Category Archives: Nursery Weekly News

It has been National Film Week so we have focused our literacy learning on a film called “Bubbles” by Gabriela Zapata. The children watched the film and then looked at film stills to discuss how the girl was feeling in different parts of the film.
We went outside to watch bubbles and described the way they looked and moved. The children then talked about where they would want a magic bubble to take them.

We made lots of circles with chalk to create a lovely bubbles work of art.

Our maths work this week was inspired by fireworks.
We learnt a song called “10 Little Fireworks” and used firework pictures to count down as each firework zoomed off into the sky.

We had to try and recognise numbers 1,2,and 3, and then stick the correct number of stickers onto each rocket.

We then used a pretend rocket firework to listen to instructions of where to put it, e.g.  zoom it next to the books, zoom it in front of Rhodri, etc.

Children have also been using the class camera to take photos of their finished art work.

We made chocolate dipped apples on Tasty Thursday and watched how the chocolate changed from being hard to being soft and runny to dip our apples in to.

We talked about firework safety and looked at a poster where a little boy Ben taught us to keep safe on Bonfire night.

We discussed kindness when the girl in “Bubbles” decided to leave the magic bubbles for another girl who was feeling sad.

Children rolled out black sparkly play dough and used ribbons and sequins to make some beautiful firework scenes.
We also got messy doing splatter firework paintings.

On Move-It Monday we listened to a firework rhyme and moved around like rockets, sparklers, catherine wheels and the flames on a fire.
On Firework night we danced in the classed room to “Firework” and remembered the movements to use in our dancing.

We have been trying to remember our manners during snack time this week, practising how to say “diolch” when we are given our fruit and milk.

Remind your child to say “diolch” when they are at home or out and about.

Family Learning sessions have restarted on Wednesdays at 9.30. This is a fun group where you can gain ideas on how to support your child’s learning at home and make some useful games too.
Afternoon parents can come along too as there is childcare for the children. Even if you are not sure, come along and try it once to see how you like it, or speak to some other parents who have been to see how they find it.
Let me know if you would like to attend next week and I can add your name to the list.

Have a good weekend.

Ben and Betty have been teaching us the sound “g” this week.

We read the story “The Gruffalo” and then described the Gruffalo.

We used the props from the story to help us play in the Gruffalo den – we had lots of fun in here.

We played some number games this week to practise our counting.

We also looked for the different shapes in Rangoli patterns and coloured them in different colours.

We learnt about how people celebrate Diwali.

We also found out about why we wore our boots to school for Give Hunger the Boot and read a story about a little girl in Africa who has been helped by this charity.

We used pastels to make Mehndi patterns on hand outlines.
We also made Gruffalo masks, trying our best to remember all the colours on his face!

On Move-It Monday we did Write Dance to Sandy Hill which practised up and down movements.
We also played some parachute games.

We have been practising some welsh counting songs this week  Un dau tri banana – See if your child can sing it to you.

We will be learning the letter sound “h” after half term, so while on holiday, can your child draw a picture of their house to bring into school?
Have a fantastic half term and I will see you on Monday 3^rd November.

Have fun!

Ben and Betty have been teaching us the sound “f” this week.

We had a letter sent to nursery from Old Macdonald. He needed our help because all his animals had come out of their pens and were muddled up. We went outside to find the animals and when we came back we wrote a class letter to let him know that we had found all the animals.

We even had a letter back from Old Macdonald saying thank you for our help!

We sorted the farm animals into their pens and then counted to check if we had found them all.
We used foam on the maths table and had a go at writing the number 4 and number 5.

We had the rhyme props out for 5 speckled frogs so we could sing the rhyme counted how many were left after 1 jumped in.

We drew long lines outside and then measured them with our feet. We counted to see whose line was the longest/shortest.

We read the Rainbow Fish and talked about things the Rainbow Fish did to be friendly and things that he did that were not friendly. We talked about how we can be good friends. The children also told Rhodri who their friends are and what they like to do with them.

We used shiny paper to cut and stick to make our own shiny Rainbow Fish. We will use these to decorate our bathroom.
We also drew a pictures of our friends.

On Move-It Monday we practised our Kringeli Krangeli Write Dance again and the children are getting very good at their movement.
We also played a game of follow the leader, moving in lots of different ways using all parts of our body.

Shwmae Day on Wednesday was lots of fun as it was Welly Wednesday too! We went outside looking for all of Old Macdonald’s farm animals and when we had collected them all we counted them in Welsh (un, dau, tri, pedwar, pimp) and then we sang a farm animal song:
Mr. Buwch (cow) ydw i,
Mr. Dafad (sheep) ydw i,
Mr Hwyad (duck) ydw i,
Mr Ceffyl (horse) ydw i,
and Mr Mochyn (pig) ydw i,

Thanks

Have a great weekend

Ben and Betty have been teaching us the sound “e” this week.

We read the story of “Elmer” the elephant and talked about our favourite part of the story.

We also used cuddly elephants and also masks to try and retell the story in our own way.

