Author: Miss Gledhill

Welcome Back Year 2!

 

We can’t wait to welcome back all of the fabulous year 2 children tomorrow!

So you are aware, here is some of the key information:

Our classroom teachers are:  Miss Gledhill (Mon, Tues, Fri) and Mrs Bye (Wed, Thurs).

Our classroom teaching assistants are: Mrs Darracott and Mrs Walton.

P.E Days: Thursday and Friday

Spellings: These will be given out each Friday and tested the following Friday.

Library book change day will be on Friday. Please ensure your child returns their book on this day.

We ask that you please continue to read with your child as much as possible to support their progress. 

See you all soon!

 

 

It’s Party Time!

For our last week, we decided to throw a party!

The children have spent time thinking about what we need for a party, designing their own party things and even writing some shopping lists!

The party was so much fun! We enjoyed singing, dancing, games and delicious party food.

Check out our party moves here!

A huge thank you to Mrs Cowgill who has been such a fantastic teacher. We will miss her lots!

We hope that all the amazing children have a brilliant summer holiday and look forward to seeing them back again in September.

The Nursery Team x

Final Forest School

We have continued to love every second of our forest school sessions.

Over the past two weeks, we have been up to lots in our forest area.

We really enjoyed the ‘bear hunt’ inspired activities. We loved squelching about in the mud!

For our final session, we were treated to a delicious marshmallow which we got to toast on our bonfire. We had to carefully follow instructions to help us stay safe.

We can’t wait to hopefully see Sarah and Spike again next year!

Transition To Year 2

Yesterday morning, we had our special transition morning where we met our teachers next year (who are very excited to be with us).

This was a great opportunity for the children to tell us all about themselves and what they enjoy doing most.

Whilst Mrs Bye is already very familiar with the soon to be year 2s, I (Miss Gledhill) loved seeing how positive the children were about themselves, learning and each other!

The children were all fantastic and we can’t wait for September!

Fairies At Forest School!

Last week’s forest school session was themed around fairies!
We started by meeting Sarah, the fairy, who showed us all of the magic activities.

 

The children loved potion making, magic wand decorating and enjoyed playing with the fairy dolls. They also got to enjoy the usual mud kitchen, hammocks and hanging bars.
We can’t wait for our next session!

Forest School Fun

Our Early Years classes thoroughly enjoyed their first Forest School session on Friday.

First, we met our instructor, Sarah, and Spike – the hedgehog! We learnt how to keep safe during Forest School and did brilliantly at remembering the forest safety rules.

Our morning consisted of mini-beast making, relaxing with friends in hammocks, getting busy in the mud kitchen, swinging on bars, and forest storytelling.

We can’t wait for more fun-filled weeks ahead!

What did your child enjoy most about Forest School?
We’d love to know so we can pass on the feedback!

Terrific Transport

This week, our special topic has been all about transport. We have been reading the book ‘The Train Ride’ by June Crebbin. 

We thought of some different types of transport that we might use. We talked about how important it is to stay safe on transport and to put your seat belt on before you start your journey.

After looking at some familiar places, we decided how we might get to them.

 

“I went on an aeroplane to go on holiday.” Blossom

“I ride my bike to school.” Frankie

“We can drive or walk to Morrisons.” Wyatt

We created our own paper aeroplanes and  had lots of fun in the playground. Although it was a really windy day, we enjoyed seeing who could get their plane to travel the furthest!

Next week, we will be reading ‘Duck In A Truck’ by Jez Alborough.

Help at home: Discuss staying safe when using different types of transport with your child. Why not have a look at the books we have been enjoying?

Super 2D Shapes

This week, the children explored some 2D shapes. We looked at the shapes and sides of each one (properties) to help us decide the name.

We know that some shapes look different when we change their position, but they are still the same shape!

“A circle has one side that goes all of the way around.” Elliot

“A triangle has three sharp points.” Avery

“That piece of paper looks like a rectangle.” Frankie

“A hexagon has six sides.” Blossom

“Could a circle roll?” Miss Gledhill

We looked around our classroom to find 2D shapes. We know that they are everywhere and not just in our maths area!

Help at home: Can your child recognise any 2D shapes at home?

We loved singing this song to help us remember the 2D shapes.

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This week, we have been reading ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by  Eric Carle.

This book is fantastic as it helped our counting skills and helped us to think about the food that we eat.

We thought about the food the caterpillar ate and decided it was mostly fruit apart from on Saturday.

We know that fruit is good for our bodies, so we decided to make some delicious fruit kebabs to have at snack time.

“The melon tastes sweet.” Avery

“The strawberry is yummy.” Wyatt

We even made one for Mr Nash! He told us the strawberry was both sweet and sour!

Help at home: Your child could make their very own fruit kebabs out of the fruit they enjoy or maybe even try some new ones! Can they remember the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar?