Best start in life
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has written a letter to parents with a focus on ensuring children have the best start in life. It signposts parents to the best start in life website – there’s information on Best Start Family Hubs and support with your child’s early health and learning.
Packed Lunches
Does your child have a packed lunch at school? If so, please download our Guide to Healthy Packed Lunches.
Did you know that popcorn is a choking hazard for children under 5? Lot’s of people don’t! The Food Standards Agency. has published the following advice on how to prepare food safely for your young child.
Welcome to Early Years
We’ve been busy over the summer holidays washing all the teddies and toys so we’re ready for when you start ‘big school!’
Your classroom is all ready and set up and we’re looking forward to lots of learning, making new friends and having fun!
We’re looking forward to the year ahead, getting to know you and your children.
Mrs. Kendrew, Miss. Feldman, Mrs. Rippon, Mrs. Linton and Mrs. Cairns
Getting to know you!
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!
Summer
We have a wormery in Nursery so we’ve been on a worm hunt. First we stamped on the ground doing the ‘worm dance’, then we dug as deep as we could. After a long time digging, with lots of perseverance and team work we only found one worm! Luckily the gardening club had more luck and have put five worms in for us to observe.
We’ve been reading the book ‘What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside’ and have enjoyed talking about our own experiences.
- “I made a sandcastle.”
- “I had an ice-cream with my grandma at the seaside.”
- “We went in the sea and got all wet!”
Help at home: Try to use positional language in your day to day conversations and during play. For example:
- Can you put your teddy underneath the box?
- The car is behind the garage.
- The monkey is on top of the tree.
- Put your shoes next to the cupboard.
As you look at illustrations in a story, ask questions such as ‘Where is the cat hiding?’ or ‘What can you see in front of the fence?’
Fairies At Forest School!
Jam Sandwiches
We’ve been looking at sequencing and have been trying to use the words ‘first’, ‘next’, ‘then’ and ‘finally.’
We made jam sandwiches and then put the pictures in order to show others how to make a jam sandwich.
- First we washed our hands.
“Nice and clean”
2. Next we got the bread.
“Second I got the bread!”
3. Then we spread the jam.
“Then we spread it with a knife.”
4. Finally, we ate it.
“It’s yummy.”
‘I like it. It’s super tasty.”
Help at home: Lots of children could talk about making a sandwich at home or with their grandparents. With your support, could they make another sandwich thinking about our instructions?
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!
