In Nursery we have been very busy preparing and learning about Christmas. This week we were very excited to find out that Father Christmas had left us a message. He asked us if we could write him a letter and send it to the North Pole. We discussed what a letter is and how our letter would need a stamp to be sent. We then walked to the local post box and posted our letters.
This week Stevenage Library came to visit Nursery. We got to meet Tala the library mascot and we shared some lovely stories and rhymes together.
The children were all given their own book start pack to bring home and keep.
Well done to all the Nursery children.
This week in Nursery we have been learning about Remembrance Day. We talked about remembering and thanking people who were brave and helped to protect our country during the war. To help us remember we all worked together to create a poppy wreath using our hand prints.
This week in Nursery we have been talking about our families and have discussed how all families are different and special. We read the story 'Peace at last' and we then drew our own family portraits.
This week in nursery we have been learning all about ourselves and how marvellous and different we are! We have been busy painting and drawing self-portraits, making faces out of natural objects and using loose parts to create funny faces. Well done to all the Nursery children for knowing just how special you are!
This week the children have been busy settling into their new environment. They have enjoyed exploring all of the different areas, both inside and outside. They have particularly enjoyed exploring the role play area, mud kitchen, sand pit and mark making in the creative area.
Well done to all of the Nursery children for such a fantastic start!
Today in Nursery we had a visit from Little City. This was in celebration of all our hard work in Nursery this year. The children enjoyed being firefighters, vets, hair dressers, shop workers and many more.
Well done to all the Nursery children for a fabulous year!
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This week in Nursery we have been scientists, exploring space! We have been reading fiction and non-fiction books and talking about what space is. We have taken part in lots of science activities and discussing and observing what happened. We made stargazers, created moon paintings and launched a rocket using a balloon.
In Nursery we have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. We started with five tiny caterpillars and watched them change over time into five very fat caterpillars! Slowly, each caterpillar transformed into a chrysalis. We watched and waited and after two weeks we had five beautiful butterflies! We then released them in the Nursery garden.
This week in Nursery we have had a special delivery of caterpillars! We are watching them closely to see how they change over time.
We have been finding out all about caterpillars and what they need to survive. We have made a caterpillar cafe and filled it with leaves for them to eat.
The children have been busy making caterpillar leaves using paint.
Watch this space for a caterpillar update!
This week in Nursery we have been exploring our new topic 'The secret garden'.
We went on a walk around the school to observe how the plants are growing and changing. We made a collage using these found natural materials.
We have also been reading the story 'Jaspers Beanstalk'. We have been learning about the life cycle of a bean and what plants need to grow. We then planted our own bean seeds and can't wait to see what happens to them!
The Nursery children had a great trip to Church Farm Ardeley. We saw pigs and piglets, sheep, cows, rabbits and many more. We were also very lucky to all have the chance to pet the lambs! The children also made their own bug hotels.
Thank you to all the parents and family members who helped on the day it was very much appreciated by all the staff and children.
We are all very proud of the children and how sensible they were.
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