Nursery Team: Mrs D Grayson (Class Teacher): Blog items
Date: 27th Apr 2023 @ 4:35pm
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
Date: 20th Apr 2023 @ 4:50pm
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.
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
Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 8:13am
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.
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
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
Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 2:36pm
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.
Date: 24th Feb 2023 @ 7:56am
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.
Date: 20th Jan 2023 @ 3:22pm
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
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 1:08pm
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
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.
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 8:28am
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
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 7:29pm
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
Date: 2nd Dec 2022 @ 8:13am
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
This week we have enjoyed learning all about ‘Birthdays’. We started the week by listening to ‘Kipper’s Birthday’ and discussed the different things that Kipper needed to do to prepare for his birthday party. Following on fron this, the Nursery children really enjoyed looking at their birthday celebration photographs and sharing their own experiences with the rest of the class. What fun everyone has had celebrating their birthday!
On Tuesday, the children came into the classroom to a special message from Ted, the class bear. He had written a letter to tell the children in Nursery that it is his birthday on Thursday and he would like the children to help to write invitations and plan his birthday party. Each of the children wrote an invitation and baked some delicious cakes, ready for the party. Each day we counted how many sleeps it was until Ted’s birthday party.
The 1st of December came and the children were thrilled with a surprise visitor who had come to Nursery. Our class Elf had arrived and left trails of glitter everywhere around the room. Elf had left a gift and a letter for the children in Nursery. After a long discussion we decided to call her ‘Tinsel’. She had requested that the Nursery children could use their helping hands to decorate the classroom and make it look like Christmas. We had so much fun working together to make our room sparkle.
Thursday came and it was time for Ted’s birthday party! The children gave Ted a lovely birthday gift of some new shoes and a guitar, which he had said he had always wanted. The children counted the number of candles that Ted had left for them and realised that it was Ted’s 4th Birthday. We ate the delicious cakes that the children had made in preparation, played pass the parcel and designed birthday cards. What a lovely birthday Ted had with all of his friends in Nursery.
To finish the week the children went to the Christmas Extravaganza and visited Santa’s Grotto. The children had so much fun exploring the different Christmas activities and visiting Santa to tell him what they would like him to bring for Christmas.
Nursery have all been super stars practicing for their Christmas sing-a-long this week. We have practiced on the big stage in the hall and can’t wait to perform for everyone next week!
Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all next week!
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.
Reminders:
Thursday 8th December: Santa Dash- Children to wear appropriate footwear on this day.
Friday 9th December: Nursery Christmas sing-a-long/ Christmas Jumper day/ Christmas party
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
Date: 25th Nov 2022 @ 1:15pm
What a fun time we are having in Nursery!
Nursery have been practicing for their Christmas songs for their upcoming sing-a-long. They can’t wait to perform in front of their family and friends!
This week we have enjoyed our new celebrations theme, ‘Hanukkah’. The children listened to the story, ‘Eight nights, Eight lights’ by Natalie Barnes and we discussed how Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah. The children enjoyed acting out a 'Hanukkah' celebration in our role play area and small world area. Throughout the story we found out that candles were lit each day for eight days and were placed on a special candle holder called a ‘Menorah’. We then talked about some interesting facts about Hanukkah and the children used their thinking caps to recall any facts they had learnt. We found out that during the celebration, there are different foods that are enjoyed, such as doughnuts and latkes. We even got to taste some delicious home-made latkes. Delicious! Later in the week the children created some beautiful hand print ‘Menorah’ paintings. Well done Nursery!
We ended the week reading a story all about different celebrations across the world called ‘Little glow’ by Katie Sahota. The children identified similarities and differences between ‘Diwali’, ‘Hanukkah’ and ‘Bonfire Night’. The children noticed that all three celebrations involved different sources of light. We set up a light and dark area in the room to explore if light can travel through different materials.
Have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.
Please can your child practice zipping up their coat and putting their shoes/trainers on themselves.
Talking homework: Relating to our theme 'celebrations', please can you have a conversation with your child about a celebration they have been to.
Reminders
Wednesday 30th November: Present room
Friday 2nd December – Team TSP Christmas Extravaganza
Thursday 8th December: Santa Dash- Children to wear appropriate footwear on this day.
