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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,…

This week we made pitta bread pizzas in nursery.  We took turns, talked about our ingredients which included, tomato purée, pitta bread, cheese and sweetcorn.  We really enjoyed eating them when they were ready.  George commented “I really really really liked the sauce and the sweetcorn too!”…

We used our list of elements found in Norse Myths to create a poem titled, ‘Inside my Norse Myth.’

The poem included expanded noun phrases, similes, metaphors and powerful verb phrases.

We worked in pairs to generate and share our ideas.

Some fabulous independent writing today in Reception.  

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…

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!

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…

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…

After analysing traditional tales, we used a planning grid to write a 100 word tale using elements of traditional tales.

We wasted no time in making the most of the sprinkling of snow we had this morning, learning a ‘sprinkling’ of new snow related vocabulary too!  We used lots of teamwork to pull the heavy sledge and even more teamwork to throw snowballs at the adults!  Smiles all round and despite our cold hands…

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…

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…