SPIDERS

 We have been lucky again with the weather and had a great outdoor week, lets hope we get one more before half term.

 We have been looking at seasonal changes and collecting things that have fallen from the trees in our wildlife area. The children have been bringing things in for our Autumn table and it has become a hive of activity with lots of learning through communication and language. The children have used all these resources for maths, creating patterns, sorting with shape, colour and size. Please continue to bring things in from the environment as we will always use these resources in the setting.

We have had a week of spiders and webs, the children have been learning songs and creating lots of webs and spiders. They have learnt interesting facts about spiders and some have even stopped screaming when they see them.

Next week the children will  be learning about Stephen Wiltshire to celebrate Black History Month. I will included some of the art work next week for you to see. Please ask them what they know about the artist as they will be able to tell you about his life.

If you have not already sent a family photo in could you please send one to me. This can be by email if that helps.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson

   Its was lovely to see some of you at the Harvest coffee morning today. The children have enjoyed practicing the songs throughout  the week and I think you will agree they performed really well.

We have  been observing the changes in the trees as they start to change colour. The children will continue to observe and record changes in the environment. We will be focusing on cobwebs and spiderweb's over the next couple of weeks.

The children have enjoyed junk modelling using recyclable boxes. Could you please bring in your recycle stuff so that the children can be creative with them. They have made robots and have used scissors, tape, paper and string to create all sorts of amazing things. 

 We are going to be writing poems about  spiders, we will be reading lots of rhyming books that the children really enjoy and their favourite songs.

Please send in your family photo if you have not already done so.

Have a great weekend

Mrs Robinson

What has happened to the weather?

 Another busy week in foundation, the children have been learning poems about Autumn. We have used the conkers that they have been bringing to school for maths activities and they are really enjoying using natural resources in this way. 

 During our circle time the children have been counting the children in the group using different methods. They have counted how many girls and boys separately then all together. We have also started to try and identify our own name. They are finding this a bit difficult so please try to show your child their name written down as often as possible so that they can identify with it. We are working at sitting together in a group. This is an important part of your child's development. Being able to have two way communication and be able to sit amongst others and participate in a group all seems very easy but it is a huge thing to ask of a 3/4 year old.

We have created a family board and would like you to send in a photo of your family for us to display. Please can you only send one that is not precious as the display is at their height and the pictures will be touched continually. If you would prefer you can email your photo and I will print it.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson

Hello all,

As Autumn approaches, we are looking at some of the changes that are starting to take place in the environment.

This week our focus story in Nursery was Little Red Riding Hood. The children used props to act out the story which was lots of fun . We have also begun learning the songs related to the story.

The children are now becoming familiar with all the routines of the week and they are beginning to become independent in accessing their learning. We will be supporting them with this over the coming weeks.

During group sessions, we have been counting objects with one to one correspondence. The children used acorns and conkers for counting activities. If you are out for a walk with your children, please collect some natural resources for play and maths activities such as conkers, pinecones, acorns, leaves and bring them to school.

We would also appreciate if you could bring some boxes from your recycling bin for junk modelling. The children are very creative and would love to turn the boxes into robots, mobile phones and other objects to support their play.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Robinson

  WELCOME

What a fantastic start we have had in nursery this week. The children have settled well and have enjoyed all the new experiences on offer in the setting. I hope it has not been too stressful for you all as I know how it feels to leave your child for the first time. Please be reassured that if your child is upset we will endeavour to sort it and comfort them. We will also contact you if they do not settle as we are happy for you to adjust their hours until they do.

Please can you make sure that jumpers, bottles and lunch boxes are clearly labelled with your child's name, as all the children wear the same jumpers and are not always the best at looking after their belongings at this age.

I have put some photographs on the blog to show you what we have been doing this week.

 We look forward to seeing you next week.
Mrs Robinson:)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 We have finally arrived at the end of the year. What a great year we have all had.

We look forward to welcoming those families back in September who will be joining us in Reception and we wish all the other children good luck in their new schools. 

Thank you for our wonderful gifts they are greatly appreciated.

We hope you have a safe Summer.

I am going for a swim.🏊

 This week we have been discussing transition and have welcomed new families into the setting. It is always a strange time of the year with lots of changes happening. We are confident that all our children will transition well as we have spent lots of time with our new teachers. We do not discuss too much with the children as September is such a long time away and we want the children to enjoy each day at a time.

There will be no stay and play sessions next week.

We look forward to an exciting fun afternoon which has got all the children buzzing. 

 I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson.

 It has been a strange week in Foundation as I have been out for a couple of days doing some training. It feels like I have missed so much, on my return the children were excited to share with me all their learning from the week.

 It was lovely to see you all at our parent consultations and I hope that you found the meeting informative. I will be giving you the children's learning journals next week for you to keep. I have included their reports for the year which will be inside the books.

I'm sure you have noticed we have some new equipment in our outdoor area. The children use the wooden planks, logs and crates to create an obstacle course. This gives them an opportunity to work as a part of the team, to communicate with each other, to solve problems, to take risk and to be creative. Amazing learning while having fun!

Have a good weekend.

Mrs Robinson

BBC NEWS UPDATE

 By popular demand I have attached the footage from the BBC news about Brodie the dinosaur. The children were amazed that the police had been to visit and he had been spotted in the grounds. The children are aware that the dinosaur is very friendly so they are not frightened by all the activity. It has sparked so much learning that it is hard to record it all. The amount of language and communication that has taken place is incredible, we are now trying to move onto another adventure but who knows, he may return!

We have also been very fortunate that the community police officers came for a visit and talked to the children about safety. They also played along with our current story.

Please continue to send your child in with a hat and sun cream if you feel they need it.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs ROARBINSON.