We hope you had a lovely relaxing time off. Here is what we have been up to the first week back….

Children have been exploring their fine motor skills as they create their own masks using paper, wool and scissors. They only needed a little support to attach the wool and hold the paper still as they cut.

Children have been exploring weight outside as they looked at items that were heavier than others. Children have also been threading outside using straws and seeing how they can create different lengths.

Children have been exploring mark making and attempting to copy words that they need for their everyday play. They then independently used a ruler to explore how long their pictures were.

Using bottles and a range of other resources, children made their own music shakers. They then developed these using their own creative ideas by adding colours and tape to make them unique.

Children are beginning to explore Diwali and look at how others celebrate as they made their own henna designs on a hand print they drew and cut out. The children were able to discuss their own experiences with Diwali as they said about seeing something on television about it. “That’s the festival of light, they light candles and dance to music and do hand designs”.

Children have been working together to look after the nursery resources independently. Luke and Florence noticed sand in the home corner and swept it up together. “I can be the bin man” says Luke.

Children are continuing to show an interest in our learning wall topic “People who help up” as they ask to read a story about the police. From this, Rosie shared that she learned all about finger prints and how they are put on the computer to catch the bad guys. Innes showed an interest in looking at all the different sections of the book.

This week a group of children asked to make play dough. Leo asked for blue play dough as he was going to make Sonic. Through a group discussion and problem solving we decided to add blue powder paint to the play dough to create the blue colour. The group of children explored making models of numbers, shapes and animals. This led to a discussion about what animals eat and where they come from. “Giraffes eat leaves.” “We get leaves from trees” “trees grow in the ground.” This then led how to care for plants by giving them water and sunlight.

This week a group of children participated in making a “special” tray for the story sharing a shell. We worked together to create a mind map and gather ideas from the story to see what we could incorporate. Innes enjoyed looking through the story to see if we were missing any resources. Jackson, flora and Rosie enjoyed helping create the rock pool. “This is where they live” “yeah but they live in a shell”. They got creative and used instruments and a torch to create thunder and lightening in the storm. “This is the storm” Rosie and Flora enjoyed retelling the storm part or the story using the instruments and flashing of the torch. They confidently spoke about their favourite parts of the story and retold them.

This week Rosie and Sehrish demonstrated their skills to listen to a set of instructions that described size, such as tallest, smallest, medium sized then selected the correct picture.

Children have been sharing their kind and caring sides with one another as they help others around the room. Children helps others by fixing their clothing or fixing resources they noticed were broken. “It’s broken I need to fix it!”. “There you go I’ll do your cardigan for you”.

Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain book please ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back 📁A tray will be available for you to put in your returned books so we can quarantine and clean them before putting them on display again, if you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help ☺️

Reminders

• Can all parents label items of  your child’s clothing.
• Can all parents put in at least one full change of clothing for water play and accidents.
• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.
• Forest is on Tuesday where we meet at Waterstone crook car park from 9:00-9:15. Can we also just make you aware that with the hot and humid weather that tics may be around in the forest area so encourage you to check your child after every forest session incase any have made their way home on your child!

  💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

  Loose Parts

  We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

The Nursery Team 

We hope you have all had a lovely week, here is a snapshot at what we have been up to….

A group of children have been exploring some conkers that were collected and seeing how they can open them up to look at what’s inside. This then sparked an interest in going for a walk around the school and nursery areas to collect lots of natural resources such as sticks, leaves and conkers.

The children had their first forest session this week where they explored all around the environment. There was lots of discussion about negotiation, findings and turn taking. The children were independent with the tree swing and made sure that their friends were safe as they used it. Children were resourceful and used charcoal to create pictures.

Children have been exploring the clay. They followed a book where it showed step by step how to make an animal of their choice. This activity is great for developing fine motor skills. The children also explored the texture of the clay as they used it on different surfaces.

Children have been continuing to explore people who help us as they used the wooden figures. This sparked lots of conversation about different peoples roles and how these people help in the community.

Children have been creative with the mud kitchen as they mix a range of resources together. The children collected some lavender to add to their play and spoke about the textures and smells.

Children have been experimenting as they used water and pens to create a rainbow. A piece of paper was put into two cups of water with ink in them which then made the colours transfer to the paper where the colours then rose and created a rainbow.

A group of children were very careful as they made their own crispy cakes. They used a candle and stand to melt the chocolate and marshmallows and then mixed in some rice crispies. The best part of all was eating them after!

Children outside have been exploring numeracy through puzzles as they used a rocket puzzle to count up and down from ten. The children worked together to fit the pieces together.

