Month: March 2020

This week the children have been exploring expressions, melting, using tools and hunting for letter sounds!

Last week we were learning about meeting dogs safely and we have three steps to remember:

• Ask the owner if it is ok to pat their dog
• Let the dog smell your hand
• Gently stroke the dog on its back

We also learned the importance of leaving dogs in peace when they are eating or sleeping.

This morning the children were exploring the impact of pollutants on sea animals by setting up a mini ocean and adding pollutants to the water to see what would happen.

They were also working together to clear litter from the beach.

Finally the Lab Technicians came to let them have a shot of the VR  headsets allowing them to explore the worlds oceans.

 

 

 

The children continue to be interested in technology and our new technology area will be unveiled soon. There has also been a great deal of interest in sharks and other sea creatures which we are exploring in depth throughout STEM fortnight

Yesterday Mr Foster came to work with the children to explore floating and sinking. The children explored molecule patterns in water and ice then talked about density and the properties of materials that float and sink.

There was lots of excitement and discussion!

Many of our parents have asked for ideas to support their children’s learning at home. In response we have created the Learning Together calendar.

The calendar, which will be released every month, will contain a suggested learning activity for each day of the month (which can be done in any order). Across the month the calendar will explore a range of curricular areas. How many activities will you and your child complete together in March?

 

We would love to hear all about your home learning journey and ask that if you take any photos of the activities you do that you put them in your child’s snapshot book or give us a copy to add to our Learning Together celebration wall.

 

Look out for the display area in the main Nursery corridor for more ideas on supporting learning at home and for the launch of our Rhyming, Reading and Numeracy bags.