Happy New Year to all our families.  It has been lovely to have you all back at Nursery.

This week has been all about the weather.

The children have been telling us about the fun things they have been doing in the snow at home.  They have also enjoyed experimenting with the snow and ice in the Nursery garden.  This has led to the children using many words to describe the snow and ice.  We have also been making snowmen at the playdough and in the art area leading to discussions around size, shape and symmetry.  We plan to build on this interest in Nursery and will be focussing on independence in personal care, for example when getting all wrapped up to go outside.  Tapping out syllables in words when we are describing the snow and ice, how it feels and the noises it makes. We are also experimenting with freezing different volumes of water to see which ones melt the fastest.  We have different arts and crafts activities planned to build on the children’s knowledge and understanding of symmetrical patterns.