Friday, 29 April 2022

Nursery: w/b 25th April 2022 - Our learning this week

Learning Theme: Minibeasts

This blog shows some highlights from this week including:

  • Book of the week

  • Nursery Rhyme of the week

  • Learning Through Play

  • 2 year old Focus

  • Ten Town Input

  • Phonic Input

  • Preparing for Reception

  • Key Information

Book of the week

The children have enjoyed a selection of stories linked to Minibeasts including this non-fiction book:

Honey Bee by The Secret Book Company

Nursery rhyme of the week

This week the children continued to learn Incy wincy spider.

Here are the words:

Incy wincy spider climbed up the waterspout,

Down came the rain and washed the spider out,

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,

So Incy wincy spider climbed up the spout again.


Incy wincy spider climbed up the waterspout,

Down came the rain and washed the spider out,

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,

So Incy wincy spider climbed up the spout again.

Learning Through Play

This week’s learning has involved:

  • Practicing ‘King 1’

  • Learning about where honey bees live and how they care for their young.

  • Following instructions to make perfume water from petals



Ten Town Input

As part of their number understanding learning, the children were introduced to ‘King One’ this week. They learnt:

  • How to form the digit

  • How to show the number on their fingers

  • More or less than the number

  • What the number represents in objects


You may also like to watch Number Blocks Episode 1 to reinforce the number 1.


Phonic Input

The focus for this week was around animal sounds, the children:

  • Identified different animals forming a sentence

  • Made a sound for an animal

  • Listened to the teacher make the animal sound.

  • Repeat the teachers sound.



The children also enjoyed Phonics Play: Guess the Animal


2 year old focus

Nursery Rhyme: Insects all around

Story: The very Hungry Caterpillar

The children used number skills to count up to five and enjoyed naming most of the food that the caterpillar ate!

Expressive Arts and Design: As the weather is warmer, the children enjoyed being in the garden playing musical instruments and dancing, moving and singing to nursery rhymes.


Preparing for Reception

Each week we will include a tip to help prepare your child for reception; although it seems a long way off the summer term will shortly pass and September will be here before we know it!

Tip of the week:

  • Get a child height coat peg at home to promote independence and encourage your child to have practice putting their coat on and off by themselves. Allow them time and a lot of praise for doing their zip up by themselves.


Focus child Meetings

Each week children will be chosen to be observed by their keyworker. Emails will be sent home to inform parents of the upcoming parent meeting taking place the following week, either in person or via telephone. Parents will have an opportunity to complete a form asking questions and sharing concerns they may have for the key worker to answer during the parent meeting. This form will be sent via email. Please check your emails weekly for school communications and evidence me parents share from your children's teachers. Parents are welcome to upload pictures and videos of their children at home. 


Key Information

  • Please LABEL  all your children's belongings, including both shoes and wellington boots. 

  • When the weather is forecast to be hot and sunny please provide a named hat for your child and dress them in summer appropriate clothing.

  • Please ensure your child has high factor water suncream on before attending school.


Reminder: Strictly no nuts or foods with nuts in packed lunches.

Important dates:

INSET Days & holiday dates- Nursery closed to children:

  • Bank holiday- 02nd May 2022- School closed

  • Polling day- 05th May 2022- School closed

  • Eid dress up day (bright colours)-6th May

  • PCSO nursery visit (police cars)* - 11th May 2022

  • Doctor Lord visits nursery*-19th May 2022

  • Half- term holidays - 30th to 3rd June 2022

  • INSET day- 6th June 2022- School closed

  • Last day of term - 21st July 2022

  • Summer Holidays- 22nd July- 31st August 2022

  • School Reopens- 1st September 2022

* these visits will be as part of the People Who Help Us topic.


If you have any questions please contact nursery@broadford.havering.sch.uk or for more urgent messages speak to a member of staff or contact the school office: 01708 342880 or office@broadford.havering.sch.uk


Kind regards,


The Nursery Team


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