Nursery Team: Mrs S Bevin (Class Teacher) & Mrs J Molloy (Class Teacher) and Mrs D Grayson, Mrs L Kinnear & Miss O Greenwood: Blog items

Nursery - Autumn 1 - Week 1

Date: 6th Sep 2023 @ 2:07pm

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Welcome back to school after a lovely summer break, it is so lovely to welcome new children to Nursery as well as welcoming back children who were with us last year.

This week the children have been enjoying settling into Nursery and exploring all of the exciting activities available to them and getting to know new friends. We are very proud of how well they have settled and the fun they have had. Well done!

It has been a lovely sunny start to the new term, we hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Mrs Molloy Mrs Bevin and The Nursery Team

 

Reminders:

Friday 15th September – Dot Day – Children to come to school wearing something spotty, no school uniform needed this day.

Can you please ensure that all of your children’s clothes including shoes, water bottles, hats and bottles of suncream are clearly labelled.

Please can all children bring a pair of wellingtons and all in one waterproof suit to keep in school so that they can access the outdoor environment and Forest School whatever the weather.

Remember to follow us on X(Twitter) - @Nursery1TSP

Nursery -Summer 2 -Week 7

Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 7:28pm

Wow what an amazing year we have had in Nursery! This year has truely been filled with joy, laughter, and lots of fun! 

As this school year draws to a close, please know how proud we all are of each and every one of the children in Nursery. We are immensely grateful to have been a part of their journey, and we are excited to see them continue to flourish throughout their time at Trintiy St Peter's. To the children who are moving to different schools, we wish you all the best in your new Reception class. You will all be amazing!

Thank you so much to you all for the incredible support you have given to us this year, this does not go unnoticed. We greatly appreciate all the lovely gifts, cards and messages we have received, we are incredibly greatful. 

From all the Nursery team we hope you have a fantastic summer break! See you all soon!

Nursery - Summer 2 - Week 6

Date: 13th Jul 2023 @ 5:11pm

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What a fun week we have had in Nursery. We cannot believe the end is near!

This week in Forest school the children enjoyed sitting around the fire with their friends. The children all helped to melt marshmallows on the fire and then sandwich them between two biscuits to make s’mores. What a fabulous time we had!

On Wednesday we had our final ‘WOW’ service of this year. Our friends in Reception children hosted the service as it was their final ‘WOW’ service. We loved hearing about all of their lovely memories from this year. Thank you so much to Anne and Caroline for everything you have done for us this year.

Each afternoon, the children have enjoyed a different treat of their choice to enjoy with their friends. We have enjoyed going to the Nursery ice cream parlour, enjoyed a movie afternoon and danced to some of our favourite songs. We also enjoyed spending time with our ‘buddies’ in year 5 who came down to play with us. What fun we have had!

On Thursday we went to watch our friends in Year 6 perform on stage for their leaver’s performance. You were all amazing, well done to each and every one of you. What fabulous memories you have made throughout your time at TSP.

This week we have talked to the children about their transitions into their new class. We have talked to the children about who their new or existing teachers will be and what their classroom will look like for next year. We’ve discussed any worries, expectations and what we are looking forward to.

Please find attached to the blog a 'Successful start' powerpoint. This will provide all the information needed before your child starts in September. There is also a 'Virtual classroom' where you will find links that will be useful for Reception/Nursery.

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

 

Reminders:

Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm

Nursery - Summer 2 - Week 5

Date: 6th Jul 2023 @ 4:16pm

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The weeks are flying by in Nursery!

This week we have continued learning all about ‘Under the Sea’. Nursery have been learning about octopuses and we learnt new vocabulary such as ‘camouflage’ and ‘habitat’. The children had a visit from a new friend whilst we were outside for play. Ollie the Octopus had returned our sand and left Nursery a message. He apologised for taking our sand without asking but he was helping his turtle friends as they needed sand to lay their eggs. Nursery were very understanding and forgave Ollie for taking it. Ollie also asked Nursery if they could make a giant octopus for the classroom. We used our helping hands to make paper chains for the eight arms. Once we had finished, Ollie returned again with a tasty treat to say thank you for our help. We then had fun learning an octopus dance! Well done Nursery!

Outside, we have had so much fun making obstacle courses, making road networks with the blocks and using our imagination to make up stories using the pictures we had drawn. What fun we have had!

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

 

Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team.

