What a quiet start to the October holidays , with very few children we have had a lot of the nursery to ourselves , where there has been a great amount of role play with the animals , blocks and Lego. A few of the children were helping sort out all our jigsaws , it was a lot of work but worked hard to find all the pieces to match. We found some colourful play dough to use , some were using it as ‘coats and hats’ for the animals and creating homes.
Later in week , we spent a couple of days at the school , where we explored the learning hub , built train tracks , created a restaurant and done some drawing. We took a walk down to the local park , where we worked on our gross motor skills , climbed up the ropes to go down the slide and had a shot on the swings, before coming back we took a walk round the pond to see the ducks.

Once we were back in our building , a couple children were using their imagination in the home corner , having discussions about who is having a nap , who is going to eat , and how to look after the baby where they showed great work taking care and dressing them.
We explored more of the nursery , using the building blocks to create different patterns.

Monday

At story time, we listened to Me, Myself and I. The children took part in discussions about differences, identifying what makes each of us unique while celebrating and valuing these differences and helping to build self confidence.

Tuesday

Following on from last week’s role-play interest in creating cupcakes, some of the children further developed their mathematical and food preparation skills by making real cupcakes. They followed the recipe, taking turns to add ingredients and stir the mixture and used to clock for timing.

In the garden, some children have shown an interest in exploring forces through water play and investigating different sounds. In response to this interest, a selection of pots and pans was added to the outdoor area to encourage further exploration. The children used force in a variety of ways, such as banging, tapping, and striking the objects, while investigating the different sounds they produced.

Wednesday

Today  we learned two new signs during our Sign Along session: home time and snack. There continues to be a strong interest in fairies, which has been expressed through a range of experiences across the nursery. In the art area, children have used natural materials to developing their creative skills to design and make fairy-themed creations. This interest has also supported with children using technology to type, identify letters, and create signs for a fairy village.

Thursday

Today, we learned a new seasonal song and took part in singing it outdoors. The art area continues to be a busy  with creating fairy houses. Children independently selected a variety of materials, explored different shapes, and demonstrated creativity and problem-solving skills as they designed and constructed their creations.

Friday

Today, we explored mark making in the sand area, encouraging children to experiment with creating patterns, shapes, and marks using a variety of tools. During role play, the children enjoyed making “cupcakes” in the sand developing imagination and communication skills sharing their flavours.

Monday

It has been a busy start to our week with lots of  outdoor play, we have been exploring with water in the garden floating/sinking, using different resources to see what sinks. We have been learning all about SIMO & how we keep ourselves safe in nursery & when we are out. The children then spent the afternoon role playing with the hi-viz vest & the stop sign to help them process what they learned.

Tuesday

Play dough has been popular with most of the children where the created birthday cakes soup & many more beautiful dishes. They are developing their language skills as well as building friendships. Some children have been interested in measure 📏 using the tape to measure different body parts. We used chalk outside to draw round each other then chatted about who was bigger/ smaller as well as different shapes of bodies. Helping then understand that we are all different.

Wednesday

We have been learning some sign along today helping us develop language & communication with each other.  There has been lots of role playing in the house corner playing families . They have been using the doctors kit to help each other  with many different injuries.
Our rocking horse is still very popular with all the children allowing them to view their environment from a different height .

Thursday

The bikes have been busy with a road being chalked out they then added a round about into the play. They chatted about keeping safe on the bikes & when people could cross their road. At the art area some beautiful art work has been created. We are starting to decorate our play house walls with all the paintings.

Friday

Lots of role playing along with adding some new resources to the garden, we added a large mirror to the mud kitchen this prompted lots of curiosity. Some of the children have helped to start to clean down the garden as they want to make the mud kitchen a cafe environment.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

The water tray and ball station was set up outside which created a lot of interest discussing, sizes and force. This created a fun sensory experiences for a child who was directing the water play to watch force of splashing.

