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Happy Friday!
We are back in the swing of Nursery life in the summer term as we have opened up the trim trail to Nursery children. After lunch, the children have the opportunity for a 15-minute play on some rather large and challenging equipment – excellent for their Physical Development. This...
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Friday Fanfare 30.04.21
30.04.21
Hello Red Class Families,
This week, Red Class walked for an hour around Blackwell village. This is the same amount of time it takes Okeyo to walk to school. Although we didn’t spot any elephants, we did spot Elephant Alley and St Catherine’s Church and...
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Nursery News ~ 23rd April 2021
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Welcome back everyone!
We hope you had a lovely Easter break. It has been lovely to have all the children return to us with chocolate in their tummies, smiles on their faces and sunhats on their heads. The weather has certainly helped the return to school for all of us. ...
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Friday Fanfare 23.04.21
23.04.21
Hello Red Class,
Well done for making a great start to the new term. This week, we met Okeyo who lives in Kenya. We will spend the next four weeks finding out about Okeyo and his life in Kenya.
We used Google Earth to find the continent of Africa before looking for...
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Hello from Yellow Class
Hello Yellow Class families,
We all hope that you are enjoying the Easter break and are rewarding yourselves with a well-earned rest. Over the last few weeks, it has been lovely to see the children back in school, working with such enthusiasm and resilience.
We also hope that you enjoyed their singing last...
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Happy Easter
Hello Blue Class families,
We hope you have a lovely Easter holiday, enjoying time with your families and a well deserved rest. The children have settled back into school life well and have worked hard over the last few weeks. They have continued to work with enthusiasm, curiosity and a determination to...
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Nursery News ~ 1st April 2021
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Happy Easter everyone!
What a lovely sunny week we have had for our final week of the Spring term. It has felt just like the Summer term out in Forest School as we have been enjoying our morning snack outside and coats/waterproofs were even left on the balcony one afternoon!
We...
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Friday Fanfare 26.03.21
26.03.21
Hello Red Class,
Today was the last day of our ‘Native Americans’ topic. We celebrated with an online Zoom showcase of dance, singing and storytelling. We recorded our rain dance for all our friends to see. Next week, we start our final topic of the spring term, ‘Easter’. We’re looking forward...
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Nursery News ~ 26th March 2021
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Happy Spring everyone!
Our Spring topic has continued and signs of Spring have very much been in the forefront of our minds. We have been listening for the birds singing, talked about the light mornings and now have our very own Spring friends in the cabin – can you remember...
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Red Class Fanfare 19.03.21
19.03.21
I’m really proud of you, Red Class. I know many of you were under the weather this week. However, you still tried hard to listen and learn. Dr Webb suggests lots of rest, play and cuddles over the weekend.
We revisited ‘oo’ (moon), ‘oo’ (l
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Nursery News ~ 19th March 2021
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Happy Friday everyone!
What a strange week it has been in Nursery as it feels like we have returned from a half term break. I know this isn’t true as we have evidence of how hard you were working with the children last week with our very own “Lockdown” photobook. ...
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Red Class Fanfare 13.3.21
13.03.21
Hello Red Class,
Put your finger on your nose if you feel tired. I’m touching my nose too. Well done for completing your first week back at school.
Play and Explore was a hive of activity and talk for the first few days. It was obvious you’d missed each other. We added...
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Nursery News ~ 5th March 2021
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Happy Friday everyone!
Well the warm weather didn’t last very long did it? We were all back to layers, warm socks and Winter hats this week! It was lovely to chat to most of you on Wednesday and Thursday this week – we miss the contact with you all as...
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Nursery News ~ 26th February 2021
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Happy Friday everyone!
What a beautiful week of sunshine we have had to return to. The layers of clothes are starting to peel away for us all. This, along with some excellent practising of doing our own zips up over half term, has made our transitions in and out of...
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Nursery News ~ 11th February 2021
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Happy Thursday (let me see those tongues)!
We have done it! We have survived another half term and so we are now officially half way through the year – gosh.
Our Families topic came to an end today as the Mrs Large ears went back into the dressing up box. Next half...
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Nursery News ~ 5th February 2021
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Hello my stripy friends!
We could not let our topic of “Families” pass us by without adding a classic dough disco song from 1979 (gosh I feel old!) We Are Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLjtilAZDQ. I wonder whether the children could teach you the actions? (hint: disco arms, sausage). Dough...
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Nursery News ~ 29th January 2021
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Hello my magic friends!
A very short week for lots of you this week due to blankets of our favourite thing – snow. What a treat it was for us all to wake up to a white world on Sunday morning. We have never seen Forest School with quite so much...
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Nursery News ~ 22nd January 2021
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Happy Friday!
