This week in Nursery, we continued to support our new friends by helping them become familiar with daily routines and understand how to access all areas of the nursery. The children are growing in confidence and independence as they settle in and build relationships with staff and peers. The children took part in our weekly Playdough Disco and Squiggle While You Wiggle sessions, which provided lots of opportunities for movement, creativity and fine motor development. These activities encouraged coordination, mark‑making and self‑expression in a fun and engaging way. During our maths sessions, the children played Mr Mix‑Up to support their sequencing and sharing skills. They took turns, followed instructions and worked cooperatively, developing early mathematical understanding alongside important social skills. We also enjoyed a lovely music and movement session in the hall. This introduced our new children to another part of the school and supported them to feel confident in a different environment while enjoying singing, dancing and moving together. The children continued to explore the story It’s Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis, using simple materials to extend their imaginative play and problem‑solving skills. Inspired by the book, they created their own fishing rods using sticks, string and Sellotape, then tested their ideas in the water area. The children enjoyed pretending to fish and discussing what they might catch, using lots of imaginative language and working together as they shared resources and ideas. We also started a wall display of It’s Not a Stick, featuring photographs and captions of the children using their imaginations. The display includes stick creations and children’s mark‑making or emergent writing shared through speech bubbles, celebrating their ideas and early communication skills. At the playdough table, the children used lolly sticks and playdough to construct straight‑sided shapes. They carefully pressed the playdough to hold corners and sides in place, showing great concentration and developing their understanding of shapes, sides and corners. Some children experimented with making triangles, rectangles and squares and proudly named their creations. The children also used lolly sticks as bridges, balancing them across plastic cups so the compare bears could cross. Throughout the week, they demonstrated curiosity, creativity and growing confidence, using everyday materials to turn “just a stick” into endless possibilities.
Rights Respecting Article 2: Every child has rights. Nobody should be treated unfairly because of who they are or what they look like.
Rights Respecting Article 3: Adults must always do what is best for you.
Rights Respecting Article 6: You have the right to grow up healthy, safe and supported.
Rights Respecting Article 28: You have the right to go to school and learn in a safe and caring environment.
