Author: Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey
Nursery News 26.6.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 June 2017
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Practicing Our Skills
Last week we painted stripes to use on our new display. This week we decided to try and do striped pictures by ourselves - we had to be very careful to not mix the colours together. Some of us did vertical stripes and some made rainbow stripes!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 June 2017
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Twist and Jump!
This week, Tom and Kyle were teaching us how to twist and jump at the same time.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 20 June 2017
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Nursery News 19.6.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 June 2017
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Marble Painting
We were painting with marbles! It was a great activity to strengthen our arm control and we made a lovely picture too!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 June 2017
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Planting Our Wellies!
We helped Mrs. Karran to put the new plants into the pots around school to make it look summery!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 June 2017
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Nursery News 12.6.17
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please remember if we have any more sunny, warm weather PLEASE put sun cream on your child before school and please send a sun hat with their NAME in it.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 10 June 2017
Category: Nursery
Three Pink Balloons
We are only little in nursery - some of us are still only 3 years old but we know that something sad has happened in Manchester where we live. We went out onto the field with our school family, we said a prayer and we let three pink balloons fly into the sky. We always share special times like…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 May 2017
Category: Nursery
Bean Bag Balance!
We made our own beanbags in class and we took them outside to play with. We played the beanbag balancing games that we had done with the Manchester United trainers - we had great fun as we developed our balancing and listening skills!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 May 2017
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An Ice-Cream Treat!
We had a lovely treat today - we had water to cool our feet in AND ice-cream for our snack!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 25 May 2017
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Fun In The Sun
We have had a lovely time playing outside in the sunshine!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 May 2017
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Nursery News 22.5.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 20 May 2017
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What Time Do We........?
We were using our clocks to think about special times in the day - when do we come into nursery? When do we have our lunch? What time do we go to bed? And what time do we go home from school? We moved the hands on our clocks to tell us the time!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 May 2017
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Snap, Crackle and Pop!
Mr. Sandham brought us a present of some Rice Crispies! We really enjoyed them for our morning snack! Thank you x
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 May 2017
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Tick Tock!
This week we were doing two jobs in one! We were practicing writing our numbers and we used them to make a clock! What a great way to 'save time'! There was a lot of looking and listening involved in this activity. We all did fantastically well, and we were so busy the time just flew by!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 May 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 15.5.17
Please note that we are having our class photograph taken on Thursday. We will let you know arrangements later in the week. On Friday the school are having an 'Own Clothes Day' where the children can donate toys to be sold at our 'Summer Barbeque' - although we do not wear uniform in nursery we…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 14 May 2017
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Down on the Farm 1
We had a fantastic trip to Smithills Farm. We had a busy day - we had a donkey ride, a tractor ride we fed Lots of animals and we even watched the cows being milked by a robot machine!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 14 May 2017
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Down on the farm 2
We all enjoyed feeding the animals in the fields!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 14 May 2017
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Nursery News 8.5.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 7 May 2017
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'Why Are You Smiling'?
We talked about how Mary and the friends of Jesus felt when they knew that he had risen from the dead. We talked about what makes us smile - friends and family!! We did a lot of talking about mums and dads and all the lovely things we do together that make us smile!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 7 May 2017
Category: Nursery
Flowers for Mary
This week we have been talking about Mary. We have been learning her special prayer - the 'Hail Mary'. To help us do this we made a special flower! We counted out 8 petals, used chalk to colour them, listened carefully to instructions, chose a lovely picture of Mary and then put her prayer on the…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 7 May 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 2.5.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 30 April 2017
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Caring For Our World
In nursery we are only 3yrs or 4yrs old, caring for our planet has to start in small ways! We always have to help at tidy up time where we put our toys away to keep them safe for our next session. This week in nursery we have also grown cress caterpillars to help us learn how to look after plants,…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 30 April 2017
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Earth Day 22nd April 2017
We made special pictures to celebrate Earth Day. We used shave foam, pain, sticks and paper plates to make our 'earth'. We watched a video of the earth that had been taken from a space station - it was very beautiful. We talked about looking after our planet.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 30 April 2017
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Star Of The Week !
