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Nursery
Welcome to Homelands Nursery
Nursery teacher is Mrs Smethurst.
Mrs Hawkes is our nursery nurse.
Foundation Intent Statement
At Homelands Foundation stage we aim to provide a positive start to school where a love of exploration and learning is fostered and sets up children as they continue their educational journey. We help the children build on current knowledge to gain a wider understanding of the world and our place within it. Through play and with the support of the adults in class, children are guided to explore and discover ideas, skills and concepts. We provide opportunity for children to develop a rich vocabulary, fostering a love for books and supported through quality interactions from the adults. Our curriculum encourages understanding and development of our school values and we work to build strong working relationships with parents. We strive for all children to feel valued as individuals and to be successful achievers in a safe, secure, nurturing environment where learning and fun go hand in hand.
Phonics in Nursery
Today we visited Saint Mary the Virgin Church in St Marychurch to meet Father Kenny and to look around the church. Father Kenny showed us some of the important features of the church such as the font and the stained-glass windows. He also told us some bible stories. At the end we showed Father Kenny some of our Nativity songs.
We have started our Christmas crafts. The children are getting very excited about Christmas!
We enjoyed a wonderful visit from Chris the animal man and all of his amazing animals. We met a tenrec, an armadillo, an owl, a gecko, a python and a millipede.
Having fun in the late autumn sunshine. We had to wear our gloves and hats today as it was very cold. We sang songs on the stage and had lots of fun.
It was Children in Need today we had a Teddy Bears picnic. We also did finger painting on Pudsey faces. We did a Pudsey treasure hunt in the garden. We played children in Need lotto.
11th of November. We stood in a big circle for the 2 minute silence at 11 am. All of the children were brilliant at being quiet. We watched the Cbeebies poppy video and made poppy prints with potatoes.
Today we went to the garden to collect sticks to make pretend sparklers. We also enjoyed feeding the fish.
We visited the sensory room in small groups today.
Today we went to the hall for PE and also went to the library to read stories.
Our mini topic is fireworks and our story is 'Pumpkin Soup' this week.
Today we made spider hand prints, played with new lemon scented play dough and had fun outside. Our story this week is 'Pumpkin Soup'.
Making clay Diva lamps for Diwali.
Developing our fine motor skills by hammering golf tees into pumpkins.
Phonics for parents. Important information:
Nursery topic plan and vocabulary for this term.
Investigating ice.
For the next two weeks nursery class is learning all about celebrating Diwali. We have made delicious healthy Diwali cookies to share with our families. They had just 4 ingredients, oats, banana, raspberries and cinnamon and they tasted delicious! We have put a copy of the recipe in the children's book bags so that you can try making them at home. We have also made rangoli suncatchers, happy Diwali cards and clay diva lamps. We have enjoyed using powder paint in the mud kitchen. We have also enjoyed dancing to Diwali songs and Indian music.
Making brown bread hedgehogs and bread snails.
Today we had a focus on learning all about shapes. Then in the afternoon we did some colour mixing. When the children come in in the mornings we always start the day by reading and looking at books.
A trip up to the big field. We went running and played football.
Making clay hedgehogs and making transient autumn pictures on our carpet mats.
1st of October. We went to the pond to feed the fish. We collected apples from the trees for snack time. We found lots of leaves and sticks and brought them back to nursery to make hedgehog pictures.
Making 'cloud dough' with 1 cup of conditioner to 2 cups of cornflour. Mixing, shaping, pinching and rolling the dough really helps the children to develop their fine motor skills. Maybe you could try and make some at home?
Week starting the 29th of September. This week we are learning about the apple harvest and autumn.
25th of September.
Making autumn crowns with the autumn treasures we have collected.
Making playdough.
Week starting the 22nd of September.
We have been exploring the school garden, woods and pond area. We were looking for autumn treasures to put in our buckets.
Learning to pour our drinks at snack time. Watercolour painting. Playing and exploring outside.
Another fun day in nursery, playing and exploring inside and outside with our friends.
Today we made play dough. We also enjoyed exploring the musical instruments and making a balance trail outside. Inside we practised our counting with the big dice.
Week starting the 15th of September.
Thursday 11th September. Welcome to all of the new children that started today. Please scroll down to see more photos.
Wednesday the 10th September. Welcome to all of the new children who started today. Please scroll down for more photos.
Tuesday the 9th September. Welcome to all of our new children. Please scroll down to see other photos.
Welcome to all of the children who start in nursery this week. Photos of the fun that we had on Monday.
The first day back after the summer holidays. We picked the tomatoes that had ripened over the holidays and took them home to eat. We made some autumn leaf pictures and some handprint hedgehogs. We also did a self-portrait and a special picture of our families.
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