Friday 9th December: Nursery Christmas sing-a-long/ Christmas Jumper day/ Christmas party
Monday 12th December: Christmas movie day
Wednesday 14th December – Christmas WOW 2pm@ St Peter’s Church
Friday 16th December- School finishes at 1pm
Date: 17th Nov 2022 @ 5:10pm
We have had such a special week this week celebrating Kindness week.
We started the week by reading a lovely story called 'Kind' by Alison Green. We talked about what it means to be kind and how we could be kind to others around us. We then passed a heart stone around the circle and the children said something kind about another child in our Nursery class. We then talked about how being kind can be a way of saying thank you so discussed who we could say thank you to in our school. The children then made kindness cones which were filled with lovely treats for the special people that help us at school. We also watched our amazing 'Kindness' video, well done to everyone for taking part!
On Wednesday, we had our 'WOW' service at St Peter's church. Caroline and Anne talked to us about how we can be kind to others. Thank you so much for our lovely WOW service. On Thursday, Caroline then came to visit Nursery to talk to us all about kindness. Thank you Caroline!
We have also really enjoyed taking part in Nursey Rhyme Week this week. Each day we learnt a different Nursery rhyme and took part in lots of different activities such as making paper plate fish and BINGO finger puppets. On Wednesday we went over to Forest school and practised our Forest school rules and sat all together around the fire circle. The children enjoyed exploring their autumnal surroundings and went on a hunt for different coloured leaves. To link in without nursery rhyme of the day, 'Five little speckled frogs', the children were challenged to find lots of large green speckled leaves. We then put them all together next to a log to make 5 leaf speckled frogs. We practiced singing the rhyme and acted out the frogs jumping into the pool.
On Friday we talked about 'Children in Need' and how we raise money to help children all over the UK. We talked about how 'Children in Need' works very hard to make children smile.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.
Please can the children practice zipping their coats up and putting their shoes/trainers on themselves at home?
Reminders:
Friday 9th December: Nursery Christmas sing-a-long (Tickets can be purchased on 'School Money')
Date: 11th Nov 2022 @ 8:38am
What a busy week we have had! Nursery, you have all been amazing!
We have enjoyed learning about two celebrations this week, 'Bonfire night' and 'Diwali'. We talked about what happens during each celebration and the children discussed any similarities and differences between the two. The children really enjoyed talking about the amazing fireworks they had seen at the weekend so we decided to create our own firework paintings! They looked amazing! For the celeration of Diwali we read the story 'Binny's Diwali' and the children made their own paper plate diva lamps to celebrate the 'Festival of Light'.
On Wednesday, we went to Forest School and learnt a very important rhyme to help us stay safe around fire, 'Fire, fire, never touch, it would hurt you very much!' The children were challenged to find a small stick and four fire coloured leaves to make leaf sparkler. We were so impressed with how sensible the children were at forest school. We had so much fun!
On Friday, we took part in a two minute silence for 'Remembrance Day' and we talked about why we wear a poppy to remember all of the brave soldiers that died or were injured at war. The children enjoyed lots of different 'Remembrance day' activities and created their own potato print poppy paintings.
Have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley
'Love Reading for Kids' have released their early November newsletter. This includes a first look at their Christmas Books and Gift Guide which is full of great ideas for all readers. Books really do make the best presents so please do take a look!
Reminders:
Please can your child bring their library book back on their library day (See school spider for more information).
Wednesday 16th November- WOW 2pm @ St Peter’s Church
Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 2:24pm
We hope you all had a lovely half term break! It has been so lovely to have everyone back in Nursery this week!
Our focus book this week was ‘Room on the Broom’ by Julia Donaldson. The children have really enjoyed listening to the story and acting it out in the home corner using the props and costumes. It has been a delight to also see the children using their imagination to come up with their own stories and cast their own spells. We then worked together to sequence the story using cards and the children completed their own flow map to help them recall what had happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story. We have had so much fun exploring all of our 'Room on the Broom' themed learning areas. We even got to create our own potions, spells and magic wands!
We had a really exciting visit from Beth from the Pumpkin Patch who talked to us all about the wonderful world of pumpkins. We learnt all about the different types of pumpkins, how they grow and the life cycle of a Pumpkin. We have loved exploring all of the different pumpkins in Nursery this week. Thank you Beth!
