Welcome to our page all about learning together. This week we have been on lots of adventures!! Here is what we have been up to!
Our Learning Landscape this week was full or brain growing challenges which included:
Making 1, 2, and 3 Numberblocks.
Matching shapes to make a picture.
Counting the correct number of people and passengers into the correct cars.
Writing challenges- taking food orders and practising writing numbers 1,2,3 and the sounds m,a,s,t,d. We had to remember to use our duck fingers!
Completing a sound puzzle then matching the sounds we have learnt.
Lots of hand strengthening activities- matching pom pom game, we had to pick up the pom poms using tweezers and the tiny peg board game to practise our fine motor skills.
Filling tubs using small scoops. Some of the friends thought it took hundreds of scoops!
Making bubbly water and then syphoning it down a long tube into a HUGE bottle!
but, best of all was the dentist surgery we made. We learnt about healthy foods, how we should brush our teeth and visiting the dentist!
Worship
This week our ‘Creation and Covenant’ topic has concluded with ‘Looking after God’s World’. Our key words this week were CARE, Earth and HELP.
The whole of Creation shows God love for us (Laudato Si’ 84–88). We spoke about all the ways we can look after our wonderful world. We suggested turning off lights when we aren’t using them, recycling, walking instead of driving.
We also spoke about being stewards – just like Mrs Gregan spoke about in assembly. We are visitors to our world and we must take care of it. God made the Earth and sky. God made all the people all over the world. God made all the animals. God made all the plants. God made the air, the ground, and the water. God tells us we must take good care of them. It is an important job!
Here is a link to the story we read, about Stanley the plastic bag ending up in the sea: Click here. “plastic bags don’t belong in the sea!”
Caring for the Earth is a way of showing love for it, and recognising God’s love for us. How can you continue this at home
Promoting Peace
Scripture offers us all wisdom and insights on living the Gospel in today’s world. Jesus tells us to love God and to love our neighbours, especially our sisters and brothers living in poverty.
Peace is not just the absence of war. It is part of God’s nature, and a value we should all seek to live out in our daily lives.
Peace comes from both justice and love and is dependent upon people understanding one another.
This year we will be actively seeking to promote peace in all we do in nursery and school. To remind us to be kind, helpful and gentle we have created a cross of peace in nursery. Everyone has made a heart of peace to hang on the cross.
Harvest
This year Harvest Festival will be held in school. Nursery are asking for donations of Pot Noodles as an act of kindness and support for people less fortunate than ourselves. As always thank you for your support.
Half term holiday
Don’t forget that nursery and school will close afterschool on Thursday 23rd October and reopen at 8.45 am on Monday 3rd November.
Have a fabulous weekend and I will see you all on Monday bright eyed and bushy tailed!
Stay safe and God Bless
Barbara