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.
Learning Bulletin 12th Feb 2021
Achieving Goals!
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Ice!
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Painting Pallets
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Jack and Beanstalk
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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!
CREATIVE LEARNING AT HOME
Learning Bulletin 6th February 2021
Goldilocks, bears, balancing, bouncing and bubbles
Next week we will be thinking about the story; Jack and the Beanstalk. In the meantime, you might like to collect some twigs, or roll up strips of paper and create a feelings tree. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/feeling-better-feelings-tree?collection=national-gardening-week
This week our traditional tale is 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. Next week, our story is 'Jack and the Beanstalk', so you might like to get some seeds or beans, fruit and vegetables in preparation. There is also the 'Little Red Riding Hood' show to look forward to! We hope that you have a good week.
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR HOME LEARNING!
Learning Bulletin 29th January
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
Next week, our story focus is; Goldilocks and the Three Bears...You might like to get some porridge oats in preparation!
DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?
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FUN IN THE SNOW!
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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?'
Learning Bulletin 22nd January 2021
Little Red Riding Hood
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See Our Super Home Learning!
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
Learning Bulletin 15th January 2021
Who's that trip trapping over my bridge?
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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
You might like to bake your own gingerbread men at home together. There are lots of gingerbread recipes to choose from on the BBC Good Food website. Have fun and enjoy!
Learning Bulletin 8th Jan
Run, run, as fast as you can...
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Play & Learn
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Home Learning - The Gingerbread Man
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 challeng e!
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
Learning Bulletin 11.12.20
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.
Hello, my name is Sonny the Sloth. Can you guess when my birthday is?
Thank you for visiting Pear Class Virtual Ch ristmas 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!
The children have watched the Cbeebies Nativity sand drawings. You might enjoy watching and talking about this together at home.
Learning Bulletin 4.12.20
Christmas Cards...If your child would like to, they may bring in one Christmas card, for the whole class, to be displayed in the classroom. This would be a great opportunity for them to 'write' their own Christmas card greeting. The children will enjoy mark making (writing) and they will be able to 'read' their message to their friends. (We won't be handing out class lists with first names on.)
Jigsaw Jenie and Jerry Cat
Learning Bulletin 27.11.20
Learning Bulletin 20.11.20
Counting keys
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Protecting Pets
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Marvellous mark making
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Super Sandwiches
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This week the children watched and discussed; Cbeebies Poppy animation https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04p4zsl/poppies. This delicately represents Remembrance day for young children. You might like to watch and talk about this beautiful animation together at home.
Learning Bulletin 13.11.20
Please use positional language at home so the children develop their understanding and begin to use the correct positional language themselves. Vocabulary that you model to your child could include; behind, in front of, next to, in between, above, below, on top of, under. Please say these wonderful words during your everyday experiences at home, or when you go outside, to describe the positions of things. Thank you.
Diwali
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Hedgehogs!
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Poppies for Remembrance Day
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The children have really enjoyed joining in with...The Shape Song #1 and The Shape Song #2 Super Simple Songs (online). You might like be shape detectives at home this weekend!
Learning Bulletin 06.11.20
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.
Last week of half term
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What would you like for breakfast?
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Solving the puzzle together!
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The Owl Babies were cute!
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We liked playing with the Owl Babies.
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What's for breakfast?
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Good concentration!
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Making a model.
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Investigating and exploring!
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Making playdough shapes.
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More playdough shapes.
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Finding pumpkins!
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It's heavy!
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I've found a pumpkin!
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Enjoying reading Owl Babies.
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Sharing the pumpkin colour playdough.
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It's slimy!
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Exploring the inside of a pumpkin.
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Making a habitat for the Owl Babies.
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Pumpkin hand printing.
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I like making models.
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Finger painting!
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It's a flying car!
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I am making a building.
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Making a model of a crocodile.
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Filling the boxes.
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Choosing tools.
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We are making a volcano.
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I've made a picture.
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I've made a crocodile.
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I like the dolls house.
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Feelings and Faces
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