Reminders:

Wednesday 12th July – Final WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church

Friday 14th July – Team TSP Break the rules Mufti day

Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm

Nursery - Summer 2 - Week 4

Date: 30th Jun 2023 @ 8:12am

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What a fun week we have had this week.

We have continued our ‘Under the sea’ theme and this week we have been learning about turtles. We recapped the book ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ and played a game of ‘Commotion in the Ocean, guess who’. Some of the children then used what they had learnt to paint or draw turtles during their play. What super stars you all are!

On Wednesday we had sports day! The children took part in three races and their lovely families and friends came to watch. Nursery you were amazing, well done to each and every one of you! In the afternoon we went to our ‘WOW’ service in church. Our friends in Reception said a lovely prayer and one of the Nursery children lit the candle. Thank you so much Anne and Caroline for a lovely service.

On Thursday, Nursery met their ‘buddies’ in year 5. We had so much fun outside with our TSP friends, playing games, reading books and playing in the sand. Thank you so much to year 5 for a lovely service.

To finish the week, the children enjoyed exploring the Summer Fair. The children buddied up with their friends in year 5 and had so much fun. Thank you so much to Team TSP for organising this fantastic afternoon for everyone.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team

 

Reminders:

28th June – 4th July -  Scholastic Book Fair

Wednesday 12th July – Final WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church

Friday 14th July – Team TSP Break the rules Mufti day

Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm

Nursery - Summer 2 - Week 3

Date: 22nd Jun 2023 @ 4:14pm

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The weeks are flying by in Nursery, we are having so much fun!

This week we started our new theme ‘Under the sea’. The children were left a very special gift of new sea creatures and divers for our water tray and a new ‘under the sea’ story book. Using ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ as a stimulus, we looked at the different sea creatures that we could see and identified their features. The children then enjoyed making their own jelly fish in the creative corner. In the home corner, the children have also enjoyed acting out being by the seaside, making ice creams, relaxing on sun loungers, or going for swim. We have had so much fun!

Nursery learnt about the importance of staying cool in the hot weather. We worked together to make some shade over our sand area and enjoyed playing under it. We then played parachute games together outside.

On Friday, Caroline came into Nursery for Godly play. Caroline discussed the Pretzel prayer and how when you look at a pretzel it can remind us of crossed arms in prayer. Thank you for a lovely session Caroline!

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.

 

Please can you ensure that your child has sun cream applied before they come in.

If your child has a discussion book, please can you make a little comment in the book each week when you read with your child.

Reminders:

Wednesday 28th June – Nursery Sports Day @ 9am on the school field.

                                     WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s church

28th – 30th June – Scholastic Book Fair

Friday 30th - June School Summer Fair

Nursery - Summer 2 - Week 2

Date: 16th Jun 2023 @ 8:12am

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We have had so much fun in the sun this week!

This week the search began for our missing sand. After seeing our ‘Missing sand’ poster, Mrs Meredith kindly came down to Nursery as she thought she had found our missing sand. In her hand was a bag that said ‘yellow’ on it. The children each lifted up the bag to see if the contents were heavy or light. We then opened it up to see what was inside! Unfortunately, it wasn’t our sand, it was just shredded paper! Never mind, the search continues!

On Tuesday, we gained some new tadpole friends in Nursery. The children have been learning about the life cycle of a frog and we can’t wait to see the tadpoles grow. On Thursday, Fred the frog left a challenge for Nursery to find the missing pieces of his jigsaw in the outdoor area. We followed the clues and then worked together to piece the jigsaw together. We discovered the jigsaw was an image of the life cycle of a frog and we discussed the different stages of growth and the change. Great team work Nursery!

Nursery have been very busy this week making tasty treats for their very special Dads and Grandads. We read a lovely book called ‘My Dad is brilliant’ and the children talked about why their Dad or Grandad is special to them. We hope you love the amazing cards and tasty rocky road that the children have made for you!

We hope you have a lovely weekend and Father’s Day celebration on Sunday. See you all next week!

Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team

Reminders:

Please ensure all children have a sunhat, sun cream and a filled water bottle in their bag daily. Please can you ensure your child has suncream applied before they come to Nursery in the morning.

 

Wednesday 28th June – Nursery Sports Day @ 9am on the school field.

                                          WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church

Friday 30th June – Summer Fair

28th – 30th June – Scholastic Book Fair

 

Nursery - Summer 2 - Week 1

Date: 8th Jun 2023 @ 4:33pm

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What a busy week we have had in Nursery! We hope you have all had a lovely half term break!

