News From Nursery School Room 2

Mark Making Matters Our St. Paul’s Promise “I can use marks to communicate meaning” encourages children to experiment, explore, imitate, and invent all sorts of marks and writing. We are fascinated by children’s Mark Making journeys. And how the children are using...

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...

Researching Children Researching the World! We have been fascinated by children’s fascinations! We have been wondering about the importance of “Monster Trucks” to the children’s play, to their sense of belonging, connections to each other, their sense of identity and...

Train Rides and Art Galleries – Connecting with our Wider World We have been exploring the world. We have been finding out from the city museum art gallery about animals and photography! We are celebrating and valuing our city. We are connecting with others about...

Welcome to Nursery 2 – feeling claimed and connected! Lots of children have settled into Nursery and are becoming familiar with our routines, anticipating changes in the day and using our daily timetable to predict what is happening now and next! We notice how settled...

Trains, Planes, Boats, Buses, and Holidays... With the summer holidays approaching lots of our children have been thinking about their summer plans and sharing their previous holiday experiences. They have been using our big blocks and loose parts to make their own...

Outside in our Wonderful Garden This term we have embraced the snow, rain, and sunshine in the garden! Noticing how the environment is changing as we move into spring.Some of us have been planting beans, sunflowers, peas, and cress; sharing our knowledge and making...

Story Our core stories continue to bring children together. This term we learnt ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ and ‘Shark in the park!’ We have LOVED acting out Goldilocks in story square and creating puppet shows. Some of us have had a go at creating our story maps...