Messy Mud Kitchen Play
The children have been getting messy in the mud kitchen this week.
An article in QA Nursery Magazine explains the many benefits of mud kitchens some of which are listed below:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
Mud kitchens work incredibly well as part of PSED for…
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Nursery A - Christmas Cake Adventure
The children began their Christmas cake making adventure this week. They experienced the smells of nutmeg, cinnamon, mixed dried fruit, orange peel, lemon peel, coffee, mixed spice and more. They used listening skills to follow instructions, teamwork and turn-taking skills and mathematical skills…
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In Disguise!
Some new wigs and glasses have refreshed our dressing up basket this week!
Making Christmas Cakes in Nursery
The children in nursery have been very busy making Christmas cakes. They have used their senses to smell and feel the different ingredients and have listened carefully to the instructions. They helped one another and took turns stirring, cutting, mixing and pouring the different ingredients.…
Odd Sock Day
The children and staff were all excited to take part in Odd Sock Day! We are kind to each other every day in Reception, and have talked about the importance of this.
Remembrance Day
We remembered the soldiers who died for us. We all made a poppy to put in the window. We observed the two minutes silence by watching the CBeebies ‘Poppies”.
The Three Little Pigs
To introduce our new book, The Three Little Pigs, the children were shocked to discover someone had made a terrible mess in our classroom! The suspect left footprints and left lots of straw and sticks laying around! We came up with a plan about who had committed such terrible crimes, we thought it…
Home-school diary time
Sharing our work or news from home is a very special time for us in Nursery. This week we are enjoying time to share our half term news. Many children have been very busy with Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations. Thank you children, we love learning all about you!
Stars of the week
Final stars of the week for this first half term in Reception.
Scoot fit
We had such an exciting time yesterday when we took part in Scoot Fit. The children absolutely loved scooting around to the music. They were so confident and particularly enjoyed the scoot football. ‘Best day ever!’ Jacob said.
Nursery Fun with Scoot Fit
The children had lots of fun this morning with Scoot Fit! They sang, danced and improved their scootering skills.