Nursery
Welcome to Nursery's Class Page. The Curriculum newsletter below contains all of the information on what the children will be learning this term.
This term we will be focusing on the different subjects which are detailed in the Curriculum newsletter. Each subject will be taught during a carpet session and activities set in the classroom and in the outdoor area are linked to their learning.
Our aim is for children to develop their social skills, interacting and connecting with each other as well as with the outer world. Curiosity will be developed towards the environment and its natural elements in order to learn to take care and respect our world. Most importantly, children will be learning essential values such as sharing and taking turns, considering others and learning to forgive and say sorry.
Reminders: Children will receive homework every Wednesday. This needs to be returned on Monday morning. Reading books and library books will be changed once a week on your child's reading day. Please sign your child's reading record after reading with them.
Curriculum Newsletter
Summer 1 Theme: Around the World This term, we have been exploring the theme Around the World. The children loved reading Dear Zoo, learning about different zoo animals and discovering where they come from. They particularly enjoyed describing the animals and discussing their unique features. Take a look at the wonderful activities we've been engaging in!
Summer 1 Science Project: Lemon Volcanoes
Spring Whole School Homework Project
Spring 2: Our theme this term was 'What a Wonderful World'. We enjoyed learning about the natural world we live in through reading and focusing on stories such as 'A Squash and a Squeeze' and 'Mad About Minibeast'. Look at the different activities we have been doing!
Our First Trip to the Library The Nursery class had an exciting visit to the library along with reception class! We loved exploring the shelves full of wonderful books and choosing some to look through. It was so much fun reading together with our teachers, friends, and even our parents. We can’t wait to visit again and discover more stories!
The Nursery class had a wonderful visit to St George's Cathedral as part of our RE learning about the Church and our Parish family. We were excited to look around and see all the special elements of the church, like the stained-glass windows and quiet areas for prayer. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be talking about what makes a Church such an important part of our community and sharing our favourite moments from the visit.
Welcome back from Christmas holidays! This term we have started with some new members in our class. Children enjoyed meeting their new friends and exploring the different activities in our setting. This term our theme is 'People who help us'. To introduce this, we have started reading a story about superheroes and enjoyed pretending to be superheroes in class.
Spring 1 Science Project: This week, the Nursery class explored the concept of density in a fun science investigation! We named the different liquids we used and carefully poured them into a cup, one by one. We were amazed to see how the liquids formed a beautiful rainbow of colorful layers.
Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Dinner: The Nursery class had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas Jumper Day! Everyone looked fantastic in their colorful and festive jumpers, bringing so much cheer to our day. We also enjoyed a special Christmas dinner together, with delicious treats and lots of smiles all around. It was a joyful way to celebrate the season with our friends and teachers!
Leaf Printing: This week we collected leaves from our outdoor area and enjoyed exploring the prints they leave with paint. We enjoyed talking about the changes we see in the leaves in Autumn by singing "Leaves Are Falling."
Multi-faith week: Diwali. We enjoyed decorating rangoli patterns at our finger gym and creating diya lamps with clay.
This week in Design and Technology, we dove into the world of fruits and vegetables! We explored different shapes, colors, and textures, and even tasted them to compare flavors. Then, we rolled up our sleeves in our malleable area to make pumpkin soup—a fun, hands-on way to learn about food preparation!
For our science project on static electricity, we had fun rubbing a balloon on our hair and watching tiny pieces of tissue jump up to stick to the balloon! We then made marks about it gluing the shapes we used for our science project.
Desig and Technology: We enjoyed exploring our junk modelling area and making our own junk models
As part of art week, we have been exploring different ways of mark making. We enjoyed making marks listening to music and mark making with sand and chalk at the outdoor area.
Observational Drawings: We enjoyed making marks representing the flowers on the table for our art week
This week in phonics we have been focusing on the sounds the different transports make. We enjoyed playing at our bus role play area and imitating the different sounds the transports make at our phonics area.
Colour Monster: We have been reading the story Colour Monster and enjoyed talking about the differetn feelings we can have. We enjoyed helping our colour moster sort out his emotions by colour. We learned about the zones of regulation and enjoy talking about how we feel as part of our morning routine.
Celebrating Teddy's Birthday in Nursery Class! We had a great time celebrating Teddy's birthday with fun activities like print painting with balloons, making playdough cakes, and decorating iced sugar cookies with marshmallows. Each child created a special cookie to take home. Thank you for making Teddy’s day so special! Check out the photos of all our wonderful activities below.
Teddy's Birthday Party: A Special Celebration. For Teddy’s birthday, each child’s teddy bear got a special invitation to the party! Here are our nursery children proudly holding their teddies, who were excited to join the fun. Enjoy the photos of our lovely teddies!
Today in PE, our nursery class started by using hoops as their 'cars' in a playful game of musical statues. They placed the hoops around their waists and pretended to drive while dancing and freezing to the music. After this, the fun continued with a challenging obstacle course. The children have shown great coordination and gross motor skills. It was a fun and energetic session that kept everyone moving and laughing!"
Phonics: Tuning into Environmental Sounds. In phonics, we have been focusing on environmental sounds and talking about the importance of listening carefully to the world around us. The children made rabbit ears to help them listen better and then we went on a listening walk in our outdoor area. We explored the sounds of our own footsteps, the wind, distant sirens, passing cars, and the chatter of people nearby. Check out the photos from our listening adventure!
Autumn 1: Whole School Science Investigation. In our science investigation, we explored why washing our hands is so important. The children learned about the power of soap and how it helps remove germs. During our experiment, we had fun watching the pepper scatter when we dipped a soapy finger into the water, showing the magic of soap in action!
Our First Day in Nursery: Capturing first smiles :)
