Welcome to our website

14th January 2014Mr s Tester

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to Helen Gibson Nursery School’s website. At our school we believe it is important to form partnerships with parents.

We are now taking children into our nursery who are eligible for the 2 year old offer.  If you feel you may be eligible please contact –

The Family Information Officer (FIS)–Tel 0800 7834645

 

 

Closed 27th May

20th May 2022J Parker

Please remember that nursery will be closed on Friday the 27th of May.  We therefore break up on the 26th.  All schools have been given an additional day holiday to celebrate the Jubilee.

Phonics

19th May 2022J Parker

Some of our children are now recognising letter sounds in their names and very shortly will be moving into Reception class where they will take part in daily phonic lessons.  We thought this link would be helpful for you to use at home when they are ready for this.  It ensures that we are all using the same sounds which can stop children becoming confused in the future.

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ICT Safety

9th May 2022J Parker

I thought this following link would be useful for us all to read to ensure our children at Helen Gibson Nursery School stay safe whilst online or using ICT equipment.

https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/safeguarding-and-welfare/internet-safety

 

 

What the koalas have been up to….

4th May 2022J Riley

WB 25th April

This week in the Koala group we have enjoyed being back in forest school we investigated some of the small creatures in our outside area. Using the magnifying glasses, we found a big wasp on our hut. The children explored the mud kitchen making hot chocolates and mud cakes filling and emptying with the soil and water. Some of the children found worms in the sand pit watching as they wriggled around.

We used our skills to explore some measuring equipment and measured objects of different sizes comparing it to the story Goldilocks, using big medium and small.

To finish the week the Sunshine made an appearance and we enjoyed exploring outside, helping Mrs Wright to plant a raspberry plant and dig in our allotment.

Chinese New Year

7th February 2022J Parker

What an exciting time we all had in Panda Group this week celebrating Chinese New Year, the Year of the Tiger.

We explored a wide range of Chinese artifacts, we took part in a dragon dance and learned about the Chinese calendar. Following on from this the children were interested to see where China is located in relation to England. We looked at the world globe and seen there is a long distance between the two countries and that it would take a long time to travel there. From this discussion, the children learnt that in order to travel between countries a passport would be required and they even took turns to look at a real passport.

We learnt how to say Happy New Year in Chinese ‘’Kong Hay Fat Choy’’ and we tried some Chinese food too.

We all liked the Prawn Crackers and it was fascinating observing the changes in Chinese noodles. Firstly, we explored the dry noodles using our sense of touch and then we observed the changes, as a result of hot water. Next, using fine motor skills, we attempted to eat the cooked noodles using chopsticks and they all appeared to have fun with them.

Kong Hay Fat Choy!