayed in our window.
Learning about the Holy Spirit in Nursery A
In RE this week we have been exploring further the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit. We have listened to the story and used scarves, ribbons and bubbles to explore the feeling of wind and thinking about how Jesus’ friends must have felt. The Holy Spirit feels like the wind, makes us feel…
Wibbly Wobbly!
The children have been using our new bamboo pipes to experiment with cause and effect using a ball. They use teamwork and communication skills to make sure the ball didn’t roll off!
Learning to be a Vet in Nursery
The children have shown a real interest in animals since reading 'Silly Doggy' by Adam Stower so we set up a Vet Station with bays and equipment to help look after our sick and poorly pets. The children are having lots of back and forth conversations describing what has happened to their pet and…
Nursery Visit to Martin Mere
Nursery had an amazing day at Martin Mere in almost perfect weather conditions, we spotted a variety of birds, went for a ‘Wild Walk’, explored the play areas and took part in a pond dipping workshop. It was exciting to see all the new experiences and learning taking place. There were lots of…
Clay Modelling in Nursery
The children in nursery are developing and strengthening their fine motor skills to create minibeasts using clay. They are rolling, pinching, and poking to make different shapes and patterns.
Perfect Pizzas in Nursery
Today the children made their own pizzas with their favourite toppings. Nursery B took their pizzas home to eat for lunch while Nursery A sat in the sunshine and ate theirs for snack.
Nursery Visit Church
The children have visited our Church to look at the beautiful Easter garden. We talked about Good Friday and Easter Sunday and the children remembered how Jesus died on the cross then rose again. The children spoke about what they could see and we said a thank you prayer to God for giving us…
Nursery Making Sandwiches
This week for snack, the children made their own sandwiches. They practised spreading butter as well as cutting and chopping different fillings. We talked about the colours and flavours of foods and where our foods come from.