Welcome to Nursery
Ourselves/People who help us
This week we have been:
Talking about things we like to do and things that we like to eat. We read a story called ‘Things I like’ and then we shared with the class things that we like. We made things we like with the playdough and some of use drew pictures of the things we like.
In phonics this week we continued listening to sounds that we hear around us and made some of these sounds by using our bodies. We enjoyed stamping on the ground, splashing in puddles, running in leaves and shutting the door. What sounds do you hear at home?
In maths this week we focused on numbers to 10 and sang ’10 green bottles’. We wrote numbers to 10 and then rubbed each number out so that we knew how many we had left.
In RE this week we learnt that Jesus loves us and although we can not see him he watches over us all the time. Jesus left us a special necklace to show us that he is always in our hearts and we are always in his. We watched a video and sang a special song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owx3ao42kwI
This week we also looked closely at our faces and painted a picture using a mirror to help us. Come and have a look at our masterpieces!
Next week we will be inclusion week. We will be:
- Continuing our learning about people who help us, focusing on builders. We will be using the ‘Three little pigs’ to help us.
- Learning how Jesus loves our families and talking about who is in our family.
- Making lists about our favourite things.
- Talking about Autumn.
- Learning about being safe online.
- Learning about being safe when we are by the road.
- Exploring black history month.
How you can help at home:
- Listen to the sounds you hear at home.
- Practice writing your child’s name.
- Counting activities and number formation.
- Exploring shapes that you can see when you are out and at home.
Notes/reminders:
- It was lovely to see you all at the parents consultations this week, thank you for taking the time to meet with me.
- New proud cloud sheets have been handed out, please fill one in from time to time and let us know what the children have been up to at home.
- Tuesday morning will be our ‘Pink Breakfast’. You are invited to come to school and have breakfast with your child before the school day. It will start at 7:30am in the school hall, please ensure you fill out your order form. The children can also were a red/pink top/t-shirt for the day for a donation to Breast cancer campaign.
Thank you for your support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Bruno and Mrs Lowe.
Ourselves/People who help us
This week we have been:
Learning how to look after ourselves and be healthy. We read ‘I don’t want to wash my hands’ and practiced washing our hands. We learnt that you need to wash your hands before we eat and drink, after we have used the toilet, after we have been playing outside and if we have been touching animals. Even if our hands look clean there could be germs on them that we can not see, this could make us sick. We then looked at people that will help us or our pets when we feel ill or when we are in pain. We spoke about doctors, nurses, paramedics, opticians, dentists and vets. We used our doctor roleplay to help us.
In phonics this week we continued listening to sounds that we hear around us. We played a game called the ‘listening bag’, we listened to Mrs Herne make sounds with different objects and then guessed what we thought it was. We have also been counting the syllables in our names and using our bodies to make the sounds. For example, Mrs Herne is ‘Miss-is-Herne’ it has 3 syllables.
In maths this week we sang five little ducks. We wrote numbers to 5 under the ducks and counted down as we sang the song.
Here are some examples of the children’s maths learning this week.
In RE this week we celebrated St Cyprian’s day. We made cakes using the playdough and made a special flower for our family. Mrs Herne also gave us a flower to take home.
We have also been learning about the parts of our bodies. We had lots fun singing ‘heads, shoulders’ knees and toes’ in different speeds and pointing to different parts of our bodies.
Next week we will be:
- Talking about ourselves and our families, thinking about things that we like.
- In phonics we will continue listening to sounds we hear in the environment.
- Learning about numbers to 10 using ’10 green bottles’.
- Learning about Gods love for us.
How you can help at home:
- Encourage the children to mark make in their green home learning books.
- Sharing your child’s reading book with your child and recording something in your reading record.
- Sharing and taking turns – Play some turn taking games that will encourage the children to share with others.
Reminders:
Wellies – If your child has a pair of wellies at home that they could use in school it would great if you could bring them in.
Home learning and reading books – please bring them in as much as you like, place them in the baskets as you come into the classroom.
Proud clouds – It would be great if you could share your experiences from home. Anything your child does that you are proud of, write it on a proud cloud, bring it in and we will celebrate them in class.
Parent consultations are going to take place on Monday 8th and Thursday 11th October 4:00pm-7:00pm, please ensure you book your appointment.
Thank you for your support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Bruno and Mrs Lowe.
Welcome to Thassos Nursery
The children have settled in well and have taken well to our daily routines.
