Jack and Jill

This week, we have been looking closely at the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill. In literacy, we read and retold the rhyme using actions and discussed the vocabulary we were singing e.g pail, crown. We used write dance to retell the rhyme on paper and in phonics, performed the rhyme in small groups, thinking about the musical instruments we used for each part of the song. We have investigated filling and emptying buckets of different sizes and played path games to race Jack and Jill to the well by counting the way across the spotty path.

Next week we will begin our outdoor learning days every Wednesday. Can you please send your child into school in appropriate clothing e.g leggings, jogging bottoms and a warm waterproof coat each Wednesday (school jumpers to still be worn). If possible, please send in a pair of wellies that can be kept in school for your child.

Grand Old Duke of York

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This week we have had a fun packed few days.  We have been learning all about the rhyme ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’.  To enhance our learning, we made soldier hats, split pin soldiers to help us with the positional language in the rhyme as we moved them up and down the hill and we made soldier footprints in the paint.  Outdoors, we marched like soldiers and played parachute games while singing the rhyme.  Next week, we will be looking at the rhyme ‘Jack and Jill’

On Wednesday, we had a ‘bubbles’ workshop with NUSTEM.  The children were all very keen to participate in the activities.  We used different shape bubble wands to create bubbles nad jumped round, stretching up high to pop the bubbles which were floating up into the air. 

Settling in

The children have all had a fantastic week. We have stayed for lunch and the children are becoming more confident when walking around the school. Next week we will begin our topic ‘Nursery Rhymes’ and will begin with ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’, with lots of exciting activitie linked to the rhyme.

A reminder for our Phonics and Tapestry workshop which will take place next Tuesday (17th September) at 3.30pm. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Welcome to Nursery!

A very warm welcome to the new children who started Nursery this term and a big welcome back to our Rising Three’s from last year. I hope you all had a fabulous Summer and enjoyed the sunshine. What a fantastic start the children had in Nursery in their first week. The children all amazed myself and Mrs Lough at how well they did exploring Nursery for the first time independently without their parents. They have began to settle quickly into the daily routine of Nursery and you should all be super proud of them!