Our Year in Pictures

Summer Term - Can all colours be found in nature?

We have had a fantastic launch day introducing our expressive arts / art and design (Imagine) enquiry question: Can all colours be found in nature? We came to Nursery dressed as a different colour and we tried to name the colours.

Throughout this week we learnt some sticky knowledge by naming we the colours; red, yellow and blue. We also sorted objects of this colour.

For enrichment with the Reception children we planted flower seeds in order to sell at the end of the term at our flower stall.

We read the book, "The Dot" and created dotty pictures.

In our enquiry sessions we have been discussing and looking at the paintings of Yayoi Kusama.

We found out she was an artist from Japan, who paints with dots. Come and listen!

We celebrated King Charles III coronation by wearing red, white and blue, eating cake and making flags and crowns!

As part of our enrichment time we went on a bug hunt at Dalestorth Primary School. We observed all the colours in nature and spotted lots of bugs / insects along the way.

We have been discussing what colours are in nature by looking at the lifecycle of a butterfly. Here is what we hav found out:

Spring Term - What is a hero?

We have had a fantastic launch day introducing our history enquiry question: What is a hero? We have looked at each of our outfits and used words to describe a hero! We hope you like our outfits!

In Literacy we have been reading at the book ‘Supertato’ and have used expression when retelling the story. We also made our very own Supertato's.

Enrichment has been so exciting today, Supertato has been to read his story to both the morning and afternoon children. We loved every minute and joined in with the story. Thank you Supertato for coming to visit us!

We have had a super enrichment day today, discussing Chinese New Year and their culture. Thank you to the Red Lantern Chinese take away on Mansfield Road for donating the egg fried rice and prawn crackers. What a wonderful learning experience for Nursery!

This week we have carried on with our enquiry question: What makes a hero? We have designed capes for a Superhero and sequenced the story Supertato.

As part of our Design and Technology work we have designed and made capes for 'Supertato'. We used various joining techniques: sewing and gluing and learnt the sticky knowledge, "A join is two parts attached together!" Come and take a look at our capes! 

This week we had to solve a crime in nursery!!! The evil pea from 'Supertato' was up to his old tricks again!

As part of Internet safety week we learnt the sticky knowledge: Adults keep us safe online. We learnt a song and discussed how its important to keep safe on any electronic device. Come and watch our video!

This week in Nursery we have been discussing that there are real life heroes, in particular Doctors, nurses an people in hospitals. We spoke about an important person in the past, Florence Nightingale.

We had a visit from two police officers: Kevin and Darren to talk about the role of the police and what their job is. They brought in a police van and we had a look inside and heard the sirens of the police van.

In our enquiry sessions we have spoken about electricity and how to keep safe around sockets. We have learnt the sticky knowledge; “Do not touch sockets”.  In our enquiry sessions we have spoken about electricity and how to keep safe around sockets. We have learnt the sticky knowledge; “Do not touch sockets”. 

We’ve had so much fun this morning, when two scientists came to visit nursery for science week. They spoke to us about energy and objects that needed energy. They then made a rocket to show how things need energy to move.

This week we have been completing our authentic outcome by sending letters of thanks to the key workers. We have also learnt the sticky knowledge, “Day is light and night is dark”. Come and take a look.

Autumn Term - Where Do I Belong?

Throughout the Autumn term our enquiry question is, "Where do I belong?" Here are photographs of our learning throughout the term.

What do I look like?

This week in nursery we have answered the question: What do I look like? We have drawn ourselves, discussed how we are all different and learnt the sticky knowledge: I am 3, I am going to be 4 next.
 

Who is in my family?

Here is our learning from this week where we have been discussing our families. We have used the sticky knowledge card: I live with .... to talk about our families.

How do I change?

This week we have learnt a lot about how we grow and how every year we get older. We have made love umbrellas putting the people we love in the hearts and also discussed how we grow from a baby to an adult.

What does your house look like?

This week we have been talking about our houses and what they look like. We have made our own houses for Builder Paul, he asked us to build a stable and secure house for a bear to live in.

Harvest Festival

We had a visit from Reverend Julie to talk to us about Harvest. We had stories, songs and prayers 🌾🌽

What materials are best to build a house?

This week we have been discussing the sticky knowledge: straw, wood and bricks. We have read the story, The Three Little Pigs and conducted an experiment of which is the best material to build a house.