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Outside fun :)

Nursery have been making the most of the wonderful sunshine.  Outside we have a range of activities and resources that the children independently select and use.

Developing social skills.  Exploring shape.  Counting.   Acting out experiences.  Learning new vocabulary.

Which truck will go the fastest?  Which one will go the furthest?  What makes them stop?

Sharing a book together 🙂

The children were singing and playing the instruments together.  They taught me the words to the song and were excited to perform.

Year 6 Leavers Service

On Monday, Year 6 took part in the Leavers service in St Martin’s Church,Bullring, Birmingham.

The children had to share in a service with other children from Year 6 classes through out the borough. They  celebrated differences and being accepted for who they are. Each child had to make a name card  and glasses that reflected their personality.

We had a picnic lunch on return from the church.

St. Clement’s Nursing Home

 

 

Visiting St. Clement’s Nursing Home

On the twenty eighth of June 2018, six people from Nursery – Sophie, Eliza, Subhan, Ayaan, Mariam and Christianna visited St. Clement’s Nursing Home. During our visit, we met a variety of people who had very different personalities.

We arrived at five past ten in the morning; we were welcomed by Naomi and Simone who led us upstairs to meet the residents. The nursery children sang for eight different adults. The first song the children sang was ‘Six Little Monkeys’ which some of the adults even joined in with. In total the children sang four different songs and told one story. They sang Six Little Monkeys, Ba Ba Black Sheep, Wheels on the Bus and Five Men in a Flying Saucer and the story was ‘ We are Going on a Bear Hunt’ which everyone seemed to enjoy.  

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After singing, the children had a cold drink [squash]. Approximately five minutes after a soothing drink, the children did some colouring with the adults at the nursing home. Ayaan coloured with Lorraine, Christiana coloured with Princess Mary [they call her that because she’s always wearing a crown] and Lesley coloured with Mariam. They all coloured in pictures of animals in a zoo. Eugenia, resident of the Nursing Home, sang ‘Daisy Daisy’ over and over and again with Lesley.

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Overall, the nursery children had an amazing time with the teachers and the adults at St. Clements Nursing home and we cannot wait till the next visit.

Eesaa Yasir Year 5

 

 

 

 

 

Perseverance in Nursery

This week I led an assembly with the theme of perseverance.  It made me think about how we all need to persevere with things and how it makes us feel when we achieve something that has been a challenge.

Many of the characteristics of effective learning reflect this.  This week I have been very proud of the way the children keep on trying, even when something is difficult or when a challenge arises.  They are becoming more able to plan ideas and adapt these when needed.

Building a tall tower that won’t fall over.  It took many attempts but the boys showed great determination and achieved their goal.

The girls here all had different objectives but they persevered even when their buildings fell down.  They looked at each other for ideas and supported each other to keep on trying.

Well done Nursery 🙂

Marshmallows, den building and swings :)

The children have really made the most of using the area at lunchtimes this week.  There has been lots of good team work and problem solving whilst den building and lots of patience shown when waiting for a turn on the rope swing.

During a Forest School session the Year 5 children toasted marshmallows.  They learned lots of fire safety information and were very respectful of the fire.  The children really enjoyed the marshmallows  and they found it relaxing to be able to sing songs around the fire.

St. Clement’s Stay and Play

This week at St. Clement’s Stay and Play the children enjoyed a range of play activities. We are now able to see the children’s confidence growing and to observe them interacting positively with each other is wonderful.  Mr Burton’s number and letter trail was a big hit and the children had great fun following the trails on their trikes.

St. Clement’s Stay and Play runs every Wednesday, 9am-10am, in the school hall.  See Miss Akers for more details.