We have been twirling, wiggling, jumping and galloping our way through this week, taking part in our whole school kindness video. We had so much fun dressing up in our costumes and accessories ready to show our moves on our bright sparkly stage and in our outdoor area. Nursery were all super stars showing their confidence and willingness to join in. What amazing dancers you all are!
Have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley
Can you please ensure that a spare change of clothes is provided and if any school clothing has been used whilst changing it is returned.
Can your child also please practice tucking in their polo shirt into their trousers. We say 'Pull waist out and push top down all around' if this helps you.
Nursery Talking Homework:
Can the children retell the story ‘Room on the Broom’ to family and friends?
Reminders:
Please can you ensure that your child's book from the lending library, is returned next week on their library day.
P.E days will continue to be on a Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure your child wears trainers on these days.
Wednesday 16th November – WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church
Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 3:37pm
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What a busy week of learning we have had!
To celebrate 'World Food Day' we sat together and read a lovely book called 'Handa’s surprise'. We re-created Handa’s basket of fruit and the children discovered all the different types of fruit inside. The children were so curious about what they could see, so we decided to taste it during snack time!
On Tuesday, Nursery had their first PE lesson with the large climbing equipment. We were so impressed with how well Nursery followed the rules in the hall when using the apparatus. The children were so brave and didn’t give up trying, even when they found it difficult. We saw some amazing balancing and climbing skills. Fabulous effort nursery!
As part of Black history month the children have enjoyed learning all about Rosa Parks. We read the 'Little People, Big Dreams' book and talked all about what happened in Rosa's life. We discussed Rosa’s bravery and how we would feel if we weren’t allowed on the bus.
Nursery attended the 'WOW' service at St Peter’s church and listened to Anne and Caroline speak to us all about thankfulness. One of the children from Nursery went up to the front and carefully lit the special candle in church. Nursery used their fantastic singing voices to join in with ‘He’s got the whole world’ and ‘Our God’. Well done everyone!
Nursery had so much fun at Forest school this week. The children walked sensibly over the road and down the path, two by two, into the forest. When we arrived the children recapped the rules and practiced leaving the fire circle safely, before venturing into the forest to play hide and seek. We listened to environmental sounds and explored our Autumnal surroundings. We were so impressed at the fantastic listening skills from all of the Nursery children. Nursery you are all amazing!
As part of walk to school month we reminded ourselves of the importance of road safety especially in the darker months. We discussed how to stay safe when crossing the road and make sure we are always holding an adults hand.
Have a fantastic half term break, see you all soon!
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley and the Nursery team
The virtual classroom has been updated and the link is below.
Reminders:
Monday 31st October- Back to school.
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 1:56pm
What a busy week we have had in Nursery!
We started our week by designing our own yellow flag to be part of the positivity pathway for 'Hello Yellow' day. We read a lovely story called ‘In my Heart’ and talked all about our feelings. The children thought about what their heart might look like if it’s feeling that way. We then came together with all of our lovely friends and walked through the positivity pathway.
On Tuesday we read ‘Leaf man’ and talked about Leaf man’s exciting adventures as he moved from place to place when the wind blew. We had a look at the different Autumn leaves featured in the book and talked about what type of tree they came from. The children identified the different colours of the autumn leaves and described their shape and size. The children used their helping hands to gather some more leaves for our autumn treasure tray and then had a go at making their own leaf man. The pictures look fantastic!
Nursery got their aprons on and wooden spoons ready this week to make some Autumn leaf biscuits. After identifying the leaves in the ‘Leaf man’ book, we decided to make maple leaf biscuits. First, the children identified the different colours that they could see in the maple leaves. They then worked in groups to make green, red and yellow biscuit dough which was mixed together and rolled out using rolling pins. The children thoroughly enjoyed baking their own biscuits and I must say they were delicious! What great bakers you all are!
On Wednesday Nursery took part in their first forest school. The children got their puddle suits and wellies on and walked two by two to the forest school log circle. The children listened to instructions and rules, before practicing how to move around the fire circle safely. The children were then set a challenge to leave the fire circle and find some flat autumn leaves to build a leaf tower. We were so impressed at how safely the children moved around the fire circle and listened to instructions. We had so much fun!
