Four Sides or Not!
This week we have been looking at 2d shapes. We have talked about the properties of the shapes, including corners and sides. We then sorted various shapes according to the number of sides they had.
Exploring Colour and Texture
In Reception we have been using watercolours to explore mixing and different textures when we are painting. The children loved the delicate colours the paints made. Clancy and Isabella particularly enjoyed this activity.
Who will you be today in Nursery A?
In Nursery we love taking on different roles. Throughout the year we use hats, bags, shoes, clothes to be whoever we want to be. In the run up to Christmas we have introduced a variety of more recognisable costumes into nursery and the children have had so much fun. One area of our classroom…
Christmas cards
Christmas card designs are on the go in Reception! The children are using water colours to carefully create their design.
Making Decorations in Nursery B
This week the children are enjoying making handprint salt dough decorations to hang on their Christmas trees at home. We will be painting and decorating our decorations next week.
A Balancing Act
We love every opportunity to practise our gross motor skills in the garden!
Building Work in Reception
We love using the big blocks in the outdoor resource area. Here we have created a strong house made from bricks, concrete and a tiled roof! This should keep out the big bad wolf!
Preparing for the Birthday of Jesus
In our RE topic, Prophecy and Promise, the children have been learning about the story of the Angel Gabriel visiting Jesus to tell her the news of a baby boy called Jesus. The children have been using our small world nativity figures to retell the story. The children learnt about the love that…
Favourite Time, Library Time.
The children in Nursery A can’t wait for their library slots each week. This week it was fantastic to see so many children recognising The Three Pigs book that we have been using so much in nursery and competing to be the first to read it! There is such a buzz of excitement when we visit our…
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Imagination and Creation
There has been a plethora of imaginative play taking place this week outside with our large scale resources. Children have made vehicles, boats and bridges over ‘cold choppy water’. We have also noticed independence with wellies, shoes and coats improving vastly over the past few…
Nearly Time!
Christmas preparation is in full swing in Reception. We are slowly working our way through costumes for our Nativity play. Watch out for any lines in book bags this week.
Watch Out for the Wolf!
The children in nursery are continuing to read ‘The Three Little Pigs’. This week we are focusing on the wolf and have created our own Watch Out! posters. The children have drawn and described the wolf remembering vocabulary from the text.
The children have also been working together building…