Nursery
A Letter from Mrs Williams
Friday 18th September 2020
Dear Parents/Carers,
I would like to say thank you for helping us to support your children during the strangest transition period I have ever had to do. I know it can’t be easy leaving your little ones at the door but I would like to reassure you that they are all settling really well and although we have had the odd tear whilst saying goodbye, once they are in and playing we have lots of smiles and giggles for the rest of the session.
Over the last week we have been doing the following:
- Getting to know each other and what we like
- Exploring the areas within the classroom - learning what resources we have and where they are kept (Small World area/ Construction area / Writing area seem to be the favourites).
- Learning all about the class rules and the rules for outside play
- Getting to know the routine
- Learning how to stay safe (they are getting good at singing ‘Happy Birthday’ whilst rubbing soap onto the front and back of their hands)
- Being independent (e.g. putting our bags in the box, jumpers on pegs, going to the toilet, washing our hands, putting our wellies on)
Next week we will begin our normal timetable so the children will do the agreed Nursery hours that you chose during the stay and play session.
Beginning of the week : 8:50am - 2:50pm (Monday/Tuesday) & 8:50am - 11:30am (Wednesday)
End of the week: 12:30pm-2:50pm (Wednesday - children to have dinner at home) & 8:50am-2:50pm (Thursday/Friday)
30 hours - 8:50am - 2:50pm (Monday to Friday)
EYFS Curriculum - Next week we be doing the following:
We will continue to reinforce all the rules of the classroom and ensure all children are familiar with classroom and lunchtime routines.
Literacy - We will be sharing our favourite stories and talking about the pictures
Letters and Sounds – We will be listening to and identifying the sounds we can hear in the classroom
Mathematics – We will be learning the number song ‘5 little speckled frogs’. We will be counting how many frogs we have and will be matching numbers to the total.
Macmillan Cancer Support - Friday - To raise money for Macmillan Cancer support we are asking all children to attend school wearing something green and bring a donation of 50 pence. We will be designing cupcakes using lots of different materials and a winner will be chosen from each class.
Little Reminders
- As we play outside in all weathers, please can you make sure your child has their coat every day. Our weather is very changeable and therefore we need to be prepared for the rain and cold.
- If you have not already done so, please could you bring some wellies into school for your child for use during outside play - we don’t want all those shiny new school shoes getting muddy.
Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all next week.
The Nursery Team
Home Learning Activities
If your child is required to self-isolate due to Covid-19 please find below a range of activities and resources that you can access and do at home. There are lots of tasks to keep you busy and some can be done more than once.
In the event of your child's bubble being closed to self isolate more information will be provided relating to online learning and lessons.
Websites and Apps
Free Apps For Reading
- Collins Big Cat
- Cbeebies
- Cookie Next Door
- Busy Things
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| Online Information for learning.docx | Download |
Crafts
- Make paper airplanes
- Salt painting
- Make sun catchers
- Make salt dough
- Make sponge stamps
- Make a cereal box aquarium
- Make scratch art
- Make your own bookmark
- Paint pet rocks
- Make recycled crayons
- Make paper boats
- Finger paint
- Make friendship bracelets
- Make a bird feeder
- Make paper bag puppets
- Make handprint art
- Make a scrapbook
- Decorate a t-shirt
- Make a thankful jar
- Paint leaves
- Make a time capsule
- Make button art
- Paint with watercolours
- Colour in a colouring book
- Make paper crafts
- Build a cardboard castle
- Make tissue box monsters
- Make a toilet roll butterfly
- Make chalk ice
- Draw a self portrait
- Paint a recycled jar
- Make a superhero costume
Activities
- Make playdough
- Make slime
- Make play mud
- Make fake snow
- Make a sensory tub
- Build a fort
- Have a pillow fight
- Make up/write a story
- Have a film day
- Put on a fashion show
- Bake cupcakes/muffins
- Do yoga
- Build an obstacle course
- Make dinner together
- Build something with lego
- Build a stack of cards
- Put on a puppet show
- Make a treasure hunt
- Indoor bowling
- Learn to draw something new
- Put on a play
- Make indoor hopscotch
- Do a family chore together
- Have a dance party
- Have a tea party
- Water play in the bath
- Set up a toy shop and play
- Make a sock toss game
- Keep a diary
Games
- Play would you rather
- Play I-spy
- Play Simon says
- Play a board game
- Play hide and seek
- Indoor scavenger hunt
- Play bingo
- Play card games – e.g. snap
- Do a jigsaw puzzle
- Play charades
- Build your own game
- Play musical statues / bumps / chairs
- Play hot potato
- Play marbles
- Keep the balloon up
- Play dominoes
- Play hangman
Have fun doing some new activities together.