The weather seems to have taken a turn for the worst over the last few days.
In Foundation Stage, we like to get the children outside every day, as the outdoor area is essentially an extension of the classrooms, with all 6 areas of learning covered on a larger scale.
For this reason it is useful to send your child(ren) with appropriate clothing. Please ensure that they have a warm coat, ideally with a name written in, plus hat/scarf/gloves etc.
Please ask a member of staff if any such items have gone missing over the last few weeks - we have quite a collection!
Thankyou in anticipation.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Wednesday 25 January 2012
New starters
January always brings some new starters to Foundation Stage 1. The staff are very pleased to report that the children have settled in very well. Here are just some of the things that they have been doing whilst you are away...
Happy New Year!
In Foundation Stage 1 and 2, the children have been celebrating the Chinese new year. Some children decided to dress in red and gold to reflect the chinese belief that these are liucky colours...
We played some party games...
We did a special dragon dance to mark the beginning of the year of the dragon...
All the children joined in. It was a very large dragon indeed!
We also played some traditional Chinese music, and sampled some Chinese food. A great time was had by all. Happy New Year!
Monday 16 January 2012
Calling all pop fans!
This half term across our foundation stage we are working on a topic called 'Over the Rainbow'. This topic is based on ideas borrowed from the story of Noah - focussing on colours and animals.
We have lots of exciting activities planned to support this topic. One such activity is a science investigation, looking at different coloured liquids and how they can behave differently.
In order to carry out this investigation, we need to collect as many clear plastic bottles with snugly fitting lids as possible. Could you please save any plastic bottles that fit this description and pass them on to your child's class teacher or key worker. Both the staff and the children will be really grateful!
We have lots of exciting activities planned to support this topic. One such activity is a science investigation, looking at different coloured liquids and how they can behave differently.
In order to carry out this investigation, we need to collect as many clear plastic bottles with snugly fitting lids as possible. Could you please save any plastic bottles that fit this description and pass them on to your child's class teacher or key worker. Both the staff and the children will be really grateful!
Monday 9 January 2012
New starters
Happy new year to everyone! We hope that the festive season was everything you hoped it would be, if not a little too short...
Here in nursery, we have welcomed some new starters. You may have noticed that there have been a few extra bodies around when you have dropped your children off!
Last week was very busy indeed, although we are very pleased to say that it was also extremely pleasant and positive. The new children have settled in very well on the whole, and the existing children have been most helpful. They have been setting an excellent example to the new children. Well done!
Keep checking out the blog, and letting other families know about it. A few photographs of how the children have settled will be following shortly.
Here in nursery, we have welcomed some new starters. You may have noticed that there have been a few extra bodies around when you have dropped your children off!
Last week was very busy indeed, although we are very pleased to say that it was also extremely pleasant and positive. The new children have settled in very well on the whole, and the existing children have been most helpful. They have been setting an excellent example to the new children. Well done!
Keep checking out the blog, and letting other families know about it. A few photographs of how the children have settled will be following shortly.
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