We are all very excited to have the eggs again this spring!
One has started to hatch!
The children have began to learn about the life cycle of a chick from finding out information using the computer and reading books.
In Nursery and Reception we have found out about Chinese New Year. Reception listened to the story of the animal race. Each year is named after an animal. The order of the years is the same order as the animals finished in the race. This year is the year of the dog. In Reception we used the story to help us learn about ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd…)
In Nursery we found out about how Chinese people decorate their homes and write good luck messages for each other. People also give each other money in red envelopes.
We made our own decorations and good luck messages.
Both Nursery and Reception also watched a video of a traditional Chinese Lion and Dragon dance. We all had great fun copying the moves and moving in time to the drums.
On Tuesday Reception and Nursery spoke about the importance of Shrove Tuesday to Christians. We decorated and tasted pancakes with different toppings including jam, butter and golden syrup. Mr Ricketts lead an assembly about Ash Wednesday marking the start of Lent. From this the children spoke about things adults and children may give up during Lent and what we could do instead.
On Tuesday Reception and Nursery had a visit from Paul to talk about the importance of being safe on the road. This included how to be safe when in a car, on a bike and when crossing roads. The children learnt about different types of crossings including pelican and zebra. They learnt that they have to hold hands with an adult and to keep checking left and right to see when it is safe to cross. Paul demonstrated the importance of sitting in a child seat and to always wear a seat-belt. The children also learnt about the need to wear a helmet when riding a bike. The children would like to thank Paul for teaching us all about road safety!
Over the last couple of weeks we have had some new children join our Nursery. It has been lovely to see them settle in so well. The children have helped make them feel welcome and it has been lovely to see new friendships developing.
All of the children are developing their skills in all areas of the curriculum. We have been making good use of our junk modelling area. Look at some of these fabulous creations:
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