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The children came to nursery wearing red, white and blue. We looked at how children celebrated in 1944 and re-enacted our own street party in the garden.

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Thank you to all of the mums that attended the tea party today! It was a special time for the children to spend time appreciating all of the things our mums do!

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This week we explored monochrome colours in Art Club. Adding white to black produces grey and Afiyah found out -  'If you keep adding white paint, then the grey gets lighter!'

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Celine loved exploring the water colours in Art Club today. Our focus has been mixing and experimenting with colour.

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The children used dabbers to experiment with tones of orange, red and yellow. Adding some white paint produced pink and a peach colour.

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We have been looking at AB patterns in maths this week and the children extended their learning through art. Making repeat patterns and mixing colours to make new ones! 'I can make orange - you mix red and yellow' Prakshi.

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The children enjoyed making Easter nests with Ellie today. First, you melt the chocolate and then you mix it with the cereal'. Kaliyah. 'At the end , you put on the sprinkles!' Myah.

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The children have been practising recognising and writing their names. they are encouraged to write their names on their own work.

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The children had a go at cutting cabbage leaves this week! This was popular and great for developing scissor skills and building strength in their hands. The shredded cabbage was then recycled in the mud kitchen!

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Easter play dough with natural foliage and mixed with some Easter objects! Perfect Spring fun!

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the children asked for an ice-cream shop during Parliament Time, so with the help of some shaving foam and food colouring, we opened our Maple Ice cream Parlour! What is your favourite flavour? 

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Chicks, bunnies and eggs mixed with small world play!

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Ashmitha and her mum in some traditional clothes from India!

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Thank you to Alberts mum for organising the egg painting activity for Culture Day!

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Thank you to all the parents who brought in food for our special Eid celebration!

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The children love to fill and empty jugs and containers! Water play is a fabulous way to learn all of the vocabulary linked to capacity. 'Look my jug if full!' 'Now it's empty!' Matthias.

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We have been able to buy some new plants for our garden to help attract insects and wildlife. Thank you to Nature Park for the grant!

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Worms, bees, ladybirds and ants! Some of the creatures in our insect tray to explore this week. 

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Thank you to the parents that attended our curriculum day for communication and language. It is also science week, so we had a lot to talk about!

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The children and their parents joined in with our phonics session and letter formation practise today.

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We looked at forces today and no better way to practise, with cars making tracks in paint. the children push them forward and backward to make different marks.

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Making planets and using corks to create craters!