Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, has sent us photos from today’s Story and Rhyme session. She said, “Our Family Learning stories, rhymes and fun session this morning was all about Valentines Day. There were lots of hearts and hugs.”
It certainly looks like you’ve had good fun.
We would like to remind you about our Story and Rhyme sessions starting back this Thursday 14th February from 9.15 – 10.00. Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, is looking forward to meeting you in the Family Room every Thursday from this week. All parents/carers and younger siblings are welcome.
“Graph” will be “Word of the Week” for the Rainbow Room this week as they develop their skills at recording data. The children have begun to record the weather recently on a chart and will now be looking at making graphs linked to snack choices. The Raindrop Room will be learning to use the word “lantern” as they continue to talk about Chinese New Year. I wonder if anyone will be able to make a lantern in the Raindrop Room?
We have some interesting words as a focus this week. The Rainbow Room has chosen “semi-circle” as their “Word of the Week” as the children have been showing an interest in naming shapes in their play. The Raindrop Room staff will be focussing on the children learning what a “bug hotel” is. I wonder if you can guess what they have planned for the outdoor area this week?
As part of their discussions about Winter, the children in the Rainbow Room read a book about Jack Frost and shared some of their ideas of what he is like.
Oscar: he’s blue. He puts things on the windows.
Aoife: he freezes and makes ice and snow. He lives in the North Pole.
Jacob: he looks like ice. He’s a spiky iceberg.
Arthur: He looks like a cloud. He eats grass.
Letti: he draws on the windows.
Freddie: he’s cold.
Lewis: he’s white with spikes on him like a leaf.
Alex W.: Jack Frost eats carrots.
Isla: he eats ice-cream. He melts by water.
Tiana-Rose: Jack Frost eats soup.
Ava: Jack Frost looks like snow, so sparkly and white.
Emily: he has a hat, gloves, coat and some boots.
What wonderful ideas boys and girls. Jack Frost has certainly been very busy lately.
Our “Word of the Week” this week in the Raindrop Room is ‘Winter’ while the Rainbow Room will be learning to use ‘artist’ in their discussions.
The focus of discussion recently has been about Winter and how it affects our lives. Here are a few ideas from the Raindrop Room.
Fern: frost comes out at night – it’s crunchy.
Leah: the trees are bare.
Jasmin: there’s snow.
Louie: there’s frost on the grass.
Evan: we have to wear a hat and scarf.
Mason: you can blow away.
Charlotte: all the leaves are off the trees.
Archie: it’s cold. You need to wear a suit in the garden. You need gloves.
Imogen: the snow comes and it’s frosty.
Ellie: the ice makes the leaves go to frost.
Remy: the trees go icy.
Skye: we need to wear a hat.
Macaulay: the ice melts when it’s sunny.
Marnie: you need to wear a coat, hat and gloves.
We think that you are developing a good idea of what Winter is like. Great ideas everyone.
We would like to share our “Word of the Week” for the week ahead. The Rainbow Room will be learning ‘hibernation’ while the Raindrop Room will have ‘tartan’ as their “Word of the Week”. It would be great if families could use these words at home too to try to develop the children’s understanding of our focus words.
After two weeks using our new environment for the red and blue groups, we have been asking the children their views on their new room.
Remy: I like the playdough and painting.
Kai: I’m hiding treasure.
Tilly: the brick corner’s good.
Jasmin: I like the playdough.
William: I like the sand tray.
Ellie: I like the foam, it smells nice.
Clara: I like the new book corner.
Evan: I like playing with the sand in the garden.
Mason: I like playing with my friends.
Kara: I like the sand tray.
Robin: I liked the other Nursery but I like this room best.
The children have coped so well with the changes and we hope that they all continue to enjoy their new environment as the term progresses.
Whatever the weather, lots of our children always enjoy being outdoors and adapt their play to the environment they find. Recent heavy rain and big puddles provided the opportunity for some great teamwork and problem solving as the children worked together to build bridges. There was some super discussion about possible solutions to crossing the water and it was wonderful to hear the children listening to each other and following through their plans to make a path across the huge puddle. I wonder if we have some engineers of the future here?