We ended the week with pyjama day to raise money for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. We talked about how amazing the doctors and nurses are that work and the children’s hospital, helping to make everyone feel better. To end a busy week made our classroom into a den and read our favourite stories.
It has been really lovely chatting to yourselves this week and I hope you can celebrate how well your child has settled into nursery.
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team
Please can you encourage your children to practice putting their coats, shoes and trainers on themselves at home.
PE will now take place on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please ensure your child is wearing trainers to school on these days.
Reminders:
Wednesday 19th October – Wow Service, 2pm at St Peters Church
Friday 21st October – Term Ends
Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 8:27am
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We have had such a fun week in Nursery!
We started the week by exploring all the lovely Autumn treasures that the children had collected over the weekend. The children identified what they had found and where they found them. The children then used our information books to discover what some unfamiliar Autumnal items were. We were so impressed with the questions the children asked which showed lots of curiosity. The children then used lots of the lovely autumnal finds to create some colourful pictures. They used leaves, pine cones and conkers to print using paint.
We all sat together and read a lovely story called ‘Peace at Last’ and discussed bedtime routines. We identified some unfamiliar vocabulary such as ‘nocturnal’ and talked about what it means. We then looked at some of the pictures of the children, all ready for bed at night time and they told the class what their routine was. Later in the week the children came into the classroom to a special task. The children were challenged to go on a hunt around the room to find items associated with bed time and day time. The children then use their knowledge to sort the items into the right category. Fabulous sorting skills everyone!
We had a very special delivery from the pumpkin patch with lots of different pumpkins of different sizes, shapes and colour. The children identified which one was the smallest and which was the biggest. The children learnt about where pumpkins grow and the different ones that can be eaten. The children were so intrigued about the edible pumpkins that we decided to chop them up and cook them. The children then tasted the delicious pumpkin, topped with spices at snack time. Delicious!
On Thursday we celebrated National poetry day and read ‘Mr Magnolia’ by Quentin Blake. The children discovered that Mr Magnolia (Miss Dalley) only had one boot. The children then went on a hunt in the outdoor area to find the missing boot! Everyone worked together as a team to search in the outdoor area and they were so delighted when they found it. Thank you so much everyone, I don't know how it got outside! The children then had a go at dressing up as Mr Magnolia with his one boot, bow tie, scarf and flute. The children even designed their own boot using lots of different materials. What a fun day we had!
We are so pleased with how well the children have settled in, and we look forward to lots more fun in Nursery!
Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all next week.
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley
Please can you ensure that all your children's clothes, including shoes, are clearly labelled and a spare change of clothes is provided.
Reminders:
Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th October - Parent teacher meetings
Friday 14th October - Alder Hey Pyjama Day
Wednesday 19th October - Wow service, 2pm at St Peter's Church
Date: 30th Sep 2022 @ 4:38pm
What a lovely week we have had in Nursery.
We started the week by listening carefully to the different sounds we could make when drumming outside on various equipment. The children were then challenged to identify the sounds that they heard outside and discussed what their favourite sound was. Amazing listening skills Nursery!
On Monday we dropped everything we were doing to read some of our favourite books for Readathon. The children were able to choose their own book and discuss what they could see. We loved pausing our day to read lots of exciting books. For our mini topic, 'Home', we had a look at lots of different types of homes and their features. We then looked at some of the children's homes and they really enjoyed identifying their own. The children then talked about who is in their family and what their home looks like. Some children even painted a picture or created a collage of their home using a photograph to help them.
On Tuesday, Nursery demonstrated their fantastic movement and balancing skills in PE. They all had a go at balancing a beanbag on their head whilst walking around the room. We talked about always trying your best and never giving up, just like our 'SHINE' teddy, Leo. It was amazing to see the determination from the children and the joy in their success.
We had a special visit from Caroline on Thursday for our Godly Play. She came to tell us a bible story that had an important message. We had a discussion about what the children are good at and how they can use their special talents to help, care and look after other people, just like Jesus wants us to. The children came up with ideas about how we can all look after eachother. We learnt that we are all unique and have our own special talents.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley and the Nursery team
Reminders:
Can you please ensure all of your child's clothing is clearly labelled and a spare pair of clothes is provided.
