Author: Leanne Evans

Leanne Evans
2 years, 349 days ago
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We are nearly at the end of another busy week in nursery. Where do we start?

We continued the children’s interest in dinosaurs by bringing an egg which hadn’t hatched yet. We showed the children an egg and had to leave in water. The children all had a guess what could be inside , some said  “a snake”, “a dinosaur” and someone said ” a unicorn”.  it actually was a unicorn as we couldn’t find a dinosaur egg n time. The children had great fun watching  it.

  

We had a very fun time exploring some slime that Eva’s daddy brought in for the children. The children placed  dinosaurs  inside the slime and had a lovely slimy time.  

The picture’s below show what a good time they had exploring the new material of slime.

It was rather messy but thoroughly enjoyable. Slime wasn’t the only material we used this week. We watched a video abut dinosaurs and  fossils, so we had a go at making our own with clay. We used good rolling skills to roll the clay then placed a dinosaur inside to make the print. When these are dry we will bring them home.

We have enjoyed water play outside and have used brushes to paint the floors and the house.

We even managed to do some baking this week, we made dinosaur biscuits. Lots of learning experiences have taken place this week.

 

We mixed and stirred the ingredient’s and took turns and worked together tu make the delicious biscuit’s.

Nursery is about learning through play and this week lots of learning has taken place. The children are  continually learning their social skills . Here are some more picture’s of  the busy week.

A big thanks to Liberty for returning Henry and Henrietta. Thys week they have gone to Graham’s house for adventures.

A Big well done to Daniel. He is Nursery Star of the week this week for adapting to full days and always trying hard. All the children are Nursery Stars. Well done everyone for everything this week. You are all amazing.

 

Leanne Evans
2 years, 356 days ago
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Here are some photos from the last few weeks of club.

Thankyou for using the club provision.  We are here to help before and after school. The children have been exploring the gardens, being creative with the paint and lots of other activities.

Leanne Evans
2 years, 356 days ago
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Hello everybody  its that time  of the   week again, to show all the nice things nursery have been doing .  We have been looking at dinosaurs and found some dinosaur feet along the floor. We looked at a big dinosaur head and saw the big teeth, which led to us talking about our own teeth, and having a special visit from a dentist.

   

The children got to wear a special light on their heads and had a go at brushing some teeth as well. We will be continuing looking and talking about healthy teeth next week. The children have enjoyed dinosaur stories, dinosaur songs and we even had a remote control dinosaur  which we were learning how to operate.  We also had some dinosaur bones which we buried in the sand and had great fun digging them out. We are very clever learning all these new skills.

Some of us dressed with dinosaur tails, and we enjoyed doing some mark making with pens to some dinosaur music. We liked looking at special dinosaur books and some of us told the children all the special names of them.

The dinosaurs (and the children) were very hungry so Mrs Kenning decided that could have some carrots and potatoes. The children enjoyed using knives to chop the vegetables. Then helped Mrs Kenning put it in a pan to boil. When they were cooked the dinosaurs wanted to eat them and we tried them too.

The dinosaurs are still lurking in nursery and next week will be coming for more fun and adventures with the nursery children. We may make the dinosaur something exciting.

We would like to thank Winter-Iris and family for having a lovely time with Henry and Henrietta and brining them back safely. They certainly had some wonderful adventures. This week they are going home with Liberty. I’m sure they will have lots more adventures.

This week we also had our first star of the week where parents were invited in to the hall for the celebration assembly. We chose Eva this week for her consistent hard work and always trying. She has also shown a great interest in stories and likes to share these with us and at home. Well done Eva. I know your mummy and daddy were very proud as are we.

However all of your children are stars to us and we would choose them all every week if we could, but don’t worry every child will have a turn at being nursery star of the week and you will be invited in to watch them get their certificate.  We must say that Roman had star of the week last time but parents were not in at this point so we will repeat again to make it fair at some point.

Thankyou to you all for your continued support and all your children are delightful.

The Nursery Team

 

Leanne Evans
2 years, 360 days ago
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Club provision

Hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely weekend. We wanted to share some photos with you from the end of the week in club. The children were using the iPad themselves to take some photos so were learning about technology and ICT. The children also made their own pizzas, well a HT style pizza. The children loved it and are loving the club provision. Keep looking for photos added throughout the weeks. We want to show off what we offer and will try our best to keep you updated. Thankyou.

Thankyou. Please book through parent pay if you want to make use of our club provision.

