Nursery certificates- 2.5.25

 

This week, one child in Nursery has received an 'E for Excellence' certificate.

Well done to Thomas who has been awarded an E for Excellence certificate this week because of his excellent memory skills during his group work. He was able to recognise key parts of the story and put them in the right order. Super job, Thomas!

This week, one child in Nursery has received an 'I made my teacher happy' certificate.

Well done to Hamza, who has been awarded the 'I have made my teacher happy' certificate because of your super skills this week. You were able to jump on to our outdoor apparatus and then safely jump down, bending your knees for a safe landing . You showed excellent control and focus. Well done, Hamza! 

Nursery Learning- 2.5.25

On Thursday 8th May, parents are invited to celebrate VE Day with the children. The children are welcome to wear red, white and blue on this day. If your child does mornings, you are invited in at 10:45am and for our full day and afternoon children, you are invited in at 2:30pm.

 This week's learning...

The warm weather has seen our garden begin to bloom. The children are currently growing a range of plants and herbs. They have been watering them daily in this hot weather and are excited to see them grow. 

Our yummy plants have also attracted some unwanted guests... snails! Although we don't really want them living in our veg patch, the children were thrilled to find them. We decided to build them a new home for the day. We filled a tank with all the things snails would like, including some of our delicious plants. The children loved looking at them for the day, watching them move around and leaving their trail all over the tank. At the end of the day, some of the children took the snail to be released into the big school field. 

The children have been mark making this week, designing cards for lots of different occasions. We discussed what we might see on birthday cards and what pictures you might draw on a get well soon card. Activities like this are great to encourage not only mark making, but also communication and conversation. The children naturally begin to share their own experiences about birthday parties that they have been to, family members birthdays, when they felt unwell etc. 

During our group time this week, we were discussing healthy food and why we need to make sure we put the right things into our bodies to help us grow. The children looked at photos of lots of different food and sorted them in to 'always' foods that you should have lots of and eat every day and 'sometimes' food, which can be delicious but should be eaten in smaller amounts alongside the 'always' foods. Next week we are going to be tasting a range of healthy foods in our snack area.

After looking at all the mini-beasts in the garden, we decided to turn ourselves into beautiful butterflies! Using chalks, we drew big wings and then the children took turns laying down and posing as butterflies. They loved looking at the photos on the ipad of each other. 

The children are taking part in weekly PE lessons, focusing on different skills. This week, the children were learning to pass the ball using the inside of their foot and then stop the ball using the ball of their foot. They loved going into the big school field to do their lesson!

We have been busy building our explorers tunnel this week. The children helped with designing it, while the adults put it together. There are parts with holes in, where the children can pop up from, climb out of or climb in, and there are solid parts, perfect for making hiding dens or walk ways.

 

VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebrations! You're Invited!

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are delighted to invite you to join us in commemorating the 80th Anniversary of VE Day on Thursday 8th May at 2:30pm.

Nursery AM parents are invited to join at 10:45am.

To mark this significant moment in history, the children will be learning about the events of VE Day and its importance in shaping the world we live in today. This will be a non-uniform day and children are invited to wear the colours red, white and blue. As part of our celebrations, each class will be performing a special song to honour the occasion, and we would love for you to come and watch.

These will be performed in classrooms and following this, you are warmly invited to stay and enjoy a selection of VE Day-themed activities and afternoon tea, prepared with the spirit of the 1940s in mind.

Nursery, Reception and KS1 parents - please wait by the glass doors to be let in.

KS2 parents - please wait by the KS2 doors to the left of the office to be let in.

If you have more than one child we will send the sibling to the classroom you are in after the singing performance to join you for afternoon tea.

We hope you can join us for what promises to be a memorable and meaningful afternoon.

Kind regards,

Mrs Marie

Reception Year Group Lead

Reception Learning W/B 28/04/25

 Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

This term our topic is Plants and Growth. Our focus book this week was Oliver’s Vegetables.

Here is what we have been up to:

The children have been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. The children have all been reassessed and are now working in groups based on this. This week we continued to learn all about Plants. 

We recapped our red words the,a,I,of,he,go,to,my,was,you,we and remembered that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop. This week we learnt how to write the red word ‘they’. We wrote about our favourite vegetable.

Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on set 1 or 2 sounds as well as word time words (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc).

We also planted our own seeds!

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We also learnt about Earth day and how it encourages people around the world to think and learn about what we can do to look after our planet. As a class, we nominated one person to switch off the lights as we leave the class for lunch everyday. This will promote sustainability within the school.

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!

Reception certificates 02.05.25

                 Reception E for Excellence

We have had a fantastic week of learning and there has been so much to celebrate and be proud of in Reception! 

These children worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their determination and efforts.

Apple 

E for Excellence - Warda, for her hard work in Read, Write, Inc this week. Warda has been trying hard to learn her sounds. Well done Warda!

Dojo points - Zacky H for being on task in every lesson this week. Well done Zacky!

Star Writer - Eva, for describing her favourite vegetable in great detail and remembering her sentence rules. Well done Eva!

Aspen 

E for Excellence - Abdul Mateen

Dojo points - Mya Lee

Star Writer - Amirah

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford- 

These pupils have read ten books and earned their Silver certificate - Dakshika

These pupils have read fifteen books and earned their Gold certificate - Viyan and Ariana

Alder

E for Excellence - Ade

Dojo points - Andrew

Star Writer - Emem

Nursery Certifictates 21.04.25

 

This week, one child in Nursery has received an 'E for Excellence' certificate.

Well done to Samad who has been awarded an E for Excellence certificate this week because of your amazing art skills during this weeks art activity. You were willing to have a go and try something new. Well done, Samad! 

This week, one child in Nursery has received an 'I made my teacher happy' certificate.

Well done to Keegan who has been awarded the I have made my teacher happy certificate because you were able to mix the paint to make the colours of the rainbow. You then taught one of your friends how to mix the colours. Well done, Keegan! 

Nursery Learning 21.04.25

Important dates:

Bank Holiday- 5th May 

INSET day- 21st July 

The children have had a great first week back at nursery and have been keeping busy. Our focus book this week was 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. This story led to the discussion of growing and changing, which we explored in our focus group time. The children will soon be growing their very own cress heads and will learn to care for them and watch them grow! 

Communication and langauge

This week the children have continue to recognise rhyming patterns in words. The children are learning to hear that the rhyming patterns are found at the end of the words. 

Practise finding the words that rhyme with the following words: 

Moon (Spoon)

Bat (Cat)

Bee (Tree)

Expressive Arts and Design 

 

The focus on the art table has been how to use a glue stick correctly. To help practise this skill, the children designed a flower with collage paper. 

Understanding of the World 

On Wednesday, the children had lots of fun learning about the history of St Georges' Day! They listened to a story about George and the Dragon and then made their own St Georges' Day flags. 

Physical development 

The children were provided with loose part materials needed to make flowers on the playdough table. The children moulded and shaped the dough in different ways to make thier own type of flower. 

 The children have had lots of fun outside continuing to develop their balance and co-ordination skills. 

Continuous Provision 

Inside we have added some enhancements to our continuous provision areas. The children have especially loved the new connecting rods in the construction area. They enjoyed building houses and buildings as tall as them!