This week in Nursery we have been exploring monoprinting, a process in which children’s marks are captured to create a unique print.

The children chose a colour of paint which was squeezed straight onto the table! Then, they got stuck in with their hands, making a variety of marks within the paint. Some children used their whole hands across the table, some used their fingers to create patterns and others preferred to use a foam roller or a brush. We also began to experiment with some colour mixing.

After they had plenty of time to explore the paint, we placed paper on top of their paint to capture their marks in a print. Have a look at these amazing works of art.

We have been busy settling in this term, getting to know our classroom and making new friends. The children have been brilliant during this transition period, as they adjust to a new environment, new friends, new grown ups and new routines. Thank you for all of your support during this time!

We have been reading ‘Dear Zoo’ and learning lots of new nursery rhymes. One of our favourites has been 5 little ducks.

We have been learning how to use new tools safely and developing our cutting skills. We have also been starting to use the woodwork station and learning how to use hammers and nails to build a structure.

We have been learning to share, turn take and play games together.

We have been loving playing outside and exploring the garden!

Such intense concentration. We will run out of wood quickly as this area was so popular!  We have now widened the range of items which can be added on to their structures, cork sections, plastic lids, rubber piping and old jigsaw pieces . I look forward to seeing where their designs skills and thinking go next..

You might also hear about how we have been dancing VOLCANO’s ! This session is call  ‘Write Dance’ and we exercise our muscles so that we have strong arms, wrists and fingers ready to write.  Volcano dancing last week involved shaving foam!! This week it will involve hair conditioner and powder paint!  ( photos to be added!)

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Click on the link to watch us sing with Father Christmas. 

What a wonderful morning we had together…..

Our ‘Wait, Watch and Wonder’ books chart and show the progression of learning across all areas of the classroom. On this site I have selected to show a very small amount of the interests which have featured this Autumn Term,  the photos stories we have would fill numerous photo album!! Please do come and look through our ‘Wait, Watch and Wonder’  books when you bring your child into class each in a morning, the images will make you smile.

BUILDING and FORMING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS through our Sherborne Developmental Movement sessions every Thursday. We laugh and giggle throughout these sessions as well as learn how to care for each other.

jumping and running

Hill rolling is Super Fun!!!!

Sports Day 2021 was a very busy active day!! Well Done everyone … You all deserved your icecream!

Today Friday 2nd July we explored the New and Unusual... Papaya’s, Asparagus, Passion Fruit

Across the summer term we have been developing our observational drawing and painting skills. We have drawn insects, leaves, flowers and TODAY… due to lovely Jade from Asda we had new food items to draw, paint and TASTE!!

What can you see?  What colours and textures will be inside?

“Its a Potato” – Passion fruit

“Its and avocado”  – papaya

“I think it will be red or pink inside”

“They look like gummy balls”

“Its squishy”

“Its sour but yummy”

This was one of those afternoons that I will remember forever because we has SO much belly laughter.

We ALL children and adults laughed and laughed for two hours.

We did finally manage to make a pizza each, after spinning and stretching our own dough.