Nursery Weekly Newsletter 11.2.13

Term: Spring 1

Date: 11.2.13

 

The children have been really busy this week. They have enjoyed role playing in the Post Office that they helped to make, amongst many other things.

This will be our final week on the theme of ‘Nursery Rhymes’. Our book of the week is ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Our Nursery Rhymes for the week are Row, row the boat, Sing a song a sixpence and Polly put the kettle on. Your child will also have the opportunity to prepare and eat pancakes and take part in the following activities and routines:

 

Personal, Social and Emotional

• Being encouraged to try to put on their own coat and shoes.
• Being encouraged to join in at ‘Tidy up time’.
• Being encouraged to show kindness and affection to others.

Communication and Language                                                    

• Listening to the story ‘Little Red Riding Hood’.
• Answering questions appropriately.
• Communicating and identifying action words.

Physical Development

• Using cascading pipes.
• Building a dragon.
• Listening to and taking part in action songs.

Mathematics

• Counting using Nursery rhymes as an aid.
• Ordering numbered chairs.

Understanding of the World

• Walking around the school environment identifying key features.
• Making pancakes.
• Finding out about the Chinese New Year.

Expressive Arts and Design

• Collaging Little red riding hoods cloak.
• Making and using Nursery rhyme character masks.

Messages

 

Thank you again to all of the parents who have been waiting until 3.30pm to come down to Nursery to collect their children. Also thank you to all of the parents who have returned clothes borrowed from the Nursery.

 

Also just to remind you this week is a four day week for the children as Friday is an INSET day and then we have half term and return to school on Monday 25th February.

 

Thank you for your continued support.