Our Little Wandle phonics is in full swing and if the children come home talking about “their sound” this is the picture card that matches their initial sound e.g. Lucy is the lollipop, Jagraj is the jellyfish. Next week, they will be recognising daily as part of our self-registration.
Forest School
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Birds
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With...
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20th January 2023
Thank you for sending the children in all wrapped up and ready for the cold temperatures. Please can you ensure that, if they come with own gloves, they are able to do it themselves - sometimes mittens are just the quickest option throughout this cold season.
Forest School
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Fires
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This week you have...
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13th January 2023
Many thanks to some of you for sending in those baby photos following the request on the Nursery Newsletter. The children are really enjoying seeing this display come together – please keep them coming via the nursery@ email address so we have a full set ready for our lifecycle topic.
Forest...
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16th December 2022
Many thanks for your cards, gifts and most importantly, kind words. It has been a hugely successful first term for all the children – some are unrecognisable to those that arrived back in September.
Maths
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Counting Back
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Our Gingerbread Men duplicated as we found 20 of them! We had fun splitting onto 4...
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Nursery News 02.12.22
02.12.22
Hello Nursery Families,
It’s been another busy week in the Nursery with lots of singing, storytelling and play in the great outdoors! The children have been working hard on their Christmas show with lots of trips to the school hall to sing and dance on...
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18th November 2022
Happy Friday All!
A newly revamped Nursery weekly update which we are hoping is much easier for you to access on the parentapp.
Music
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Voice Sounds
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We have been singing the call and respond song “Have you brought your singing voices?” Which was your favourite voice?
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Listening Game
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Staying Quiet
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We had to all stay quiet whilst...
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11th November 2022
Happy Autumn Term 2!
We hope you had a lovely half term. The Autumn season will quickly turn into that Winter season before we know it so please ensure you look at the details on the Nursery Newsletter with regards to the clothing the children need now.
Since our return last week,...
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21st October 2022
Happy Half Term Everyone!
Thank you for all your support in getting the children settled into new school life. Dropping them in the mornings with an unknown adult is tricky for them and for you but it worked, they are all sailing in now. That is the hardest term done.
In Music...
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14th October 2022
Happy Friday All!
It was lovely to see you at Parent Consultations this week and have a chance to catch up to discuss how your little one is getting on. Following requests from a few parents, the class list will be coming home in bags today (next week for non-Friday friends)...
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7th October 2022
Happy October Everyone!
This month soon crept upon us and we officially have our first month complete. Parent consultations are being held next Wednesday and Thursday evening – thank you for the return of the slips so quickly – times will be coming out to you today in bags. Take time...
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30th September 2022
Happy End of Topic Day!!
Many thanks for all the pet and family photos that were brought and emailed in. These have helped support us with our Show and Tell session after lunch as they have given you a boost to stand up and talk in front of your friends as...
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23rd September 2022
Happy Friday All!
Another week has flown by and you are certainly picking up our daily routine well. Our visual timetable helps you to see the order we do things – we hope you are able to bring your grownups next Wednesday 28th (6-7pm) to see it for themselves.
In the cabin...
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16th September 2022
Happy Friday All!
Our first full week and what a difference we are starting to notice in you coming away from your grown up, your independence with the waterproofs in getting in/out of Forest School and picking up our daily routine (it stays the same!).
Indoors we have begun our Write Dance...
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15th July 2022
Our final blog and what a fun one to finish with.
Computing week has been a huge hit with all of you (and us adults!). Every day you have brought in a new batch of computer toys that have been shared, talked about and most importantly, played with with friends. Our...
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8th July 2022
Are you ready for hot weather?
With the sun shining upon us, our days are spent mostly outdoors apart from a lunch break and quiet time. Thank you for all the sun cream applied in the morning, sun hats and sun cream in the bags.
Our Creepy Crawly topic officially began this...
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1st July 2022
Happy July!
Three more weeks to go and for the first year ever, we will be saying goodbye to all of you as you head off to big school. For those of you who are off to Red class in September, story club is on Thursday 7th July 8.35-9. If you...
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24th June 2022
Happy Friday Everyone!