On Tuesday we hopped onto the coach and went off to Farmer Teds! We could not contain our excitement! The children took part in lots of different activities such as handling Guinee pigs, riding on mini tractors, visiting the minibeasts and even getting to stroke a snake! We then went on a very exciting tractor ride where we saw lots of ginormous dinosaurs. We gave a big ‘roar’ as we went past and the children enjoyed naming the different dinosaurs. We then watched the ‘sheep show’ where the Farmers told us all about the different sheep at the farm. One of them had the same name as one of our friends! What a fabulous day we had!

Following on from our trip, the children learnt all about where wool comes from. Kindly, one of the Farmers at Farmer Teds gave us some wool to take back to Nursery to handle and explore. The children recalled the process of how the wool is sheared from the sheep and how it can eventually be be used to make wool clothing such as socks, jumpers and hats.

On Wednesday Nursery could not believe what had happened! The sand had disappeared from Nursery. The children came up with many ideas as to where it could have gone or who could have taken it. We then decided to make a poster to help us find the missing sand and delivered it to each class in the school. I wonder where it could be!

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend and see you all next week.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

 

Reminders:

Tuesday 13th June – TSP Father’s Day Present Room

Wednesday 28th June – Nursery Sports Day @ 9am on the school field.

28th – 30th June – Scholastic Book Fair

Nursery - Summer 1 - Week 6

Date: 25th May 2023 @ 4:45pm

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Time flies when we are having fun in Nursery! We cannot believe it is half term already!

On Wednesday we took part in Forest school and planted our own sunflower seeds to take home and look after. The children followed a step by step process to ensure the seed had all that it needed at the first stage of planting. We cannot wait to see the pictures of your sunflowers when they have started to grow. We have also been looking after the plants and vegetables that we have been growing in the garden. The children have understood the importance of allowing the plants to have space, food, water and sunlight and the children helped to water all the plants in the garden. Well done Nursery!

For RSE week, we first talked about the importance of showing sensitivity to others feelings. We read the story ‘The Rainbow Fish’ and talked about how the children would feel in different scenarios. The children then made their own rainbow fish, using celery to print the scales. Later in the week we discussed the importance of developing positive relationships with adults and peers. The children came up with ideas of how we can be kind and caring friends in Nursery.

On Wednesday we walked to St Peter’s Church for our ‘WOW’ service. Caroline and Anne talked about a church being a special place. We sang some songs together with our friends in Reception and one of the children lit the candle. What a lovely service, thank you Anne and Caroline.

We hope you all have a lovely half term and see you all soon!

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

 

Reminders: 

Monday 5th June - Return to school

Tuesday 6th June - Nursery trip to Farmer Teds

Nursery - Summer 1 - Week 5

Date: 19th May 2023 @ 8:04am

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What a fun week we have had in Nursery this week! It has been so lovely to see the children running around outside in the sunshine, giggling and having fun witih their friends. 

This week our focus was ‘Planting and Growing’. The children learnt all about the importance of planting in the right way to make sure the vegetables and fruit grow as we would like them to. The children found out that plants have four specific needs being, space, sunlight, food and water. We had so much fun planting seeds that will turn into different fruit and vegetables. It was so lovely to see how involved the children were and how well they worked as a team. We cannot wait to watch them grow! Later in the week we learnt a song that helped us remember the planting and growing process. We sang along with the actions and all sounded amazing! Nursery then worked in small groups using cards to sequence the process. Well done everyone!

Outside, the children have started to notice lots of different insects; some that they haven't seen before. We got our magnifying glasses ready to go on a hunt to see what we could find. We had smiles and excitement all around!

You may also have noticed the installation of our Community Book Swap Box here at Trinity St. Peter's. This has been installed in memory of Margaret Blake, a past Governor here at TSP, who loved coming in to school and hearing children read. It is located on the wall (near the defibrillator) and the idea is for the whole community (adults and children) to use this book swap box so we can share our love for reading with all!

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

 

Reminders:

Wednesday 24th May – WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church

Friday 26th May – Team TSP Mufti day – Bottles

Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June – Half Term

Nursery - Summer 1 - Week 4

Date: 11th May 2023 @ 4:27pm

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What a fabulous week we have had this week, we are so proud of each and every one of you!

The children have really enjoyed talking about the Kings Coronation that happened over the weekend. It was lovely to hear the excitement in their voices as they came in on Tuesday to tell their friends about what they had seen.

