The nursery children were using a new puppet set to independently retell the story “Three Billy Goats Gruff” in their own words.

There was lots of discussion as they agreed on the sequence of events.

Connor described the story.

“I didn’t like the Troll. He was really angry. The Three Billy Goats are good, they were trying to eat green grass.”

Later Kaiden recalled his role.

“I was the tiny goat and the big brother goat.”

Jack shared his favourite part.

“The big brother goat pushed the troll off the bridge.”

Recently we have been consulting with the children about possible locations for the summer trip.  The focus is on what they would like to learn about.

Please add you suggestions to the poster display in the nursery corridor.

A nursery focus in the playroom this term has been on block play.

Children learn many things from unit block play. Alongside developing their social interaction as they initially play next to others and then collaborate, they are developing their maths skills: counting, making comparisons of length and width, learning names of shapes and how to combine geometric shapes creatively.

We are encouraging the children to recognise the depth of their learning using a floor book. The children have been making plans,  recording their builds using photographs and adding detailed drawings of their completed work. By the end of the year we will be able to see the progression in their maths learning and confidence in how they express their knowledge. The floor book will move with the children as they transition to primary school.