Ourselves
This week we have been:
Learning about how to be a good friend and sharing with others. We read ‘The Rainbow fish’ story. The rainbow fish learnt that if you share you not only make others happy but it makes you happy too. We made our own rainbow fish and we also painted an extra large fish together. We used lots of colours to make him colourful.
In phonics we focused on listening to sounds that we hear around us. Using a CD we heard the rain, the beach, and the wind. When we went outside we heard a helicopter, crunchy leaves, and a pram being pushed. Please continue listening at home and get the children to share what you have found.
In maths this week we sorted coloured fish and then counted how many we had in each colour. We also looked at which one had more and which one had the least amount.
In RE this week we have been learning how to make the sign of the cross and how to say our prayers.
Next week we will be:
- Learning how and why we need to wash our hands.
- Learning about doctors and what they do.
- Learning about how God loves me.
How you can help at home:
- Supporting hand development by painting and drawing or building with blocks.
- Playing counting activities and finding numbers around your home.
Thank you for your support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Bruno and Mrs Lowe.
Animals – Sea/Water
This week we have been:
- Continuing our learning about animals that live in the sea using the story ‘There was and old lady who swallowed the sea’.
- In phonics we have been playing blending word games, using the sounds we have learnt.
- In maths we have been drawing objects, counting how many there are and writing the correct number.
- In RE we have been learning about ‘Baptism’ reading the story ‘The Baptism of Jesus’.
- We have also met our reception class teachers and went on a visit to our new classrooms.
Next week:
- Monday will be our class party, please look at the note for more details.
- Next week we will be selling summer learning packs full of phonics, reading, number and shape activities for you and your child to do at home in the summer. The activities will continue the children’s learning at home ready for when they start reception. The packs will be £3.00 each.
- Thursday will be our last day in nursery and we wish you a safe, relaxing break.
We would like to thank you for all your support this year and we hope you have a lovely break, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Lowe, Mrs Bruno and Miss Kelly
Animals – Sea/water
This week we have been:
Learning about sea animals. We read a story called ‘By the sea’. We looked at different animals that you see when we go to the beach. We had fun exploring rock pools in class and looking at shells in the sand. We also made homes and pools for the water animals using the big blocks. With the lovely weather at the moment we also looked at summer. We read a story called ‘Moles summer story’ learning about different activities we can do in the summer that we can not do in winter. We also looked at the types of clothing we wear at the moment and what we need to do to be ready for the sun, wearing a sun hat and sun cream.
In phonics this week we have been focusing on blending the sounds we have learnt to make words. We will be recapping the sounds over the next few weeks but please continue this learning at home. It would be great to see some sound work in the children’s home learning books.
In maths this week we sang ’10 fat sausages’ using the pan and sausages to help us, we learnt how to count down in 2’s. We also extended our learning on 3D shape by looking at the words ‘flat and solid’ to describe the shapes and sort them using a game on the board.
This week we finished our learning about Ancient Greece by talking about the Olympics. We learnt about the very first Olympics, where it started and what has changed over the years.
On Friday we had great fun making pancakes using dinky’s eggs!! We mixed flour, eggs and milk and cooked them in a pan. We then put either strawberries, bananas, cream, strawberry sauce or syrup on top before we got to eat them! They were yummy.
This week we also met our reception teachers. They read us a story and we sang some songs together. They will be coming to visit us again next week and we will be going to see our new classrooms too!!
Next week we will be:
- Continuing our learning on sea animals.
- Continuing blending using our sounds.
- Counting how many we have and writing the number to match.
- Thinking about sharing and making something special for someone we care for.
- Learning about Baptism.
Thank you for your ongoing support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Bruno, Mrs Lowe and Miss Kelly.
Animals – Zoo and Jungle
This week we have been:
Continuing our learning about animals focusing on animals in the jungle and in zoos. We read a story called ‘Handa’s surprise’ and used the props in the sand tray to help us tell the story. We also read a story called ‘The talent show’. This story showed us that we all have special talents and when we put those talents together we can do special things.
In phonics this week we finished learning our RWI set 1 sounds. We learnt ng/nk and looked at these sounds in words. We have started playing games where we are blending the sounds to make words. Please enjoy this games at home.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/whirl/game.shtml
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/hanging_monkeys_US.swf
Please continue learning the sounds at home.
This week in maths we have been continuing our learning on 3D shapes. We have been looking at the properties of the shapes and introduced the children to the names of the shapes. Cube, cuboid, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cone and triangular prism. Ask the children if they can find these shapes at home.
