Lunar New Year in Nursery A
We have enjoyed learning about Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated. We learned that it is now the Year of the Snake and find out about the celebrations that take place in Liverpool for Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated in countries such as China, using our globe to locate it. Here we…
Nursery A Visit to Kingsley and Co. 31.01.25
The last of the nursery visits to Kingsley and Co. took place today. The children were amazing and loved the hands on experiences. We took part in the Red Riding Hood story, explored the shop and even chose our own books to keep. The trip was completed with an extra long rendition of ‘The…
Chinese New Year in Nursery
The children have been learning about Chinese New Year and how 2025 is the Year of the Snake. This week they have made dragons and lanterns, enjoyed noodles and prawn crackers for snack and learned how to say 'Happy New Year' in Chinese.
The Big Bird Watch!
The children have taken part in The Big Bird Watch! We have learnt all about the RSPB and the importance of looking after our birds. The children have been outside with their binoculars and clipboards recording the different species of birds we can see. We have also made our own bird feeders to…
Celebrating Chinese New Year
This week the children have been celebrating Chinese New Year! We have made our own dragons in the craft area, painted Chinese lanterns, drawn Chinese numbers in the sand and even shared egg fried rice and crackers for our snack! The children learnt all about the traditions and even took home…
Nursery A Visit to Kingsley and Co. Bookshop 29.01.25
The second nursery trip of the week to Kingsley and Co. Bookshop has taken place today. The children listened carefully to the Red Riding Hood Story before exploring the different areas. We were even able to choose our own book to keep!
Nursery Visit Kingsley's & Co
Today the children in Nursery B visited Kingsley's & Co in Bootle Strand. They had a wonderful morning listening to stories, dressing up, playing with puppets and exploring the different themes inside the book shop. They sat in the cafe area for a drink and snack and chose a book to take home too.…
Let’s have some time together
“Let’s have some time together” is a phrase you will often hear adults in our early years setting saying to children. For example, “Let’s have some time together to play, read, tidy, build, talk, think about, focus on”. It is an effective way of connecting and bringing learning on through…
Let’s Build in Nursery A
Using a mixture of wooden blocks and natural resources, the children decided to make a fort today. The children worked together and side by side to create their masterpiece. There was lots of discussion and negotiating taking place too. We didn’t want to tidy it away at the end of the day!…
Nursery Pen Pals
In Nursery we are learning about using different media and this week we have been exploring the marks made by felt tip pens. So many children have been encouraged to pick up pens use them for a variety of purposes. We have had pictures created of families, friends, a rainbow cake, a unicorn,…
We’re going on a cat hunt!
In RE we have been been continuing to learn about the visit of the three wise men and adapting the well known story “We’re going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen for “We’re going on a star hunt”. Today in Nursery A we adapted it further when, with much excitement, we spotted a cat up in our…
Making Pizzas in Nursery
Today the children made their own pizzas to eat at snack time. They listened carefully and followed the instructions to make delicious pitta bread pizzas. We used our senses to feel, taste and smell the ingredients and focused on the words first, next, finally.
Well done children!