What a busy week! First, we listened to the story about the Enormous Turnip! Then we used our senses to explore a real turnip at small group time. This prompted a discussion around healthy foods, which are good for our bodies. The next day we decided to chop a variety of vegetables to make some delicious vegetable soup! Finally, we used the left over vegetable to make vegetable prints using Autumn coloured paints! We discovered that the vegetables made very different shapes!
We had a little visit from Daisy the tortoise. The children were unsure to start with but after watching her for a while they became very interested. Olly was very keen to get up close. He even fed her cucumber, pepper and potatoes. Daisy decided to use our room as her toilet. The children were fascinated by the poos and wees.
This term we welcomed back some of our returners and said hello to lots of new friends. The children have been so busy exploring their environment. Some of our new friends have been enjoying trying new foods at snack time. This led us to explore a range of fruits and vegetables in our tough spot. The children were encouraged to use all their senses to explore it. Some weren’t so keen, but others loved to smell, feel and even taste the food.
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As you may be aware we do have school uniforms available through the school. These can be purchased from Mrs Howard at the desk. We do have second hand jumpers and t – shirts available for you to take. If you are able to make a small donation that would be greatly appreciated.
UNIFORMS ARE NOT COMPULSORY
During our first week in nursery we have been exploring the outdoors. We wear our waterproof trousers to help keep us dry and allow us to explore without getting too wet! Children were able to explore, develop confidence in the environment, develop gross and fine motor skills and so much more.
Balancing and developing confidence
Hand eye co-ordination and concentration
Playing alongside others and making friends
Having fun!
Our first week in nursery has been fantastic. From the home visits we discovered lots of our children were interested in dinosaurs. They kept popping up everywhere!
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Every day in nursery, the Special Helper in each group chops the fruit ready for our healthy snack and most recently, there has been a huge interest in picnics during role-play activities. As part of supporting the children’s next steps to learning, the children made their very own sandwich ready for our picnic at snack time. Each child selected a filling of their choice, from either cheese or jam sandwiches. Some of us decided to make a mixture of cheese and jam! The children then carefully spread their filling from the middle to the corners of their piece of bread before folding and cutting the slice of bread in half and then into two quarters, ready for our picnic outside. We are all very excited for our end of year celebration picnic with our families!