In RE this week we looked at Jesus and his friends. We learnt that it is not just Jesus looking down on us but his friends are too. We looked at different icons showing pictures of Jesus’s friends. We also learnt that Jesus’s friends are our friends.
This week we continued our learning about Ancient Greece. We were learning about ancient Greek vases. We looked at lots of photos of different pots and looked through non-fiction books. We designed our own Greek vases using the pictures to help us.
We have some great news!!! When Mrs Herne come into the classroom on Tuesday morning she found that Dinky had laid an egg!!! She then laid another egg on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday!!! It was a very big surprise as we did not think that she was able to lay eggs, we plan on using them to make something yummy to eat. Dinky must be happy in her new home and is enjoying being looked after by us.
We hope that you could make it to our sports day on Friday 29th June. We had a great time and hope you did too.
Next week we will be:
- Learning about water animals.
- Focusing on blending during our phonics sessions.
- Looking at ‘Summer’.
- Learning about the Olympics, linking to ancient Greece.
- Going on our visit with Apples and Honey Nursery.
Thank you for your ongoing support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Bruno, Mrs Lowe and Miss Kelly.
Animals – Zoo and Jungle
This week we have been:
Continuing our learning about animals, focusing on animals in the jungle and in zoos. We read ‘Rumble in the jungle’ and read and listened to a pop up jungle book. We listened to the animal sounds in the book and had a guess at which animal we think we can hear. We had a great fun using the ‘Rumble in the jungle’ story in the sand tray.
In phonics this week we learnt the sounds:
‘x’ – from his hand to his foot repeat the other side.
‘qu’ – around her face, down her hair, give her a flick. Down under up and down to the puddle.
Next week we will be learning our last sound ng/nk. We will be revisiting the sounds over the next few week, please continue recapping the sounds at home.
In maths this week we continued looking at 2D shapes and talking about the properties of 2D shapes. We learnt about sides/edges, faces and points/corners. We counted how many they had and looked at similarities and differences between the shapes.
In RE this week we discussed people that care and love them. We then drew pictures of the people that we love on a cross that we had cut out.
In history we read ‘Pandora’s box’. We learnt that you should listen to and respect others. We enjoyed making our own boxes using the recycled materials.
On Friday this week we went to ‘Battersea Park Zoo’. We had lots of fun and met lots of different animals. Some we find on a farm, some in a jungle and some in our homes. Please come and have a look at the photos on Monday!
Next week we will be:
- Continuing our learning about jungle animals, reading ‘Handa’s surprise’
- Finishing our phonics learning by learning nk/ng.
- Learning about 3D shape.
- Continuing our learning about ancient Greece, looking at vases.
Friday 29th is our early years sports day, we hope that you can make it and support the children.
Thank you for your on going support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Bruno, Mrs Lowe and Miss Kelly
Animals – Farm, Zoo and Jungle
This week we have been:
Learning about animals that live in the jungle, we read ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ and ‘A tiger came to tea’. We looked at different places that a bear and tiger might live, how they behave and what they look like. We painted pictures and read the stories to each other.
In phonics this week we learnt the sounds:
‘z’ – zig, zag, zig.
‘ch’ – curl around the caterpillar, from his head to his feet over his back.
Please talk to the children about these sounds at home and try to find items that start with these sounds.
In maths this week we have been learning how to count anything we see. We went around the classroom counting magnets, books, pictures, scissors, name cards etc. We added sticky notes to the item so that others could see how many we found.
We have been very busy preparing our picnic for our parents and carers. We made sandwiches, pizza, cupcakes and popcorn, we also prepared fruit, crisps, cucumber, carrots and juice. We have been growing cress this week and we used this in our sandwiches. We also had lots of fun icing all the cupcakes we made. We hope that you had a great time.
In RE this week we have been talking about Fathers day, we discussed how important our fathers are to us and what they do for us. We then spoke about all the people that care for us and how we show them our love. Our family picnic is just one way we can show our families we care. We hope that you made it and that you had a great time.
Next week we will be:
- Continuing our learning on zoo and jungle animals.
- Talking about the animals we will see on our class trip.
- Looking at 2D shapes.
- Thinking about people who are special to us.
- Learning about the story ‘Pandora’s box’.
