Another fabulous week!!
Our learning landscape has been full of challenges:
We have been exploring dinosaurs by sorting them into three categories, herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. We decided we liked the carnivores the best especially their sharp teeth.
The children have been measuring ‘dinosaur bones’ and matching them to patterns on a card…mmm very tricky!
We have also been matching dinosaurs to their dino eggs…no problem doing this. We are even remembering our duck finger for writing, great!
On Tuesday we found a huge egg in the garden. We think it is a dinosaur egg! We have made it a cosy nest and are patiently waiting for it to hatch! I wonder which dinosaur it will be, hopefully not a carnivore!
Our number challenges this week have been about number 4. We have been counting (pretend) ice cream into cones and been subitising to 4 by rolling a dice and ordering numbers to 4… I think we mat be ready to move on to number 5!!
In the water play this week we have been fishing for sounds. I must say we are getting good at recognising the sound, saying the sound correctly and also the rhyme that helps us write the letter. Our new sounds are i and o. Have ago writing them at home using your sound mat.
Worship
This week in Worship we have continued our ‘Prophecy and promise’ topic. Our key words were WAITING, CHRISTMAS, JESUS and ADVENT.
We began our first session talking about times we have to wait – for presents, birthdays, for a bus, a new baby. How does it make us feel to wait? Sometimes it can be hard, especially when it is something exciting! We had something wrapped in gold, shiny wrapping paper on our worship table – we are all excited to see what it might be!
We learnt a new word – Advent. Advent is the time when we wait for Jesus to come. We celebrate Jesus being born at Christmas. We had a look at our travelling nativity story and special figures to help us understand the special story of Jesus being born. We can’t wait to see what you all put in the book once the travelling nativity makes it to your house.
We ended with one of our favourite songs ‘This little light of mine’ Click here The shepherds and the wise men followed a great light in the sky to find the new baby Jesus. We love singing this song with our new lightbulb shakers!
On Tuesday we dedicated our worship to Remembrance Day. We made remembering poppies from blocks and play dough. We made two wreaths one for indoors and one for outside the chapel. Mrs Gregan came to join in our prayers and the laying of our wreath at the chapel. When we returned to nursery we decoartated poppy buns…and then ate them!
Forest school
Last Friday was our forest school take over day. We spent a whole morning with Mrs. Tierney in forest school We climbed trees, made key rings, made dens, dug for dinosaurs ran up and down mounds of bark chippings, looked for frogs in the pond, played in the mud kitchen and found lots of hidey holes and secret pathways. IT WAS FANTASTIC! We finished our morning with a story around the fire pit and roasted marshmallows to put inside our chocolate biscuits. yummy!
The zipper club!!
We are encouraging all the the children to join the zipper club and become independent coat fasteners. We already have quite a few members but we would love to have everyone be able to fasten their coats before Christmas.. can you help. Have a practice at home, they are nearly there!
Nursery drop in session
We will be holding our parent drop in session on Thursday 20th November 3.45 pm- 4.45 pm. This is not a formal parents evening but just a chance for a catch up, a look around nursery and to ask any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you.
Christmas Raffle tickets
Our Christmas raffle tickets are being sent home today!!! Please help us by selling as many as you can…then send the money and named stubs back to school. Any unsold tickets must also be returned to school. More information is on the tickets!!!
Finally…
Christmas is coming!!!
‘In a town called Bethlehem’
This years Nativity is being held for parents and family on Wednesday 3rd December and Thursday 4th December at 9.30 am. Owing to fire regulation these performances will be ticket only events, with a limit of 4 per family over the two performance . You will have received your ticket order form this week. Please complete and return to school, a.s.a.p.
All the nursery children are invited to take part in the Nativity but if it is not your child’s usual day we kindly ask that you collect them straight after the performance, approximately 10.30 am. All children should be in nursery no later than 9.00am
We have the costumes ready but each child will need a pair of plain white leggings, a plain white t shirt and a strand of silver tinsel.
Tuesday 2nd December will be our dress rehearsal. If possible it would be great if we could have all the children in nursery. This is also the day the Nativity DVD will be filmed.
If your child will not be present for one of the performances can you please let us know.
I think that’s enough for this week! Have a lovely weekend.
Stay safe and God bless
Barbara