Blog Author: Melissa Vaughan

Nursery have loved our Fine Motor Station tray this week. They have been stacking, threading, using tongs and weaving. They have loved wiggling their fingers, making them strong and having lots of fun.

This week Nursery have loved spending time over on the Reception yard getting used to what will be their new outdoor area come September. They have loved climbing, using the slide and tunnel as well as exploring the herb garden and mud kitchen areas. They can’t wait to keep exploring Reception as…

Our topic this half term is called ‘From Another Planet’. Continuing with that theme this week in Nursery, we have been creating flags to take to the moon, once we build a rocket to get there. We enjoyed using the paint in the Creative Area to decorate our flags. Some children even used the paint…

This week in Nursery we have been using the glitter tray to practise our shapes ready for writing and our name writing. We worked very hard at using our pointing finger to make shapes and form letters correctly in the glitter. 
 

What a fantastic morning we have had for “The Nursery Bunny Bop”!
We have danced, made bunny crowns, face painted and enjoyed an ice pop treat at the end! 
All while raising money for two amazing charities - BeeUnique and Bliss - care for premature babies. We are overwhelmed by everyone’s…

To celebrate and enjoy Science week Nursery read the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The challenge that was set was to have a go at building a bridge that the goats could use to cross the river.
All our children throughly enjoyed using the outdoor equipment to make different bridges. The…

Last week in Nursery we had a go at planting some seeds. 
We learnt that seeds need soil, sun and water to grow. Lots of children had a guess at what colours flower the seeds would grow into by looking at the seed packets. 
We were all very pleased when we came into Nursery on Monday to find…

Nursery have loved playing football today! We practised kicking the ball in different directions and tried scoring some goals.

Nursery have loved celebrating world book day today! We came to school dress up as our favourite character and enjoyed sharing a story with Year 4.

Nursery loved celebrating pancake day yesterday! They had a variety of toppings to choose from including jam, butter or chocolate sauce. Can you guess which was the most popular choice? 

After making our handprint minibeasts some children had a go at using the paint program on Purple Mash to paint and create some more minibeasts and bugs. Some children chose templates to paint while others had a go at painting their bug from scratch.

This week in Nursery we started our new topic ‘How does your garden and its creatures grow?’. 
We had a go at painting and creating our very own minibeasts using our hand prints!