We had to match two halves of an egg shape by finding pairs of Numicon shapes. We were trying to recognise the Numicon shapes by looking at the colour and size of each one.
We practised recognising which number different Numicon shapes represented by playing a circle game.

On Welly Wednesday we collected autumn items to put into our new cauldrons. The children wrote a list of what we found before stirring it all up and singing Autumn songs.

This week’s cooking was making a healthy egg salad.

We have been practising waiting and taking turns when playing a pass the tambourine game. This will help us be more patient when we are waiting for or turn when we are playing.

We used lots of different coloured squares to make our own patterned Elmer’s. They were very pretty and colourful.

We also printed with cubes on a large outline of Elmer.

On Move-It Monday we practised listening to welsh commands as a warm up – sefyll (Stand) and Eisteddwch (Sit down). We then did Write Dance in the hall to Kringeli Krangeli, making lots of curly movements with our hands.

Due to the stormy weather this week, we learned a new phrase for our Welsh board, “Mae hi’n stomus”

Some of us are remembering to ask for our fruit in Welsh too, saying “Ga i…” Bendigedig!!

Thanks

Have a great weekend

We practiced making big wavy blue lines on large pieces of paper to let the 5 little ducks swim along when we sang Five Little Ducks.  We attempted to draw some letter d’s on the scrimbling table – Diawn pawb!

This week’s cooking was making dotty dinosaur biscuits.

We also made daffodils for our Cwtch Cwmreag after talking about how they are the special flower for Wales.

Thanks

Have a great weekend

Ben and Betty have been teaching us the sound “c” this week.

We have read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and loved it when he turned into a beautiful butterfly.
We looked at pictures from the story and talked about then and tried to put them in the right order.

We looked at patterns and tried to make a repeating pattern using carrot and cucumber to make the caterpillar’s body.

We are getting very good at counting how many children are in class each day – Diawn!

On Welly Wednesday we went outside to collect different types of leaves. We found green leaves, yellow leaves and orange leaves.  Some leaves were smooth and some were crunchy.

We brought them back to the classroom to use for an art activity.

Children are becoming more confident to talk about their feelings during check in time with Rhodri. A few are even feeling confident enough to tell us reasons for their feelings.

We used the leaves we collected from our Welly Walk to make an Autumn crown. We stuck leaves onto a cardboard band and decorated them with differ colours.

We wore our Autumn crowns while we sang this song:

“All the leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down   (Imitate leaves falling down)
All the leaves are falling down, it is autumn.

Take the rake and rake them up, rake them up, rake them up  (Imitate raking leaves)
Take the rake and rake them up, it is autumn.

Make a pile and jump right in, jump right in, jump right in,  (Children jump forward)
Make a pile and jump right in, it is autumn.”

On Move it Monday we did some counting different movements to warm up and then we did some physical literacy using the Hungry Caterpillar book. We listened to the story and decided what shapes we needed to make our bodies to act out the story. It was lots of fun and the children loved pretending to look for food.

We are continuing to practise saying “Bore Da” (good morning) and “Prynhawn Da” (good afternoon) when the register is being taken. We have also been learning to say “Ga i…” (Can I have…) during snack time.

Why not have a go at playing the cute caterpillar counting song on the attached sheet the weekend – have fun!

Don’t forget to return your data sheets and home-school agreement as soon as possible, Thanks

Have a great weekend

Ben and Betty have been teaching us the sound “b” this week.

It was Tedi Twt’s birthday this week so on Monday the children talked about birthdays and planned what they wanted to do for Tedi Twt’s birthday.

We have lots of places to practice our writing and the children have been having a go at writing “b” on the scrimbling table and the white board in the writing area.

We used the bears in the maths area this week. We matched the different sized bears to the pattern cards and we sorted the bears into different colours and different sizes.

On Welly Wednesday we went on a bug hunt. We explored under plants and rocks and caught some bugs in a special catcher to put in our bug boxes. We found a caterpillar, a very big spider, a beetle, slugs and a bee. We were very kind and put them back in the garden after we had all looked at the bugs.

We looked at our baby photos and talked about what babies need and how we are different now. We had fun guessing which of our friends was in the baby photo.
We also talked about how we celebrate birthdays. Children talked about their own experiences and this helped them plan Tedi Twt’s birthday.

We made symmetrical butterflies using paint and folding the butterflies in half to make the pattern. These beautiful butterflies with be decorating our reading garden.

When we came back from our bug hunt we used the play dough to make our own bugs.

On Move it Monday we played a bean game. We had to listen to the instructions and do the action – Jumping bean, jelly bean, baked bean and runner bean – Ask your child to show you the game.
We also played Tedi Twt’s favourite game and bounced him on the parachute.

We are continuing to practise saying “Bore Da” (good morning) and “Prynhawn Da” (good afternoon) when the register is being taken. We have also been learning to say “Ga i…” (Can I have…) during snack time. This week we sand Penblwydd Hapus to Tedi Twt because he was celebrating his 4^th birthday!

