Reception Nativity
Today was the big day for Reception’s Nativity. The children all performed brilliantly and we are very proud of them all. The singing raised the roof and the acting was outstanding. Especially well done to everyone who had lines to say.
Independent Reading
We use our phonics knowledge to help us make and read words independently.
Reading Corner
Such lovely afternoons spent with our friends reading books and enjoying each others company. #specialtimes
Nursery’s Nativity Assembly
Today the children retold the First Christmas Story to their parents in our nativity assembly. They sang and danced beautifully and reminded us of the true meaning of Christmas. Well done nursery children!
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.
Snack
We love a good snack time in Reception. We enjoy a range of healthy snacks in class each afternoon and the children enjoy helping to prepare it. We practice our fine motor skills, by spreading butter and jam and pouring out our drinks, we practice maths, by working out if there are enough chairs…
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,…
The Drawing Club!
This week in our literacy work, the children have joined the Drawing Club! Our Drawing Club has been based on the book ‘The Christmas Pine’ and the aim is to spark the children’s imagination and develop language through creating “magic codes” like letters or words into their drawings. First we…
Sharing our Home School Diaries
The week we have been reading the Christmas Pine. The book tells the story of a Norwegian pine tree chosen to be the annual Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. The story’s meaning symbolises peace and friendship as the tree is a gift from Norway to the UK. This week the children designed their own…
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…