Poppy's Day

This week we began to look at the artwork by Stephen Wiltshire. This is something we will be continuing into next week. The children are going to reproduce some art in the style of Stephen and also learn about his life. On Friday we talked about Remembrance Day. We listened to a story called "Poppy's Day" on CBeebies. This is a child friendly story all about remembering. The children were excellent at understanding elements of this story, and it was a good example of how we should remember others. 

The children made their own poppies with paper, paint and tape. 

Next week we are going to be focusing on our listening skills. The children are now very comfortable in the setting and have a good understanding of routines. This is exactly what we want from them but now and again it means that they want to sit and chat during focused sessions. We are going to be playing lots of games that involve taking turns to talk and listen to others. We will also be going for a walk around the grounds to see the changes to the trees since we last looked.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson.

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 This week we have celebrated Diwali with the children, which is the Hindu festival of light. 

The world Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'. Diwali always falls sometime between October and November, but the exact date varies each year as the Hindu calendar is based on the Moon. This year Diwali was on 4 4th October. The children really enjoyed learning about this festival, and we created our own Rangoli patterns and diva's.

The children have come back full of energy and ready for learning after their break. It's good to see that lots of the bugs from last term are gone, fingers crossed.

We have talked about bonfire night and the children are looking forward to seeing some fireworks.

Next week we are going to be learning about an amazing artist called Stephen Wiltshire.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson.

 This week we have been discussing the importance of equality. We have learnt how important it is to have an understanding of how we should respond fairly to the individual needs and identities of all others. Allowing everyone the opportunity to have an equal chance to live their lives as they choose. 

During carpet sessions we have been describing our friends. The children were good at identifying what's on the outside eg hair colour and clothes. We helped the children to describe what was on the inside. They were very good at this and were able to identify kindness, happiness and other emotions. They even picked up on some of the activities certain children liked to do. 

Although equality has been our school focus this week it is something that we try to embed in all our daily teaching.

We hope you have a great break and look forward to seeing you on the 1st November.

Mrs Robinson:)

CONKERS

 We have had another busy week of learning in foundation. The children have enjoyed creating with the junk boxes, tape and scissors. Could you please send in your recyclable boxes and plastics to us as we use so many every day. 

The children have been using conker's, acorns and leaves to count and make patterns. Thank you to all parents who have brought these in for us to use, they are a fantastic resource.

We have started to learn about the Gingerbread man and the children have been learning some song to help with the sequence of the story. We have also spent time playing games with our names. Please continue to support your child to recognise their name at home. 

The trees are really changing, and Autumn is definitely with us. We are going to go for a walk on Monday around the grounds to observe the changes that are taking place.  Can you please make sure your child has some wellie boots for school as the ground is now beginning to become wet.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Regards

Mrs Robinson:)

Welcome to our nail bar.

 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.

This week we have made a wormery with the children as they have been investigating the habitats of worms in our garden. The children can now watch the trails that the worms make as they move around the wormery. 

We have  been observing the changes in the trees as they start to change colour. The children will continue to observe and record this over the next few weeks.

The children have enjoyed junk modeling 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. 

On the 7th October it was  National Poetry Day. We celebrated this day by writing a poem about a rainbow and we read lots of rhyming books that the children really enjoyed as they could join in with the verses.

I think the highlight of the week has been our new nail bar. We have observed the children making nails using playdough, for each other so we decided to make our own nail bar in the setting. It has created an amazing learning environment where the children chat and practice communication and language whilst interacting with each other. It is a very exciting for me to see how they are absorbed in high quality play based on real life experiences. I have even had my nails done and Mrs Custis also had a manicure this week.

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

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson

 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😊😊