Patterns
This week we will be investigating patterns. We started off by reading the story ‘My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh’ by Nick Sharratt. The children loved looking for the spots and stripes in the book. We then went to activities and explored further by making our own patterns.
Minibeasts
As part of our poetry week, we have been reading lots of poems about minibeasts. We have explored new vocabulary, where we might find minibeasts and what equipment might help us to find them! We then, in small groups, used all our knowledge to find minibeasts in our garden area. So far, we have…
Musical Instruments in Nursery B
The children have been learning about musical instruments and exploring the sounds that the different instruments make. We sang a variety of nursery rhymes and chose the instruments to match the rhyme.
Fine Motor
In Reception we take every opportunity to practise our fine motor skills. This week we have been using Geo Boards and elastic bands.
Leaf man!
After listening to the story ‘Leaf Man’, we used our Autumn collection to create our very own Leaf Men! What brilliant creations!
Scarf dancing
We have been using scarfs to make movements to music. A fun way to develop our gross motor skills!
Creating using Natural Materials
Today the children in Nursery A learned about the soft wood inside an elder branch and using a metal tent peg, they created holes in the wooden pieces. Next they used threading skills to push a piece of wool through the holes to create bracelets. Finally, they further exercised their fine motor…
I Spy Beautiful Things
Last week we read the first story in the Bible about God creating our beautiful world. Today we decided to go for a walk around our school grounds to look for some of the beautiful things God has given us. The children identified flowers, plants, trees, leaves and grass as…
God’s Beautiful Creation
Building upon our knowledge of the Bible being a special book, we listened to the first story in the Bible and then heard it retold us in our golden box. The children were mesmerised by the light for light and dark and understood that the cloths represented the sea and land. We learned that God…
Finding out about the flute
After a long, wet lunchtime, Mrs McIntyre shared some flute playing with the children in Nursery A. They guessed what material the flute was made from and learned about how the sounds are made by blowing across the mouthpiece and different high and low sounds by pressing the keys. They then sang…
Baking Cookies in Nursery B
This week the children baked cookies together. We talked about the different ingredients and followed the instructions to make delicious chocolate chip cookies. We used scales to measure the ingredients and mixed and stirred using wooden spoons and whisks. The children then used their hands to…
Developing our Woodland Area
This week the children in Nursery have been helping to develop our woodland area. We had a generous donation of logs, so we used our strong muscles to move them into position to create a circle. During our time in the woods we are building our resilience and confidence by taking risks and…