This week, continuing with our ‘Dinosaur’ theme, the children learnt what a ‘fossil’ is. The children even got to pretend to be palaeontologists to explore dinosaur fossils in Nursery. The children had to carefully look at the shape to decide what dinosaur they think it could have been. Excellent work Nursery! 

On Thursday, Caroline came into Nursery to talk to the children about ‘special places’. We learnt that Jesus had a special place and it was the synagogue. Caroline told the children about different things that you may find in a synagogue such as a lectern and a scroll. The children then talked about what their special place is. Thank you so much Caroline for a lovely session.

On Friday, we enjoyed dancing in the sunshine outside. The children twirled and swirled their way around the garden. What a lovely afternoon we had. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.

Reminders:

Wednesday 17th May – Class Photographs

Friday 19th May - Team TSP Mufti day – Rainbow goods

Wednesday 24th May – WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church

Friday 26th May – Team TSP Mufti day - Bottle

 

Nursery - Summer 1 - Week 3

Date: 4th May 2023 @ 4:29pm

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What an exciting week we have had!

This week Nursery have been learning all about King Charles and his upcoming coronation. The children learnt the meaning of the word 'coronation' that this is a very special and memorable event. The children took part in lots of different activities such as making crowns, baking biscuits and making flags. The children have even acted out their own celebration in the home corner with afternoon tea. On Friday, we celebrated with our own coronation lunch. We enjoyed celebrating with our friends in Reception class, eating a delicious picnic, playing games and making a card for King Charles for his special day. We have had so much fun!

We had a very exciting visit from some slimy snails this week. The children thoroughly enjoyed observing and interacting with the snails and learning facts about them. They brought so much enjoyment to our class.

The children have been using their imagination and role play, using the crates to make buildings and vehicles. It has been lovely to see the children working together to achieve what they set out to do. Well done Nursery!

We hope you have a lovely bank holiday weekend.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

Reminders:

Monday 8th May – Coronation Bank holiday

Wednesday 17th May – Class Photographs

Friday 19th May - Team TSP Mufti day – Rainbow goods

Nursery - Summer 1 - Week 2

Date: 27th Apr 2023 @ 4:35pm

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What a busy week we have had in Nursery.

This week we enjoyed a new story called ‘Gigantosaurus’. We discussed some new vocabulary such as ‘gigantic’, ‘carnivore’ and ‘herbivore’ and the children recalled what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story. The children have taken part in lots of different related activities throughout the week. You have all been super stars!

Each morning, the children were very excited to see if our baby dinosaurs had moved around the classroom in the night. Each day they were in a new place and we wondered when Stompy was going to come back and take them home. The children have done an amazing job at looking after the dinosaurs whilst they’ve been in Nursery.

On Thursday, the children learnt about different dinosaurs that were carnivores, herbivores and omnivores and we looked at their features. When we came back from lunch, we could not believe our eyes! Three different shaped footprints and lots of smelly poo was all over the floor in Nursery. The children the dissected the poo to see what food they had been eating. We could then say if they are herbivores, carnivores or omnivores. Brilliant work Nursery.

In Forest school this week we learnt all about taking care of the planet as part of Earth Day. The children used their helping hands to pick litter from our surroundings. What a great job you all did!

Have a lovely bank holiday weekend and see you all next week.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.

Please can you ensure your child's library book or discussion book is returned on their given day.

Reminders:

Monday 1st May - Bank holiday

Nursery - Summer 1 - Week 1

Date: 20th Apr 2023 @ 4:50pm

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What a fantastic first week back we have had!

At the start of the week, Nursery had a surprise delivery. They children found three ginormous footprints that led to three large eggs. Nursery noticed that there was a letter that asked Nursery if they could look after the eggs until they hatch and make a safe, cosy nest for them. The children enjoyed guessing what could be inside the eggs and we talked about the shape and size of them. They then concluded, that they think they are dinosaur eggs. Working as a team, the children then set off into the outdoor area to find items that could be used to make the nest. We then waited patiently all week to see if we noticed any changes. When Friday came, Nursery could not believe their eyes! The eggs had hatched and three baby Tyrannosaurus-Rex’s were inside. In the afternoon, the Mother, Stompy, returned to give Nursery a special gift for looking after them, which was a book called, ‘Giganotosaurus' and a little tasty dinosaur treat. Nursery, you were all fabulous!