Sensory experience with playdough followed on from Mondays interest of changing colours and tallying our peers favourite colour choice. This then sparked a conversation about using a sensory experience of smelling. Adding flavouring to change the smell.  The children then chose to make cakes with their playdough, decorating and singing happy birthday and role playing blowing out candles.

Thursday

Friday

Some children explored the art area, using a variety of collage materials to create their own pizzas. There was lots of discussion about favourite toppings, with children using descriptive language to share their ideas and preferences.

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Monday 18th May.

Today in the nursery we have been very crafty and creating butterflies with a variety of materials, such as cellophane, Pom poms and shapes. The home corner was very busy with some children dressing up , looking after the babies and dogs , a lot of role play and conversation about who is feeding them , what they need to get fed and what they need to get big and strong.
The water tray was popular , a lot of exploring , splashing and pouring.
Before lunch , we practiced our rhymes for our nursery rhyme time , we are doing a great job learning all the words of the songs.

Outside a few of the children were exploring the garden to collect nature materials for their potions and making ‘rainbow trees’. Using their imagination some of the children were decorating the trees outside with quoits, bean bags and balls , it was full of colour!

Tuesday 19th May.

Today was a busy day for our little learners and builders. Some children were at the block area , creating a road with different sized blocks , they spent some time concentrating on getting the shape right so the cars can go down , then continued to build a garage to ‘park them’. Some were doing some patterns together and practicing to write their name. A few children were exploring the room with the magnifying glass to see what they can find. A lot of sand and water play throughout the day.

Outdoors , Miss Higgins introduced the children to a game called ‘hot potato’ and fun exciting way for children to work on their gross motor skills and throwing and catching , then continued with children had to pretend the ball was hot , who ever they were throwing it to had to catch it and do the same , or they threw into the basket for being ‘to hot’.

Wednesday 20th May.

While some of the children were doing their school visit , the children here were exploring all areas of the nursery , some choose to read some stories , some were in the messy area , creating patterns in the sand , making wands with sticks and tissue paper. A few children were using the furniture to make up the dolls house , there was discussion on what goes where and which doll goes where.
Outside there was a lot of dinosaur play , using the excess water from the rain to splash them in and use it to feed them. There was a lot of races with bikes and scooters.

It was our sponsored nursery rhyme time , we managed to sing 12 songs in 3 minutes!! We are super proud of all our boys and girls for all their singing voices. And to Mums , Dads , Grans and Grandads who came to see us.

Thursday 21st May.

To start off our morning , we all met at the gym hall where we practiced our potted sports and races for our sports day! I’m sure all the children are ready and they done amazing listening to the rules of the races. Back at nursery some children worked together to build different models with the Lego , such as cars , lorry’s , a dinosaur and much more, they shared the Lego really well showing kindness and fairness. Also using their imagination by feeding the horse. A few children were interested in measuring their height against the wall.

Outside there was a lot of physical play , climbing up and down the cubes , running , hopping and jumping.

To end the day we watching the life cycle of a butterfly , it was very interesting, we then got to draw what we thought the colours our butterflies would turn out like. We can’t wait to see!!

Friday 22nd May.

We spent most of the morning out in the garden to make the most of the sunshine , we had the water tray and tuff tray filled with jugs , pipes to roll balls down and explore the different forces. One child was loving throwing the water as far as it can go.
Some children spent some time making puppets with toilet roll tubes , sticks and tissue paper. We have created a suitcase and seat belt too!
To end the day we listened to a story , the cd version and the book of creepy crawlies calypso  , we heard the different instruments and we had to identify them when reading the book.

Monday
Public Holiday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday
In Service Day

Friday

This morning, there was a continued interest in our nature learning wall. In the art area, children explored a variety of painting and printing techniques, which led to discussions about the different tools and materials being used, and introduced early conversations about symmetry

Monday

Today we have been busy role playing at the block area.  A house was made using a selection of different size blocks & some of the small world dolls. They spent time caring for the babies in the house feeding and caring for them. Outside the hoola hoops have been popular some of the children moved there bodies with them whilst others chose to roll them.