We will be learning the letter sound “c” next week so if you and your child find anything at home that starts with a “c” sound they can bring it in to show their friends.

Don’t forget to return your data sheets and home-school agreement as soon as possible, Thanks

Have a great weekend

Ben and Betty have been teaching us the sound “a” this week.

We went on an “a” hunt outside and found pictures of acrobats, antelopes, alligators, and avocados.

We found the ants hiding in the sand and only kept the ants which had an “a” or an “A” on it.

We pretended we were astronauts getting ready to take off in a rocket…we counted down from 10 until we were ready to blast off!!!
We picked different shapes out of a box and tried to put them on the correct plate. Some of us knew the names of the shapes as well.

We talked about where different animals lived and sorted the play animals into the correct habitats. We enjoyed making the animal noises as we were doing this.

We didn’t do edible cooking this week but the children helped to make play dough for the classroom.

We have been talking about helping each other in the classroom, especially at tidy up time. We have also been discussing other things that make a happy nursery, such as sharing and being kind.

We printed with apples on big “a” shapes. We talked about different coloured apples and decided to use red and green paint.

We used sticks outside to make shapes and pictures. We made arrows, lines, houses, triangles and squares.

On Move it Monday we listened to songs in the hall that helped us move around like different animals. We skipped like lambs, galloped like horses, waddled like penguins and flapped like eagles.
We practised rolling the play dough with our hands by making 6 legs for the ant picture.

We are practising saying “Bore Da” (good morning) and “Prynhawn Da” (good afternoon) when the register is being taken. We have also been learning to say “Ga i…” (Can I have…) during snack time.

In preparation for learning the letter sound “b” next week, please can your child bring in a baby photo of themselves?

Don’t forget to return your data sheets and home-school agreement as soon as possible, Thanks

Have a great weekend

Language, Literacy & Communication

We have been making marks and patterns on the scrimbling table.

We have been singing lots of rhymes…our favourite being Hickory, Dickory Dock. Sing it at home.

Mathematical Development

We have been feeding teddy with lots of yummy cakes on the computer this week. We have been recognising numbers and counting accurately to make teddy say “Yummy!”

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

We have enjoyed exploring and investigating the playdough this week. Some of the children have been making cupcakes and using lollipop sticks and feathers to decorate them.  Great creativity!

Personal and Social Development, Well Being and Cultural Diversity

We have focused on good tidying up and being helpful this week, which most children have responded well to. Dai Iawn!

Creative Development

We have been exploring paint on the easel, making splodges, shapes and trying to cover the whole page with paint!

Physical Development

We danced to Busy Feet songs about the body and different ways it can move.
We took part in Dress Up and Dance Zumba which was lots of fun and great exercise.

Welsh Language Development

We have been using our Welsh board to practice the weather. Thankfully it has only been Mae hi’n heulog (sunny) all week.

We have also been reminding the children to say diolch (thank you) at snack times. Try saying diolch with  your child at home

Anything else!

Please remember to put suncream on your child before coming into nursery during the hot weather. You can also send them in with a sun hat for added protection.

Don’t forget to let me know if you are coming in the school trip to Pembrey on Tuesday 15^th July – £5 per adult, free for children.

Language, Literacy & Communication

We have played a phonics game on the interactive whiteboard where we had to find what picture started with the chosen sound – the children were very good at remembering their sounds.

We have also been talking about moving up to “big school”. Children had to tell me what their favourite part of Nursery was and what they will try hard at in Reception.

We also practised writing our names to put into our annual report.

Mathematical Development

We have been feeding teddy with lots of yummy cakes on the computer this week. We have been recognising numbers and counting accurately to make teddy say “Yummy!”
Some of us have also tried working out one more. We counted to a number and stopped and had to figure out what number was one more – have a practice at home.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

We have enjoyed exploring and investigating the playdough this week. Some of the children have been making cupcakes  and using lollipop sticks and feathers to decorate them.  Great creativity!

Personal and Social Development, Well Being and Cultural Diversity

The discussion about moving up to “big school” has given the children opportunity to talk about the change. With only 4 weeks left of the term, we will be starting to discuss more about moving into Reception to ease the transition for your child.

We enjoyed making our healthy flapjacks – no butter or syrup just oats, fruit juice and fruit…a yummy healthy choice!

Creative Development

We have been drawing pictures of ourselves to go on our reports. We had to remember to draw a head, body, arms and legs to make it look like us.

Physical Development

Rugby Tots were here for Move-it Monday and we practised throwing and catching the rugby ball.

We took part in Dress Up and Dance Zumba which was lots of fun and great exercise.

Welsh Language Development

We have been using our Welsh board to practice saying what we will be eating at snack time…Dwi’n bwyta….”

Encourage your child to practise at home during meal times.

Anything else!

Please remember to put suncream on your child before coming into nursery during the hot weather. You can also send them in with a sun hat for added protection.

Don’t forget to let me know if you are coming in the school trip to Pembrey on Tuesday 15^th July – £5 per adult, free for children.