This week in Nursery, the children have been thinking about the people they love and those who are important to them. With Valentine’s Day approaching, we explored what love means, why certain people make us feel happy, safe and cared for, and how we can show kindness to others. The children shared thoughtful ideas about family members, friends, pets and special adults in school, describing cuddles, playing together and the people who make them laugh. They then carefully drew pictures of these loved ones inside a big heart, thinking about details such as hair colour, clothing and favourite features. They are very excited to take their heart drawings home and share them with someone special.
Alongside our discussions, the children continued to develop early writing and motor skills through Squiggle While You Wiggle and Playdough Disco. They used whole‑body movements to music to model early letter shapes and strengthened their hands by squeezing, rolling and pinching dough—supporting both gross‑ and fine‑motor development linked to early mark‑making.
In maths, the children explored number composition within five by hiding counters under two cups and predicting how many were underneath. They practised careful counting, compared amounts and explained their thinking using full sentences. In our classroom tough tray, they represented numbers 1–5 in different ways—arranging shells, using Numicon shapes and showing numbers on their fingers—helping deepen their understanding through practical play.
During physical development, the children took part in a movement session exploring rolling, crawling and sliding. After a simple warm‑up, they rolled across mats, crawled through tunnels and experimented with different ways of sliding to music. The session ended with stretches and calming breaths to help regulate their bodies.
Their phonological awareness also grew through oral blending games using real objects beginning with the /m/ sound. Adults modelled robot talk (e.g., m‑u‑g), and the children listened carefully, blended the sounds and identified the correct item, taking turns and supporting early sound‑to‑word blending.
Some children added to our Outdoor Adventure wall by writing a short caption to go with a photograph of themselves working outdoors. This helped them link writing to meaningful experiences and practise forming simple sentences.
We rounded off the week with our outdoor Friday session, enjoying the mud kitchen, digging area and—thanks to lots of rain—plenty of puddle jumping!
Article 1: Everyone, under 18, has the rights of the UN Convention.
Article 2: All children have rights. No child should be treated unfairly.
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.