Leanne Evans
2 years, 364 days ago
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Hello everybody,

What another busy week we have had in nursery. This week we have been doing lots of of wonderful experiences based on The Gruffalo as some of the children were showing great interest in this. We have been for a walk to the forest and found some Gruffalo numbers. We also found some Gruffalo biscuits which we quickly ate before he came back looking for them. We did take lots more photos of the forest but sadly they wont all upload on here so some will also be posted on dojo for you to have a look.

We collected apples and pears from one of school’s trees and made a gruffallo crumble .It was yummy. We helped to chop the apples and pears and helped to mix in the flour and the sugar. We had to watch the teachers put it in the oven as we talked about the oven being too hot and we mustn’t touch it.

      

The next day, we  told the children we would be making Scrambled snake from the story, they quickly guessed it would be scrambled egg. The children helped Miss Hill to mix the egg and the dairy free butter into the bowl. We talked about how the mixture would turn into scrambled eggs, and the children knew we had to cook it. We put it in the microwave and watched it turn into scrambled egg. This was delicious and we enjoyed it very much.

  

We have enjoyed re telling the gruffalo story with puppets and doing some gruffalo colouring.

 

The children are fantastic and constantly learning, each opportunity is a learning experience. The children have enjoyed lots of other activities through their exploration. Here are some more wonderful photos.

We welcomed Jack into our nursery this week and he has already settled brilliantly. The children are developing each and every day and you can help at home by encouraging independence as much as possible. You could ask your child to put on their own coat, or their own shoes, or you could let them help prepare for mealtimes. The children are very independent and inquisitive learners and will keep growing in confidence with every opportunity given.

 

 

We say it every week but your children are wonderful. We look forward to next weeks adventures. Also, this week we have been inspired by Eva in nursery who wasn’t feeling very well so took Lenny dog home. Her mummy and daddy brought in a wonderful pic collage of her adventures. Thankyou for sharing these with us.

So we have introduced Henry and Henrietta hippo  who we will be sending home every week with one of the children in a special bag. Please share the book inside with your child and if you could take some photos that would be great. This week Henry and Henrietta will be visiting Winter-Iris house. We hope they have a lovely time.

 

Leanne Evans
3 years, 12 days ago
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Breakfast and After School Club

Another week has gone and the club provision is in full swing. The children are certainly enjoying their before and after school time socialising with their peers and staff. Here are some photos from this week. We have enjoyed some kinetic sand this week as well as the usual fun and games.

It is nice to see the children having fun and comment on the provision. Tyler said “I  come just for fun”.  Parents please remember to book through parent pay and in advance so we can sort staffing arrangements.

Thankyou for the support so far and please spread the word so we can continue to make the club provision a success. Holy Trinity values your support.

 

Leanne Evans
3 years, 12 days ago
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Hello everybody.

What another busy week we have had in nursery. The children are having lots of fun exploring the environment. We are enjoying getting to know the children and their particular interests. We are talking lots about “growing” as part of our transition project called “Growing together”.

A lot of the children are liking the water play, some choosing to pour and empty, some using the water to wash the babies. Here are some water play photos from the last week.

                  

The children are enjoying the outdoor space and learning to explore in a variety of different ways. Here are some more photos of the outdoor area,  the children are learning to become independent by putting on their own coats and wellies and getting their own hats when needed.

                                                                         

          

As you can see the children are exploring lots and are keen to learn. We also took a lovely walk to the forest to see what minibeasts we could find. This offered lots of communication and the children were engaged and keen to see what they could find.

Some children have been enjoying getting creative and using paints, the interactive board or pens to make beautiful pictures. Some have enjoyed making flowers and other things with the playdough.

  

The children have had lots to do to keep them busy and here are some more photos showing some of the lovely things your children are doing during their time at nursery. These are just a selection of photos and activities that happen. We encourage independence through it all including pouring their own drinks at snack time, and buttering their own crackers all of which can be supported at home through various independence tasks.

  

We love watching your children learn and explore every play activity is a learning opportunity to encourage language and independence. We do lots of rhymes at nursery and have a story at the end of each session. These are all things that can be enjoyed at home as well.

Next week on Wednesday we would like to invite you to join us for our planting project. We have been sharing a book called Errols Garden, which can be found on you tube if you wanted to have a look. We look forward to seeing you at 930 on Wednesday morning to help your child do some planting and are grateful to all those who have said they will donate some planting materials for us. Please let us know if you can make it, and if not we will take lots of photos to share with you.

 

Once again thanks for sharing with us your wonderful children, we love being part of their journey.

From the Nursery Team.