News From Nursery School Room 1

We Play with One Hammer, One Hammer, One Hammer! Our woodwork area is well-used! Hammers and nails, drills and screws… so many tools to know how to use! Amber has been supporting children to be great learners… to ‘have a go’, to learn new things, to challenge...

Mark Making Matters We love to draw… and write… and make all sorts of marks… with all sorts of materials! Pencils, pens, paints… crayons and chalk… have given us lots of tools and opportunities to make marks. Our scribbles are all sorts of investigations… they are...

I belong Nursery School has been busy welcoming children – both new and those returning from last year or moving from Early Years 2 – helping them to develop a strong sense of belonging. Welcome ALL! Our Curriculum Promise “I can belong and contribute to a group” is...

We are Builders, We are Creators! Mathematics and creativity go together so well! Developing children’s SPATIAL REASONING, their understanding of size and magnitude, perspective and distance, scaling, and appearance are all essential skills and knowledge in...

Goodbye Tree The children have been having curious conversations, full of questions as they share feelings, experiences, and thoughts. Children noticed the fence around our willow tree. It sparked questions about why it had to be chopped down, and bigger conversations...

I am a scientist! Blowing makes bubbles! We have been using all our senses for our scientific enquiry! Supporting the children to visit and revisit experiences we have built upon their natural curiosity and questioning to test and retest ideas, to experiment and...

Exploration! This term we have been focusing on EXPLORATION in Nursery room 1. As your children have grown in confidence, they have been tuning in to their sense of exploration at Nursery School. We have noticed that children are able to self-direct during explore...

Curiosity! This term we have been focusing on encouraging CURIOSITY in Nursery room 1. We have been noticing the changing seasons watching the leaves grow on our willow tree. We were so excited when it snowed, we loved exploring our cold garden! We have also been...