Nursery - Pumpkins

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In our last week of term we have been exploring harvest vegetable: pumpkin. The children loved looking at them, describing and painting them.

We have been ordering them according to their size and checking which ones are heavy and light.  We opened them up and saw what was inside.

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Nursery - Classroom Kitchen

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Before half term break we had a Classroom Kitchen workshop.

The children enjoyed chopping fruit and making their own fruit cups using fruit from a story 'Handa's surprise'.

They have also mashed avocado to make their own guacamole.

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Nursery - Little City Visit

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Last Wednesday we had a visit from Little City. 

The children spent some time in the hall exploring and playing with the toys provided by Little City. 

Our children loved dressing up, acting as builders, postmen, doctors or hairdressers.

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Nursery - Settling In

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The children have settled in really well. They have learnt all the routines quickly and start to follow them well.

The children are happy to explore all the areas of provision and they have started to make new friends.

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Nursery - Learning about Autumn

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During the last two weeks we have learnt all about Autumn. 

We have read ‘Owl babies’ book, learnt ‘Autumn leaves are falling down song’ and learnt to describe Autumn objects by looking at and feeling them. 

The children had fun doing the activities set up for them from leaf printing, leaf…

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Art English Music Phonics and Reading

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Nursery - Cultural Week

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This week we have been celebrating multicultural week. Today we dressed in our most beautiful traditional clothes. 

The children came in and showed us their outfits. On the carpet children stood at the front of the class and explained to their friends what they were wearing and were it had come…

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Cultural Education

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Nursery - Book Bus Trip

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The children really enjoyed their first trip to the bus. We went to the upper level and listened to stories.

After that we had time to explore the vehicle and look at the books. We are very proud of our children who walked sensibly to the bus and back.

Well done!

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English Phonics and Reading

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Nursery - Ducklings

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Last Tuesday we received 5 eggs. We kept them in an incubator. 

We did not have to wait long as on Wednesday five of the eggs cracked and we observed 5 beautiful ducklings hatching. The yellow one is an escapee so we needed to be careful when cleaning the cage. On Thursday they all have been…

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Nursery - Learning about Growing

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This half term in nursery we have been learning all about growing. 

We have learnt about seeds and plants so far. The children have been very busy helping to create our Nursery garden. We have started by planting beans in small groups and now we are watching them grow. 

We also planted beans…

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Nursery - Science Week

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This week in nursery we have started learning about the space. 

We made rockets using junk modelling, we painted rockets and made them out of big and small construction. We have learnt about planets, the Moon and the Sun, we have been exploring the materials and what happens to them when placed…

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Science

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Nursery - World Book Day 2024

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We had a great day celebrating World Book Day in Nursery. 

The children looked amazing in their costumes. 

We have read lots of stories during the day and it was lovely to see the children sharing the stories with their friends during play time.  

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English

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Nursery - Come and Read Session with Parents

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Thank you to everyone who joined our 'Come and Read' session.

It was amazing to see how the children enjoyed listening to stories read by their parents/carers. 

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Phonics and Reading

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