Nursery Weekly Review
Spring 1: Week 3 - 24th January 2025
Weekly Review
We finished our week with our first Lower Phase Assembly. The children were amazing and it was lovely to see so many of you there. Our next assembly will be on Friday 14th February at 9am, look out for a slip on Thursday 13th February to see if your child is showing or receiving a certificate. This week the children have enjoyed the story ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ and have spent their time exploring the different activities on offer. They have explored the different natural materials that the goats might have seen in their field, using magnifying glasses to inspect it more closely. The children have used recycled materials to make their own models from the story and used the musical instruments to make up their own songs. They have enjoyed using the easel to paint their own pictures and exploring the Winter station sharing what they have noticed in our own environment.
Prime Areas
The children have been practising their cutting skills and using the scissors carefully to cut up the playdough. We have spent time using the props to retell the story, building bridges to help the goats cross the river and sharing our thoughts on the story. The children have enjoyed spending time looking at pictures of different bridges from around the world and then using the construction materials to build their own.
Phonics
In our phonic sessions this week we have focused on the ‘O’ sound. We enjoyed finding objects in the box that begin with ‘O’ and playing ‘voice sounds.’ We have been practising our blending skills and enjoyed blending from the box. On the Phonics table we had props from the story and shared what happened in the story and the children enjoyed retelling their version of the story. We have enjoyed rhyme time and during our independent play we found the rhyming dice and set up our own game.
Maths
In Maths this week we have been thinking about more and less. The children have built bridges for the goats and thought about who has used the most bricks and who has used the least. In the outdoor classroom we played a game with the bean bags to see who can get the most bean bags onto the mats.
Key Dates and Information
Please ensure that your child has a spare set of clothes in school in case they need changing throughout the day.
Next week we will be learning about the Lunar New Year. If you celebrate the festival and would like to come in and speak to the children we would love to have you. Please let us know.
Lower Phase showing assembly - Friday 24th January, Friday 14th February, Friday 28th February.
Parent workshops
Challenge 03.02,
Rights Respecting School 27.03,
Paths 30.04,
Equality Diversity and Inclusion 08.05
Mastering Number 03.06
Activity at home
This week we have been thinking about more or less. Play a game with your family, use a timer and collect as many toys as you can, when the timer has finished count the toys and see who has the most.
Nursery Donations
In the Nursery we like to have lots of fun and sometimes we need extra equipment to make things for the children. We are going to be putting up a donation list of different things we will need (ingredients for playdough, art supplies, small items related to our weekly theme) if you are able to then please sign up for what you would like to donate.
We also like to make things out of recycled materials so please donate any
- Cardboard boxes
- Bottle tops
- Egg cartons
- Toilet/kitchen roll tubes
We thank you for your continued support.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Williams, Miss Saccomani Bea and Mafthua
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Little Wandle Foundations
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday , all the children will have a 15 minute carpet session in small groups. Over the year, this will cover nursery rhymes, name recognition, initial sounds, blending, rhyming and alliteration.
Have a look on the web site for more information.
