This week the children have continued to be interested in pirates. They have been investigating the properties of magnetic objects using bar and horseshoe magnets. Our pirate chest is full of treasure to test. Next week we will continue to explore and use magnets in our learning.

The children have also enjoyed getting their shoes and socks off to do some foot painting! When they were finished painting they had to wash and dry their feet. It is amazing how many tickly feet we have in nursery! 😃 You will be surprised to see what we are creating with our footprints.

This week we have introduced the children to two new games. The first game, ‘Jack and Jill’,  is helping the children with their numeracy skills and learning that winning  is sometimes down to luck. The lotto game encourages the children to match words and pictures and begin to sound out words using phonics the children already know. Both games have been popular and help with learning to take turns and share resources.

We had a visit this week from children in Room 5 who read and shared their book, ‘We’re Going on a Dinosaur Hunt’. We were very impressed with their reading and how much hard work had gone in to creating and illustrating their book. Thank you very much boys and girls. Sharing links with primary one children is a valuable experience and an important part of transition for our nursery children.

We continue to have our library sessions on a Friday. Children are encouraged to take on the role of librarians helping their ‘customers’ with choosing their books and recording which books are borrowed. Our next question of the week will be asking for your views about this learning experience for the children.