18.11.24 Nursery Learning

 Important Information 

Nappies and wipes - If your child is in nappies and requires changing in Nursery please bring nappies and also a pack of wipes. You can bring in a pack and leave this here if you would prefer to do this. 

Coats, wellies, gloves and hats - As we are outside often we would advise the children to wrap up warm. Please do help us by labeling anything the children bring in as then we can help return any missing items to the correct owner! Please also encourage the children to independently try and put on their coats and hats etc at home, staff will always help if needed but we always encourage independence. 

Postbox Trip - The children will be posting their christmas cards on the week of the 2nd of December. Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to support the walk. We still need more volunteers so please let a member of staff know if you are available to support.

Our Learning  

Following our Wonderdome visit last week we have been reading 'Whatever Next' this week. A lovely story about a bear who builds a rocket and travels to the moon.

The children have been joining the magnetic shapes together to build their own rockets to visit the moon. They have been talking about which shapes we can spot on their rockets and how to best position the blocks on our models. 

Dates 

Monday 2nd, 3rd and 4th - Walk in small groups to the postbox to post their Christmas card. 

Monday 9th December: 9am - 10am and 2.15 - 3.15pm

Nursery Mingle and Jingle

Parents are invited to come into the nursery and watch their children perform some Christmas songs, play games and complete various Chistmas activities.

They have also been using the 3D shapes to create their own rockets in the art area. The children were able to select the best shape to make their rocket pattern and experimented with how much paint they needed to create the best print. Some very creative designs! They also really enjoyed working together to create some large scale rockets using cardboard boxes. We left the activity open ended to encourage imaginative play and saw some fantastic team work. 

The children enjoyed creating their own characters in the playdough area. As their fine motor skills improved the detail in their creations is also improving and they were able to add arms, legs and even buttons and eyes for their bears. 

It has been lovely to see the children's interest in stories recently. They are now able to re-tell some of the stories we have been looking at since September. Please continue to share stories at home and bring in your child's folder and reading record on their book change day. 

The weather may be colder but we have still enjoyed lots of outdoor play. The children were particularly excited to discover ice this week. They broke up the sheets of ice to use in their potions in the mud kitchen. We observed how the water had changed to ice overnight and were able to notice how it was starting to melt as the weather started to get warmer. A great way to develop the children's understanding of the world around them. 

Many Thanks,

The Nursery Team