This week Nursery haven’t let the cold weather spoil their fun outside.
We found a slug under the round table when we moved it. We watched in fascination as the slug pushed out it’s ‘feelers’ or ‘tentacles’. When we gently touched the slug the tentacles went back in.
We have been getting the large pots ready for planting. We took the weeds out of the pots. We noticed that some bulbs had already started to grow so we carefully dug around them.
The children decided that the bulbs needed some water so they headed off to the water butt, filling whatever they could find!
We have also been thinking about where to store the resources in this area of the garden. The children used the planks of wood to build a temporary shelf.
The Nursery children have been showing our new children how we do things at St Clement’s Academy.
We have been thinking about our class rules and routines. We have been showing the new children how we listen carefully, we are kind and helpful, we are gentle and we look after property.
We have also been thinking about ways we learn. We have some dinosaur characters that help us with this:
Tryatops – does his best and never gives up.
Explorosaur – explores everything around her and asks questions to find things out.
I have been very impressed with how the children having been trying to be like these dinosaurs.
Our story of the week has been Norman the slug with the silly shell.
This is a funny story about a slug who wants to be a snail. He doesn’t have a shell so he goes off to find one. He decides a doughnut makes a great shell but unfortunately Norman is not the only one who likes doughnuts!
The children really enjoyed this story. It was lovely to see them listening so well and laughing at the funny parts.
This week we also started getting ready for Christmas. We have been practising our Christmas songs and we are really looking forward to singing them for our mums and dads next week.
We have also decorated the tree and the classroom is looking festive!
As usual we have also been busy learning through our play. Here are some photos to show you some of the things we have been doing:
Yesterday we had a great time at Handsworth Fire Station.
Mo showed us the different parts of a Firefighter’s uniform. We found out that they leave their boots inside their trousers so that they can put them on quickly.
The children then dressed up as Firefighters and we were taken on a tour of the fire station.
We saw the smaller fire vehicle and then the big fire engine came back. The Firefighter switched on the blue flashing lights and made us all jump with the loud horn! Next we saw the hose and the special cutting tool. Finally we saw the special pole and two Firefighters slid down it, they went really fast.
This week we have really enjoyed the story Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt.
The children were great at joining in, especially when it was time to shout: THERE’S A SHARK IN THE PARK! I hope we didn’t disturb the rest of the school with our shouting!
We also looked at a non-fiction book about sharks and found out that there are lots of different types of shark.
Fireworks
Lots of the children had heard and seen fireworks over the weekend so we decided to create some firework pictures.
Maths week
For maths week we have talked about shapes. We are starting to use shape names and also the language of size.
We have been busy in Nursery this week learning through our play.
In Nursery the children choose what activities they would like to and the teachers support and teach them as they play. The children are becoming very independent.
Learning how to make cogs move
Exploring sound using musical instruments
Using the playdough to make pretend birthday cakes
In Nursery this week the children have enjoyed listening to the story of Chicken Licken. They have been practising rhyme by remembering the names of the characters in the story. The children are now able to join in with the repeating phrases with great enthusiasm!
Playdough
The children enjoy playing with the playdough and it is great for developing their fine motor skills. This week the children noticed that the playdough had become very sticky. We decided to make some more. We talked about the ingredients needed and took turns to mix everything together. The children enjoyed using the playdough when it was still warm and used lots of great vocabulary.
Turn taking
It is very difficult to take turns when you are only three! This week the children all wanted a turn on the interactive whiteboard. We talked about taking it in turns and I suggested that the children used the sand timer to help. With a little encouragement they did really well.
This week many of the children have become bug hunters! They have looked for insects under logs and in the wood chipping. We found worms, earwigs, millipedes and a woodlouse. We had to look on the iPad to find out what each insect was. We put them into a bug holder so we could have a close look at them. We also took photographs and drew pictures of what we found.
Our story this week has been The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The children have enjoyed taking on the role of the characters in the story.
We enjoy singing in Nursery. One of our favourite songs this week has been ‘Five Little Ducks’.
Nursery have really enjoyed our book this week: Jack and the Beanstalk. It has been great to hear them all joining in with the repeating phrases in the story “Fee Fi Fo Fum!”
The construction area has been busy this week. Some of the creations have been very impressive. It was lovely to see that the children were determined to complete a task, even when their towers fell they kept on trying until they succeeded.
Some of the children enjoyed exploring what happens with the magnets. They experimented with how to make the magnets attract and repel and how to make paper clips move using the magnet.
Serving the local community in the name of Christ since 1859
