We would like to remind you that our “Stories, Rhyme and Fun” Family Learning sessions will begin tomorrow Tuesday 30th October. Sessions will be 9.00 – 9.30 or 12.15 – 12.45 and younger sisters and brothers are welcome to join in. We hope that lots of our families take this opportunity to have fun while developing their children’s literacy skills.
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Word Of The Week
As we begin to learn about different celebrations, with Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night and Diwali almost upon us, our “Word of the Week” this week will be celebration. We will talk about what celebrations look like in the lives of different families and cultures.
Who Helps You?
As part of our Health and Wellbeing learning at the end of last term, the children were talking about who helps them if they find something a little tricky. Here are a few of their thoughts.
Alisha: Nana holds my hand when I go to the park.
Charlotte: my Daddy helps me put my shoes on.
Kyla: Mummy helps me.
Leah: my Mummy helps me make a picture.
Aoife: my Mum holds my hand when I’m roller skating.
Oscar: Letti would help me and Mum helps me ride a big bike.
Imogen: Mummy helps me when I get hurt.
Fern: my Daddy helps me to build a tower.
Safoora: my Mum helps me do my hair.
Leo: my Mummy helps me down from a tree.
Ellie: my Daddy helps me build ’cause he’s a builder.
Sophia: my Daddy helps me reach the cookies.
Louie: Mummy helps me play a game.
Marnie: my Mum and Dad help me on the monkey bars.
William: Doreen helps me tidy up.
Experimenting With Colour
I wonder how many of you have tried out those little tester pots of paint at home and spent ages comparing different shades? These children had great fun recently, mixing paint and experimenting with colours to paint outdoors. As with most art at this stage, it was the process of experimentation, rather than the end result of lots of wood painted in various colours, that was the most creative and exciting part of the activity. They mixed, measured, poured and did lots of talking about their findings as part of the process. Great teamwork boys and girls!
Who Looks After Us?
As part of our Health and Wellbeing focus, we read a story together about a little bear who felt ill and we talked about who looks after us when we are ill. The children are now becoming more confident to talk with relevance and came up with some lovely suggestions.
Louie: my Mummy and Daddy give me medicine.
Letti: Mummy gives me water and toast.
Alisha: Kobe looks after me. He sits beside me and keeps me company.
Arthur: my Mummy and Daddy. They give me medicine.
Archie: Mummy looks after me. She gives me medicine and a drink.
Layla: Daddy gives me medicine.
Emilia B.: my Mummy gets me Calpol.
Lewis: Daddy gives me beans and toast.
Oscar: I go to bed in Mummy’s bed.
Emily B.: Mummy gives me a drink and tucks me into bed.
Kai: my Daddy looks after me. He reads me a book.
Cody: my Mum makes me toast and I get milk and water.
Tiana-Rose: my Mum reads me the Frozen book.
Emilia H.: my Mum cuddles me in bed.
Zack: my Dad looks after me. He gives me a cover monster to keep me warm.
Alexa: Daddy makes toast to make me better.
It sounds like you are all very well looked after when you don’t feel so well.
Word Of The Week
“Word of the Week” this week is audience as the children are learning some songs to perform to their families on Wednesday. For many this will be the first time they have performed to an audience so they have been learning what this means and we have been preparing them for what they will see.
Word Of The Week
As our learning is now focussed on Autumn and what happens at this time of year, our “Word of the Week” this week is harvest.
Rollercoaster Ride
Most children love outdoor play and access it regularly. We simply provide the resources and the children’s imagination takes them on fantastic journeys which build their social skills, teamwork, creativity … and support their development in so many areas of the curriculum.
This little group demonstrated their confidence, co-operative skills and creativity when they climbed into the storage box and talked about where they would go and what they could do on their journey. After great discussion, they decided that this was a rollercoaster that they had made and they had such great fun whizzing along on the rollercoaster, waving to their friends, taking turns at the front and talking about places they had been where they had gone on fair rides. It’s amazing what a storage box can provide when a few imaginative children are added in.
Who Is Your Friend?
As part of our recent Health and Wellbeing focus on friendship, we talked to the children about who their friends are and what shows them that they are a friend. We would like to share some of their comments.
Kai: Dave’s my friend. We play with Lego.
Louie: Leah. She helps me to tidy up.
Archie: Nancy and Joshua are my friends.
Matthew: Archie’s my friend. We make a water slide together.
Fern: Marnie. She plays with the house with me.
Sophia: Evelyn’s my friend.
Imogen: Cole – he’s nice.
Remy: Kobe, my brother – he plays with me.
Kendall: I like to play in the park with my sister Ellie.
Alisha: I like to play with Nancy in the mud.
William: James plays with me and Doreen.
Leo: Fern. We play with the bricks.
Jasmin: little Cole. He plays with the Lego. Ellie: Evan. We dress up together.
Ally-May: I like to play toys with my friends.
Ellie: Evan – we do dress-up together.
Word Of The Week
As the season changes and we begin to learn about Autumn, our “Word of the Week” this week is indeed Autumn. This may be a new word to the children so we will be using it a lot in Nursery and explaining what it means. Hopefully the conversations you have with your child will help to reinforce this learning in Nursery.