On Wednesday, the children got on their gardening gloves and helped to pull all the weeds out and tidy up our lovely outdoor area for forest school. What great helpers you are! In the afternoon we headed over to St Peter's Church for our ‘WOW’ service. Anne and Caroline talked to us all about the importance of friendship. Thank you both for a lovely service.

On Thursday, Nursery enjoyed learning about the features of different types of dinosaurs through some music. The children enjoyed learning the actions and joined in with the songs. Stomp, Stomp, Stomp!

We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!

Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team

Please can everyone be mindful of the weather and ensure the children have a coat and a jumper with them in school. 

 

Nursery - Spring 2 - Week 6

Date: 28th Mar 2023 @ 5:07pm

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Time flies when you’re having fun in Nursery!

This week Nursery have enjoyed learning all about Easter. The children enjoyed listening to the Easter story and we discussed the importance of this time. The children talked about how they celebrate at home and we even made chocolate Easter nests! At the end of the week the children enjoyed tasting hot cross buns. We talked about the significance of the hot cross bun and talked about the white cross representing the cross on which Jesus died.

On Tuesday, we had a very exciting visit from two little lambs called Johnny and Sonic. The children thoroughly enjoyed interacting with the lambs and learning about where they live on the farm. We discussed what happens during the lambing season and the children discussed what the lambs may need to keep healthy. Thank you so much to Charlotte for bringing the lambs in for Nursery to enjoy!

On Wednesday it was our Easter bonnet 'WOW' service at St Peter’s church. The children had been practicing a number of different songs to perform at church and they performed amazingly well! They all looked amazing in their Easter bonnets! Caroline and Anne then told the Easter story. Thank you so much for all the work you do for us.

On Thursday we had a very exciting surprise visit from the Easter bunny. We had an Easter dance and the bunny even gave everyone a little treat to take home. 

We hope you all have a lovely Easter break and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

 

Reminders:

Monday 17th April – Return to school

Wed 19th April – WOW Service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church

Nursery - Spring 2 - Week 5

Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 8:13am

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What a lovely week we have had in Nursery.

This week we have been learning all about Spring. We read a lovely story called ‘Hello Spring’ by Jo Lindley and looked for signs of spring in the outdoor area. The children talked about what they could see and hear. The children learnt that in Spring we welcome new life. We talked about what happens on farms during this time and the children enjoyed working together to match animals to their young.

On Tuesday the children learned about ‘Ramadan’. We discussed the meaning of ‘fasting’ as Muslims won't eat between dawn and sunset. We discussed how Muslim people like to show acts of kindness during this time, and the children came up with ideas of how they can help people and be kind. The children then enjoyed looking at mehndi patterns and had a go at drawing around their hand to copy their own patterns.

On Wednesday, the children walked over to Forest School. We started by looking at the signs of Spring in the forest area. As the children were walking around they found five little chicks and a note. The chicks had asked if Nursery could kindly make five nests so that they could lay their eggs. The children searched around the outdoor area to look for little sticks and leaves that could be used to make the nests. As a thank you, the chicks had left the children a sweet treat back in Nursery. Well done everyone!

Thank you to Caroline for coming into Nursery to talk about the Easter story and the meaning of Easter. We really enjoy your sessions and look forward to the Easter Bonnet service next week. In preparation for Easter, the children have been working so hard to make Easter cards for their families. They are so excited to take them home to the people that they love.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.

Talking homework: Over the Easter break if you are out and about, please can you talk to the children about the signs of Spring that they can notice. 

Reminders:

Tuesday 28th March: Lamb visit

Wednesday 29th March: Easter bonnet 'WOW' service. 2pm at St Peters Church. 

Friday 31st March: Finish at 1pm for Easter.

Nursery - Spring 2 - Week 4

Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 8:22am

 

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Nursery you are all amazing! What a fabulous week we have had.

On Wednesday the children boarded the pirate ship and went off to Treasure Island for pirate day. We couldn’t believe how amazing the children all looked in their costumes. The children were set on a challenge to find Captain Dalley’s missing golden coins in order to unlock the treasure chest. With great success, Nursery were able to claim the golden chocolate coins. The children then all had a go at walking the plank and scrubbing the decks outside. We made pirate hats, cutlasses, telescopes and golden coin biscuits. We finished by taking part in some pirate exercise to keep ourselves fit and strong. What an amazing day we had!

