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…
Farm Day 3
Another lovely day! The children had a ball and were so good. We completed all the usual activities and the children particularly enjoyed feeding all of the animals.
Farm Day 2!
Another great day at the farm. We managed to squeeze in so much. Feeding lambs, goats, sheep and a cow. We met lots of different critters and were all very brave holding and stroking them. The children enjoyed a packed lunch before going on a train ride. A quick play in the park and it was…
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.
Artemis II
Today we made our own fact files about the recent Artemis II exploration around the moon.
We watched some videos and couldn’t believe how brave the four astronauts were.
Penny D 5A, ‘I enjoyed watching the clips of Artemis II and seeing the astronauts answer the questions from other school…
Science Is All Around Us
This week is British Science Week and we are noticing how science is all around us. We have been looking at animals and discussing how they have similarities and differences. The children have enjoyed playing a matching game - finding the halves of the animal faces and identifying each animal. We…
Dancing Raisins and Cotton Wool Capers
Yesterday we were scientists. We explored what happened to raisins when they are submerged in fizzy water. We watched them dance and it was fascinating! The we predicted how many cotton wool balls we could fit into a shot glass filled to the top with water and we were amazed to discover that we…
Nursery A Fruit Kebabs
Fruit kebabs were on the food technology menu this week. The children chopped a variety of fruit and then carefully created their own fruit kebabs.
Back outside!
The children have been very keen to play outside with their friends this week. They have had a wonderful time in our woodland areas, enjoying their outdoor learning. We are also developing some keen gardeners who have been busy doing some early spring planting.
Water Play in Nursery A.
The children have had a brilliant first week back after half term and many have been fully engaged in water play this week both indoors and out. We have a new water wall with a pump that children have been exploring and observing cause and effect.