For the last 2 weeks we have had some special members in Roebuck nursery. On Wednesday morning we came in to find out some chicks had hatched in the eggs we had been incubating. It has been very exciting and we have even had the chance to hold them. We have been taking part in lots of chick activities. For example learning about the lifecycle of a chicken, we have made chicks using different creative resources and we have been counting out the correct number of chicks. 

This week in Nursery we have been thinking about people who help us. This week our focus has been the police. We have found out what the police do and how they keep us safe. We have been drawing and labelling police officers and investigating our fingerprints using powder paint. We have changed our role play area into a police station and the children have enjoyed acting as police. 

In Nursery the children have been busy learning all about Winter and thinking about how the weather changes. We have been exploring ice, thinking about how ice is made and how we can melt the ice. 

The children in Nursery wanted to make a snowman, however, we have not had enough snow for this. We decided to make our own snowmen out of biscuits. We used digestive biscuits, lots of runny icing and marshmallows to help make our snowman faces. The children had lots of fun and they were delicious!

Nursery have had an exciting first week back after half term. We have been busy learning all about fireworks and celebrations. We have been watching and listening to fireworks and describing what they sound like. The children have been making fireworks using different materials, making marks in coloured sand and they have been using chalk and paint to make firework pictures.

The children in Nursery are becoming more familiar with routines in the classrooms. We have been exploring all areas such as sand, water and the mud kitchen in the outdoor areas. New additions this year have been a new reading hut , a sensory garden outside Acorn classroom, sensory corridors outside both classrooms and some new fish.

The children have been enjoying making new friends and learning in all of these areas. All the adults in Nursery were very proud of the children when we practised the fire drill this week and walked to the field.

This week we start our full time nursery routines and we are looking forward to the weeks ahead. 

Making Pancakes! 

This week Nursery had the chance to get hands on for Pancake Day. Not only did they children get to make and eat pancakes they also had the opportunity to get messy and explore the ingredients with their hands.