On Wednesday, Nursery carried out an exciting science experiment from ‘George’s Marvellous Experiments’ for ‘British Science Week’. We set up an experiment area at the front of the classroom and created an exploding volcano, using lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda, food colouring and washing up liquid. What a fantastic result!

On Thursday, Caroline came in to speak to Nursery about Jesus, and how we can use our imaginations think about what he looks like. The children came up with ideas about what Jesus may have worn and what he liked to do. This reminded us that we are all different and unique in our own way. 

On Friday, Nursery invited their Mums, Grandma’s and carers to their Mother’s Day assembly. The children had been working so hard to prepare a few songs to sing to the people they love. The children sang their hearts out. Nursery you were absolutely amazing! The children then presented a handmade card and a daffodil at the end. We are so proud of each and every one of you!

To end the week, we celebrated ‘Red Nose Day’. The children learnt about the importance of raising money for this amazing charity and took part in lots of different fun activities.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.

 

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.

 

Reminders:

Wednesday 29th March – Easter Bonnet parade at WOW St Peter’s church at 2pm

Friday 31st March – Finish for Easter 1pm

 

Nursery - Spring 2 - Week 3

Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 8:15am

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What a busy week we have had!

Continuing with our ‘Treasure Island’ theme, on Monday we explored different types of maps. We looked at a map of the local area, map of the UK and a treasure map of our outdoor area in Nursery. The children then created their own treasure maps, first using tea bags to stain the paper to make it look old. We then explored what ‘treasure is’ and the children brought in an egg box with their own treasures inside. The children enjoyed talking to their friends about what they had brought in and we loved that everyone’s treasures were different.  

On Wednesday, the children headed over to Forest School. This week the children enjoyed learning all about trees. They looked at the different textures of bark that they could find and then looked closely with magnifying glasses. We then had a special delivery from National Trust Formby, who brought new logs for our fire circle. The children had so much fun helping the rangers to roll the logs from the jeep into the forest. Thank you so much to the National Trust, we are so grateful!

To celebrate ‘International Women’s Day’, the children learnt about the amazing things that some women have done in the past and we talked about how everyone is equal. We discussed how everyone should be treated the same no matter if you’re a boy or a girl.

On Friday we had snow! Nursery had so much fun in the snow with thier friends, there were smiles all around! 

We hope you all have a fantastic weekend and see you all next week!

 

Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team

Please can you ensure that your child comes to Nursery with all their winter warmers.

Reminders:

Wednesday 15th March – Pirate Day

Friday 17th March – Mother’s Day Assembly

Wednesday 29th March – 'WOW' Easter Bonnet parade at St Peter’s church at 2pm

Nursery - Spring 2 - Week 2

Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 2:36pm

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What a lovely week we have had in Nursery this week!

This week we continued our ‘Treasure Island’ theme and learnt some new vocabulary whilst finding out about the different features of a pirate ship. Following on from this the children looked at different types of boat and we compared differences and similarities between each one and a ship. The children then enjoyed making their own boat in the creative area. 

On Tuesday we read our focus book ‘Pirates Love Underpants’. The children were given three images from the story and they have to decide which came at the beginning, middle and end of the story. The children then enjoyed acting out the story with the costumes and props in the pirate themed home corner.

On Wednesday, we went over to Forest School. We recapped the forest rules and talked about the signs of spring we looked for last week. The children played a game called, ‘1,2,3, where are you?’. What fun we have had!

On Thursday we celebrated ‘World Book Day’. The children enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book character all together as a school. The children strutted their stuff in a catwalk to show their outfit to their friends. The teachers then acted out the story of ‘Pirates Love Underpants’ whilst the children drank some delicious hot chocolate. We then had to search for the missing golden underpants! The children then had lots of fun designing their own pair of golden underpants.

 

We hope you all have a fabulous weekend and see you all next week!

 

Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team

Please can you ensure that your child's class library book is returned on their given library day, the next week, so that we can give them a new one to enjoy at home.

 

Reminders:

Friday 17th March Mother’s Day assembly 9:20am in the Nursery classroom.

 

Nursery - Spring 2 - Week 1

Date: 24th Feb 2023 @ 7:56am

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We hope you have all had a lovely half term break. We have had such a great first week back!

This week we have started our new theme ‘Treasure Island’. On Monday, a pirate had left a set of clues that would lead to the treasure. Once the location had been found, the children had to dig to find the treasure box that was hiding in the sand pit. Each clue had a piece of a puzzle which when put together made a picture of our new book called, ‘Pirates Love Underpants’ by Claire Freedman. The children really enjoyed listening to the story and taking part in lots of different ‘Pirate’ themed activities around the room. We talked about what our own pirate name could be and the children have enjoyed dressing up as pirates and acting out a quest to find treasure with their friends.

