Caterpillars and Butterflies (Nursery)
Mrs GreavesWelcome to Caterpillars and Butterflies
We like to explore and have fun.
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First days in Dragonflies
The children in the next year’s Dragonflies and Ladybirds classes spent their mornings in their new class this week. They loved getting a snack on their trays in preparation for school lunchtime in the autumn term....
Games Day in Nursery
Hola! After dancing to Viva La Spania children in nursery took part in their own games day. They had to race against their friends with a quoit on top of their heads. Then they had to run with a beanbag on the bat and make sure that it didn’t fall off. We...
Early Years Dance for School Games Day
The early years children and staff put on a great dance performance to open the school games for KS1 and KS2. The atmosphere was brilliant with everyone watching and joining in! I think we were able to keep most of the rain away with our super singing of...
I see boats on the water
Last week children in nursery had fun deciding which materials to use to make a boat. Today they were able to test their boat on the water with their parents, to see if it would float. Guess what, every child was happy to see that their boat did indeed float....
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Nursery children have been finding out about different forms of transport. They listened to sounds of road vehicles, watercraft, aircraft and space craft and had to guess which one was making the noise. During group and child initiated activities, they have been using...
Hunting for Creepy Crawlies
Nursery children say – We like spiders, we like worms. They don’t sting and they don’t spread germs. Worms have no legs, spiders have eight. We think spiders and worms are great. These are just...
Dinosaurumpus
Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp. The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp. Our topic this half term has been about animals large and small. Nursery children have had great fun making dinosaurs with dough, blocks and pasta. One girl pretended to be...
New Outdoor Environment for Nursery
Nursery children had lots of fun exploring their new environment. The water feature was a great hit as children had to pull the handle up and down in order to make the water flow through the troughs. Our new wooden table and stools encouraged children to make food in...
Maths is Fun
This week Nursery children have worked indoors on comparing and ordering different size eggs. Also they have talked about the patterns they could see on the eggs. Whilst they have been outdoors they have solved problems such as how many children can fit onto the slide...
I Love You Day in Nursery
Children in nursery enjoyed completing tasks with their family members on this day. This involved lots of counting of pasta, spoonfuls of compost, pictures on their baskets and items on their bracelets. Our singing was fantastic. The children were successful in...
Pom Pom Fun
Children in nursery have been developing their fine motor skills by using the pegs to pick up the pompoms. Opening and closing pegs can be a very difficult thing to do if you are 3 or 4 years old, but with perseverance they managed this task. Whoo Hoo! The children...
Hearts and friendship disco
The Nursery and Reception children had a fabulous time at the disco on Wednesday. They had some sweets, drinks and hot dogs. Best of all they danced the whole time to the disco music. Everyone looks gorgeous in their dancing outfits. Thank you to all the helpers who...