Last week in Nursery the children were learning how to add using concrete objects. The children started to recognise the symbols + and = . They began reading number sentences and talking about amounts and knowing that when we add the number will always get bigger. The children worked so hard and the grown ups were so impressed with how confident the children quickly became in adding two amounts.

Last Wednesday we had a lovely day filled with explorative play – building, trains, role play baking, taking care of babies and celebrating birthdays together.

We are delighted to invite you to our EYFS Presentation of Learning for the Nursery children, taking place on Wednesday 25th June from 1.15 – 2pm.

During this special event, the children will showcase their learning journey from our Expedition, “Once Upon a Time,” as they explore the Guiding Question: “Who is hiding in the pages of our book?” To celebrate their learning, we will be hosting a Cinderella-inspired Ball as part of the presentation.

In preparation, the children have been designing and creating their own tickets for the Ball. We kindly ask for a £5 donation per ticket, to be paid via ParentPay, which includes entry for the child, two accompanying adults, refreshments and the product that they have helped to make this term which they can then take home with them.

The Ball promises to be a magical occasion, featuring a red carpet entrance, a ballroom dance performance, photo booth opportunities, refreshments, and perhaps even a surprise guest appearance! It will be a joyful and memorable way to mark the end of the Summer term.

We very much look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the children’s achievements together.

Warm regards,
Mrs Burton & Mrs Hay

The children and grown ups have had a beautiful day, fun filled and happy! It was wonderful to see each other again after having a week off. See you all in the morning for another lovely day.

Nursery Sports morning is on Wednesday 11th June 9 – 11 am on the school field – weather permitting. 

Please make sure your child comes to school with sun cream on, a sun hat and a water bottle. Children may come to school on this day in comfy clothing and trainers. The Nursery doors will be open from 8.30 am – 8.55 am, please arrive on time for a prompt start at 9am.

Please drop you child at Nursery, then find a seat on the school field accessible via the Nursery garden.

All children regardless of their nursery session are invited to join us for the sports morning.

Mrs Fitzpatrick will be selling refreshments so please bring cash if you would like to purchase something from her stall.

We hope you can make the event and support your child in their school sports day. 

Mrs Hay & Mrs Burton

Hi All,

Please refer to this blog from Mrs Overson regarding ordering Green Top branded uniform.

School Uniform

We have had a gorgeous afternoon crew session in the garden following our sports day practise. The children were feeling a little hot and bothered so we had fruit, biscuits and juice outside. We sang nursery rhymes and practised our sign language for banana, orange, apple, water, biscuit and please and thank you. The children are excellent at it! Why not try at home following the signs below…

image 1 – biscuit, image 2 – water, image 3 – orange, image 4 – please/thank you, image 5 – banana, image 6 – apple

Israel and Bobby have in Nursery have enjoyed creating honeycomb prints on World Bee Day!

Here are some ways you can help save the bees at home…

Food for bees

Bees need a wide range of plants that flower from spring to autumn to feed from. These include:

• alyssum, cornflower, sunflower, michaelmas daisy and sweet william for nectar in summer
• bluebells, rosemary, geranium and honeysuckle
• ivy and shrub willows for food in early and late parts of the year

Creating shelters for bumblebees

Bumblebees need to find places to nest and hibernate in. You can help by:

• creating patches of bare earth in warm sheltered spaces for nesting sites
• leaving a pile of stones, dead plant stems, fallen leaves and log piles for bumble bees to hibernate in over winter

This week the children have been reading the story of The Gingerbread Man in literacy and expedition learning. We enjoyed XP outdoors by reading the story whist some of our children were actors for the Gingerbread Man, the old man and woman, the cow, the horse and Mr Kershaw was the big bad fox! The other children enjoyed joining in with the repeated phrases throughout “run run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!”