Author: Vaila Wallace

This week we have moved on to talk about our next sense “sight”.   The children have been joining in with lots of discussion about our eyes and how important they are.  There has been lots of activities around using our eyes to help us see.  We have been talking about the colours we can see… Continue reading Friday 2 February 2024

This term the children are learning about the 5 senses and this week they have been focusing on touch.  There has been lots of discussion about how things feel and the children have been using some great descriptive words “slippery, spiky, smooth, gooey, wet”.  They have been making some slime, textured pictures and some experiments… Continue reading Friday 26 January 2024

It has been a lovely week having everyone back in the nursery after the Christmas break. The children have been enjoying playing in the sensory trays this week.  They have been making cloud dough and playdough, making lots of cakes and models. With the calm weather this week, the children have loved spending a lot… Continue reading Friday 12th January 2024

Crafting, crafting and more crafting!  The children are having so much fun in the art area and on the white board making their creations.   It is great to see the children’s imagination and creativity come out in the pictures they draw and in their models.  Here is a few photos of some of the things… Continue reading Friday 8th December

Christmas has come to the nursery!  The children have all really enjoyed decorating the nursery and making lots of Christmas crafts.  There has been so much excitement. The children have loved being out on the colder days, catching hail, sliding around and cracking the ice.   The children were also experimenting on how to melt the… Continue reading 01 December 2023

The children have all had another busy week.  Role play has been a big hit, with lots of pretend play in the home/ doctors areas as well as building a bus and making sure everyone has their ticket to take them to their destination. The children have been out in the porch area lots this… Continue reading Friday 24th November

What a busy week the children have all had.  It has been world nursery rhyme week this week, so the children have been enjoying singing and role playing around lots of different nursery rhymes.   It has been lovely to hear all about their favourite nursery rhymes and listen to their stories during their role play. … Continue reading Friday 17th November

The children have had a great end to the week.  There has been lots of inventing and model making with the Lego and the construction toys.  It has been lovely hearing all their stories about the models that they have made and what they can do. There has been lots of time spent making patterns… Continue reading Friday 10th November