Children have been exploring literacy through books and mark making. Children have the opportunity to explore mark making in every area of the nursery both indoor and out.

Reminders:

• Forest kindergarten is continuing on Tuesday, please remember to still bring your child’s bag with a change of clothes and shoes for going back to nursery in the afternoon. We meet at Waterstone Crook from 9:00 – 9:15 where we will then head to the forest location behind Forman Arts Centre.
• Can we ask that any families who haven’t yet returned their All about me, sun awareness, seesaw and data capture forms do so by next week as it’s very important we get these back.

We hope you have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you all next week.

The Newport Nursery Team x

This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

Monday 9th September

Today a group of children asked to swap the doctors kit for the firefighter box. This has been an interest of the children’s. The children enjoyed the fire station and enjoyed role playing firefighters today as they used the dressing up outfits 👨‍🚒

Today the children had a really good lunch experience today and have been discussing their favourite school lunches and items in their lunch boxes.

Today a group of children enjoyed playing in the sand and used problem solving skills and team work to create a sandcastle.

Tuesday 10th September

Today a group of children had a great time laughing together as they built a tower using the crates outside and climbed to the top, helping one another keep steady.

Today a group of children were playing a game of catch the bean bag on the bat together. They confidently took turns and let everyone have equal shots.

Wednesday 11th September

Today a group of children engaged in imaginative play together relating to personal experiences 🚙 They pretended to be in the car driving to “pops” house. They are walking around the garden holding hands together 🥹.

Today a group of children were identifying numbers missing between 0-15. They also identified numbers before and after the number they were given. Some children did this independently as other required a little bit of support.

Today a group helped mount their feeling pictures to go on the wall in the school. They matched the name on the picture to the name on the speech bubble. They done this by identifying and matching letters of their peers names.

Thursday 12th September

Today all children had a great time in the garden this afternoon as they explored different areas such as the see saw, climbing trees, in the mud kitchen, loose parts and natural resources. It was lovely and sunny and the children shared their feedback. “This is so much fun” “look at me this is funny” “I like this garden” ☀️

Today some of the children have independently created different models. “Look at my ship I built, it’s my boat ship and it’s going up to the sky!” A ship was made using the loose parts outside and was very eager to show it off 😄 ⛴️

I’m at 8 just now and I need to get to 10….thats 2 more to go!” A couple of individual children could confidently write out numbers 1-10 and recognised that if they were at 8 there was 2 numbers to write down to get to 10.

Friday 13th September

Today has been a day of exploring technology. Today a group of children explored the smart board and used the different colour and sizes of pens to create pictures. They also used the rubber to erase parts of their drawings.

Today a group of children have been working on their mouse control as they have been playing underwater counting on the computer. This got the children thinking numerically and matching the quantity or the number.

Today a group of children have been exploring features on the IPad through games. They liked doodle kids the best where they could choose different colours, patterns and shapes to create an image with. They also enjoyed playing feed the monkey by matching the number of fruit to the image shown.

Reminders:

• Forest is on Tuesday where we meet at Waterstone crook car park from 9:00-9:15. Can we also just make you aware that with the hot and humid weather that tics may be around in the forest area so encourage you to check your child after every forest session incase any have made their way home on your child!
• Please remember to apply sun cream to your child before they arrive at nursery and we will reapply during the day if needed.
• Can we please remind parents and carers that when dropping off in the morning and using the car park to use the white spaces only as staff members who start at 9 are unable to park due to the staff spaces being taken.

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, and at least a full change of clothes in your child’s bag (remember the…🧦 🧦🩲🩲 )

💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

We hope you all have a great weekend and will see you next week!
The Newport Nursery Team x

This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

This week, many of us have actively created a Charter together by talking about what works well in nursery and capturing 📷 our friends in action as we. . . ‘Play together, Learn with each other, And be the best that we can be.’ Please feel free to explore our Nursery Charter with your child which is positioned next to our ‘Sign in Tree.’

Our Nursery Charter -We have kind hands and feet.

• -Keep tools down the way.
• -Take turns and share.
• -We wear our helmets on our moving toys.
• -We care for our nursery.
• we put our logs on the tree to say we are here.
• -We wash our hands at different times.
• -We listen to our friends and adults.

Throughout the week, we have tried hard to capture almost all children experiencing their valuable lunchtime experience here at Newport Nursery.

