Start of term

I hope that you’ve all had a good Easter and I wish that we were all back together for the start of term as we usually would be.  Thank you to everyone who has sent in photographs of their child’s activities at home using the evidence me app, we do love seeing what you are all up to.  Please keep checking out the website for lots of ideas for activities at home. I am hoping to get in touch with you all individually by phone over the course of the next few days for a catch up.  Please let me know how things are going and what you would like support with in these rather unusual times.

Hope to speak to you all soon

Lisa Curnow

Nursery  Teacher

Nursery Activities Monday 20th April

Good morning nursery and welcome back!
We hope you have made the most of your time at home and enjoyed some much needed sunshine (we hope the sun continues to shine for us). The nursery team are so proud of you all.

Over the next few weeks, nursery will coincide with our school and focus on themed activity weeks that have been introduced. This week will be ‘Art week’ and first up today is Minibeasts. Please see attached for the daily activities.

As always, these are only suggested activities and can be adapted to suit your family.

We will also be putting together some extra support for our letters and sounds activities shortly.

Take care and enjoy your day.

Monday 20th April Activity

Minibeast Hunt

Minibeast Pictures

Nursery Activities Friday 3rd April

Good morning nursery, we have made it to the last day of the term!

We hope you have found our daily activities over the last two weeks useful. We will be picking these up again after Easter.

If you would still like some ideas during the Easter break, check out this list of ‘100 things to do indoors’. Why not turn it into a fun game by putting a few of the game names into a hat and choosing a surprise.

Although this holiday is different, we hope you can make the most of it and have fun with your family in your home. Keep smiling and stay safe.

Kind Regards, The Nursery Team.

Friday-3rd-April-Activity

Bunny Mask

Easter Hats

100-things-to-do-indoors

Nursery Guidance On Writing And Letters

Have a little look at the following attachments on how you can support your children with writing and letters during your time at home.

The writing activities are suggested for all children. There are also some lovely phonic game suggestions for Mighty Oaks (phase 2).

For Ladybug children, your main focus will be to develop their listening skills using phase 1. Our daily activities provide listening activity suggestions you could use to attune your child to sounds around them and build their foundations ready for phase 2.

Please do not worry too much, try not to make it ‘work based’. Essentially, children in Early Years learn through play. Above all, it is about having fun.

The nursery team are so proud of you all.

Tips & Guidance On Writing (Nursery)

Letters-and-Sounds-Phase-2

 

Make Your Own Playdough Recipe

Good afternoon all! Although I have aimed this at nursery, I think all families may like to have a go! 

Today, I have recorded an easy step by step playdough recipe using ingredients you may well have at home. Have a little look at the video below and see if you can make your own! I find making playdough with the children almost as fun as playing with it.  

 

Please take extra care when using hot water – grown ups to do this bit.

The ingredients you will need are as follows: 

1 cup flour

1/4 cup salt 

3/4 cup of (hot) water 

3 tablespoons lemon juice (this is substituted cream of tartar) 

1 tablespoon sunflower oil 

Food colouring (optional) 

You may need to add more flour once your playdough has been mixed. Keep kneading until you get to a soft texture. You can also add scents such as conditioner/vanilla essence etc to create a nice smell. 

I have also attached some playdough mats you can use once your playdough is ready and cooled down (if you have polly pockets you can pop them inside). 

If you do not have access to playdough tools, how about using children’s toys. Small world figures such as dinosaurs make fabulous prints!

You could also use the playdough for letter or number activities. Let your imagination take over!

I hope you have found this useful. Take care 

Spring Playdough Mats

Easter Playdough Mats

Phase 2 Letters Playdough Mats

Number Playdough Mats

Nursery Activities Wednesday 1st April

Good morning nursery, please see today’s suggested activities.

If you signed up to Parent Share through Evidence Me, we would love to see your home activities. Thank you to those who have already shared some with us, the nursery staff think you are doing a fabulous job!

Enjoy your day, take care.

 

Wednesday 1st April Activities

 

Why Do We Celebrate Easter? Story Powerpoint

 

Nursery Activities Friday 27th March

Good morning nursery,

Today’s suggested activities are as follows:

Friday-27th-March Activity

Next week’s activities will feature some fun Easter craft ideas.

Have a nice weekend, stay safe and take care.

The Nursery Team