Hi children,

Its a popping kind of day!! What’s your favourite kind of popcorn? Sweet, salted, toffee? its a tough choice, I like a mix of sweet and salted.

Check out this quiz on Cbeebies and this podcast to find to find out how popcorn is made-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/puzzles/do-you-know-popcorn-cake-quiz

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio/do-you-know-popcorn

Enjoy your Popcorn!, Jen

Dear Parent/Carer,

We hope you are all well and staying safe during this lockdown.

We appreciate this is a time of uncertainty and that you and your children may be missing the routine of nursery.  To help and support you throughout this period we are sending out some learning activities through “Thinglink” – an interactive platform where you can try out lots of the activities provided.

We will be sending these out on a weekly basis to continue to provide learning opportunities for you and your children to join in with.  There will be familiar activities such as Yoga, Big Bedtime Read, Maths through Stories, Story Massage, Wordboost, weekly recipes, Music etc these are all learning experiences which your child will recognise.  Please explore the site and share any photos and stories of how you have joined in using the following icon:-

This can be accessed by clicking on the corresponding picture and adding your comments.

We will provide links to Thinglink via:-

Learners Journals https://hopefield.yourlearningjournals.co.uk/Login.aspx and

Nursery/School Blog https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/BlackburnPrimary/

Thinglink  https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1405208570961592321 

If you are not able to access these platforms please contact a member of staff by telephone (01506 630944) where we can assist you.

Listen out for staff voices on the activities.

Looking forward to seeing your replies. Have fun!

The Nursery Team

Hello Children,

Lets celebrate Winnie the Pooh! Who is your favourite character from Winnie the Pooh? I personally love Tigger as he is always so happy and full of bounce.

Here is a one of the many stories of Winnie the pooh. Its all about a Royal Birthday, please have a read or share your favourite story here.

https://youtu.be/t2tSqyVJC7M

Or if you prefer take a look at the Disney website and view some of the Winnie the Pooh shorts.

https://disneynow.com/shows/collection/winnie-the-pooh-shorts

Have a Tiggertastic Bouncing day, Jen.

Hi Children,

Today is national dress up your pet day. All the staff in the nursery have dogs, some like to dress up and others don’t. Take a look at this sway attached below to find out about our pets! It will give you a giggle and please join in by posting photos of your pets. Have fun, Jen.

National dress up your pet day!

14th January 2021

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Today is National Rubber Ducky day!!! 

National Rubber Ducky Day

There is also a podcast on the cbeebies website with Molly and Mack, about a duck race. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio/molly-and-mack-duck-race

Maybe today you could do some water play and splash around with your bath toys and rubber ducks! Enjoy, Jen.

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-curried-chicken-day-january-12/

Do you like curry? mild, hot or spicy?

Do you have a favourite recipe you could share with us all?

Here is Mine – Chicken Korma, https://www.easypeasyfoodie.com/easy-chicken-korma/#wprm-recipe-container-8145

Jen

What are BOOST words?

‘Boost’ words are good words for helping your child with their talking, listening, reading and writing. We want your child to learn words like ‘enormous’ and ‘tiny’ so that they can use these as well as words like ‘big’ and ‘small’.

Where do the BOOST words come from?

The ‘boost’ words are taught through the context of a story. We will focus on 3-4 ‘boost’ words from the chosen story each week.

Why are we focussing on BOOST words?

‘Boost’ words increase your child`s vocabulary and help to explain their ideas and thoughts better when they are talking. ‘Boost’ words also help them to understand what they are reading.

You can listen to the story or read it aloud if you`ve got this book at home. Click the link below.

Remember to share photos or leave a comment.

Stay safe,

Basia.

Story massage is a fun and interactive approach of sharing stories and rhymes in a positive and respectful way.  It involves asking permission from the individual if you can perform story massage on the time. The strokes are performed on the child’s back and shoulders however some children may not like this and therefore can be done on legs, arms or wherever child would like.

The benefits are:

1. It can bring calm and relaxing feeling to the individual.
2. It promotes oxytocin the “feel good” hormone.
3. It may improve sleep patterns.
4. It may promote self esteem and confidence.
5. It may regulate emotions
6. Can build positive relationships through touch.
7. Can develop a readiness for learning.
8. It may develop imagination, expressive language and creativity.
9. Improves communication.
10. Can help prepare for future events e.g. going to dentist, new school, or hospital.

Children at the nursery were very busy during November and December. We had Christmas jumper day, Scavenger hunt, Christmas party and we helped Elves in their workshop! Have a look what we have been up to. Don`t forget to leave a like or a comment.  Merry Christmas from all the staff.

Hopefield Nursery Christmas 2020

Just to give Santa an idea what children would like for Christmas this year 🙂

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