This week a group of children have been experimenting and creating powder paint colours, after learning how to make them, they successfully created more colours without adult support 🎨

This week a group of children have been helping to plant some pumpkin seeds today. They were both able to discuss how the seeds would need soil, water, sun and rain ☔️ 🎃

This week a group of children have been helping to make the garden look beautiful by planting lovely flowers this morning. Helping to turn the soil using tools, dig a hole and place the flower carefully inside 🌷 🌼

This week a group of children have been using loose parts to explore and build dens with in our nursery garden.

This week a group of children have been exploring science experiments in the garden as they used dishing up soap, baking soda, white vinegar and water to create a volcano.

This week a group of children have been playing a letter matching game with their peers by trying to find letters by their description.

Reminders

Please remember to hand in any paperwork you have to the nursery staff as this is important for us to collect!

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we are certain everyone will sleep well 😄 see you all on Monday for another great fun filled week!

Miss McKenzie, Miss Nelson, Mrs Wilson and Miss Brougham 👋 x

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a lovely first week at nursery, it has been great meeting all of our children and families and we can’t wait to see you next week. Here is a look at what we have been up to this week….

Children have been so engrossed in the outside area where they have been exploring making a restaurant area in the mud kitchen by selling food to people.

Children have been using the chalk to draw pictures on the ground outside where they explored drawing rainbows, flags and flowers.

Groups of children have been exploring loose parts to create hiding spaces and different vehicles. Children said that they were visiting San Francisco to see Baymax.

A group of children took part in baking some shortbread which they shared for their friends at snack, it went down a treat!

This has been a week of settling in and meeting new friend. The children are all finding their feet and exploring the new spaces, we have had lots of lovely feedback from the children so far!

Reminders

Please remember to hand in any paperwork you have to the nursery staff as this is important for us to collect!

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we are certain everyone will sleep well 😄 see you all on Monday for another great fun filled week!

Miss McKenzie, Miss Nelson, Mrs Wilson and Miss Brougham 👋 x

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week. Here is a look at what we have been up to this week at nursery…..

For our forest session we went to the bottom garden and explored the spaces. Children found tadpoles in some water and went searching round the garden for more animals.

The children have been preparing for their leaving assembly as they practice songs and reflect on their favourite times at nursery since they started.

The children took part in sports day races where they did the obstacle course race, running race and egg and spoon race. The children made a great effort and were really excited to have the buddies help them race!

Children took part in play on pedals where they explored gliding and braking on the bikes. Children demonstrated good listening skills and took in the information that was being given.

This week, children have been showcasing their technology skills as they use the iPads to take photos to make collages and create colourful pictures. Read more

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week! Here is a look at what we have been up to in nursery……

Children in the forest explored a variety of skills as they used the tree swing and searched for different types of birds which linked to past experiences for children.

Children took part in baking banana bread this week with Miss Nelson. Everyone has helped to make her feel very welcome on her first week back!

Some children have been using the coloured vehicles to explore counting and sorting skills.

children have been working in the block area to design and make a tower using a range of shapes and sizes. The boys were very proud of their work and asked for a picture of their finished product.

The girls created their own Barbie dreamworld using the dolls house, blocks and environmental print.

The children’s sunflowers are coming along nicely. The children have been checking up on them daily and helping to water them. This has encouraged a lot of mathematical language as children discuss the height of the seedlings and compare to others.

After finding some cellophane, Isla and Christian were inspired to make eye patches that they could see through. They did the cutting and the sticking themselves they just needed a little help to attach the string. This then inspired others to join in too.

Children have been very creative with loose parts and different resources as they made different modes of transport where they had to problem solve how to keep the vehicles together. Children inside made jewellery for family members and Lego models.

Reminders:

• Forest is on Tuesday where we meet at waterstone crook car park from 9:00-9:15. Can we also just make you aware that with the hot and humid weather that tics may be around in the forest area so encourage you to check your child after every forest session incase any have made their way home on your child!
• Please remember to apply suncream to your child before they arrive at nursery and we will reapply during the day if needed.

We hope you all have a great weekend and will see you next week!
The Newport Nursery Team x

It’s been a short week this week but we hope you enjoyed your days off! Here is a snippet at what we have been up to at nursery….

Children have been really engaged in card games as Archie brought in his UNO game to play with his peers. The children explored matching by colour, number of picture. The children showed great sportsmanship by shaking hands and saying well done.

Children have been imaginative with the Lego as they build jails and chariots. Eli looked up all about a chariot using the iPad to see what they were used for. “Before we had cars they used chariots where the horses pulled the cart”

We had a lovely day at forest where children explored their surroundings and new friendships, sharing their discoveries with one another.