Tuesday

We have been excited by the colder  weather today & have been exploring with ice in the garden we have been looking at the ice through the magnifyed glass looking at the different patters. The ice also  sparked discussion about safety & how we keep ourselves safe. In the room we have being creating at the woodwork bench using hammers & vice. Some fantastic creations have been made where some of the children decided to extend their models by adding paint to them.

Wednesday

Today we have been looking at books all different styles of books. We have been reading some books in Scott,s which is very interesting as many of the words the children have never heard before. We have been looking at poems and have chosen a poem that we have been learning everyday. All of the children take part in singing at dancing at some point in the day.

Thursday

Some children have been making their own squishy this involved cutting, gluing, sticking, they then added their artistic flare to the finished product. Lots of the children have been investigating floating and sinking uses a number of different materials. There was lots of predicting what would sink & what would float.

Friday

We have celebrated some birthdays this week which is always fun. Some of the children took part in cosmic yoga 🧘‍♀️ learning different moves and strengthening their bodies. We had a little bug in the nursery which we watched crawling about. In the garden we have been using the bikes as well as playing basketball.

Monday

Today  some have been identifying primary colours and matching colours. In the home corner there has been lots role playing the home life of parents caring for children such as feeding and tucking  into bed. Whilst looking  after the dolls  they have been using their fine motor skills to dress and undress.

Tuesday

Today the art area was very busy with interest of mixing primary colours to discover the changes whilst using different techniques to paint. Some have been developing friendships listening and dancing to nursery rhymes. Some children have been role playing daily home lives of washing dishes and cooking “tea.”

Wednesday

A couple of children spotted a honey bee. With modelling how to care for nature this sparked a conversation leading with many questions and suggestions. What do you need when you have been very busy running and are feeling very hot ? E “Need water” Discussing looking after and respecting nature to allow the bee to have a drink safely to help with energy and fly away again. J- then suggested the bee “maybe go see mummy.”

A couple of children have been developing their balance and confidence through risk play using the logs to jump and balance.

Thursday

There was a lot of excitement due to the heavy rain,  all children sharing space well with one another as they splashed.

At the outdoor music area a child was able to share playing “Happy Birthday”  and  “Twinkle Twinkle.” The  children have been developing their communication skills through taking turns. Exploring different tempos and sounds.

Friday

Fun filled Friday! Today there has been lots of water play, developing co-ordination and discovering how water travels by selecting different methods to fill and pour.  Some children have been exploring the woodwork bench selecting different tools and discovering their functions.

Some children’s first full week at Ferryport, lots of exploring and discovering all areas of the nursery. Developing friendships as they learn through play.

Monday

Today there was lots of different gym equipment in the hall which all most of of the children created their own games developing their imagination using the equipment as circuits, used as propts to role playing dinosaurs and the floor is lava.

Tuesday

As a group the children created a hopscotch game in. One of the children was able to write 1-10 in sequence. The game created discussion developing turn taking and sharing fairly with one another.

Wednesday

One child was role playing their birthday celebration from last week using play dough to create a birthday cake and singing 🎶 Happy Birthday🎶  Then observing and counting the amount people in the room the cake was divided for a fair share. 🍰 Using lavender to design different decorations and using sprinkle technique.

A of couple of the children created a tower designing a complex design and discussing safety and using descriptive language “It’s wobbly.”

Thursday

Today a child asked to make a bird. A discussion lead into oragami and the meaning of this. Some other children joined and were able to listen and follow the step by step guide. 🦁🐅 The rest were busy making paper aeroplanes and problem solving how to increase their distance using mathematical language and problem solving skills.

Friday

Today one child continued their interest of oragami selecting a “cat.” The child then creatively designed and developed features and details. The guide was then not needed and the hold successfully created the rest independently. Most of the children used the reels to jump and balance sharing and discussing where safest place to place their feet.  This risky play allowed the children to risk asses their movement. In the gym hall all children used different body movements to dance to the music.