What a wet week it has been – the wet socks have officially begun. It was lovely to see (you actually showed me) lots of you wearing two pairs of socks this week like Mrs Mander and Percy the Park Keeper. Double socks is a must during these Winter...
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Nursery News ~ 15th January 2021
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Happy Friday!
A BIG hello to our last few friends at home during this time. We talk about you every day and look forward to your return to school when you feel the time is right.
In the cabin we have introduced many new songs and we are sure you are now...
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Nursery News ~ 8th January 2021
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Happy Freezing Friday!
Gosh the weather this week has really tested our resilience hasn’t it? We don’t very often have this many cold days in one week but we managed our twice daily visit. Well done everyone. You can now stay in your warm homes all weekend, I know all the...
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Nursery News ~ 18th December 2020
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In the words of Shakin Stevens, “Merry Christmas Everyone”
What a week we have had. It started on Monday with a memorable Story Night and finished today with a sneaky peek at the Early Years Nativity show. For those of you who have already watched it, can you believe that most...
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Christmas Fanfare
18.12.20
Dear Red Class Families,
Can you believe the children have finished their first term at school? We’ve achieved so much already. From learning letter sounds, to playing with numbers, writing letters...
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Fanfare 12.12.20
12.12.20
Hello Red Class Families,
We enjoyed a busy week piecing together a masterpiece! If you like masks slipping down faces, slightly squeaky singing from the teacher and a lot of sweet faces, then you’re in for a treat! In fact, at one point, I was told my voice was ‘a little...
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Nursery News ~ 11th December 2020
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Hello my Little Nativity Stars!
Unbelievable – one word to describe how well you did at the Early Years Nativity show on Wednesday. It was the first time we have ever done a show with Reception and even Mrs Moss said how impressed she was with how well you sang, danced...
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Friday Fanfare 4.12.20
4.12.20
Hello Red Class Families,
It was a wet Forest School session but we made the most of it with lots of games and activities. We started the session with a co-operation game, called ‘sticky elbows’, where the children moved around the site with their partner...
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Friday Fanfare 27.11.20
27.11.20
Hello Red Class Families,
Thank you for attending our teaching and learning workshop. It was lovely to ‘see’ you all and to explain how we support reading, writing and number work at school. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email the office and I’ll call you as...
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Nursery News ~ 27th November 2020
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Hello my Zooming Friends!
This has to be strangest week ever for us with me only seeing you via Zoom – what a funny world we are living in. Mrs Allen, Mrs Franklin and Miss Checkley have done a super job in managing the whole day without me and even managed...
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Nursery News ~ 20th November 2020
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Hello My Little Rainbow Singers!
Well Thursday was definitely a highlight of the week for me. Singing alongside you in Red class as part of our Early Years bubble and completing our Dough Disco routine to You Are My Sunshine whilst being filmed didn’t seem to phase you at all. I...
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Friday Fanfare 20.11.20
20.11.20
Hello Red Class Families,
‘Change the rules’ was a great success. From a couple of wiggling superheroes in our Zoom dance assembly to extra play time, painted nails, funny socks, tasty snacks and everything in between. I did a double take in snack time when I spotted Batman eating a doughnut....
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Friday Fanfare 13.11.20
13.11.20
Hello Red Class Families,
Thank you for raising money for Children in Need. We talked about Pudsey and why we were raising money and joined Joe Wicks for a quick exercise routine! The children looked great in their colourful clothes. Thank you, Red Class!
At Forest School, we played ‘Beat the Teacher.’...
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Nursery News ~ 13th November 2020
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Hello My Little Bears!
I was so proud of you this morning as we sat through our first whole school assembly. We joined Red class in their room and enjoyed seeing Mrs Moss on the big TV screen. How good were the Rainbow project dances that every class has created for...
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Friday Fanfare 6.11.20
6.11.20
Hello Red Class Families,
I would like to welcome Miss Barber to the Red Class team. Miss Barber is a student teacher training through our teaching school. She joined the children for their first week at school and she can’t believe how much they’ve changed over the last half term.
It’s been...
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Nursery News ~ 6th November 2020
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Hello My Little Soldiers!
What fun we have had this week with our Remembrance topic. We have been starting every day with the Write Dance song, The Grand Old Duke of York. As the week moved on we ended with moving and marching, pointing up, pointing down and making a “halfway”...
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Friday Fanfare 23.10.20
23.10.20
Hello Red Class,
Well done for completing your first half term in Reception. We’ve achieved many things together. It feels like two minutes ago you were walking along the snake for your first day at school. Now, you’re reading words, counting objects, making friends and learning new skills every day.
This week,...