Children have been exploring how they can use water outside as they mix it with flowers in the mud kitchen or seeing how it can flow through the water station.

Children have been looking at puzzles and jigsaws outside as they discussed the order of the numbers on the puzzle going from 0-10 then 10-0.

Reminders:

• We are at forest on a Tuesday, please remember to meet us at waterstone crook car park. We would also suggest that you still pack a small light bag on a forest day as children still may need a change of clothes.
• please apply suncream to your children before drop off, we have a nursery sun cream where we can reapply in the afternoon. Please do not send suncream in your child’s bag as this is treated as medication and other children could be allergic.

Have a great weekend everyone! See you next week ☺️

The Newport nursery team x

We have had a lovely week here at Newport nursery, lots of sunshine and good times. Here is a sneak peek at what we have been up to…..

We have been making the most of the nice weather outside. Children have been exploring their different skills through a range of activities and resources.

Children have been interested in tennis this week. Sharing and taking turns as they try to see how many rally’s they can get. Archie and Miss McKenzie managed to get 6 hits back and forward which is their record. Cammy has been practising himself as he sees how far he can hit it before running to catch it. Gregor and Lachlan have had lots of laughter together as they try and hit the ball to one another and racing to see who can get to it first.

Children have been using the blocks and loose parts to build structures and bring their ideas to life as they make houses, caravans and sun loungers. Children also made bridges and worked out how they could balance the blocks so they wouldn’t fall when cars went across it. Children extended and lead their own learning by sourcing more resources to further develop their ideas.

A group of children built heir own pizza shop where they made pizzas to order by request and used the loose parts as toppings and the bats to use as the bases to go in the oven.

Children created friendships through interests in stories. Jackson and Gregor were looking at the books outside in the story den as they shared their favourite pages.

Children inside have been sharing their creative skills as they make models and pictures using the junk modelling resources. They all came up with their own ideas and and completed these with very little support.

Children have been showcasing their number skills as they order numbers 1-10 then back from 10-1 and identify the missing number when it is taken away. Children also matched the quantity to the number.

Reminders:

• Forest is starting back again next week on Tuesday 30th April. We will meet in the Waterstone Crook car park next to the leisure centre from 9-9:15 then walk up to the forest location. If you aren’t going to be in please can you send us a message on seesaw and phone the office to let them know also.
• Any toys from nursery specifically toy cars that have been taken home by mistake, can we please ask that these are returned, thank you.
• Can we please ask that your child has a jacket with them to nursery as the weather could turn at any minute!

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

The Newport Nursery Team x

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week, here is a snapshot of what we have been up to……

We had a lovely day on Monday in the sunshine where children explored target practice and role play. We discovered a bumble bee in the garden and children sustained an interest where they role played being bumble bees where they each had their own bee jobs. We had worker bees, stinger bees and even a queen bee who had to taste test all the honey before it was transported to other locations.🐝

Children discovered a little field mouse had come to say hello at the fence, we discussed how we could make sure he felt safe and where he might have come from.🐭

Alex and Leo were researching monster trucks for Alex to copy. Alex persevered and could draw his own one without any help. Alex then shared his skills with Leo by helping him with his own creations.🚚

The children have sustained an interest in music and bands as Sophie and Charlotte created their own drum sets as they sang along to a tune they created. Fraser was also exploring using a drum set he made after joining this weeks peep session which was based around making instruments. From this, we have decided that our next learning wall will be on music! 🥁 🎤 🎶

At the forest, we explored more small world play as we created our own dinosaur world inspired by Eli. We foraged for different resources such as sticks, leaves and pine cones. The children worked together to set up the area how they wanted🐉. Some other children explored a fallen down tree and made their own bug hotel in the roots using sticks.🐛

Children created their own camp. They used loose parts to make a fire, a camp bed and a breakfast area. The children then continued this interest the next day, encouraging others to join.⛺

Happy birthday to Timothy who was 5 on Thursday, thank you for the sweets! Timothy was able to make cupcakes for afternoon snack with some peers😁🎈🎂

Reminders:

• Next week we are only open until Thursday as the Easter holidays begin Friday 29th March where we are off for 2 weeks and return Monday 15th April.
• If you have borrowed any nursery clothing, please can we ask for this back next week to get washed before the holidays, thank you!
• Forest is on a Tuesday where we will meet at Waterstone Crook between 9:00am-9:15am then head up to the forest location.

Have a great weekend, we look forward to seeing you next week 🤗

Miss McKenzie