Worship
This week in Worship we have continued our ‘Galilee to Jerusalem’ topic. Our key words this week were BLESS, GLORY, EARTH and PRAY.
We heard the story of how Jesus welcomes the little children. You can watch it here: Jesus welcomes everyone, and we can be like Jesus by being kind to everyone we meet. We looked at some pictures and spoke about the meaning behind them:
Jesus in a manger –This highlights that Jesus was born into humble circumstances and visited by people from different backgrounds.
Star – A shining star in the night sky. The star guided the wise men to Jesus, symbolising that His birth was for everyone, even those from distant lands.
Children around the world – Representing the idea that Jesus was born for all people, regardless of where they come from.
Jesus with open arms – Symbolising His love and acceptance of everyone, showing that He is the Son of God who welcomes all.
The children remembered this story when we came together for child led worship on Thursday. We had a picture of Jesus with many people and the children thought it might be Jesus with the children. We then took out 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread and we realised it was a different story from the Bible. We discussed if it would be possible for Jesus to feed lots of people with just that amount of food? We listened to the story and Jesus made the food feed 5000 people! We spoke about a new word – miracle! Jesus performed a miracle! Jesus thanked God when he did this, just like we do before we eat our lunch at Nursery. How can you help people just like Jesus did?
Learning landscape
Wow, what a week! We have had great fun doing our numbers and exploring shape space and measure! We have:
used our funky fingers to help astronauts escape the tangle of wool, we found this difficult
used number patterns to seven to fill the numicon boards…this is getting easier
used tweezers and pom poms to complete number boards to 7
practiced our writing of sounds and numbers
painted all kinds of aliens. We have made a fabulous display, take a look when you come to parents’day!
made gloop (cornflour and water) and had messy hands moments…great.
groups of children joined story dough and made aliens
made alien words and sounds using the kareoke microphones…very funny
started to write our very own alien story
danced with the cherry tots in the hall. This week we were quick and slow cherries
Parents’ Day
Don’t forget Parents’ Day on Friday 13th February! Have you booked time slot yet?
Jewellery
In line with school policy, could you please make sure that your child is not wearing any jewellery for nursery please.
Neli to build children’s vocabulary, listening and storytelling skills
It has come to my attention that Coastal Community Hub are offering ‘Story Explorers’ sessions - The Short Sighted Giraffe will be held at Park View 4U on February 4th. Suitable for ages 2+, take an interactive walk around the park, crafting, discovering and singing! Message The Coastal Collective page or email Sarah.schofield@thecoastalcollective.org.uk for bookings or more details. Check availability as it gets booked up quickly!
We start a new book today at Neli Preschool Storytime! Posy is invited for a sleepover at Pip's house, but has she forgotten to pack anything important? Monday, 1 till 3, Park View Pod. Suitable for preschoolers and older toddlers.
All our community activities are free of charge! We'd love to see you there!
World Book Day
2026 is the National Year of Readin with every child knowing their reading identity- what is it that makes them excited about reading?
For World Book Day your child can come to nursery dressed as their reader identity. Your favourite book or character…you choose your reading super power!!
Also, that week we will be having a Julia Donaldson story week, lots of rhyming and lots of fun!
Snacks
I know that a hot snack on a cold day is a great thing but we have noticed that some of the children are struggling to eat their lunches. If your child has a small appetite it may be an idea just to provide fruit, i will leave the decision up to you!
Book Bags
A quick reminder that it would be useful if yopur child had an Our Lady Star of the Sea blue book bags. It is becoming increasingly difficult to store back packs and they are a tripping hazard.
I thinks thta’s everything for this week. Have a great weekend and see you on Monday
Stay safe and God bless
Barbara