Thank you for your ongoing support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Bruno, Mrs Lowe and Miss Kelly
Farm animals
This week we have been:
Learning about animals that live on the farm. We have been using the sand tray and the construction area to build our own farms. We have been looking at the types of animal you find on a farm and grouping them in our own farms. We also read ‘Cows in the kitchen’, ‘Farmer duck’ and ‘Barty’s scarf’. We had great fun singing the ‘Cows in the kitchen’ story during our PE session and we learnt a new song called Doggie, doggie.
In phonics this week we have been learning the sounds:
‘w’ – down up, down up.
‘th’ – down the tower, across the tower, up to his head, down to his feet, over his back.
Please recap these sounds at home as well as the others we have already learnt.
In maths this week we have been focusing on how to write numbers to 10. We have been learning rhymes that will help us remember how to write them.
- 0 – all around the orange.
- 1 – down and straight
- 2 – backwards ‘c’ and stand him up
- 3 – around the tree, around the tree that’s the way you make a 3
- 4 – down and over, down once more that’s the way you make a 4
- 5 – straight down and around, hat on top just like a clown
- 6 – make a curve then a loop
- 7 – across the sky and down from heaven
- 8 – slither down the snake and back to the top
- 9 – around the apple down the long leaf
Please have fun at home learning these rhymes.
In RE this week we read another bible story called ‘Adam and Eve’. We reviewed the creation story and learnt how people came to live on earth.
This week we celebrated the birth of our caterpillars and then watched them being released in the world. Mrs Herne has been looking after Dinky in the half term, she has grown bigger and stronger and is looking much healthier.
We had great fun this week learning about Greek Gods and Goddesses. We added actions to their names to help us remember them.
We had fun this week learning what happens when you mix colours. We added yellow, blue or red to our hands and mixed them with our friends hands. We found out that yellow and blue make green, red and blue make purple and yellow and red make orange.
Next week we will be:
- Continuing our learning about animals, focusing on farm and jungle/zoo.
- Learning the zounds ‘z’ and ch.
- Counting different objects around the setting.
- Learning about Fathers day.
- Preparing for our family picnic on Friday 15th June.
We hope that we are able to make it on Friday for our ‘Family picnic’ all the family are welcome to join us.
Thank you for your on going support, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Lowe, Mrs Bruno and Miss Kelly.
People who help us – Police and Fire
This week we have been:
Learning about the important jobs the police and fire departments do for us. We looked at the transport they use, where and what they do. We decorated a police man and a fireman, pretended to be policeman and woman in the role-play area and pretended to be firemen and women inside and outside using the fire engine. We had a great time finding out what they do, some of our class would like to firemen and woman and policemen and women when we grow up. We hope you were able to make it to our class assembly and that you enjoyed finding out what we have been learning this half term.
In phonics this week we learnt the sound:
‘y’ – down the horn, up the horn, under his chin.
we also started to look at how we can use the sounds we know to make words.
In maths this week we were looking at 2D shapes. We watched a train video which explained all about 2D shapes and how they can be used to make a train roller coaster.
In RE this week we read a story from the bible called ‘The Good Samaritan’. We learnt that it’s kind to help others and that we all have helping hands. We printed our hands on a piece of paper to show everybody that we all have kind, helping hands.
This week Mrs Baron gave us some great news, she would like us to take care of a chicken that we hatched in the school almost 2 years ago. She is not fully developed and has been poorly, so we are going to take are of her and make her feel happy again. We are going to use our helping hands to help ‘Dinky’ feel happy again.
Unfortunately our cocoons did not hatch in time for us to see them change. Mrs Lowe took them home and on Sunday when she woke up three cocoons had changed into butterflies!!!! They look very happy and Mrs Lowe has feed them some sugar water to keep them growing and make them strong. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the other two hatch soon.
After the half term we will be:
- Learning about animals, where they live and how they survive – Starting with farm animals
- Finishing learning our sounds – Starting with ‘w’ and ‘th’ in the first week back.
- Learning about God’s first family.
- Starting to learn about Ancient Greece – Starting with Greek God’s and Goddesses.
- Exploring how and why we mix colours.
- Focusing on writing and recognising numbers to 10.
We hope to have a family picnic celebration when we return after half term. Please keep Friday 15th June free in the diaries, all the family will be welcome. All the money raised will go towards resources for the nursery.
We hope that you have a restful break.
Thank you for all your ongoing support this year, Mrs Herne.
Mrs Lowe, Mrs Bruno and Miss Kelly.