We have continued with Little Red this week and have extended our learning to include our songs and role play. 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 continued to identify our own name. They are finding this a bit difficult so please continue to show your child their name written down as often as possible so that they can identify with it. They are really good during these sessions and are excellent at listening and focusing when others are talking. 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:)

Little Red Riding Hood

 This week we have been listening to the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We listened to the story then we wrote our own version on a storyboard. The children enjoyed using expression for the wolf's voice. Next week we will be extending the story with role play, book making, changing the ending and creating our own stories. We will also be learning some new songs about the wolf and little red.

Each term we create art work that is displayed around the school. Our first theme is focused on our outdoor learning. The children used crayons to do rubbings on different surfaces outside and they also weaved foliage onto a weaving frame. I have included some photos of the process and the end result.

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 our carpet sessions the children are learning to identify their own names and the names of the children in nursery. Could you please support your with this at home. It would be good if they could begin to recognise their first name. 

Get your wellies out, I think we are in for a wet weekend!!!!!!!!!!🌧🌧

Mrs Robinson:)

The sun is still with us.

 What a busy week we have had in foundation. The children have settled so well and are beginning to relax into their learning.  We  have enjoyed the outdoor area as we continue to have the warm sun. We have started to learn songs for our Harvest coffee morning and the children have enjoyed singing and dancing with Mrs Lawrence. We are really pleased with the way the children are engaging with each other and all the activities. They are confident in asking us for help and also if they are a little unsettled they are comfortable connecting to a familiar adult for support. I have sent home the children's learning journals today so that you can see who their key person is. The book also includes a settling in form with an observation from us of your child's first 2 weeks. Could you please fill in the parent section and return the book on Tuesday so that we can start to use the books in the setting.

I hope you all have a good weekend. We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Mrs Robinson😊😊

Welcome

 Welcome to our class blog. Please try and get into the habit of looking at the nursery and reception blogs each week. We will be providing you with information about what we have been doing in foundation and also what we will be doing the following week. 

The children have settled extremely well into their new routines and they are beginning to connect to other children in the setting. We have spent lots of time establishing routines and supporting the children with their social interactions. We have enjoyed singing songs and have learnt to clap all our friends names.

The children have enjoyed playing outside and I think the sandpit has been a great hit. I hope you have all managed to get through the day without them as we are aware how hard it can be for parents as well. Please speak to me if you have any concerns or question and I will be happy to help if I can.

REMINDERS

Please can you make sure that ALL your child's clothing including shoes are labelled.

Lunch boxes and drink bottles need labelling as some children have the same.

If you have ordered a school meal could you please inform me if you have sent a packed lunch as well as this causes confusion for the children. 

Next week we are going to be exploring our outside environment and we are going to create some art for the school display. We are also going to be having PE for the first time with Mr Mills.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson 😊

We made it

 Well we survived and didn't melt in the heat. It has been a very strange week as the children have been inside all day. Although the air conditioning system kept us all cool it completely changed our normal routines. Thank goodness the temperature has dropped and for our last morning we are going to be outside the whole time. 

We would like to thank you for our wonderful gifts that are much appreciated. We would also like to wish the children who are going to other schools good luck. We know that they will settle well into their new schools.

Have a great and safe summer and we look forward to seeing you all in September.

Mrs Robinson and the team.

Our final full week

 It is our final full week in nursery and the children have enjoyed lots of learning with their reception friends who will be moving into year 1 in September. Transition is very simple for our children as they will be moving carpets only so they do not need any extra preparation for this move. On Thursday we had a visit from some new children who will be joining our class and it was lovely to see them take the children by the hand and show them around the unit. Our children will become the older children and with that comes responsibility. They know they have to be kind and caring to our new friends and I know that they will be excellent with that responsibility.

We finally managed to pull up the potatoes and pick the beans on Friday. The children cleaned the vegetables and we cooked them so that they could taste them. They were all very excited to clean and cook but not so keen to try. We always encourage them to have a go, but not all could be persuaded.

The children have been playing a game with a blind fold, they have been using their sense of taste and smell to identify things presented to them. They managed to identify most of the substances.

At the end of the day we are looking forward to seeing some of you at the summer event on the fields. I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson

We are very excited that Miss Chandler has given birth to a baby boy called Alby. I am sure the children will be very excited to see the photographs on Monday as they have been observing the timeline of  the pregnancy. We wish the family all our best for the wonderful sleepless nights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 No news on the butterflies but we are still eagerly awaiting their arrival. The children have been very busy this week being creative. We have discussed what creativity means and they have learnt that it is about using our imaginations in everything we do. They have applied these skills this week with lots of story telling and role play. 

Next week the children will be bringing their learning journals home. These books will have your child's report inside.

We are also having our transition day on Thursday. This is when the children move up to their new class for an hour. We are very lucky in foundation as your children will only be moving carpets hahahahha.

Transitions

 We have had a very busy week. The caterpillars have now built their cocoons and they are ready to go into the butterfly house to spend some time before they become butterflies. The children are very excited and eagerly await the transformation so watch this space. The potatoes are ready to be pulled out of the ground and the beans are ready to be picked which we will be doing next week. We are going to cook the potatoes and beans for the the children to eat. 

We are  approaching the end of term and we are looking forward to supporting reception as they move into year one. We will be welcoming our new nursery children into the setting and I am sure that our existing nursery will welcome them into the unit. They had a visit this week and it made me realise just how much our children have grown. 

We hope that next week the weather continues to be kind to us and we can continue to enjoy outside learning.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson