Blog by Tag: EYFS

This week and last, we have been experimenting with different effects that can be made using wax crayons and felt-tip pens.  The children have made individual pictures and investigated rubbings of natural materials in small groups.  They have also worked on larger scale pieces.…

The children were busy this morning making vegetable and egg muffins.   We tried them out in our woodland area this afternoon.  They weren’t our most popular product but lots of children tried them and English Martyrs Soup has been requested again for next week - unexpected food hit of the…

Over the last week the children have been helping our new children settle into new routines. They are making new friends, playing together and getting to know one another. 

The cold weather last week has inspired us to investigate ice.  The week is off to a great start using ice to practise our fine motor skills.  We are using ice blocks with food colouring to draw pictures, write our names and make shapes on the paper. 

Practising our subitising skills in class this week. We are rolling a dice, recognising the number then circling the corresponding dots on a piece of paper.  The children are loving this already.  

After a discussion in Nursery, one of our children brought in a pack of balloons.  Mrs Bruchez had been talking about papier mache and how to make it.  As she started to demonstrate, some air escaped from the balloon, much to the amusement of the class.  It turned into 5 minutes of pure joy and…

We visited to church to see the crib and the three wise men visiting baby Jesus.  We talked about how the 3 kings are also called ‘The Magi’ and we spoke about the importance of the star that they followed to find baby Jesus.  One of our little boys suggested we sing the ‘Little Baby Jesus’ song…

This week we have started our new book ‘Naughty Bus’. We have explored some of the famous landmarks in London as part of our work.  The children have loved taking this into provision and building their own versions. 

We have been talking about how Jesus loves us all and how we can show that love to others. We used the example of Jesus washing feet and demonstrated this in class.  We then talked about how we can show Jesus’ love by being kind to others, helping our friends, smiling and giving…

The children have enjoyed settling back into Nursery today after the Christmas break and our new children have done brilliantly too.  We took advantage of the winter sunshine this afternoon and headed into our woodland area. Mrs Seddon, her husband and son have been busy over the holidays creating…

Today is ‘Party Day’ in nursery. We are celebrating Christmas and the end of a wonderful term together. We have enjoyed party food and lots of dancing with our friends. 

This week the children have been making Christmas treats! First we melted some chocolate and we talked about how we had to warm the chocolate to do this. We then dipped biscuits into the chocolate and added eyes, a nose and some antlers to turn them into reindeers! We had so much…