Autumn 1 half term learning
Thank you for welcoming us into your homes in July and September! It has been wonderful to get to know you and your children over the half term. We are delighted with how quickly and how well they have settled in. We have had so much fun this half term exploring, learning and making friends inside and outside. Our topic has been ‘our families’ and the children have loved talking about their family pictures. We have also been enjoying traditional tales such as Goldilocks, The Three Little Pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk. The children had fun joining in with the Black History Storytelling workshops and making our celebration tree look amazing. It has been fantastic to get Forest School started and see the children exploring nature. Thank you for all the donations of logs, leaves, conkers etc. Finally, the Nursery is looking wonderfully green inside and outside because of the plants you donated. Thank you very much!
Overview of next half term
Term begins on Monday 30th October and ends on Friday 21st December. Our topic is ‘Journeys’. Every Friday we send you a summary of what is coming up in the week ahead in Nursery. It is very beneficial and helpful if you take a little time with your child to talk about it to help them learn vocabulary and get them excited about what they will be learning. Below is a summary of the learning in Green, Yellow and Blue Nursery.
Dates for your Diary
Tuesday 31st October - Multi Cultural Day: please come and celebrate with us. See note on Tapestry.
Friday 10th November - Diwali celebration: please let us know if you would like to come in and help us celebrate Diwali.
Week commencing 13th November - Bring a bulb to school: we would be very grateful if you could bring a bulb or a packet of bulbs to school on the week of the 13th November. The children will plant them and watch them grow next Spring. B&Q or Wilko have a good selection.
Friday 17th November - Children in Need: wear something spotty to Nursery and bring a donation for Children in Need
Friday 24th November - Parent Reading session: please come and share a book with your child for half an hour at 8.30am or 12.30pm
Friday 8th December - Christmas celebration: please let us know if you would like to come in and help us learn about and celebrate the Christmas
Friday 8th December - PTA Mufti Day: please bring in homemade or shop bought cakes for the scake stall at the Christmas Fair
Friday 8th December - PTA Christmas Fair 4-7pm
Friday 15th December - Hanukkah celebration: please let us know if you would like to come in and help us learn about and celebrate Hanukkah
Monday 18th December - Nursery Christmas Party Day: the children can come in wearing party clothes that day. We will let you know nearer the time what we would like you to contribute.
Tuesday 19th December - Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch: your child can wear a Christmas jumper. Blue Nursery will have Christmas lunch (all the Nursery staff eat with them on this day)
Wednesday 20th December - Christmas Concert: Blue, Green and Orange Nurseries at 9am and Blue, Yellow and Purple Nurseries at 2.30pm. You are all welcome to join us.
Important Information
Please read the book your child brings home with them, write a note in the Reading record and return the book bag every Friday. We are very impressed with how well this is going and how much the children are enjoying the books at home.
We go outside in all weathers so please ensure your child has warm clothes and a warm waterproof coat as well as suitable boots or shoes, especially on a Tuesday for Forest School. Trousers, tracksuit bottoms and leggings are best for Nursery as children can climb, run and go to the toilet by themselves much more easily than in dresses and skirts and tights.
Check Tapestry regularly for updates and send us photos and videos of what you have been up to at home!
Read the ‘Next week in Nursery’ post every weekend and talk to your child about what they have done or will be doing in Nursery.
Contact us if you have any questions on Tapestry or at the door - we are here to help!
Please keep donating logs, conkers, acorns, pine cones, sticks etc for Forest School.
Have a great half term. Thank you as always for all your support.
The Nursery Team