Dinosaur Playdough!
In response to the text Gigantosaurus, the playdough table has been very popular in Nursery A this week. The children have been using different dinosaur footprints to impress into their dough and predicting what the dinosaurs may have looked like.
Nursery Raffle for the Good Shepherd Appeal
There was so much of the Catholic Life of the school to celebrate today and it was so much fun. The children from both of our nurseries took part in an Easter Raffle to raise money for Nugent’s Good Shepherd Appeal. We learned that not everyone would win but that in raising money for charity we…
Colourful Painting in Nursery
Today the children used paints, brushes, string and teabags to create colourful firework paintings. They worked together and shared their ideas while exploring paint using different tools.
Exploring Shapes and Puzzles in Nursery B
This week we are playing with shape puzzles and simple jigsaws in our continuous provision. Today we matched a range of objects to their shadows concentrating on the shapes we could see. We also played a matching numicon and numeral game together.
Exploring Shape Using Blossom
The children in Nursery A have been showing off their knowledge of shapes this week. We have been exploring different shapes and today collected blossom that has fallen from our beautiful nursery tree, to fill shapes and create different shapes on our own and in small groups.
Climbing and Balancing in Nursery B
Today the children used the climbing frame to help improve and practise their balancing and climbing skills. They used their strength and coordination to move around the different areas whilst having fun in the sun.
Nursery’s Good Shepherd Day
Today the children are having a fancy-dress day to raise money for the Good Shepherd Appeal. They are having lots of fun playing and painting together.
Nursery B’s Spring Walk
Today the children went on a walk looking for signs of spring. Together we found buds, daffodils, tulips, seedlings, insects and birds. The children enjoyed exploring and seeing so many bright colours around our school.
Snack and Chat!
Snack time is always popular in nursery but even more so on Mondays as the children are so keen to share with us their weekend news and catch up with their friends. Here they are developing turn taking, conversation, eye contact, vocabulary, listening skills and much more. The children choose…
Painting in Different Ways in Nursery A
This term in nursery we have been exploring painting in different ways and different context. Last week we painted outside on tinfoil and took part in finger paining. This week the children painted to different pieces of music and they absolutely loved it.
Nursery Painting and Dancing to Music
This week the children have been exploring painting whilst listening to music. Today they asked to listen to the music again so they could dance together. We talked about the music saying if it was fast, slow, high, low, calming or energetic.
Counting in Nursery B
The children have been practising counting up to 3 objects. We have used dots on plates to help the children to subitise up to 3 and show matching fingers. They have also used their counting skills to count objects around them. “Look, I have 3 daisies!”