On Tuesday we celebrated pancake day! We talked about the importance of 'Shrove Tuesday' and the children enjoyed choosing from a selection of toppings to put on their pancake. 

On Wednesday the children went over to Forest school to look for signs of Spring. The children noticed lots of different types of flowers such as daffodils, snow drops and crocus. We talked about how to be mindful when walking around the forest, not to stand on the beautiful flowers as we could damage them. The children then listened carefully to see if they could hear any signs of Spring. What a lovely time we had!

In the afternoon we had our 'WOW' service at St Peters Church. Caroline and Anne talked to us about the importance of Lent. Caroline then came in on Thursday to talk to us about Jesus’s baptism. Thank you very much for everything you both do.

Yoto is the official partner for World Book Day this year! Their aim is to bring more ways to read for children and families through audiobooks. They can help more children access books and stories, and give all families new ways to have story and reading time together. They will be making a selection of audiobooks available for free via the Yoto App (app available for free on AppStore and GooglePlay) and will be donating £1 from the sale of selected Yoto Cards to the World Book Day Charity.

A range of free audiobooks are also available on the World Book Day World of Stories page.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team.

 

Reminders:

Thursday 2nd March – World Book Day- Please can your child come to school dressed as a character from a book that they enjoy. If you have the book that includes their character, we would love if they brought that with them too. Please can you ensure that any books that are brought in are clearly labelled. 

Nursery - Spring 1 - Week 3

Date: 20th Jan 2023 @ 3:22pm

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We have had such a brilliant time in Nursery this week!

On Monday, we had a very exciting visitor called Nicola who works at Knowsley Safari Park. She came to tell Nursery a story about a Bush dog that lives in the rainforest. Unfortunately, the rainforest is being destroyed by humans who have been chopping the trees down. We learnt that if we look for the friendly ‘frog logo’ when buying treats, we know that it has been made in a good way. Thank you so much Nicola!

This week we have continued our theme of ‘Winter’ and went on a winter hunt in our outdoor area. The children were challenged to find lots of signs of winter such as frost, bare trees, pine cones and wooly hats. Great teamwork everyone!

The children have learnt all about penguins this week. We found out where they were from, what kind of environment they live in, and what they like to eat. META brought her friend, Percy the penguin to Nursery, and asked if we think that it would be better to keep Percy as a pet in Nursery, or help him get back to Antarctica. The children came up reasons, for and against, having Percy as a pet. After a discussion, we decided that Percy would be much better going back home. We even got to make our own banana and chocolate penguin to take home!

In Forest school, we recalled our rules when in the forest and our signal to come back to the fire circle. We worked in two teams and collected lots of natural materials from our environment and made flour penguins. We enjoyed looking at eachother's penguins, and comparing what we had made. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.

 

Talking homework: Can you have a conversation with your child and see if they can recall any facts about penguins.

Please can you encourage your child to practise zipping up their coat on their own.

 

Reminders:

Wednesday 25th January and 1st February - Parent Teacher meetings

Wednesday 25th January – WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church

 

Nursery - Spring 1 - Week 2

Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 1:08pm

 

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What a busy week we have had in Nursery! 

This week we have started our new theme ‘Winter’. We began by thinking about the weather and identified the signs of winter outside. The children then had to choose from a selection of different types of clothing to see which would be the most suitable for the winter weather. What fun we had dressing up in lots of winter warmers! 

The children enjoyed listening to the story ‘Winter sleep’ and we discussed what ‘hibernation’ means. We found out about some different animals that hibernate during winter and the children asked some brilliant questions just like our 'SHINE' teddy, Meta. Well done Nursery! 

Later in the week we talked about what animals and birds may visit our outdoor area which lead to a discussion about how we could encourage more birds to visit. The children noticed that we didn’t have any food outside, so we made some bird feeders by threading cheese, apple and sultanas onto a piece of wire. We then went outside and hung them in the trees in the hope that we would see more birds in our outdoor area. We then talked about what else could be done to our outdoor area to attract more birds to come, and make sure they have what they need. 

