Ms Brown

Chinese New Year

We have been learning about the traditions and customs that are associated with Chinese New Year. The children learned that Chinese New Year each year is celebrated with a different animal, this year being the year of the ‘Monkey’. The boys and girls had fun finding out what animal they would be, then making a mask of the animal they were. We also learned a simple Chinese song and practised the ‘Dragon Dance’! Some children even tried to copy some simple chinese writing, which they were super at and then got some coloured card, pens and scissors and made their very own lantern. After all this hard work, there was a well deserved taster of a Chinese snack; noodles, spring rolls and prawn crackers, which was yummy!

Nursery Christmas Party!

The nursery boys and girls had a wonderful time at their Christmas parties on Wednesday. The children had lots of fun playing pass the parcel, musical bumps and dancing. The boys and girls enjoyed showing everyone their fantastic dance moves! After all the dancing and games, the boys and girls then had a yummy party snack. After the children had a little rest to enjoy their snack, we went back into the hall and met a very special visitor dressed in red!

Christmas in the Nursery.

The boys and girls in the nursery have begun to learn all about Christmas. The children have been introduced to the story of Jesus through traditional stories and practising the nativity play (which all the children are fantastic at!). This week the children have decorated the Christmas tree, made lists for Santa, made their own wrapping paper and even decorated paper plates to make Christmas baubles. The boys and girls are beginning to get really excited for Santa coming and are enjoying coming in to find out what ‘Snowflake the Elf’ has been up to each day.

When Santa sent ‘Snowflake’ to Stane Nursery, ‘Snowflake’ had to travel from the North Pole. ‘Snowflake’ is a magical Elf, when we are in our houses, ‘Snowflake’ flies back to the North Pole each night to report back to Santa. Santa Claus even sent back our Golden Bears! Each day, Golden Bear will go home with a boy or girl who has been following the Golden Rules.

Autumn Learning in the Nursery

Recently the boys and girls had been learning about Autumn. The children learned that Autumn was when all the leaves would fall off the trees along with, twigs and chestnuts!

The boys and girls got all suited up in waterproofs and wellies to go on an Autumn walk. We found brown, red and green leaves, along with chestnuts and twigs! The children enjoyed throwing the leaves up and crunching through all the piles of fallen leaves.

Guy Fawkes Day fun in the Nursery

The children in the nursery have all been very excited today about seeing fireworks tonight. The children all had a discussion about where they were going or what colours might light up the sky tonight and of course they discussed how to stay safe tonight with the fireworks; staying wrapped up, having gloves on, keeping sparklers away from their face and staying far away from the firework displays!

With all the excitement about fireworks, the children had the chance to create their very own firework pictures. The children used glitter paint and a variety of utensils to replicate the fireworks exploding in the sky. The boys and girls also created their own rockets using collage and discussed what sounds the rockets would make. The children had the opportunity to participate in a science experiment. Using a plate of milk, dropping in 3 different colours of food colouring and holding a straw in the middle with a little bit of washing up liquid on the end of it, created the illusion of fireworks on a plate.