Blog by Tag: Nursery

Over the last few weeks, Nursery have enjoyed being out in all kinds of weather and have been working very hard at creating some outdoor artwork like the artist Andy Goldsworthy. We collected all sorts of different natural materials like leaves, sticks, pebbles and flowers to use to create our…

Reception and Nursery 1 took part in the annual EYFS Sports Day. They all took part in a running, backwards, jumping, egg and spoon and a hoop race. Thank everyone who came to support and well done to all of our children. 
 

This morning lots of our children enjoyed using our Maths tuff tray activity. They had to count or subitise the number of bugs on each leaf, and then give them the correct amount of cubes, counting the, out of a large group. All of our children knew their numbers 1-5 and were able to give the…

On Friday some of our Nursery 1 children enjoyed a visit to the book bus. They sat beautifully and listened to a story before getting to pick some stories to take back and share with the rest of Nursery in our Reading Area.

This week to celebrate Ocean Day and Environment Day Nursery have collected all our scrap paper and used old plastic bags to create a jelly fish. By gathering and using these recycled materials they have learnt that we are helping to save our planet as they sometime would end up in the sea, which…

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. 
 

Reception and Nursery 1 took part in the EYFS annual Easter Bonnet Parade in school. Children made their own hats at home and made such wonderful creative and imaginative creations. Parents and families came to watch and listen to some Easter songs and a parade in the hall. They then joined us for…

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…