Nursery Autumn 1 Week 5
Date: 2nd Oct 2025 @ 7:59am
What a fantastic and fun-filled week we have had in Nursery!
We have continued to explore the classic tale of ‘The Little Red Hen’, which the children have absolutely adored. We revisited the importance of teamwork and how it’s okay to do things independently when help isn’t offered – just like the Little Red Hen from the story. To celebrate the tale, we had a very special moment during our first WOW service in Church with a focus on Harvest, where the children confidently acted out the story and we all sang songs linked to Harvest and Autumn – the children sang beautifully ad we are so proud of each and every one of them for their enthusiasm and confidence!
As Autumn really starts to show its colours, we’ve been embracing the season in every area of our learning. In our Creative area, the children have loved creating Autumn trees by ripping brown paper to make the trunk and branches, and then use paint and their fingers to add leaves in rich Autumn colours. The results were beautiful and full of texture.
We’ve also enjoyed sharing Autumn collections brought in from walks and adventures with family – conkers, acorns and more! These treasures have sparked so much excitement and curiosity, and the children have had lots to say about what they had found.
Using some of these special items, we created Autumn faces, arranging natural materials to form eyes, noses, mouths and even a few wild hairstyles and bushy beards – it was such a fun and imaginative activity!
Over in Forest School, we joined forces with our friends in Reception to create Autumn tress in pairs, which we then used to decorate one of the site dens. The children showed wonderful collaboration as they worked together to create their masterpieces. We also learned more about our fire circle and the rules that help keep us safe, and we’re getting good at recognising our special ‘Forest School’ call!
In Maths, we’ve been busy exploring Numicon and practising our matching skills, sorting items and finding which ones are then same or not. This hands-on approach has really helped the children develop their early number sense in a fun and engaging way.
Within our Early Listening and Sound Work, the children took part in outdoor drumming activities, learning to listen carefully to different beats and sounds and identify sounds in nature and around them. It was a great way to tune into the world using our ears!
It’s been such a rich week full of Autumn discoveries, creativity, music and learning. A big thank you for continuing to support your child’s learning at home, especially by collecting and sharing Autumn treasures – we’ve loved seeing them!
Wishing you all a lovely weekend, and don’t forget to look out for signs of Autumn all around you on your family walks and you may wish to do a little bit of ‘stick drumming’ of your own!
Warm wishes,
Mrs Grayson and the Nursery Team
Dates for the diary: -
Thursday 2nd – 7th October – Scholastic Book Fair
Monday 13th – Tuesday 21st October – Nursery Stay and Play Sessions
Friday 24th October – Alder Hey PJ Day
Friday 24th October – Finish for Half-Term