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Session Times:
8.30-11.30am
12.30-3.30pm

Lunches
11.30-12.15pm

Library books are changed on a Wednesday

Culture Wheels are handed out on a Friday please return on a Monday

Wow Wednesday's are starting after half term

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Our Class :)

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In our class of busy children, it is important to have ground rules for safety purposes. We want our children to feel that their environment is safe in order for them to grow and succeed. Rules give the children clear expectations so that they can understand the boundaries.

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We have school dinner places, please speak to the office to book.

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We have two fish, three snails and three shrimp that the children look after.

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This is where we aim for the children to be when they leave us in September.

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Download and complete your child's culture wheel on your phone, tablet or computer and then email to homework@gillblowers.nurseryluton.com where we will print it for you.

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The children have been really busy exploring their new classroom!

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At the beginning of each session the children complete a Funky Fingers activity. This aids pre-writing skills and helps to build muscle dexterity.

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Kelly, Steph and the children used their muscles to turn the lever of the apple press to make some delicious apple juice

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This week the children have been exploring the role play area. They have used real nappies, baby wipes and bottles to take care of the dolls.

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The children walked to Sundon Park to collect some conkers

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The Children have been learning rhythm and tempo. First we listened carefully to the patterns of the music, then we used our claves to follow the rhythm, volume and tempo.

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The children were super excited to see how far they could run.

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All of the children had a turn in acting out the characters of the Three Little Pigs story.

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Booktrust reading with your child 3 4 english

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Bookstart have some really useful ideas to help you read with your child.

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The children singing and playing instruments to Ran, Tan, Tan.

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Afternoon children singing and playing musical instruments to Ran, Tan, Tan

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Some of the children dressed in clothes from their cultures. Look how beautiful they look.

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The children loved using the conkers to paint with. They lifted the tray to each side so the conkers would roll around in the paint.

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After watching the pumpkin volcano science experiment, the children had a go themselves. They measured and poured, scooped and tipped, then watched the volcano "Explode"

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We borrowed an apple press to use in the classroom, the children was able to help turn the handle to squeeze the apples. We saw the juice come out the bottom.

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The children have been exploring how to keep safe when jumping from higher surfaces out in the garden. They knew we needed a safety mat so we didn't hurt ourselves, and to walk slowly on the cable reel so it didn't wobble. An adult stood by to support any children that were not sure or needed some help.

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During our numeracy sessions the children are learning to subitize. This will help you at home.

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Subitize Up To 5 (soo-bi-tize) | Math Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

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The children have loved using the small loose parts to create amazing works of art.

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Look at our amazing works of art using the parts

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Some of our children dressed in their cultural clothes on Culture day. Some even brought some delicious foods for us to try at snack time.

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The children have shown curiosity in searching for bugs in our garden, they found worms and snails, and beetles.

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The children and the teachers all came to nursery in their pj's, to raise money for children in need

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All of the children joined in with decorating our trees in the classroom, they even made some salt dough decorations to place on the branches

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The morning children came to nursery in Christmas jumpers or Christmas colours. We did a catwalk to show them off to ours friends.

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Even the grown ups joined in with walking on the catwalk, showing off their Christmas jumpers

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The afternoon children came to nursery in their Christmas jumpers and Christmas colours. We did a catwalk to show them off to our friends.

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We have been retelling and acting out the Nativity Story.

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The children were so excited when they found out we had a special visitor. We went to the community room to see that Father Christmas came to visit and he had brought us all a present. The children all said thank you and wished Father Christmas a very Merry Christmas by singing him some of our Christmas rhymes.

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We love a fashion show in our classroom. It increases confidence and allows for an opportunity for the children's personalities to blossom. Here are the morning children showing off their party outfits. We love these poses.

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We love a fashion show in our classroom. It increases confidence and allows for an opportunity for the children's personalities to blossom. Here are the afternoon children showing off their party outfits. We love these poses.

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Our children are loving the dressing up items as well as the dressing table, where they can access the jewellery and perfume bottles. We managed to capture a few of the girls who can not resist this role play experience.

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The children have been experimenting with bubble snakes. Using bubble mixture and plastic bottles, the children tried to make the longest bubble snake by blowing really hard. This was also a learning lesson to, as the mixture didn't taste very nice if the children accidently sucked it up instead of blowing it out. They were pleased to see how long their snakes had become.

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We have introduced nuts and bolts into our transient art area. The children were keen to start using them to make some pictures.

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For Fitness Friday the children wanted to use all of their muscles at the local park. The children climbed, swung, slid and balanced as they made their way across the equipment.

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Second trip to the park for some of our children. Learning to take turns on the equipment can be tricky, but our children had loads of fun while waiting for their turns.

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We celebrated culture day to end the week of Chinese new year. some of the children brought in some food and dressed in their cultural clothes

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We celebrated Chinese New Year by doing our own dragon dancing

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The children loved listening to The Gruffalo story, so they chose to paint some pictures of him. They looked at a picture of him from the story to draw him on their own.

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Retelling the Gruffalo story in our own way

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Retelling the Gruffalo story in our own way

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The children were able to make their own mini Gruffalos using playdough. They also used shaving foam to make Owl ice cream

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The children were able to explore different science experiments. We dug for dinosaurs in the cornflour, using brushes to brush the dust away, we made the light bulb turn on by connecting the circuit and we did blindfolded snack tasting. The children had to guess which food they were eating.

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The children loved learning the lycra song. They bounced their fingers on and under, stretched to lycra to and fro. And they even made mountains with their knees.

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The children use explore the juicers to squeeze the juice from the oranges. "Look the juice is coming out" "We can drink that now"

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We loved using all the hair-dressing tools in the role play area. We used hairdryers, brushes, combs, and used some pretend hair clippers. The children practiced on each other and some of their teachers.

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We celebrated Chinese new year by using chopsticks in the home corner, we all tried to pick up some raw pasta pieces with the chopsticks. We had to concentrate really hard.

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The children were keen to get their hands dirty when planting some seeds. They filled up the plant pots using the trowels and then pushed a pea seed into the soil. They then remembered to water the seeds and place them into the greenhouse.

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At group time we practice our phonics. we find some of the initial sounds from our friends names. We can find our friends letters as well as our own.

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The children were so excited when they found out we had a swing at nursery. They took turns to have a swing and worked out how to get on and off without an adult. We spoke about how to keep safe while on the swing, the children decided they needed a safety mat in case they fell off.

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Now the weather has got a little warmer, the children have explored the sand pit inside and outside! We have dug for treasure, filled and emptied, and watched the sand fall through colanders.

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The children were really interested in looking after the babies. They told us that they wanted to be like doctors to make the babies feel better.