Autumn 1, Week 6: w/c 16th October 2023

In Maths this week we have been learning all about the number 1 and have been practicing our counting skills. The children have used tweezers to carefully remove seeds from a pumpkin and have enjoyed counting these seeds into pots. We have also been sharing our shape knowledge and have been busy creating picture using shapes to print colored paint onto paper. We also explored wild animals and the things they eat, what makes their parts so special and where they live!

To support the development of our fine and gross motor skills we have been exploring ways of changing the shape and texture of play dough. On Wednesday we had a ‘dough disco’ where the children enjoyed following instructions and molding their play dough to the beat of a song. The children enjoyed squeezing the play dough between their fingers, pushing to create holes, and stretching and rolling to reshape the dough. 

Our Makaton sign this week was ‘toilet’, see if your child can show you this sign over the weekend. 

Our Star of the Week in Duckling class this week is Charlotte. Charlotte has been using her kind hands in the classroom and has been sharing loads with her friends in Duckling Class. Charlotte has loved singing in class this term and has really come a long way this term. We are proud of you Charlotte, well done!!

We have had a brilliant first half term in our Duckling class, and the children have all settled in well and have been busy forming new friendships with their peers. It has been so lovely to see the children growing their confidence, sharing their knowledge and to observe them developing so many different skills.

Here are some pictures from our week in class. Mrs Mante and I hope you all have a lovely half term break and look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 30th October to start our exciting new topic ‘Once Upon a Time’. 

Autumn 1, Week 5: w/c 9th October 2023

This week we were still very much in Autumn mode! We started our week off by looking at some Woodland animals and exploring how they move together. The children did loads of different animal movements and were able to identify some animals that moved with 2 legs, those that moved with 4 and even showed me what sounds some of the animals made too! We also focused on counting and number formation in Maths this week. The children explored counting conkers, tracing numbers, and counting the leaves on the trees they decorated. We also explored our Autumn treasures table filled with all the treasures the children bought in after their autumn walks over the weekend. We had loads of conkers, acorns, different colour leaves, twigs and even some flowers! We thought about the different colours we might find in autumn, how the leaves may feel on our fingers. We also explored Woodland and non-woodland animal and explored what the children could see in the pictures. We spoke about which one was their favourite, what their features were, what they thought the animals ate and where they sleep. Our Jigsaw lesson this week was all about Our Responsibilities and we shared what their responsibilities are in class and what they were responsible for at home. On Friday, the children loved baking their oat flapjacks with Mrs Mante for the Harvest Festival, to take home with them. Hopefully they will share it with you! Ducklings are still learning how we could use our kind hands in class and how we can share with one another in Duckling Class.

Our Makaton sign this week was ‘drink’, see if your child can show you this sign at home over the weekend. 

Thank you to all the adults who were able to come and watch our very first Harvest Festival at Sires Hill. The children did amazing!

Our Star of the Week in Duckling class this week is Joel. Joel has been brilliant this week by being helpful around the classroom. He has been tidying up after himself and has really enjoyed singing this week. He knows all the actions to our Wake up and Shake up dance in the mornings and is getting really good and doing good sitting and listening on the carpet. Well done, Joel!!

Here are a few photos of the fun we have had this week. We hope you have a lovely weekend, and the children get lots of rest, as I am sure they will all be exhausted! 

See you on Monday! 

Autumn 1, Week 4: w/c 2nd October 2023

This week we learnt all about Autumn. The children focused on some counting using conkers and acorns. In maths, we focused on sorting objects, according to size, colour, and objects. They were able to apply that knowledge to enjoy the maths continuous provision activities out each day. We read the story Leaf Man, and we spoke about all the animals Leaf Man saw in his book and all the colours of Autumn we see. We also did Autumn dough disco this week. This is when we put some music on that the children enjoy and use our playdough to work on a fine motor skills! In Jigsaw this week, we spoke about the rights that the children have, like to the right to come to school and the right to learn, among others. The children have been creative painting the leaves to print and rolling painted conkers along the paper to creature beautiful pictures. The children also made some of the cutest Leaf Man puppets and enjoyed playing with them outside and used their vivid imaginations to all play together. We are still learning how we could use our kind hands in class and how we can share with one another in Duckling Class.

Our Makaton sign this week was ‘help’, see if your child can show you this sign at home over the weekend. 

They are all doing such wonderful singing and practicing for the Harvest Festival. They are so excited to show you all next week Friday.