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Happy Holidays
Hello Children,
Well done for a fantastic first half term in Blue Class. You have worked hard and shown great enthusiasm during our 'Through the Ages' and 'In the Woods' topics. Making board games, going on an autumn woodland walk, a sponsored mile and solving a Bronze Age hoard dilemma have...
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Nursery News ~ 22nd October 2020
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Hello Sporting Stars!
What a super group of runners you are! How lovely it was to see you trying your best and getting around that field in your wellies – I think we could have easily done another lap like Reception did. Thank you to Lyla’s mum who provided us with...
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Nursery News ~ 16th October 2020
Hello Nursery!
Wow. A huge thank you to those of you who brought in all your Autumn finds! We have such a range from acorns to the most beautiful coloured leaves. They have certainly been a talking point this week. We have extended our learning of Autumn through story as we...
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Friday Fanfare 16.10.20
16.10.20
Hello Red Class Families,
Each week, we focus on a particular foundation subject and this week it was Geography (known as ‘Understanding the World’ in Early Years). We focused on Forest School as a special place and used photographs to name key features. We used our knowledge to make a Forest...
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Nursery News ~ 9th October 2020
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Hello Nursery!
Talk of Autumn was in the air as we started to notice the changes around Forest School – leaves changing colour, leaves falling off the trees, colder weather. Did you manage to spot some signs on the weekend? It was lovely that some of you brought in your Autumn...
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Friday Fanfare 9.10.20
9.10.20
Hello Red Class Families,
Now we’re super speedy in the mornings (this changes a few hours later), we’re completing name writing activities as part of the morning routine. We teach the children to use cursive letters starting from the line and focus on the letters in their name. We also encourage...
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Friday Fanfare 9.10.20
9.10.20
Hello Red Class Families,
Now we’re super speedy in the mornings (this changes a few hours later), we’re completing name writing activities as part of the morning routine. We teach the children to use cursive letters starting from the line and focus on the letters in their name. We also encourage...
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Friday Fanfare 2.10.20
2.10.20
Hello Red Class,
We were determined to visit Forest School despite the rain. I needed windscreen wipers for my glasses at one point. Our Nursery friends joined our adventure too and you looked after each other beautifully. We played ‘123 where are you?’ to learn Forest School rules and you had...
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Nursery News ~ 2nd October 2020
Hello Nursery!
Well we certainly got caught in that rain this morning didn’t we? We had some very wet hoods and the waterproofs were put to the test. It was all worth it though as we were lucky enough to join Red class on their first visit to the BIG Forest...
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Virtual Open Evening
Dear Everyone,
Our virtual open evening is available via our ParentApp. We are aware that some families are having difficulty logging into the app and the Parent App provider is working on this. If you wish it to be sent to your email address instead, we can arrange this if you...
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Friday Fanfare 25.9.20
Hello Red Class,
Well, we’ve seen every type of weather in the outdoor area this week. A little bit of sunshine mixed with lots of wind and rain. It must be autumn! Thank you for keeping spare socks in your book bag to keep you warm and dry after soggy play...
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Nursery News
Hello Nursery!
Another week has flown by, along with the wind today! What another successful week we have had, coming away from those grownups in the morning – only a few tears but then a cuddle and a chat about what we will be doing or what you will be doing...
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Friday Fanfare 18.9.20
Hello Red Class,
Well done children (and parents) for completing your first full-time week at school. From drawing different types of line and using a range of mark makers in Art to learning our whole school wake and shake (5, 6,7,8 by Steps), it’s been a very busy week.
It was lovely...
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Nursery News ~ 18th September 2020
Hello Nursery.
What a week with all this glorious sunshine! Thank you to your grownups for sending in the sun hats and sun cream as it made your play experience outside as good as it can possibly be. We cannot believe you are all only three, what a mature group of three-year...
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Nursery News ~ 11th September 2020
Hello Nursery.
We have made it to the end of our first week and we are lucky that the weather has made it so pleasant for us. We have all enjoyed playing in the sand, especially when Red class joined us as they have some excellent play ideas. The mud kitchen...
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Hello Red Class 2020
Hello Red Class,
One more sleep and it's your first day at big school! We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. If your surname begins with A-M, we'll see you in the morning at 8.45am. If your...
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Welcome Back Purple Class
Hello Purple Class,
We hope you've had a fantastic summer holiday. We have been very busy getting Purple Class ready and we have lots of new things to play and learn with. We are really excited that you will all be back together...
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Welcome to Nursery
Hello Nursery!
We hope you have all had a lovely summer break.
We cannot wait to have you all return for some fun in the cabin and forest.
Our first topic is "All About Me" where we will be getting to know more about our older friends and finding lots out about our...
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