Nursery focus 15.1.18

This week in Nursery we will following the children's interest of magic spells and witches by reading the story Winnie the Witch.

The children will be able to make their own spells using the cauldron and exploring Winnie the Witch's house. They will take part in finger gym using tweezers to pick up the bugs and matching them to numerals 1-10. 

In group times, the children will read and enjoy the story Winnie the Witch and thinking about simple rhyming words ie. cat and bat.

They will also be taking part in Write Dance activities using ribbons and scarves to build their muscles ready to write.

In Maths, the children will be comparing weights of boxes using the vocabulary heavy and light. 

Reception Focus 8.1.18

This week in Reception we will begin our Traditional tales topic. We will be reading 'The Gingerbread Man'.


In Literacy, we will be sequencing the story and retelling the main events using story language and repeated refrains.


In Maths, we will be exploring adding one more.


In phonics, we will be introducing the new sounds 'x', 'y' and 'z'.


In topic, we will be completing a science experiment to see what happens to the gingerbread biscuit if it gets wet in the river.

Nursery focus 8.1.18

This week in Nursery, we will be learning a little more about what lives under the sea linked to our new Octonauts toys.

We will be making sea creatures in paint, in collage and using 'junk modelling'.

We will be going on a number hunt around the school, taking photographs of numerals we find, read and recognise.

The children will also begin to sequence numbers and count a set of objects in different ways. 

Reception Focus 11.12.17

This week in Reception we will be dressing up in our costumes and performing our Christmas play 'Here we go Around the Christmas Tree' to parents on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. We look forward to seeing you all then.


In Literacy, the children will continue writing their letters to Santa and will be posting them in our role play post office.


In Maths, we will be discussing weight. The children will be weighing a variety of different sized presents.


In phonics, we will be learning the new sounds 'v' and 'w'.


In Topic, we will be continuing with our Christmas theme.

Nursery focus: Week ending 1.12.17

This week in Nursery we have been thinking about Christmas and writing our letters to Father Christmas.

The children discussed what they knew about the celebration of Christmas giving their ideas within their key group. They then decided what they would like to have looking through catalogues and magazines and choosing some toys to stick onto their letter to Santa.

The children have also used different textures to make their own Christmas tree and this is now displayed in our corridor for all to see.

The children were also very excited to begin opening our advent calendar and also had a great amount of fun decorating our tree!

The Christmas celebrations are in full swing in Nursery!

Nursery focus: week ending 24.11.17

This week in Nursery we enjoyed everything 'Paw Patrol.'

The children all know the characters and watch this on the television, so we taught about dogs  and how to care for them; we looked at being a rescuer and the best way to save a dog stuck up the tree. Here, the children were taught how to use a winch and a rope to bring the dog safely down.

We also studied different ramps and investigated forces, exploring which cars travelled fastest down a ramp. The children discovered that the 'higher it is, the faster it goes.'

We also read the story 'Hairy Maclary' and looked at the different breeds of dogs. The children chose their favourite and gave reasons as why they liked that breed.

In our creative area, the children explored different colours and made pictures of Marshall and Chase.

Reception Focus 4.12.17

This week in Reception we will be continuing to practise our Christmas play ready for our dress rehearsal on Friday.


In Literacy, the children will be reading 'The Jolly Christmas Postman' and will be writing their own letters to Santa.


In Maths, we will be recapping money and will be working on correct number formation.


In Phonics, we will be learning the sounds 'j 'and c'k',


In Topic, we will be discussing how some people celebrate Christmas.