Next week we will be continuing our Autumn exploration by exploring woodland animals and their habitats. We would love for the children to bring in some Autumn objects from any walks you may do this weekend. This could be leaves, conkers, twigs, acorns and pine cones! These items will be used next week for the children to explore and be creative with. 

Our Star of the Week in Duckling class this week is Skandha. Skandha has been fantastic this week with his singing. He is always participating in our games and our dancing in class, and always tries hard to learn the new ones we do in the week. He is always excited about the art we do in the week and is always the first one at the art table. He is always full of laughter and giggles and has enjoyed playing with his peers this week. He has been kind to his friends in class and is always helpful. Well done, Skandha!!

Here are a few photos of the fun we have had this week. We hope you have a lovely weekend, and the children get lots of rest, as I am sure they will all be exhausted! 

See you on Monday! 

Autumn 1, Week 3: w/c 25th September 2023

Nursery have had a wonderful and tiring week here in Duckling Class! This week in class we had our Teddy Bear Hospital where our little Ducklings were doctors and helped our sick teddies! We spoke about what was wrong with the teddies and how they could make them better. This week we also focused on the People Who Help us. Children were able to make their own emergency vehicles using their construction toys. They also did some arts and crafts this week by making their own emergency vehicles out of materials and made their own fire engines! We learnt all about the People Who Help Us, and what their jobs are and how they are important to us. The children shared all their ideas with one another, and we learnt a whole lot! We learnt how we could use our kind hands in class and how we can share with one another in Duckling Class.

Our Makaton sign this week was ‘thank you’, see if your child can show you this sign at home over the weekend. 

I am so proud of the children for learning their lines so well this past week! They are all doing such wonderful singing and practicing for the Harvest Festival. They are so excited to show you all!

Next week we will be exploring Autumn in class.

Our Star of the Week in Duckling class this week is Mia-Rose. Mia-Rose has been fantastic this week with her singing. She has also shared so many ideas on why Nurses and Doctors are super important to us and told us all about the different jobs that Nurses do. She is kind to others, has wonderful manners every day. Well done, Mia-Rose!!

Here are a few photos of the fun we have had this week. We hope you have a lovely weekend, and the children get lots of rest, as I am sure they will all be exhausted! 

See you on Monday! 

Autumn 1, Week 2: w/c 18th September 2023

Nursery have had a wonderful, colorful and rainbow filled week here in Duckling Class!

The children have been exploring colouring mixing using paint and have been working hard matching objects to a colour wheel. The children have used their colour knowledge to identify objects frozen in ice and have created colourful patterns using cubes and buttons. 

We have enjoyed reading the story Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. In our group times this week we have been discussing the characters in the story and thinking about what a friend is and how we can be good friends to each other. 

Our Makaton sign this week was ‘please’, see if your child can show you this sign at home over the weekend. 

We have also been doing a lot of singing in preparation for the Harvest Festival in October. The children will be bringing home their lines today. Please practice it with them over the weekend!

It is World Celebration Day on Monday, and we will be doing loads of fun things while also learning about our Peers’ cultures. If your child has some special clothes that they would like to wear, please come dressed in it on Monday morning! We will be talking all about the different occasions in our cultures. Next week we will be learning all about the People Who Help Us.

Our Star of the Week in Duckling class this week is Wilber. Wilber has been doing some brilliant tidying this week and has done extra amazing singing as well, while we sing our nursery rhymes and when we are practicing our harvest songs. He has been kind and always shares with his peers. Well done, Wilber!!

Here are a few photos of the fun we have had this week. We hope you have a lovely weekend, and the children get lots of rest, as I am sure they will all be exhausted! 

See you on Monday! 

Autumn 1, Week 1: w/c 11th September 2023

What a fantastic start to the year! It was lovely to meet all of our new families at the Stay and Play last week Friday and welcome the children into Nursery on Monday. 

Nursery have had a BRILLIANT first full week! We have been learning all the routines in Nursery and getting to know each other. It has been lovely to see the children playing nicely with each other both inside and outside and we have taken full advantage of being outside before the rain is due next week! So don't forget your coats!

Our first Star of the Week in Ducking class this week was Aiden. Aiden has been doing some wonderful singing this week and has shown us everyday what good sitting looks like on the carpet during our group times. He is always telling u great stories and loves playing with his peers. Well done, Aiden!!

Here are a few photos of the fun we have had this week. We hope you have a lovely weekend and the children get lots of rest, as I am sure they will all be exhausted! 

See you on Monday!