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World Book Week 2017

We have chosen to explore Julia Donaldson stories this week for World Book Week.  We will be discussing a selection of books with a strong focus on rhyme.  The children have come up with some great ideas about how to bring these stories to life and we will continue to enjoy the stories for the next couple of weeks.

The books being focused on are:

  • Superworm
  • One Ted Falls Out of Bed
  • The Gruffalo’s Child
  • The Stickman
  • Tabby McTat
  • Tyrannosaurus Drip

                      

 

One Ted Falls Out of Bed                                                      The girls build some stairs using Ten red bricks.
One Ted Falls Out of Bed
Using lego to build a bunkbed for Ted.
The Stickman
    Using sticks and pipe cleaners to make our own Stickman
Tyrannosaurus Drip
Small World Play using coloured rice, shredded wheat and lettuce leaves!

There will be more photos as the weeks go on of some of the lovely learning we’re doing in the nursery based on World Book Week.

French

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Mr Guetta has been in the nursery this week teaching the boys and girls some French. This week he focused on the vocabulary used when meeting someone.  Here are the phrases we learned if you would like to keep practising at home.

Bonjour

Hello

Je m’appelle …

My name is …

Au revoir

Goodbye

 

Au revoir!

Another busy week!

OUTSIDE PLAY

The outside area has been transformed into a lovely space for the children to enjoy.  There are many different areas for the children to explore and express themselves.  Try take a wee look next time you are in the nursery!

Our mini-beasts small world play
Fairyland
Using loose parts for Transient Art
Some lovely outdoor art work in a frame

SNACK TIME

Karen read ‘The Disgusting Sandwich’ with the children and they have been trying toast and different sandwich options for snack time.

COSY CORNER

The children have been enjoying reading the Mog stories with Siobhan down in the cosy corner.  They voted on which character was their favourite.

The children created a bar graph to show which characters from the Mog books they liked the best.

 

Construction Area

The Construction Area is always a popular choice with the children. They can lay the planks and blocks out and practise  their balancing skills as they walk along.  They often work as a team to get the layout they would like.

The children have access to hammers, saws and screwdrivers and can use them to help improve their fine motor skills.

They enjoy looking at a selection of famous landmarks and trying to recreate them using the big selection of bricks.  They are so proud of their creations!

Outdoor Play

Welcome to the first Nursery Blog for the session 2017-2018! Please check in each week to get an idea of some of the things we have been learning and to see some photos of our learning experiences.

We have had a great start to the year and are welcoming new children on a daily basis. We have spent the first few weeks getting settled in to the amazing new building and all getting to know each other.

We have really enjoyed exploring the outdoor space – in the sunshine and in the rain!

 

Balance Bikes

We have a large selection of Balance Bikes for the children to develop their cycling skills on.

 

Stepping Stones  

We can practise our balancing skills on the Stepping Stones.

 

 

 

Water Pump/Mud Kitchen

The outdoor tap isn’t quite working yet, so some of the boys had the idea of collecting rain water from the drainpipe. The bowl filled up in seconds! It was a great idea 😊