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It is very busy in our Nursery classes.  On this page you can keep up with everything that is going on, see all the different ways our children learn and have a look at their amazing work.

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  • Nursery: What do you see? How do you see it?

    Published 10/01/25
    This week in Nursery we have been learning how to subitise. Subitising is the ability to look at a small set of objects and instantly know how many there are without counting them. For example, when rolling a dice we don't need to count
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  • Nursery: Why is Christmas a special celebration?

    Published 20/12/24
    We were so proud of all of the children when they performed in our ‘Wriggly Nativity’ with Reception. The children remembered all of the words to the songs and they were very good at using the Makaton actions too. They also showed lots of
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  • Nursery: What presents would you like from Santa?

    Published 13/12/24
    This week in Nursery, This week in Nursery, we have been learning that Christmas is a special festival for Christians because Jesus was born; Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God. The children have enjoyed decorating the Nursery and they h
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  • Nursery: How do you make a repeating pattern?

    Published 06/12/24
    We have been continuing to discuss the Nativity story and thinking about why Christmas is an important celebration for Christians. The children have learnt most of our nativity songs and are making the links between the songs and the story. They have
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  • Nursery: How do you do the up and down move for Squiggle whilst you wiggle?

    Published 29/11/24
    This week in Nursery, we have continued to read ‘Little Glow’ by Katie Sahota. This book is all about different festivals that are celebrated at this time of the year. All of these festivals celebrate light and ‘Little Glow’ t
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  • Nursery: How can you decorate for Diwali?

    Published 22/11/24
    This week in Nursery, we have been learning about the festival of Diwali and how it is celebrated. We have learnt that Diwali is the festival of light and the children have enjoyed decorating Nursery with lots of battery-operated candles. The childre
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  • Nursery: How do you make Currant Buns?

    Published 15/11/24
    In Nursery, we have enjoyed celebrating World Nursery Rhyme Week. Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are four years old, they are usually amongst the best rea
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  • Nursery: What is your favourite Australian animal?

    Published 08/11/24
    This week in Nursery, We have been learning all about Australia as part of the schools ‘Around the World’ week. The children were all very excited when we boarded an aeroplane and flew over the sea (using video clips to show what this
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  • Nursery: What can you find on your nature trail?

    Published 25/10/24
    We have been learning the poem ‘Nature Trail’ by Benjamin Zephaniah as part of the whole school’s Benjamin Zephaniah week. Each key worker group has learnt separate lines to recite and together we have learnt the first verse and the
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  • Nursery: Take One Picture. How did you create your self-portrait?

    Published 18/10/24
    This week in Nursery, we have joined in with the whole school Take One Picture event. This is a national programme for primary schools, which aims to inspire a lifelong love of art and learning. We have been looking at ‘The Courtyard of a House
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  • Nursery: What will your magic potion do?

    Published 11/10/24
    We have been busy developing the children’s spoken vocabulary. They have been getting really confident when retelling our 3-a-Day stories and using the language from the books. We have also had lots of fun making potions in the outside area and
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  • Nursery: How are you today?

    Published 04/10/24
    This week in Nursery, we have enjoyed learning our new Good morning song. We are leaning to say hello, good morning and good afternoon using Makaton. Makaton is a language programme that combine signs, symbols and speech to give different options for
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