Nursery - Halloween Fun

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In nursery this week we have been exploring pumpkins. 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.

The children learnt pumpkin song…

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Science Art Music PSHE

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Nursery - Black History Month, Fruit Tasting & Dancing

Image of Nursery - Black History Month, Fruit Tasting & Dancing

This week in nursery, we have learnt so many things.

We have been learning all about Black History Month. We read the story 'Handa's surprise' and looked at all the different fruits she took too her friend. After discussing and looking at all the different fruits we then had a tasting session.…

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Art Cultural Education Design Technology

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Nursery - Learning about Owls

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In nursery this week we continued to learn about autumn. We have made story maps and retold the story of 'Owl Babies' using puppets and owl soft toys. We have made nests for owls and fed the owls with some worms (counted to 5).

On our creative table we have been rolling conkers, making collage…

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Science Design Technology English Maths

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Nursery - Learning about Autumn

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This week we have started learning about autumn. We have read 'Owl babies' story, which children really enjoyed.

We have learnt autumn song about falling leaves and looked at different autumn objects (leaves, conkers, pine cones and sticks).

We made nature patterns and made/painted lovely…

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Science Art Phonics and Reading

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Nursery - Different Families and Patterns

Image of Nursery - Different Families and Patterns

This week nursery children have been looking at different families and patterns in nursery.

We have read the book: 'My mum and dad make me laugh' by Nick Sharratt. We have been looking at patterns in the story (spots and stripes) and the children were able to look around and find those patterns…

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English PSHE Phonics and Reading

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Nursery - Gross Motor Skills

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In nursery the children have been developing their gross motor skills this week.

We have been singing 'Sleepy bunnies' and other action songs as well as dancing with scarves and ribbons. In the outdoor area, we created simple obstacle course for children to hop and jump over.

The children…

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Physical Education

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Nursery - All About Me

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We had another great week in Nursery.

We have started 'All about me' topic and this week we have been looking at each other and trying to describe what we look like and who we are. We have made self-portraits and learnt new songs: 'If you happy and you know it', 'Head and Shoulders'.

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Art PSHE

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Nursery - International Dot Day

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On Friday 15th September, we have celebrated The International Dot Day in nursery.

We have explored various activities in which we used dots to encourage us to become creative.

We made lots of art work by sticking big and small dots, joining dots together and using one-handed tools to make…

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Art Phonics and Reading

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Nursery - Exploring and Settling In

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Nursery children have had great first two weeks of settling in.

The children have enjoyed exploring all the areas of nursery both indoors and outdoors. We have been making sandcastles, enjoying water play, painting, creating things out of playdough, riding bikes, playing instruments and…

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Art Physical Education

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Nursery - Cooking in the Classroom

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We had a wonderful time on Wednesday, we were cooking in the classroom.

We were using the fruits that are in the book Handa's Surprise. We chopped the fruit to add to yoghurt and oats to make a delicious breakfast dessert.  

We also mashed up avocado with peppers and coriander and made…

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Nursery - Eurovision 2023

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Languages Music

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Nursery - Superworm and Wilbur the Worm

Image of Nursery - Superworm and Wilbur the Worm

We have been reading the books Superworm and Wilbur the Worm this week as well as watching and reading facts about worms.

We have learnt that worms do not have eyes or ears but are sensitive to vibrations, that they like rainy days and they are good for the soil. Earthworms eat soil! Their…

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English Phonics and Reading

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