This week brought us Halloween on Wednesday. The Children were allowed to come in fancy dress. We had jelly with lots of spiders and colour in our water tray for making potions. At the activity table we carved our pumpkins to make them spooky. We had one of our favourite stories ‘Room on the Broom’ told by our very own Mrs Galloway and one of our children Alannah. Mrs Galloway used lots of fantastic props to help tell the story.

A big THANK YOU to our parent council for giving the children goody bags!

We are continuing with our Autumn floorbook and display next week if parents/carers have any comments or pictures of their children playing outside in the Autumn please speak to a member of staff and we will add your contribution to the display.

Now that we are into November and the weather is changing can we ask that if you are out for walks or have a back garden you look for changes happening and discuss it with you child. This helps us greatly with group time discussions and helps the children to learn new language.

Thank you to all the parents who paid their pound for dress up day!

It has been a fun filled week in nursery with lots of Autumn activities.  The children have been using their senses to investigate Autumn leaves at our investigation station.  There has been lots of talk about their colour, size, shape and the noises they make.  We have also been using leaves collected by some of the children to make prints with paint.  These will be displayed on one of our walls shortly.  Please look out for them.  A floorbook has also been started with our Autumn topic.  You are welcome to stop and have a look and add any photos or comments your child has made about their learning or Autumn fun you have had at home.

Next week we will continue to look at Autumn.  We will also be having Halloween activities on Wednesday. Your children are welcome to dress up during their nursery session. It will cost £1 per child and all children will receive a goody bag.  Please remember NO masks and NO weapons.  These may scare some of our children.

The children have been discussing what they know about Autumn this week. Many have been out and about exploring the nursery and school grounds to collect some fallen leaves and spot signs that the weather/environment is changing. Children have also been great at bringing into nursery items they have found while being on walks or outings with their families.

Below is a link to an Autumn checklist if you are planning a little Autumn walk during the October holidays….

11-10-18 Autumn checklist

A quick reminder that nursery is now closed for the October week holidays. Children will return to nursery on Tuesday 23rd October.

Have a lovely time off!