What a week of glorious sunshine we have had – so much fun outside and am sure you have returned home every day quite messy from all that outdoor fun.
Bobby chose our dough disco this week which led to lots of conversations about the heart and its job. ...
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17th June 2022
Happy Summer Everyone!
Welcome back after the final half term and welcome back to our final season – summer. With the weather being so settled, we have all been enjoying a longer morning session outdoors as we have headed straight into the Forest School as soon as you have arrived. Thank...
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27th May 2022
Happy Half Term Everyone!
Didn’t they do a super job at Sports Day today. Thank you for coming to watch and cheer them on. After years without an audience, it was fabulous to have everyone back together again. Long may it continue. Evie’s dough disco choice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ4qrcHyYj4...
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20th May 2022
Happy Friday!
As we continue to be intrigued by the lifecycles of our caterpillars, who have now spun their cocoons and are ready to be transferred to their net, we moved on to a new topic – Sports. In the cabin we have been talking about and trying to recreate a...
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13th May 2022
Happy Friday!
Thank you Savannah for your Dough Disco choice this week – La Bamba, Los Lobos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6T85X1ClmI This has been a huge hit and for those of you heading into Red class in September, you will need to know this song for your Wake and Shake...
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6th May 2022
Happy May Everyone!
Many thanks to you all for the baby photos – the children are loving seeing/spotting on the cupboard. As we move through the lifecycle topic, the final stop is the human lifecycle where these photos really help to support the children’s learning. Frogs and Butterflies have been on...
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8th April 2022
Happy Easter Everyone!
It was so lovely to see you at the Easter singsong yesterday on the steps. Alongside Reception, the children did really well and as they do every year, enjoyed singing their Spring Chicken song. We used this as the base for our Listening Game this week in the...
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1st April 2022
Happy April!
As we move into another new month of the year – we enjoyed a little taste of winter yesterday when the snow came down. Snow=Christmas and Mrs Allen was NOT impressed when we started singing those Christmas songs again. Perhaps these are the songs we should sing next Thursday...
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25th March 2022
Happy Spring Everyone!
The weather has made our week – how lucky we have been to have some warm Spring sunshine after those two colder seasons. It has meant we have been able to spend longer outdoors without wearing coats and waterproofs. During our Music session in the cabin, Hedgehog and...
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18th March 2022
Happy Red Nose Day!
Lovely to see so many of you in red today to support this special day. I am relieved that we didn’t have any children feeling red today though. Our C&L story ‘The Colour Monster’ has had us talking about the feelings of happy, sad, angry, scared, calm...
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11th March 2022
Happy Spring!
Two weeks have flown by as we have moved into our Spring topic. We have been sharing Spring stories both indoors and outdoors and started looking for those signs of Spring using the magnifying glasses. This weekend, see if you can spot some signs of Spring when out and...
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17th February 2022
Happy Half Term Everyone!
Storm Dudley blew that week away so fast alongside our Forest School. As we enjoyed the final week in our Winter topic; Mrs Allen has had you rolling ice balls down your own ramps and we have been sharing a new Winter story, Snow Bears. We have...
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11th February 2022
Happy Friday!
Another week has flown by and we are almost halfway through the year. Our Winter topic has continued in the cabin with our Write “Penguin” Dance. Enjoy at home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf0uKmKwnKs . Outside in Forest School, Mrs Allen has been sharing with you the Winter...
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4th February 2022
Happy February!
As we move into a new month of February, we manage to squeeze in another season topic, Winter. In our SALT game we have been playing Winter bingo by matching up the picture cards to those on the boards. In our C&L sessions we have been sharing ‘One Snowy...
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28th January 2022
Happy Friday!
We have finally made it to the end of our “Circus” topic and the Nursery grown-ups have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about it with you. In C&L we have enjoyed sharing our final circus story, At the Circus, and have been talking about the word ‘opposites’ and what this...
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21st January 2022
Happy Friday!
Another successful week of “Circus” as we learn more about them every day. Our dough disco song, The Greatest Show, has been a huge hit as we have used our dough to be jugglers, strong “people”, clowns and make a ring of fire for our family of five. Try...
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