HIGHLIGHTS Nursery
This year our Nursery class started with smiles and enthusiasm! We developed new relationships and explored our feelings through literature, art and drama. The children particularly loved sharing about their families, their homes and what they could see outside their windows. Whilst playing in the Woodland Classroom, the children noticed bubbles in our pond and were very curious about them. This led to an exploration of bubbles and how they are made. We played with bubbles and experimented with them through cooking and art. Another Michaelmas term highlight was our Pattern Parade Day! This involved the children wearing lots of patterns and parading around the school, followed by lots of fun pattern dance and music activities. As always, our Nursery Nativity was a brilliant start to the festive season. Although it was shared virtually this year, it was still very special. The children did a phenomenal job of remembering lines and singing their songs. In January, the Nursery children moved to the Woodland Classroom and we embarked on our outdoor learning programme. They flourished in their new environment with access to nature and the open space. Learning took place in every kind of weather, and the teachers were impressed with how quickly the children’s resilience and willingness to take risks developed. They showed
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boundless curiosity and we had lots of fabulous discussions and lessons about worms, snow and birds. Watching a magpie build a nest led the children to ask, ‘how can we be friends with birds?’ They decided to dress up and play with the birds, so we created our own wings and went on an adventure to visit them! Spring brought an even greater excitement with the discovery of frog spawn in the pond! Staff and pupils were equally fascinated as they observed the frog spawn develop from eggs to tadpoles. The Nursery children loved learning about the frog life cycle and sharing their new knowledge with family and friends. The children were delighted to move into our new building and immediately took advantage of our large outdoor area to act out some of their favourite characters … superheroes! We spent our time exploring superheroes through discussions, literature and art. It was a wonderful opportunity to develop our personal, social and emotional skills as we discovered that superheroes need to be brave and resilient in lots of different situations. Our chats about superheroes
