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Super snails and much more!

Super snails and much more!

This week we have continued to learn more facts about worms and composting. We started to make a display of what is compostable and which insects we can find in a compost bin. So far we have produced some fantastic worms, fruit flies and snails. We have enjoyed the...

Another busy week in nursery!

Another busy week in nursery!

This week we have continued to find out about worms and composting. We shared a non-fiction book about worms and we have learned that worms do not have eyes or teeth, they produce slime to help them move around in earth and they do not have a skeleton! We also found...

Ice investigations in nursery

Ice investigations in nursery

As well as continuing to find out more about Spring, we have been investigating ice this week to participate in Science Week. We completed two different investigations. We compared the look of ice made with water, salt and water, food colouring and water and lemonade....

Shrove Tuesday and much more!

Shrove Tuesday and much more!

This week we have introduced our new topics for this half term which are Spring and baby animals/mammals. We played a mother and baby animal matching game on the interactive white board and shared some topic based stories during snack time. We are looking forward to...

A super Space party in nursery!

A super Space party in nursery!

To conclude our Space topic we consolidated our knowledge of it by having a Space party. We prepared for our party throughout the week. We prepared by designing a placemat to put our party food on. We drew space themed things like rockets, The International Space...

Valentine’s Day and much more!

Valentine’s Day and much more!

This week in nursery we have continued to focus on numbers. We completed some fabulous writing to describe what we found during our number hunt last week and we made a display in our classroom. We also discussed Valentines Day and thought about the people that we...

Safer Internet Day 2025

Safer Internet Day 2025

This year, we marked Safer Internet Day (which was on Tuesday 11th February) with special assemblies in our phases and a range of activities in all of our classes. This year's theme was ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online‘. Children...

We’re going on a number hunt!

We’re going on a number hunt!

This week we have focussed on numbers. During our maths sessions we participated in small number hunts in our nursery environment both indoors and outdoors. We also talked about the numbers on the doors of our homes and car registration plates. We played number games...

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year!

In nursery this week we have been finding out about Chinese New Year and celebrating it. We thoroughly enjoyed preparing and cooking Chinese stir fry. We demonstrating excellent counting skills by counting the amount of children in our group and giving out the correct...

Planets galore!

Planets galore!

We have continued to focus on our topic of space this week. We all chose a planet, star or moon from the Solar System and drew it using chalk. We have displayed them in our classroom and they look fantastic! We continued to share space themed stories during snack...

A super space day in nursery!

A super space day in nursery!

This week we have continued to help and welcome our new pupils. We have participated in group sessions in the hall to help us get to know each other which we all enjoyed, especially our new children. One of these sessions included a drumming session to celebrate La...

Welcome new nursery friends!

Welcome new nursery friends!

A warm welcome back to our 'old friends' and also to our new ones. Our 'old friends' have made us proud with how well they have helped adults and set an excellent example to our new children. We are also proud of our new children who are beginning to familiarise...