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 4:22pm
We are so proud of how amazing Nursery have been this week!
Nursery took part in their first ‘WOW’ service this week which was all about Harvest. Caroline collected in the kind donations from Nursery, for the food bank, and told us all about the importance of Harvest. The children really enjoyed singing and dancing to the songs, ‘Big Red Combine Harvester’ and ‘Dingle Dangle Scarecrow.’ Nursery, we were so impressed with your fantastic singing voices.
At the start of the week, we read the story ‘The Little Red Hen’. The children really enjoyed listening to the story and acting out the events in the home corner. We learnt all about how bread is made and where the ingredients come from. The children were so eager to make their own bread, so they got their baking aprons on and baked some delicious white rolls. We truly have some fantastic bakers here in Nursery! The Nursery showed how kind and caring they were by baking some extra bread for the teachers in our school. On Friday afternoon we went with Cuddles, who represents our SHINE value Nurture; to deliver our bread rolls to Mrs Pringle, Mrs Meredith, Mr McCabe and Mr King. They were so pleased with the delicious gift they recieved from Nursery.
We finished the week by finding out about lots of different vegetables and where they grow. We had a go at using them to print with paint, to create patterns and colourful pictures! We have had a very jolly Friday afternoon, making a train in the classroom. We sang some songs and thought about where it could take us. We are having so much fun in Nursery, with smiles all around!
Date: 16th Sep 2022 @ 4:36pm
What a busy week we have had in Nursery!
On Monday, Nursery received a mysterious note asking them to help to find a set of special keys. We all had to get our thinking caps on to solve the little clues that were left all around the outdoor area. The special keys were hiding at the front of the pirate ship, with a glitter trail leading to a magic door covered in flowers. We were so impressed by the great problem solving skills the children demonstrated. The door lead to a conversation about our theme ‘Encanto’ and we talked about the special gifts the characters in Encanto had. The children discussed what they are good at and what makes them special.
On Tuesday it was Roald Dahl day and we read the book ‘Revolting Things to Touch and Feel'. We talked about what 'revolting' means and the children were able to go and make their own gruesome, revolting potions in the water tray. In the outdoor area the children made some muddy meals in the mud kitchen with some revolting ingredients. We had a look at the ‘lumpy bumpy crocodile’ in the story and talked out the difference between soft and smooth and lumpy and bumpy. The children then were challenged to sort some items into smooth and bumpy on the carpet.
To celebrate International Dot Day, we took part in lots of dotty activities with our friends in Reception class. We came together in the morning to read the book ‘The Dot’ by Peter H Reynolds. We talked about how the children can all make their mark and be creative in many different ways. The children all had a go at making a mark in paint on a large scale sheet and created some dot paintings inside with a variety of different sized materials. They then had to try and dig and find some dots that were hiding in the sandpit, working together with our friends.
We finished the week talking about the lovely friends we have made in our class and who is special to us. We read the story ‘We are all Wonders’ and learnt that we are all special in our own way and we all 'SHINE'. We even made a little marshmallow friend to take home!
We look forward to seeing everyone next week.
Best wishes,
Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.
Reminders
Wednesday 21st September- Wow service 2pm at St Peters Church
Wednesday 21st September- Individual School Photographs
Tuesday 27th September- Nursery Welcome and Introductory meeting, 3:30 via zoom.
Date: 9th Sep 2022 @ 3:56pm
What an amazing first week back! We can't believe how well the children have settled in.
This week the children have enjoyed exploring the equipment and activities such as the bikes, the pirate ship, drums and mud kitchen. We have had so much fun!
We found a special parcel on Thursday and string all around the classroom. Inside was a book called 'The Invisible String' by Patrice Karst. We talked about how the people we love are always connected to us no matter where we are. The children then made two bracelets, one for them and one for someone they love.
After a very busy week, we spent some time on Friday afternoon reflecting on what we have enjoyed doing and shared some news.
Wishing you all a relaxing weekend!
From Miss Dalley and the Nursery team.
Quick reminders:
Tuesday is PE day, so please remember that the children are to come to school in trainers.
If you haven't done so already, please can you send the children in with their labelled puddle suit and wellies.
Please can you make sure that all the children's belongings are labelled clearly with their name.