This week in Nursery we are looking at non-fiction. Carrying on from last week we will read a book about frogs called "Growing Frogs". We will use this as a starting point for finding out about the life cycle of the frog. We didn't get a chance to do our life cycle dance last week so we will be doing that this week instead and will pretend to be a tadpole and a jumping frog!
We will visit the school library to find some non-fiction books about frogs and other pond animals. We will also try to find more information on the computer. We will be doing some painting and playing number related games such as hopscotch outdoors. We might visit the school pond to see if there are any tadpoles or frogs living there at the moment too.
Ways to help at home this week
When you're out and about during the holidays look for things that are living and talk about the things you can see. Can you find a pattern on a building or on an animal, e.g. spotty, stripes, etc.?
What's coming up next week?
It's HALF TERM HOLIDAY!
We are off for a week and a day. Monday, 3rd June is a staff training day so Nursery is closed to pupils. We return to Nursery on Tuesday, 4th June.
Stay and Play Week
Thank you to everyone who came to Stay and Play Week and thank you for the lovely comments. We hope you enjoyed it and that it gave you an insight into Nursery life.
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Celebration Assembly
Our whole school celebration assembly is next Friday (24th May) at 1.45pm in the hall. All parents/carers are welcome to attend. If your child is receiving an award we will let you know as soon as possible.
Class Photos
The group photograph orders have now been sent off to Tempest. We hope to have the photographs back soon after the half term holiday. We will let you know as soon as they arrive.
Quick Reminder
The older morning and afternoon children who were in Nursery today (Wednesday) will have received a letter about lunches after half term. Please return the form at the bottom of the letter to Nursery by Wednesday next week (22nd May).
If your child is staying in Nursery next year, you should have received a form so that you can choose the sessions you would like for them from September. Those forms also need to be returned to Nursery by next Wednesday.
Thank you!
If your child is staying in Nursery next year, you should have received a form so that you can choose the sessions you would like for them from September. Those forms also need to be returned to Nursery by next Wednesday.
Thank you!
Saturday, 11 May 2013
The Frog Prince
This week we're looking at the story of the Frog Prince (aka The Princess & the Frog). In the version of the story we're going to read the princess throws the frog out of the window! We're going to talk about caring for animals, the environment and each other. We will also talk about keeping promises and safety around water. We will be using the hall and our outdoor area to play ball games and practise our throwing, catching and kicking skills.
We will look at the life cycle of a frog and make pictures of each stage using different painting skills. Some of us will mix paint to make green paint for the frog and some of us will use finger paints to make pictures of frogspawn. We will also do a dance based on the life cycle of the frog. We are going to use frogs and lily pads to practise our number and addition skills this week too.
Ways to help at home this week
Go outdoors. What can you hear? Listen carefully to the sounds around you and help your child to identify them. What about indoors? What can you hear in your house?
Play I Spy. You could play a different version and sound out the word for your child, e.g. I spy with my little eye the b-i-n.
What's coming up next week?
It's the last week of this half term next week! We will have our Celebration Assembly on Friday at 1.45pm. Parents and carers are welcome to attend. Please use the main entrance.
We will look at the life cycle of a frog and make pictures of each stage using different painting skills. Some of us will mix paint to make green paint for the frog and some of us will use finger paints to make pictures of frogspawn. We will also do a dance based on the life cycle of the frog. We are going to use frogs and lily pads to practise our number and addition skills this week too.
Ways to help at home this week
Go outdoors. What can you hear? Listen carefully to the sounds around you and help your child to identify them. What about indoors? What can you hear in your house?
Play I Spy. You could play a different version and sound out the word for your child, e.g. I spy with my little eye the b-i-n.
What's coming up next week?
It's the last week of this half term next week! We will have our Celebration Assembly on Friday at 1.45pm. Parents and carers are welcome to attend. Please use the main entrance.
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Little Red Riding Hood
This week we're reading the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We will be talking about the rule Little Red Riding Hood broke - Don't talk to wolves! We will talk about "stranger danger" and about making sure our parents know where we are. In our key groups we will be retelling the story in the correct sequence, using story language and time words.
We have some plants to put into our Nursery yard to brighten it up a little for the summer time. We will be looking at the plants carefully and talking about the different parts of plants. We will be making jam tarts for Granny and tasting them.... just to make sure they taste nice!!
The children who are in Nursery on Friday will be going out to the garden/woodland area of the school grounds to explore. We will play some games and explore the area to see what we can find.
In addition to all of that, it is also Stay & Play week at Nursery. If you haven't already signed up to stay for an hour, there are still some spaces left. The sign up sheets are in the Nursery porch.
Ways to help at home this week
Do you have a different version of the story of Little Red Riding Hood? Read it together and discuss how it is different to the version we read in Nursery. In our class version the wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood and Granny but the woodcutter opens the wolf's tummy and they escape. Little Red Riding Hood fills the wolf's tummy with stones and sews him up again. He now rattles when we walks so he can't creep up on people anymore and is vegetarian at the end of the story!
What's coming up next week?
It's another "normal" week in Nursery! We will be looking at the story of the Frog Prince and looking at lifecycles.
We have some plants to put into our Nursery yard to brighten it up a little for the summer time. We will be looking at the plants carefully and talking about the different parts of plants. We will be making jam tarts for Granny and tasting them.... just to make sure they taste nice!!
The children who are in Nursery on Friday will be going out to the garden/woodland area of the school grounds to explore. We will play some games and explore the area to see what we can find.
In addition to all of that, it is also Stay & Play week at Nursery. If you haven't already signed up to stay for an hour, there are still some spaces left. The sign up sheets are in the Nursery porch.
Ways to help at home this week
Do you have a different version of the story of Little Red Riding Hood? Read it together and discuss how it is different to the version we read in Nursery. In our class version the wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood and Granny but the woodcutter opens the wolf's tummy and they escape. Little Red Riding Hood fills the wolf's tummy with stones and sews him up again. He now rattles when we walks so he can't creep up on people anymore and is vegetarian at the end of the story!
What's coming up next week?
It's another "normal" week in Nursery! We will be looking at the story of the Frog Prince and looking at lifecycles.
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