News From Nursery School Room 1

Out and About! This term, we have ventured out to our local post box to post letters — a small walk with a very big purpose. We have been thinking about mark making for meaning, giving our children the full experience of writing, posting, and (we hope!) receiving...

Into the Woods! Blue Group have been exploring the woods this term getting out and about. Puddle-jumping, tree-climbing, trail-running, sculpture-spotting….we are explorers! The children have been exploring the woods with all their senses and connecting with the world...

We are Ornithologists! This term, the children have been following a line of enquiry about birds. We observed birds in the garden, seeing which we recognised, making connections from our other experiences of noticing birds out and about and in stories. We noticed...

5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Lift Off! At the beginning of this term, we were led by one child’s interest in space and followed their learning to the moon and back! The children created space costumes and rockets using different materials…cutting, wrapping, sticking,...

Into the Woods! This term, the children have been adventuring into the woods in Purple Group. Our St. Paul’s Promise, I am a big bold mover!, helps the children explore moving their bodies in different ways. In the woods, the children have been climbing trees,...

Cold and Splashing! We Do Love Water! It’s been so so important to keep cool lately hasn’t it! And the children have really noticed the effect of the heat on their bodies. SO SO HOT! Did you know that this awareness – of how our body “feels” and how we “sense” what is...

We Are Mathematicians! Maths is everywhere! Children are natural mathematicians. They intuitively look for patterns and relationships. We have been “researching children researching the world”! Michael from Bristol University has been helping us with Block Play...

The Wild Wild Woods! Out and about in the woods with Lilac Group Energetic, risky and adventurous play Play full of collaboration and leadership Play full of well-being and relationships Play full of curiosity about the natural world, about horizons and long distances...