Blog by Tag: PSHE

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 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. 

The Social Signature School Council met with Pete & Helen Hawkin to discuss the next stage of development with the Social Signature booklet. 
 

Children were asked to vote and have their say with the superhero character and the layout and images in the booklet. 
 

Discussion was held…

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. 

Visiting our school library for the first time was a very special trip for our nursery children. There were gasps of awe and wonder as the brand new resource was revealed to our youngest children.  We loved the books and listening to ‘The Lion Inside’ as part of story time.  We are learning how to…

Design Technology - Can Street Food Save Us?

Yesterday, the children made their very own healthy burritos. As part of our unit on researching and creating traditional street food from around the world, the children thought about the nutritional benefits of the various ingredients used. We…

James from Active Sefton visited Year 2 today. He talked about the importance of healthy eating and we watched him make a smoothie, which we were then able to taste. It contained a variety of delicious

Look at the train we made in nursery this week using brilliant teamwork skills and language to create this collaborative masterpiece! Well done children!

Here are some of our nursery children enjoying snack together.  Snack time in nursery invites us to turn take, communicate, listen and sometimes try different foods.  We develop independence by choosing our own snack and by washing up our own plates and cups when we have finished.  

Pizzas!

As part of our Design Technology topic of Food and Nutrition, we made our own pizzas! 

We made a simple yoghurt based dough and added toppings. The children loved learning new skills and talking about how we can make healthier choices. 

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