Working on our basic skills is even better when the end result is edible!
Delicious!
I thought you would like to see the photos, as not many of these necklaces made it home!
Why not try these at home? Breakfast has never been so much fun!
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Threading skills
We have been working to improve our hand/eye coordination by threading multigrain hoops onto strawberry laces!
Working on our basic skills is even better when the end result is edible!
Delicious!
I thought you would like to see the photos, as not many of these necklaces made it home!
Why not try these at home? Breakfast has never been so much fun!
Working on our basic skills is even better when the end result is edible!
Delicious!
I thought you would like to see the photos, as not many of these necklaces made it home!
Why not try these at home? Breakfast has never been so much fun!
Goldilocks
We have also been learning the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. We thoroughly enjoyed making and eating porridge!
Yum yum!
Yum yum!
Sorry!
Sorry if you were wanting to look through past posts as some of the pictures are now missing. This is because I have reached my storage limit for photographs on this blog and have therefore had to delete some.
However, I will endeavour to delete the oldest photos first which will hopefully mean that present pictures will be on for the longest time possible.
However, I will endeavour to delete the oldest photos first which will hopefully mean that present pictures will be on for the longest time possible.
Divali
We have been learning all about Divali.
The coconut barfi was delicious!
Monday 26 November 2012
Christmas fayre
Don't forget to join us this Friday 30th November for our Christmas Fayre!
There will be lots of bargains to be had ahead of the festive season. Each year group will be hosting games, prizes and also selling goodies. The Fayre is being hosted in the Frith Road hall in conjunction with Friends of Hollinsend.
Please pop in and have a look after school. The fayre will run until 6pm. See you there!
Sunday 18 November 2012
Outdoor before and after
The staff were very busy on Thursday making major changes to our Foundation Stage outdoor area. Here are some pictures of before and after...
The area of the yard just outside nursery used to be quite sparse...
However, with freshly painted lines and new role play equipment, the area is proving much more popular..
A variety of mark making equipment will be readily available on a daily basis so that the children can be much more independent with their choices.
The gazebo has lost its appeal over time.
Now it has become a cosy corner for the children to enjoy some quiet time, perhaps reading and sharing a book with a friend.
A very kind dad donated some tyres for the children to play with.
Some of these tyres have been placed around the mark-making area, and are all ready to be turned into fairy gardens by the children.
Other tyres have been used to create a 'physical' area where the children can play safely with bikes and sport equipment.
A very caring uncle donated some tractor tyres. The children were intrigued by these...
And they have now become areas for digging in. Such fun!
A minibeast area was created by two fantastic parent helpers during the half term break. We are looking forward to having little visitors staying here over the coming months.
A wonderful music area has been created using donations of pans etc. These make a fantastic noise!
A den building area has appeared, much to the delight of the children!
We will also be 'tinkering' on our new tinkering table, with wood and tools, under the careful supervision of the adults.
Our performance area was looking a bit boring...
Look at it now!
And finally, the area I think we are especially pleased with is our 'outdoor classroom'. This area used to act as storage for bikes etc. Now, however, it has been turned into an area that can be used whatever the weather. Not even torrential rain will prevent us going outside!
As always, we will be using the outdoor throughout the whole year. For this reason it is vital that you send your child in warm clothing.
As a famous Mr Fiennes once said...
"There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing!"
We are very grateful to all the parents/carers/aunts/uncles/grandparents etc that donated items towards this project. If you have anything that you think may also be of use, please pass on to any member of staff.
We are especially looking for:
The area of the yard just outside nursery used to be quite sparse...
However, with freshly painted lines and new role play equipment, the area is proving much more popular..
We have also added a 'mark-making' area where children can be creative on a large scale. Here you can see some shower curtains that we will be able to paint on.
A variety of mark making equipment will be readily available on a daily basis so that the children can be much more independent with their choices.
The gazebo has lost its appeal over time.
Now it has become a cosy corner for the children to enjoy some quiet time, perhaps reading and sharing a book with a friend.
A very kind dad donated some tyres for the children to play with.
Some of these tyres have been placed around the mark-making area, and are all ready to be turned into fairy gardens by the children.
Other tyres have been used to create a 'physical' area where the children can play safely with bikes and sport equipment.
A very caring uncle donated some tractor tyres. The children were intrigued by these...
And they have now become areas for digging in. Such fun!
A minibeast area was created by two fantastic parent helpers during the half term break. We are looking forward to having little visitors staying here over the coming months.
A wonderful music area has been created using donations of pans etc. These make a fantastic noise!
A den building area has appeared, much to the delight of the children!
We will also be 'tinkering' on our new tinkering table, with wood and tools, under the careful supervision of the adults.
Our performance area was looking a bit boring...
Look at it now!
And finally, the area I think we are especially pleased with is our 'outdoor classroom'. This area used to act as storage for bikes etc. Now, however, it has been turned into an area that can be used whatever the weather. Not even torrential rain will prevent us going outside!
As always, we will be using the outdoor throughout the whole year. For this reason it is vital that you send your child in warm clothing.
As a famous Mr Fiennes once said...
"There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing!"
We are very grateful to all the parents/carers/aunts/uncles/grandparents etc that donated items towards this project. If you have anything that you think may also be of use, please pass on to any member of staff.
We are especially looking for:
- Cushions/bean bags/duvets etc for the cosy area
- Synthetic flowers/gnomes/pebbles/large stones for the fairy gardens
- Dressing up outfits/hats/props for the performance area
- Pots/pans/brassware etc for the music area
- Pieces of wood/guttering/pipes for the tinkering and construcion areas
- Brushes/rollers/buckets/paint pots etc for the mark making areas
- Clothes horses/blankets/curtains for the den making area
Thursday 15 November 2012
Boys clothes
We are running low on stocks of boys clothes in Nursery. If you have any unwanted clothes that may be suitable as spares we would greatly appreciate them.
Thank you
Thank you
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Outdoor changes
Please be reminded that Foundation Stage classes (and year 1) are closed to pupils on 15th November 2012. This is due to polling day taking place within the nursery.
The staff, however, will be in as usual and we are planning to use this time to make changes to our outdoor provision. We have many exciting things planned to enhance your child's learning outside. I plan to post pictures very soon to show the changes...
Fingers crossed for good weather!
The staff, however, will be in as usual and we are planning to use this time to make changes to our outdoor provision. We have many exciting things planned to enhance your child's learning outside. I plan to post pictures very soon to show the changes...
Fingers crossed for good weather!
Show us your spots!
On Friday 16th November we will be supporting 'Children in need' by having a
spotty day!
We are asking that all the children dress in spotty clothes if possible. There will be lots of 'spotty' activities going on and we hope to have lots of fun for charity.
We look forward to seeing you all on the day!
Wednesday 7 November 2012
15th November
Just a little reminder that the Ridgehill avenue site will be closed to children on the 15th November (Thursday). The school will be used as a polling station that day.
Saturday 3 November 2012
Autumn party
The last day of term was...
Our Autumn party was a great success.
We especially loved the home made outfits...
Even the staff made an effort!
We had lots of creepy activities going on within nursery too!
The apple bobbing was great fun!
Some children were even successful!
A fantastic time was had by all.
- creepy
- scary
- frightening
- ghastly
- ghoulish
Our Autumn party was a great success.
We especially loved the home made outfits...
Even the staff made an effort!
We had lots of creepy activities going on within nursery too!
The apple bobbing was great fun!
Some children were even successful!
A fantastic time was had by all.
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