Have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

 

Reminders:

Wednesday 18th, 25th January and 8th February - Parent Teacher meetings

Wednesday 25th January – WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church

Nursery - Spring 1 - Week 1

Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 3:19pm

 

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Welcome back everyone. It was so lovely to see you all back in Nursery. We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year!

The children were delighted to see all their friends again and to tell each other all about their Christmas break. It sounds like you have all had an amazing time!

This week we talked all about New Year and sat together to read two lovely books called ‘Happy New Year, Spot’ and ‘Squirrels New Year's Resolution’. We recapped other celebrations that we had learnt about last term, and the children noticed that lots of them involved beautiful firework displays and parties. We talked about what a ‘New Years Resolution’ is, and the children came up with something new that they could try and do in 2023. Well done everyone! 

On Friday Nursery took part in a fabulous dance lesson. The children practiced pointing their toes, tapping their feet and bending and stretching their legs. Nursery you were all amazing!

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!

Best wishes,

Miss Dalley

 

Reminders: 

PE days continue to be Tuesday and Friday. Please can your child come into school in trainers on these days.

Nursery - Autumn 2 - Week 7

Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 8:28am

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What an fabulous term we have had in Nursery! You have all been amazing!

On Monday we had so much fun exploring our magical frosty surroundings. The children used warm water to make marks in the frost and prepared ice windows. When the children returned the next morning, they were amazed to see the changes that happened over night. In the afternoon we enjoyed celebrating our ‘Christmas Cinema Experience’ arranged by Team TSP. The children watched a Christmas film all together and enjoyed a hot chocolate and some delicious snacks. Thank you so much to Team TSP for organising such a lovely afternoon for us.

The children have been very busy this week, creating Christmas cards for their family, making festive decorations and taking part in lots of different Christmas activities. Tinsel the Elf has been up to lots of mischief this week but has continued to leave a lovely Christmas book each day for us to read! What a fun week of learning we have had.

On Wednesday the children celebrated Christmas dinner day. Nursery all enjoyed getting in the festive spirit and eating all together with their friends. In the afternoon, the children had a very special visit from some cheeky elves! They were causing mischief in our outdoor area! They kindly left a little treat for all of the children. What an afternoon full of laughs, smiles and fun.

The children enjoyed listening to the ‘Story of Christmas’ and we talked about how Christmas is a special time to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. We attended the ‘WOW’ service on Wednesday at St Peter's church and Caroline and Anne talked to the children all about the importance of Christmas. On Thursday Caroline came into Nursery to talk to the children about the symbolism of the Cristingle and the children made their own Christingle. Thank you so much for coming in to talk to us this term, we have really enjoyed your sessions.

We have also updated out Virtual Classroom and the link can be found below.

We would like to thank you very much for all your kind wishes, cards and gifts. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Best wishes,

Miss Dalley and the Nursery team

Can you hear the ring of jingle bells? Love Reading 4 Kids have released their mid-December newsletter. There's still time to order your Christmas books; their Christmas Gift Guide is full of festive treats for all ages, and you can also find more ideas for your perfect presents in their round-up of the best fiction and non-fiction books of 2022. 

Reminders:

School returns on Wednesday 4th January 2023

Nursery - Autumn 2 - Week 6

Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 7:29pm

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The countdown to Christmas begins!

Nursery you are all super stars! We are so proud of how well each and every one of you performed at the Christmas sing-a-long performance! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we all did.

Tinsel, the class elf, has been very mischievous this week. She has been climbing up displays, stringing toilet roll around the tree and making flour snow angels! I do wonder what she will be up to next week. Nursery have decided she must be a kind elf as each day she has left the children a lovely Christmas book to read. We have really enjoyed sitting together with our friends to enjoy a new story every day. Thank you so much Tinsel!

On Thursday morning Father Christmas and the elves came to collect Nursery to take part in the Santa Dash. The children really enjoyed running around the track following Father Christmas. Smiles and laughs all around! As part of Computer Science Education week, the children followed a set of instructions that lead to a prize. The children had to listen carefully to the instructions and work together as a team. Great work everyone!

We finished the week with our Christmas party and Christmas Jumper day. The children really enjoyed wearing their party clothes and dancing and singing their way through the day. The children enjoyed eating some delicious party food and playing party games. What fun we have had!

All library books will be collected in and the class library will resume after the Christmas break.

 

Reminders:

Monday 12th December: Christmas Movie day

Wednesday 14th December – Christmas WOW 2pm@ St Peter’s Church

Christmas Dinner Day.

Friday 16th December- School finishes at 1pm

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