Welcome back to all our Nursery families.

We are looking forward to our new topic this half term;

Our Local Superheroes! 

We hope you enjoy the activities that we have planned.

Why not try baking these delicious 'Bear biscuits' with your grown-up at home... 

These are our rolled oat cookies:

8oz self raising flour

8oz sugar (although you could use less!)

8oz melted margarine

8oz oats

2tbsp honey 

2tsp bicarbonate of soda

Pinch of salt 

All combined in a large bowl then rolled into balls, space well apart on lined baking trays and bake for 10 mins at 180°C.

Also nice with added raisins (if you're reducing sugar) or nuts or topped with sesame seeds.

They are very moreish, Goldilocks would certainly have polished off the lot! 

Enjoy! 

PhonicsPlay have kindly offered teachers and families access to their online phonics learning resources.  If you wish to take a look at this at home, click on; Resources - phase 1.  Your Nursery child might enjoy exploring these phonics activities and games with you at home!

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/parents/pre-school-children

Inquisitive Thinking and Learning

We would like to share some of the Nursery Children's excellent questions...

'How is ice made?'

'How do batteries work?'

 Happy Home Learning!

Well done to Pear class children who joined our first Zoom lessons this week, at home.

You were amazing!

Thank you for listening so well and joining in. I could see that you were really engaged and joining in with lots of learning.

It was great to see you...I really enjoyed teaching you.

I'm looking forward to our Zoom lessons next week;

Wednesday at 2.30pm and Thursday at 10.30am. 

See you soon, Mrs Allen

Here is Tuesday's learning link... 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/eyfs-listen-and-play-billy-goats-gruff/zr3yt39

Here is Wednesday's learning link... 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/cbeebies-phonics-playlist

if it doesn't work on the weekly plan

Have fun singing and acting out this 'fun favourite' at home together!

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/five-currant-buns/

January 2021

We would like to say a big hello to all our families and welcome you back to school as best we can. Even though things are different at the moment for us all, we will work hard to make sure that you still have lots of exciting learning opportunities available. Early Years learning is fascinating and can take place during everyday experiences.  Conversation, sharing stories, playing games, cooking together, helping with simple jobs, asking questions and sharing ideas, counting and identifying shapes of objects, art, crafts and model making, singing songs and rhymes are just a few examples.

This half term the Nursery topic is 'Traditional Tales' based on the children's interests last term! Each week there will be a variety of learning suggestions linked to a chosen story.  We hope that you enjoy them.

NURSERY WOW!

Last half term our 'Wow' was to take off our our coat independently and hang it on our peg and to put our coat on independently. Well done to all of the children who tried hard to achieve this challenge!

SPRING TERM WOW!

Please put on on (do up) and take off your shoes independently!

The children have had an exciting week with lots of Christmas celebrations!  These have included watching an online Pantomime, a Christmas party and receiving a gift from Santa for the class, as well as individual gifts to take home.  The children have had some extra treats...including hot chocolate. They have enjoyed listening to the stories; 'Stick Man' and 'The Gruffalo's Child' by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.  Some of the children found 'Stick Man' outside in our Early Years garden! The children were also introduced to Pooh Bear/Winnie the Pooh, so that they could learn about the fun, family game 'Pooh sticks'.

We are so proud of all of the children's learning this term, their imagination and enthusiasm.

We would like to say a big thank you for the thoughtful and generous gifts that we have received from the children and their families.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!  See you next term everyone! From The Early Years Team

Early Year's Christmas Party!

Dear Pear Class, you are all invited to come to our Christmas party

on Tuesday 15th December 2020.

You are welcome to come to school in your party clothes.

(Please ensure that clothing and footwear are suitable for outdoor play too.)

If your child doesn't usually attend school on Tuesday afternoon,

they may arrive at their usual entrance at 1.30,

where Mrs Allen will welcome them and they can be collected at 3.30pm.

 Thank you.

Thank you for visiting Pear Class Virtual Christmas Fair 

Please guess when Sonny the Sloth's birthday is, for example 5th September.

Each guess costs £1.00.

The money raised will go to the PTA.

If there are more than one winner, the winner's name will be chosen from a hat.

Have fun and good luck!

WOW!

During the half term break please encourage your child to put on and take off their coat independently. They may need a little bit of support to begin with.  We have been really pleased with the children for trying their best to do this at school.

Thank you for your support.

Harvest Festival!

Please take a look at our Harvest Festival. 

You will find it in the Video Resource Centre.

Enjoy!

Well done Pear Class! 

We have been very impressed with all the wonderful learning that you have done.  We are so glad that you have enjoyed playing at school. You have learnt lots of new routines and made new friends.  Next half term we will be learning about festivals and celebrations as well as following the children's interests. Please continue to sing lots of rhymes and songs and share lots of books at home together.  The children have enjoyed playing schools this week - so they might decide to be the teacher and play schools with you at home!  Please take a look at our rhyme of the week on the internet; Barefoot version of 'If You're Happy and You Know It.' The children have really enjoyed joining in with the actions.  We hope that you have a lovely half term break. We have really enjoyed teaching Pear Class and we are looking forward to seeing you again in November.