Bluebell Class

Welcome back to a new half term in Nursery.

Your Early Years Lead Practitioner is Miss Grimes and Teaching Assistants Gerri, Laura, Rabia and Sammie will also be working with Bluebell Class.

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Great books we will be sharing this half term!

Expressive Art and design

Some of the songs that we shall be learning for the story theme are

1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive.

Five Little Fish Went Swiming one Day.

A sailor went to Sea Sea Sea….

The Pirate Song.

Down in the Deep Blue Sea.

Children will create their own songs and develop their skill using instruments to express their ideas and feelings.

We will experiment with different art techniques and learn about different artists from around the world.

Understanding the world.

We'll find out that there are different countries in the world.

We will think about our own life stories, family members and history.

In Science we will.....

Explore forces, using water, wheels, sand and air.

Discover how materials are affected by forces.

Listen to sounds around us and make sounds using different materials and body sounds.

There will be creative play, make-believe and the opportunity to take part in dance and drama.

We will be listening to and discussing stories of all kinds and thinking about goodness and differences, imagination and feelings.

Sounds this half term will will learn the sounds....

j, v, y, w, z and x.

Maths

Capacity, length, and weight.

Subitise to five.

Explore 2D and 3D Shapes.

Special Days

Dress up Day- Pirates and Princess' date to be confirmed.

Bring your Male relative to Nursery

Children transitioning to our Reception classes at Westborough will be visiting and meeting the Reception teachers this half term. This will help them to transition smoothly but we will be sad to see them go.Also children who are moving onto other schools we would like to wish you all the best in your new classes too and you will also be missed by all of the Nursery team.

Sun cream

Sun cream to be applied before the start of nursery and we recommend that all children to wear a hat as we do spend much of the day in the garden areas.

Snack

Children bring in their own snacks and drinks. Please remember that we are a nut free school so please make sure your child's snack is nut free. If sending in grapes, please cut them longways. Milk is provided for the children if they want it.

Spare clothes

Please remember to always have spare clothes in your child's bag in case they need changing.

Please ensure that all clothing and bags are labelled clearly.

Tapestry

We add photos to tapestry every 2 weeks and also put important information and requests on there. If you have any problems logging on and accessing this, please see a member of staff. Feel free to like and add comments about the photos and also upload any exciting or special things that your child has been doing at home.

Please come and speak to a member of the nursery staff if there is anything you are not sure about or if you have any concerns.

Thank you!

Miss Grimes and the Nursery Team.