Diwali in Nursery
This week in nursery we have been finding out about Diwali, The Festival of Light. We made our own diva lamps using clay and painted them using some metallic paint. We talked about the fact that clay can be shaped and changed before it dries and hardens but once it...
Remembrance and Poppies in Nursery
This week in nursery we have focussed on Remembrance Day. We discussed why we wear poppy badges in the week leading up to Remembrance Day and we created poppies in many different ways. We painted, drew, used the interactive white board, made collages and used some...
Halloween Activities in Nursery
Our activities this week have linked to Halloween. On Monday, we made black playdough and added silver sparkles. We created some wonderful Halloween themed items like; spiders, slugs, worms, bats and creatures with multiple eyes! We have worked on strengthening our...
I can do it!
This week we have read the story of Elmer. We discussed diversity and having similarities and differences by linking the premise of the story and the fact that we are all different. We participated in Elmer themed activities by creating Elmer/elephant pictures, using...
Getting familiar with the KS1 yard!
Over the last couple of weeks in Reception the children have been developing their gross motor skills, exploring the painted trails on the KS1 yard as well as playing on the tyres. The children have enjoyed playing the different games independently and practicing...
Cauliflower Cards and much more!
This week in nursery we created a Christmas card by making a hand print Santa Clause. Our beautiful artwork will be sent to a company called Cauliflower Cards who will produce our cards which will be available to buy in the near future. We have made our own play dough...
Kind Hands in Nursery
We have continued to focus on following our nursery routine and getting to know each other this week. We read the story, Picasso's Trousers and talked about how we are all artists like Picasso. We have now all completed self portrait paintings which look fantastic...
Rocking in our School Shoes!
The children have had another fabulously busy week in the reception classes. They have spent time counting objects accurately and knowing the total. They have enjoyed writing and drawing in the writing area and in the outdoors. The children were delighted to see their...
New Beginnings in Nursery
A warm welcome to our new friends in nursery and also our children who attended nursery last term. Our existing children have welcomed their new friends with kindness and some friendships are already beginning to form. We are focussing on following the nursery routine...
Planning, Doing and Reviewing!
The children have started thinking about what they are choosing to do this week. We have started sessions where children plan what they would like to do, they do it and then they come back to their group and review it. The children have planned some fabulous...
First weeks in Reception!
The children have had an amazing first few weeks in their new Reception classes! The children have met up with old friends and made lots of new friends too! They have explored different areas of our indoor and outdoor classroom, taking turns and finding out how to...
Rotbots and rosemary seeds
Today we completed our rotbot activity. We topped our rotbots up with compost from our compost bin that we have been making over the last eighteen months and then added some rosemary seeds. We are going to take our finished rotbots home tomorrow to look after and...