“I’ve never seen a green pumpkin before” -Ayla

“This one is bumpy”-Harry

 “It is cold” -Kiera

 “This pumpkin is heavy”- Mazie  “This pumpkin is big and round” -Conor

On Monday the morning and afternoon children explored pumpkins of different sizes. They also explored other root vegetables like squash!  They worked together to scoop out the inside of one of the pumpkins, exploring the contents. The children in the afternoon helped to turn an acorn squash into a bird feeder for our garden.

On Tuesday the children have enjoyed exploring a sensory set up.

“ohhh Mrs Bett this is yucky and fluffy” -Hannah

Please pick up an Autumn hunt checklist from the try at home folder. We would love to see some of your experiences on your child’s learning journal or on our Twitter. Have fun!

Over the past couple of weeks the children have enjoyed helping to prepare snack. This has sparked lots of conversations and opportunities for learning all about food and where it comes from.

Miss Wilkins and the children prepared pizza together, chopping different vegetables and choosing toppings. They discussed what foods are healthy.

The children visited the nursery orchard before making delicious apple crumble to see how apples grow and through the baking experience with Mrs Bett they have learnt apples can be eaten in different ways!

We have recently planted some of our own herbs and vegetables in our greenhouse, which we hope will grow over Winter to help us make new snacks in the new year. We are learning all about being sustainable and growing our own food, helping to reduce waste.

Miss Robertson hopes to run a quick session for parents to show you the basics of accessing your child’s observations and how to contribute to their Learning Journal from home.

This will be on Thursday 24th October at 12.15 for the morning parents and 1.30 for the afternoon parents.

If you are interested in attending could you please sign up on the sheet across from the reception desk.  It would also be handy if you could bring along a mobile device with access to the Learning Journal site, but not to worry if you cant as iPad’s can be provided.

This week the children will have the opportunity to go to our local library for a visit. Some children went yesterday afternoon and enjoyed a story from the librarian. They also enjoyed exploring the large range of books.

We have been learning some new words in nursery. Each week we will build on these words to help increase our vocabulary. Please encourage your child to practice these words at home.

Please see the newsletter for this season. News 1

On Monday we had some lemons, potatoes and carrots in the home area. “I want to make lemon juice” said Leo. This sparked the question of how can we make lemon juice? What do we need? We discussed this and decided to gather our knifes and chopping boards. The children enjoyed discovering how to break through the skin of the lemon and squeeze the juice out. “Can we make orange juice too?” Sonny asked? We compared the two fruits and how much juice came from them. There was lots of discovering how to cut, what way is best to open the fruit up and get the juice out. This interest has continued and we now have a cutting station in the home area to further develop the children’s understanding about fruit and vegetables.

 “Squeeze”  “Its spicy”-Jazmin  “This is hard”- Kalyn

 “I can do it!”-Leo

“Squeeze! This has loads of juice”-Tilly

“The orange is more because the orange is bigger than the lemon”- Sonny

Could all returning children please return their book bag to nursery, we are in the process of setting up our new bags for the lending library and have a few unaccounted for. Thanks.

Our fantastic parent helper, David, has made us a great new den using old pallets! The children have enjoyed exploring the new space and have already started decorating it! We are looking forward to painting it and using it in all weathers. This helps our Green Flag Eco Action plan, reducing, reusing and recycling! If you have access to materials you think the nursery could use please speak with Miss Reid or Miss Robertson.