Meet our Classes
This is what our classes wrote about last year.
New information is coming soon.
Miss Altman Nursery Teacher
Mrs Hancock Nursery Nurse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/fun/
Number fun http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/index.shtml
Amazing Insects http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1insects/bugmenu.html
People who help us
http://www.ers.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/primary/peoplewhohelpus.htm
Play dough
http://www.nickjr.co.uk/activities/dotogethers/index.aspx
Great site for making things together
http://www.things2make.com
For parents
Jolly phonics http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/
In Jolly Phonics the 42 main sounds of English are taught, not just the alphabet. The sounds are in seven groups. Click on this link and then ‘audio’ to hear the sounds The Early Years Foundation Stage http://www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/eyfs/
What did you do at nursery today, darling?
“Well I sat at the dough table and I rolled the dough in my hands. Lucy said hers was a snake but mine, mine was a worm.
The lady talked about long ones and short ones, the fat ones and the thin ones, and mummy Sarah rolled her dough so long it went right over the end of the table.”
(And nobody said, 'What are you going to make? – a cake would be nice')
Yes but what did you do?
“I played on the climbing frame, and do you know mummy, I can climb to the very top step”
Yes but did you do anything today?
Yes, but did you do anything today?
Sara and me went to the paint table. It was lovely, all gooey and slippery on our hands. We made lots of patterns with our fingers and elbows. Sarah had yellow paint and I had red and Mummy, do you know what, if you mix red paints and yellow paint it goes ORANGE! (And nobody said, 'What a mess you've made')
Yes, but what else have you done?
At milk time a big boy pushed me over and I bumped my head. The lady picked me up and loved me better and the boy even said sorry!
Yes but what else have you done?
“At milk time it was it was my turn to pour out the milk and give the apples out.”
And then did you do anything?
The lady sang a new song and I can remember it, it was about your fingers, thumbs and toes.
But, did you do anything today?
I made a lovely traily pattern in the sand and then Sara and me had a race to see who could put the sand in the sand-wheel quickest
But then did you do anything?
“At story time I was so tired so I sat on the lady’s lap and the story was about a caterpillar-and do you know mummy, that caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies!
So did you do anything today?
“We sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Nicholas and counted the candles on his cake.”
But did you do anything today?
Yes, when the lady said it was time to tidy up I quickly painted you a picture cos I knew you would say,
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 We are designing our own vegetable patch and flower garden to attract mini-beasts.
“Spring is here or is it Summer? During the first half of the Summer Term our topic is mini-beasts. To help provide a rich environment to attract mini-beasts, the children have been busy planning their own vegetable patch and flower garden. This is part of a local school net work project within the Foundation Stage. There are seed potatoes to plant and the runner beans, sweet peas, marigolds, sunflowers to sow. We are most grateful to parents who have offered to help weed and garden with the children and those who have offered spare seedlings. This project seems to grow each time we chat with parents at the start or end of Nursery, thank you. We will be learning about caterpillars, bees, spiders, snails, butterflies and ladybirds. The topic work for the second half of the Summer Term will be ‘People Who Help Us’: doctors, nurses, police, fire fighters, vets, lollypop men and women, and people who help us at school. In RE we shall be exploring themes on caring for each other. We continue with Jolly Phonics and work on knowledge of letters and sounds.”
From Acorns Summer term curriculum letter 2008 |
What is a mini-beast?
Where can you find mini-beasts?
What do they do?
What do they look like?
How many legs can you see?
Why do they look so colourful?
Do we need mini-beasts?
Should I be afraid?
Which mini- beast would you like to be for a day and why?
  
How many different mini-beasts can you find in 10 minutes? Ready, steady, go!
This web site is useful for identifying mini-beasts.
Amazing Insects http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1insects/bugmenu.html
  
 
People who help us
http://www.ers.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/primary/peoplewhohelpus.htm
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