We have had another busy week of learning in Nursery! 

Our story is The Little Red Hen 

We talked about characters and changed the Little Red Hen to our own character.  We had some funny ones….please ask your child about them. 

We collected leaves on our welly walk and will use them to make a crown.  If you go on a walk, please talk to your children about the sounds around them and collect some autumnal objects for our mud kitchens. 

We used play dough to strengthen our fingers! We made different sized pumpkins. 

Important information for next week 📅 

• Please return your consent form for our Christmas trip and please pay on parent pay. 

• Don’t forget, come and watch us sing at 11am on Friday 23rd October, in our Nurseries 

• Tuesday is our Halloween disco – please come in your best costumes or favourite clothes. We will be dancing and singing all morning! 

• Thursday is welly walk 

• Please remember to label all clothing and belongings with your child’s name. 

How you can help at home 🏡 

🧥 Getting dressed independently: Encourage your child to practise putting on and taking off their own coat. Give them plenty of time to have a go by themselves and praise their efforts. 

🔤 Recognising their name: Practise helping your child recognise their own name.  

Use big handwriting to help – draw circles, lines and squiggles. You can also start to practice writing it.  

Using children’s scissors – we are using scissors in class.  It will be helpful to have it reinforced at home, along with how to carry and use the scissors safely. 

🔢 Maths: Learn our 2D shapes  Can you help your children learn the 4 main shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle.  Can they draw them and even make a picture using the shapes. 

We need your help…… 

If you are able to spare a few hours on Friday 6th November to help us clean up and improve our outdoor environments, please let us know.  We would be grateful for any time you may be able to spare.  If you can please email the office to let them know.   

Thank you, as always, for your continued support! 

What a busy week we have had in Nursery!  

📖 Our story: The Little Red Hen 
This week, we have continued our work on The Little Red Hen. We have learnt some more actions to help us remember the story and retell it in our own words. 

🍞 Making bread: 
Just like the Little Red Hen, we had a go at making our own bread! The children followed simple instructions and helped with the different steps needed to make the bread. We talked about the ingredients we needed and enjoyed seeing how they came together to make our very own bread. The best part was enjoying the bread together for our snack! 

🎵 Singing and counting: 
We have had lots of fun singing our favourite nursery rhymes and counting songs this week. The children are becoming more confident joining in with the words and actions, and we have been practising our counting as we sing. 

🌿 Welly Walk and our senses: 
We really enjoyed our first Welly Walk this week! We used our five senses to explore the world around us, thinking about what we could see, hear, smell, touch and even taste. We also explored the school allotment, where we had lots of fun looking at what was growing and talking about the different things we could see and find. 

Important information for next week 

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents’ Evening 
A reminder that Parents’ Evening is taking place next week. We are looking forward to welcoming you and having the opportunity to chat about how your child has settled into Nursery and the progress they have made so far. 

Tuesday – PE Day 
Please remember to wear your PE kit. 

Thursday – Welly Walk 
Please bring wellies or other suitable outdoor footwear. 

Please remember to label all clothing and belongings with your child’s name. 

🏡 How you can help at home 

✏️ Pencil grip: 
We have been practising how to hold our pencils and crayons correctly. At home, encourage your child to practise using the correct pencil grip when drawing and colouring. Activities such as colouring, drawing lines and circles, or making simple marks on paper are a great way to help strengthen the small muscles in their hands and develop their pencil control. 

🔤 Recognising and writing their name: 
Please continue to help your child practise recognising and writing their own name at home. Encourage them to spot their name and give them opportunities to have a go at writing it themselves. Lots of short, regular practice will help to build their confidence. 

🔢 Counting objects: 
We have been practising counting objects carefully, making sure we say one number for each object we count. At home, encourage your child to touch or move each object as they count it. 

 
We have had another lovely week in Nursery and are so proud of how well the children are settling in and growing in confidence each week. Thank you, as always, for your continued support at home.  

This week’s learning  

Old Macdonald had a Farm 

Our story is The Little Red Hen 

🎵 Singing and counting: The children have continued to enjoy learning and singing nursery rhymes and counting songs together. They love singing these songs and it is wonderful to see them growing in confidence.   

🤝 Making friends and sharing: The children have started to make some lovely friendships and we continue to strengthen their social skills. They have continued practising taking turns and sharing the lovely toys and resources in our nursery. 

🤝 Using writing tools: We have started to use our crayons to begin to draw big circles and lines.  This will help us when we write our names. 

Outside area: We love being outside and in our outdoor areas. 

Important information for next week 

·           Dress-Up Day – Monday 21st September 

 We would love the children to come dressed as a farmer or their      favourite farm animal. 

·                Please remember to label all clothing and belongings with your child’s name. 

  How you can help at home 

🧥 Getting dressed independently: Encourage your child to practise putting on and taking off their own coat. Give them plenty of time to have a go by themselves and praise their efforts. 

  🔤 Recognising their name: Practise helping your child recognise their own name.  

  Counting to 10 – can you count to 10 when you do things like climb the stairs or while driving in the car.