Spring 2 half term learning
We started the half term with a very exciting Book Week, learning to perform a poem, wearing pyjamas for a bedtime story and dressing up as book characters. The children also had fun buddy reading with Year 3 classes from the Junior school! Our topic this past half term was ‘Eggtastic’! Our first key text ‘Handa’s Hen’ was very popular and many of the children now know it by heart! We loved learning to find Africa on a world map and about the different animals. It has also helped us become very good at recognising the numbers 1 to 10 and matching the right number of objects to the numeral. The children have been fascinated by our second text, ‘Chickens Aren’t The Only Ones’ learning about the different creatures that lay eggs (oviparous) including dinosaurs, birds, amphibians and reptiles. Celebrating Holi, Eid, Mothers day and Easter have been highlights of the term but the most exciting event was our chicks. We watched the chicks hatch out of eggs and have been able to care for and handle them! It has been great for the children to see the bulbs you kindly sent in last October flower into beautiful snowdrops, hyacinths, tulips and daffodils! In PSHE we learnt all about keeping healthy. Thank you for sending in the fruit for the fruit kebabs, it was so exciting to touch, smell and taste such a wonderful variety! Finally, thank you for coming to our Rhyme Time concerts, we were very proud of how enthusiastically the children sang. We hope you liked the Mother’s day cards (in the style of Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama ) the children made at Nursery and are impressed that they are trying to write their own names. We had a fun final week of term making chocolate nests and the Easter Egg competition!
Overview of next half term
Our topic is ‘Plantastic’’. The table above gives you an overview of the learning and activities we will be focussing on in the 3 year old Nursery. The 2yos will focus on a simplified version of this plan.
Our focus is growing fruit and vegetables, and we have a special ‘bring a plant to school week’ when we ask you send in vegetable or fruit seedlings such as strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, beans, peas, broccoli, kale, etc. for the children to care for and watch grow at school.
Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 16 April - National Offer Day for Reception places: This is in the holidays. If you have any questions please speak to Navita in the Office when we return to school at the end of your session.
Tuesday 22 April - Term starts
Friday 25 April - Maths and Family Day: Please come and join us from 8.30-9.30 am or 12.30 to 1.30pm.
Monday 28 April: Please bring fruit/ vegetable seedling to the Nursery to plant and grow.
Monday 5 May - Bank Holiday: Nursery closed
Friday 9 May - Share a Book with you Child: 8.30-9am or 12.30-1pm. All parents/siblings welcome.
Friday 9 May - Parent Information Morning: 9am in Small Hall
Nursery trip to B+Q: it is very important that one parent/carer per child comes as we will be walking there and back.
Yellow Nursery = Thursday 15th May, 1pm - 3pm
Green Nursery = Friday 16th May, 9am - 11am
Blue Nursery = Friday 16th May, 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Friday 23 May - Around the World Week dress up day
Friday 23 May - Multicultural Picnic: Please pick up your Blue/Yellow/Purple child at 2pm and join us for the whole school Multicultural picnic. Green and Orange Nursery children welcome to return to school to join in.
Friday 23 May - Last day of term: back on 2 June
Further Information
Please ensure your child is wearing sensible shoes for the Summer i.e closed in shoes/sandals, NO open toed shoes. This is to prevent injuries to your child’s feet.
Please send in a change of clothes for your child as they will be having lots of fun with water.
Thank you for writing a note in the Reading record and returning the book bag every Friday. It is lovely to see your comments about how much you enjoy reading together at home.
If you are encouraging your child to learn to write, please help them use lowercase letters rather than capitals with the exception of the first letter in their name. Please always say the sounds rather than the letter names and say them correctly. Follow this guide on how to say them…https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Thank you for naming all items of clothing, bottles and bags and choosing clothes that your child can run and climb in, and you don’t mind getting messy in the mud kitchen or when painting
Check Tapestry regularly for updates and send us photos and videos of what you have been up to at home.
Look out for the weekly Nursery updates on Tapestry. Essential information for the week ahead for you and your child.
Contact us if you have any questions on Tapestry or at the door - we are here to help!
Thank you as always for all your support. Have a good Spring break.
The Nursery Team