This week in nursery we have been looking after the cress that we planted last week. We watered it daily and discussed the changes that we could see. On Friday we decided it was ready to eat so we made our own bread and we also made our own butter. The children really enjoyed shaking the milk and watching it turn into butter. I think the best part was eating it!. They were all eager to try the cress as they had watched it grow. We decided we would plant some herbs as we thought it would be good to use our senses to identify each herb through smell.

I am sure you have noticed just how dirty the children are at the end of the day. Apologies for that but I can assure you they are having an amazing time and are exploring and learning outside. Unfortunately it is very dusty at the moment as we have had no rain. I should be careful what I wish for!

Next week we will continue to nurture our plants and we will be recording what we see.

Have a great weekend

Mrs Robinson :) 

 Welcome back, it has been an exciting week in nursery with some new equipment arriving for our outdoor areas. The children have enjoyed using wheelbarrows to move logs around and create new areas to play. The weather has been a great help and Summer is definitely in the air. We have talked about all the things that are growing and changing around us. The children have looked at the blossom on the trees and we have planted some cress. Next week we will be making our own bread and  butter and we will make cress sandwiches. 

We have been talking about stories and have discussed what an author and an illustrator is. The children have created their own stories  and we have displayed them around the room. Please encourage your child to use their imaginations to tell stories. You can then scribe what they say which makes their stories come to life.

As the weather is changing, on the off chance that we get a hot day can you please make sure you apply sun cream in the morning as nursery is in a sheltered spot and it can become very hot.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson:)

 I cant believe we are now approaching the Easter holidays and how different it feels from last year. 

We can only hope  looking forward that we can enjoy the Spring and Summer months with some optimism.

This week we have learnt about the Easter story and have started to observe the changes that are taking place in the environment. The flowers are beginning to grow and the blossom is coming out. The children have painted and created observational pictures of the flowers that are growing around them. 

We have really noticed a difference in how they play this week. The weather has impacted on this as the children have been outside without coats, hats and gloves, this has allowed them more movement and it is clearly evident through observation that they are now like lambs that have just been sheared, jumping and bouncing around. Their interactions have really moved on and they are using problem solving skills independently with their play and social interactions. It is a wonderful thing to observe.

We are going to be planting seeds when we return so that we can observe growth and change.

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter break and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Mrs Robinson:)

SUPERHEROES

The children have settled well into nursery and all seem very happy to be back with their friends. We are observing them to identify any gaps in their development but so far we are finding that they have stepped right back into where they were before lockdown. There are a few little boundary and behavior issues but we will have this sorted very soon. 

 This week we have had superheroes in Foundation. The children have created their own super powers and have been practicing using them in the setting. This topic has stimulated their imaginations and helped them understand and engage in make belief which is such an important part of their development.  They have written about their super powers and how they will use them to help others. I told them I had a super power and they had to guess what it was. I was wearing gloves and had some metal objects on the floor, I moved my magic hands across the objects and they lifted off the ground. The children were fascinated and could not believe that I was magnetic. I was quite surprised myself with how convincing it was.  Maybe you can all find some super powers this weekend. If you do please send a photo in to me via Teams please.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson:)

Welcome back.

 Welcome back, we are so pleased to see all the children in the setting and they have all had a great week of excitement getting back into  routines and learning.  We have been doing lots of science activities this week and the children have learnt so much through experimenting and problem solving.

We have been learning about bubbles, magnets, rockets, gravity, metal detection, outdoor cooking with mud and lots of other scientific investigations. We have done all this whilst playing which is what makes early years an amazing place for learning.

Next week we are going to be learning about Superheroes and I am sure your children may end up with super powers by the end of the week. 

REMINDERS

Your child should have a drinking bottle with them every day. This should only have water in it and not juice.

Please can you return any spare clothes as we are running out already.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson:)

 It has been so nice to seeing and hearing from you this week and I hope that all the fun activities I am putting on Teams are useful. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any problems with the work. We are all hoping that this will be over in the near future and we can change to what was once the norm. For now we will continue to do our best to support each other and make learning fun. 

I am aware some parents have not accessed Teams at all. I will contact you next week to see if you are having difficulties that I| can resolve. Otherwise please use the login details you were given and have a go.

I hope you all have a lovely safe weekend.

Mrs Robinson:)