21 January 2020

321 Blast Off!

This week Nursery have been learning all about rockets.  We learnt about an astronaut called Tim Peake who travelled to the International Space Station in a rocket. We watched Tim Peake's rocket launch on You Tube. We learnt that the International Space Station is a satellite and we looked at what…

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15 January 2020

Learning about the Moon

This week Nursery have been learning all about the Moon.  We have learnt about what the Moon actually is, where it is, what it is made of and how astronauts would travel to the moon.  We have researched information about Neil Armstrong and found out some amazing facts!  We thought about what it…

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7 January 2020

Happy New Year and welcome to our new topic - Space!

We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and welcome you all back! A very warm welcome to our new children and families who are joining us this term!  We have introduced our new topic to the children day and they are very excited to be learning all about Space this half term!  We have…

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20 December 2019

Merry Christmas!

We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  We look forward to seeing you again in the new year and welcoming in our new groups of children and their families!  Have lots of fun and stay safe!

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3 December 2019

Welcome to the Nursery Nativity

Nursery have been learning all about the story of Christmas this week.  We have our own Nativity stable in our role play area where the children have been able to dress up as Mary, Joseph, Shepherds, Kings and even a donkey!  They have been acting out their own stories of Christmas! Very…

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26 November 2019

Witch's Tea

Today Nursery have made their own 'Witch's tea!'  They cut up bananas carefully, added some milk and blended them together.  They added some 'ants blood' (blue food colouring) and a little bit of magic to make the perfect cup of 'Witch's tea'.  Some children thought it was very yummy and enjoyed…

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19 November 2019

What a lot of learning we have done this week - and it's only Tuesday!

This week Nursery have been learning to do magic tricks and have made their own magic wands!  They have been making up their own magic words and phrases to make their magic work!  The children have been very creative!  

It is also Road Safety week this week so the children have been learning…

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12 November 2019

Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble

As part of our new topic Witches, Magic and Potions, we have had fun concocting and mixing potions and making spells involving Monkey Sweat, Goblin Snot, Bats Blood, Beetle Juice, Rotten Eggs, and Crushed Bones!!  We have also made some delicious Witches Brew (friut and jelly), but the children…

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5 November 2019

Bonfire Night

Nursery have learnt all about the story of Guy Fawkes and celebrated by creating their own firework pictures using different painting techniques.  We talked about the foods which are traditionally eaten on bonfire night and we cooked and ate our own hot dogs which were delicious!

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22 October 2019

Happy Diwali

Nursery have been learning all about the Hindu festival of Diwali in RE this week.  We have learnt that it is also called 'The Festival of Light'.We have read about the story of Rama and Sita which explains why Diwali is celebrated.  Ask your child to retell the story?  We have also explored how…

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14 October 2019

Nursery Trip Hardwick Park

Nursery had a fabulous day last week when we went on our trip to Hardwick Park.  We looked out for signs of Autumn and collected leaves to take back to make collages and to study using magnifying glasses.  We also went on a Gruffalo Hunt around the park where we spotted all the animals from the…

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