Nursery Learning 17.11.2023

 

 

Important reminders  

• Please follow the link below to request tickets for our Nursery Christmas Concert Click here for tickets for 4th December Nursery Christmas Celebration  

• Reception school applications: Please be aware reception application deadline is January 15th 2024. Outcomes will be released April 2024. Please use this link to apply for your child's primary school place for September 2024 https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/

• All children should be wearing a winter Uniform which includes a warm coat to school. The children will continue to play outdoors during the winter months. Parents may provide wellies for outdoors if they wish. Please make sure all items are clearly labelled with your child's name.

• If parents/carers have any dolly baby buggies, garages with ramps or small cars that are no longer used at home we would really appreciate donations of these items. 

• Father Christmas booking deadline is: Friday 17th November. Please ask for a letter if you require information.

Focus play this week:

This week the children have been working on their listening and language skills. We have been playing fun listening games to prepare us for phonics, by making and describing differences in sounds, using drums and rhymes. 

Book of the week:

This week the children have been listening to the book Brown bear, Brown bear, what do you see?. The children really enjoyed listening to this story and can repeat and tell the story off by heart. The children have loved reading the story independantly to each other. 

Please click the link to watch Brown bear, Brown bear, What do you see?

Rhymes of the week:

This week we have been learning a new rhyming song named Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around. The children have had fun learning all of the actions and have been singing the song whilst they play with the teddy bears in the nursery.

Please click the link to watch Teddy bear teddy bear turn around

Christmas concert:

The children have began practicing for their christmas concert on Monday 4th December. We kindly ask parents if they can please practice singing the songs at home. Thank you

Please click the link to practice singing:

Wriggly Nativity

Donkey Plodding

When santa got stuck up the chimney

Jingle bells (first verse and chorus only)

We wish you a Merry Christmas

Our learning fun this week:

Diwali Rangoli patterns:

This week the children have been exploring patterns using paint, pencils and markers. The children created a wonderful display with in the nursery classroom using Rangoli inspiration on paper plates with paint.

Outdoor fun:

We moved our physical fun into the school hall this week during rainy play, where we practised rolling hula hoops, playing musical games and singing counting songs using the big parachute.

The children loved discussing the rainy weather this week. We discussed light and heavy rain showers. The children wanted to measure the rain, using a measuring cylinder we placed it in the rain and they waited and watched with patience to see the water level rise.

The children have loved experiementing with cause and effect this week, using wind to see how objects move. The children have been exploring streamers and paper aeroplanes.

Fun with Maths:

The children had fun strengthening their number bond knowledge.

Children in need:

The children had fun taking part in our children in need activities and dressing in in spotty clothing and odd socks.

Nursery Certificates 17.11.23

                               

Each week, 2 children in Nursery will receive an E for Excellence certificate in recognition of their hard work. 

A massive congratulations to Yousaf, who has been awarded the E for Excellence for his growing independence. Yousaf is beginning to eat his lunch without support form an adult and has also been making new, close friendships in the nursery. 

 

A huge well done to Zain, who has been awarded the E for Excellence for his improving concentration in group time. This week Zain sat still in his key group time, listening to Mrs Ngenge, joining in with actions and following instructions. Great job, Zain, keep it up! 

Well done to Dhaksha who has completed their tracker by reading 'our five favourite books' in Nursery! Super job, keep up the reading!

Reception Christmas Concert 2023

 

Reception Christmas Celebration 2023

Dear Parents & Carers,

Reception Christmas Celebration - Thursday 7th December @ 9.15am & 2.00pm

It’s the time of year when we start looking forward to our Christmas celebrations and concerts. We warmly invite parents & carers to come and join us on these occasions. 

To be able to accommodate everyone fairly this year, every child has been allotted two tickets for their concert. We ask that you bring these tickets along with you on the day and our school prefects will be ready to collect them on the door. 

Please complete the form by Wednesday 22nd November

Tickets will be given out on Friday 24th November. To request your tickets, please click on the following link:

Please click here to select your tickets

We look forward to welcoming you on the day and sharing this wonderful time of year with you all. 

Yours sincerely

The Reception Team

Nursery Christmas Concert 2023

 

Nursery Christmas Celebration 2023

Dear Parents & Carers,

Nursery Christmas Celebration - Monday 4th December @ 10.45am & 2.00pm

It’s the time of year when we start looking forward to our Christmas celebrations and concerts. We warmly invite parents & carers to come and join us on these occasions. 

To be able to accommodate everyone fairly this year, every child has been allotted two tickets for their concert. We ask that you bring these tickets along with you on the day and our school prefects will be ready to collect them on the door. 

Tickets will be given out on Friday 24th November. To request your tickets, please click on the following link:

Please click here to select your tickets

The children can wear Christmas jumpers and accessories for the performance. They will be making a Christmassy headband in Nursery which they will wear on the day. 

We look forward to welcoming you on the day and sharing this wonderful time of year with you all. 

Yours sincerely

The Nursery Team

Reception Autumn Walk

Reception Autumn Walk 

 This half term we have been exploring changes in the season and learning all about what happens in Autumn! 

Children discussed the seasons and explored the changes that occur as the weather starts to cool down. We have been practicing independently putting on our coats, hats and gloves, as well as wearing our wellies when it has been raining. 

We explored the field for our Autumn walk looking for concurs, pinecones and colourful leaves. And had a lot of fun jumping in the puddles we saw along the way! 

Reception Certificates 10.11.23

 

 

 

 A big whaledone to all of our certificate winners in Reception this week!

E for Excellence

Each week, a child in each class is awarded the E for Excellence certificate in recognition of their hard work.

Aspen - Harley- Jean 

For following the class routine and using words to express your feelings. Well done! 

Apple- Ayesha

For showing good listening on the carpet and working hard on your writing. 

Alder- Kotryna

For your hard work during our carpet sessiosn this week. You have been using great partner talk when discussing questions during out topic time. 

 

MDA Awards

Each week, the mid-day assistants will award a child in each class with a MDA award for demonstrating consistently good behaviour at lunchtime.

Aspen -  Vedasri 

Apple-  Tyla 

Alder- Viola 

Dojo Winner Of The Week

During the week, the children in reception can earn dojo points for good behaviour. They can earn these for good listening on the carpet, being kind and polite, sharing and tidying resources or helping a friend. Each week, the child with the most dojo points will be awarded with a certificate and have their photo displayed in the classroom.

Aspen-  Aadhav

Apple- Layla

Alder- Emirhan

105 Books to Read Before you Leave Broadford Primary 

The children will be awarded with a Bronze, Silver or Gold award when they have read 15 of the 105 Books to Read Before you Leave Broadford. Please refer to the booklet in your child's reading folder for the list of books. 

Bronze- Read 5 books 

 Silver- Read 10 books 

Gold- Read all 15 books 

Please read with your child at home in order for them to have an opportunity to achieve a reading certificate. 

Bronze- David, Daniel, Dylan

Nursery Certificates 10.11.23

 

                            

Each week, 2 children in Nursery will receive an E for Excellence certificate in recognition of their hard work. 

A massive congratulations to Chloe, who has been awarded the E for Excellence for her amazing story telling skills. She has been retelling our familiar stories. She has been retelling Dear Zoo at home and at school, using excitement and enthusiasm. She has also been fantastic at retelling last week's book, Owl babies. 

 

A huge well done to Andrew, who has been awarded the E for Excellence for his social interactions. Andrew has been joining in playing with big groups of his friends, using his imagination and using lots of language to show his excitement. 

Well done to Charlie who has completed their tracker by reading 'our five favourite books' in Nursery! Super job, keep up the reading!