Blog Author: Holly Mayer

This week we have been very lucky to have snow! The children were super excited to tell me what they saw on the way to school. We discussed as a class that we have moved into a new season - Winter. We talked and looked at images of different signs to look out for. We then went to explore our…

In maths this week the children have been identifying 'more' and 'less' between groups. We used objects, pictures and numbers to develop and expand our knowledge. The children have then challenged themselves by changing amounts to make 'more' or 'less'. 

We were super at using the correct…

It has been a great first week back, it has been lovely to hear all about the children's break and what they have been getting up to. This week we have been settling back into our routines and recapping learning from last term. 

In maths we have been looking at numbers 0-4, we have recognised…

We have been so excited all week for our disco, we dressed up in our party clothes and enjoyed our snacks. We did lots of dancing and lots of singing. 
 

we spoke about the disco beforehand as this was a great chance to recap our celebrations topic. 

In maths this week we have used our fingers to make 1 part patterns with 2 colours of paint. 

We chose our colours and talked about patterns ‘repeating’. 

Nursery have been working very hard on hearing the initial sound of their names. They can now do this and we have moved on to hearing the initial sound of a variety of words.

We have loved playing ‘Bertha the Bus’ in phonics and this has helped us to hear the first sound in…

Today we raised money for ‘Save the Children’ charity by wearing our winter/Christmas Jumpers. The children loved taking part in festive activities and having Christmas lunch together. 

We discussed what a charity is and how the money will be used to help others. 

This week we have been learning all about weddings. The children through the week have looked at traditions and how different religions and cultures celebrate a wedding.
In Design and Technology this week we have used a range of different materials to create our own wedding outfits. 
The…

The children have been practising their pencil grips and pencil control to trace over different pre-writing shapes. They have also applied this independently within the provision. 
Brilliant concentration and determination. 

This week we have been reading one of our treasure stories ‘What About Me’. We listened to the story and took part in extended discussions about the characters and key events in the story. 
To begin with we discussed the two features of a book we have been focusing on - the title and…

The children have been learning all about shapes this week. We have been focusing on sorting  simple 2D shapes into groups. The children are focusing on recognising the shapes in different ways such as size and colour but knowing they are still the same shape represented in different ways. They…

This morning the children were showing a strong interest in the frosty morning. We discussed what we could see and feel this morning as a group and we then recapped previously taught knowledge of Autumn. 
We talked about Autumn having lots of different weather types over the month. 

We then…