Nursery - Spring 2 Week 3
Date: 11th Mar 2026 @ 9:14pm
What a thoughtful and curiosity-filled week it has been in Nursery!
This week we have been full of excitement and creativity as we prepared something very special for our mums. The children worked carefully to create beautiful cards and a special little gift, inspired by their own wonderful ideas. As a group, we talked about all the things our mothers do for us and shared our thoughts about how we could show them how much we care and appreciate them. The children had some lovely ideas and took great pride in creating something meaningful to take home.
On Monday, we also acknowledged ‘International Women's Day’. After listening to the book ‘Girls Can Do Anything’, we explored our thoughts about what people sometimes think women can or cannot do and shared our own ideas about the future. The children learned that what really matters is our dreams, determination and belief in ourselves, because girls can grow up to achieve anything they choose.
In PE, our focus has been dance. The children have been exploring how to combine different movements to create their own dance sequences. We listened carefully to the rhythm and beat of the music, thinking about how our bodies could move in different ways to match the song. It has been wonderful to see the children growing in confidence as they express themselves through movement.
During Early Listening sessions, we focused on familiar songs, experimenting with changing the lyrics to create our own versions and share new ideas. This encouraged the children to listen carefully and think creatively about language. We have also continued developing our awareness of syllables. Using photographs that had been cut into sections, the children worked together to guess what the word might be before clapping out the beats in the word as they placed the picture pieces back together.
In Maths, our focus this week was on height and length. The children explored and practiced using new mathematical language such as tall, taller, short, shorter, long and longer. Through practical activities and discussions, they began comparing objects and describing their size using these new words.
As part of ‘British Science Week’, we decided to try something very exciting — growing magical beans! Linking with the theme ‘Curiosity – What’s your question?’, we worked together as a class to think about the possible conditions that might be needed to grow a magical bean. The children shared some fantastic ideas and predictions. What can we say… only time will tell!
Our Funky Fingers activity also linked with our science theme. The children explored a variety of different beans, using scissors to carefully cut some open to see what was inside. We compared the sizes and quantities, making some fascinating discoveries along the way.
At Forest School, we continued to look for signs of spring around us and planted seeds and bulbs, talking about what plants need in order to grow. We are keeping our fingers crossed for some green fingers! Our beans are also coming along wonderfully, and the children have shown great care and responsibility by watering them regularly and checking carefully on their growth, using their new Maths vocabulary to compare heights.
It has truly been a week full of curiosity, care and creativity as we embraced science, explored new ideas and worked together to create something special for someone else.
We wish you all a lovely weekend and hope our mums and mother figures enjoy a wonderful Mothering Sunday, filled with a well-deserved lie-in, a hand massage and perhaps a special surprise from their little ones! Looking forward to another week of discovery together.
Warm wishes,
Mrs Grayson and the Nursery team