Nursery - Autumn 2 Week 1
Date: 4th Nov 2026 @ 8:24pm
What a lovely week we've had welcoming everyone back after the half-term break!
It was delightful opening the door on Monday morning and seeing so many greatly missed smiley faces. Enthusiastic and ready to enjoy being together again, the children were keen to share their adventures and stories.
Beginning our new topic, 'Celebrations', the children shared their thoughts about what a celebration is and the different things we might celebrate. There were some lovely ideas as we talked about birthdays, special occasions, parties and times when we come together with family and friends. We are looking forward to exploring this theme further over the coming weeks.
Monday, we ‘celebrated’ ‘All Saints' Day’, discovering what a saint is and how saints are remembered for the kindness and the love they showed. The children became little explorers during our very own Golden Halo Hunt, searching around school for pictures of different saints and collecting letters to reveal the special message 'Be Kind Always'. This gave us our final clue to discover where the golden halo was hiding - there was great excitement when we found it!
One saint who particularly captured our interest was Saint Martin of Tours. We heard how he shared half of his cloak with a man who was very cold. This led to some lovely conversations about sharing, looking after others and noticing when someone might need a little help. We thought about how we too can follow Jesus' example and be like our SHINE friends, Buddy and Cuddles, showing kindness through our own words and actions. We finished our special day by decorating our very own All Saints' Day biscuits - a rather tasty treat!
In Early Listening, we explored percussion instruments, discovering their different sounds and using descriptive words to talk about what we could hear. The children particularly enjoyed our 'match the sound' game, listening carefully to identify which instrument was making each noise. In Maths, we focused on the number 1, exploring what it means and how we can represent it through playful games, discovering when there was one and when there wasn't.
Our focus story this week was ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper. We revisited Duck, Squirrel and Cat and their lovely story of friendship and teamwork, thinking about how they listened, took turns and shared their skills. Inspired by their soup-making adventures, we rolled up our sleeves and made our very own pumpkin soup to share in class. The children enjoyed exploring the ingredients and watching everything come together - there is something rather special about making and sharing food together!
We have also had great fun filming for our Kindness Video, capturing some of the lovely moments and fabulous dance moves. We have been amazing joining together and can’t wait for the final video to be revealed!
Thursday, we welcomed Caroline from Church as she came to talk to us about Remembrance Day and it's meaning. We love her visits and the children always listen with such interest and intrigue, thank you Caroline for your time and dedication.
With Bonfire Night falling on Thursday this year, we explored the story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, shared our experiences of fireworks and talked about the bright colours, dazzling patterns and their sound as they light up the night sky. We also chatted about some of the tasty treats associated with Bonfire Night and, importantly, how to keep ourselves safe around fireworks and when out in the dark with our grown-ups.
And what a delight it was to see so many familiar faces from Nursery and across school at the Team TSP Community Firework Display! It was lovely to see the children enjoying the occasion with their families and being part of such a special community gathering. There was a real sense of excitement and togetherness. There is always something heartwarming and delightful seeing little heads looking up to the sky in awe and anticipation! A big thank you to Mrs Gaskill for all her hard work in organising such a wonderful event and everyone involved to help make it happen.
It’s been a lovely start to our new half-term, with our Nursery days filled with chatter, curiosity, kindness and laughter. A reminder that we can all SHINE Bright through the little things we do for one another.
Warm wishes,
Mrs Grayson and the Nursery team
Dates for the diary:-
Wed 11th November – Remembrance WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church
Friday 13th November - Children in Need