Each week the trainers will be looking out for a 'star', a person who listens well, follows their instructions and shows how much they are enjoying the sessions. Here is this week's Star! We went to see Mr. Smith who was delighted and said 'congratulations'.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 25 April 2017
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M.U.F.C.
This week we had our very first session with M.U.F.C. and we were fantastic! The trainers were very impressed with how we listened to them and how we followed their instructions. Our teachers were very proud of us. This week we moved in lots of different ways and we played a team game where we had…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 25 April 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 24.4.17
Here is the Nursery News for the first week of our new term. We hope that you all have a super holiday - Happy Easter.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 April 2017
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Exercise Those Fingers!
This week we have been doing lots of activities that help to develop our fine motor skills.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 April 2017
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Nursery News 10.4.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 April 2017
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Writing Activities
This week we have all been choosing different activities that have helped in the development of our writing skills. We used chalks outside, we made our Easter wallets with our names on and we drew our own pictures and maps!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 April 2017
Category: Nursery
Sharing!
This week we have been trying to do good sharing. Jesus wants us to be kind to each other. We heard about when the little boy gave his 5 loaves and 2 fish to the disciples to share between all the people who had been listening to Jesus.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 April 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 3.4.17
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please note that we are going to the Toy Library on Monday morning.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 April 2017
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Sewing!
We are making our Easter surprises, we have been sewing. We used real embroidery needles to sew on felt, we were very careful because the needles were sharp, we concentrated very well.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 April 2017
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Vegetable Stew
This week we have been talking about some of the food that comes from a farm - vegetables. We looked at, touched, smelt and tasted the vegetables - some we liked and some we didn't! We helped to wash the veg and then we scooped them out to go into the pan - it was like scooping goldfish! We had…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 April 2017
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Ladybird Farm Shop and Cafe!
Our Farm Shop and Cafe is proving very popular! The children are developing a range of skills, literacy, numeracy and even queuing!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 April 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 27.3.17
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please note that dinner money is £10.75 a week and should come into school on a MONDAY morning in a named envelope - thank you.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Spring Planting
We went outside in the sunshine to plant some vegetable seeds. We made sure that they were tucked well into the soil and we gave them a lovely drink of water. We will be caring for our plants as they grow over the next few weeks.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Mothers Day Writing
We were making special things to take home to our mums for Mothers Day. We realised that our mums do a lot of things for us and we love them very much. Thank you Mum! Xxxxxx
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 March 2017
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Running For Fun!
We went out to look at the daffodils that were planted on our field. We looked around Tim's Garden and our teachers explained why it had been made. We then enjoyed running on the field and having races with our friends.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 20 March 2017
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Nursery News 20.3.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 March 2017
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Afternoon Tea
We all enjoyed our afternoon tea on Friday. The adults served the children - just like in a real cafe and there was lovely music playing in the background. The children invited Mr. Mountcastle to join them and they all enjoyed a friendly natter over a cup of tea and a sandwich! This was a lovely…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Our First Silver Trail
It was a great experience for the children when they did their very first silver trail n Friday! They were in the hall as the year 6 class laid down their silver coins. We did well, thank you for sending in those 5p pieces!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 March 2017
Category: Nursery
St. Patrick's Day
Did you like the shamrock picture that the children made for St. Patrick's Day? Had you guessed that it was made with a pepper? What a simple way to explain to the children how St. Patrick taught about the Trinity!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Numicon Fun
We played with the Numicon pieces. We were drawing round the pieces and counting how many holes each piece had. We also used the laces to thread the pieces together. We saw that we could make a big number of holes by putting smaller pieces together - 3 + 5 = 8
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 March 2017
Category: Nursery
P.E. Ideas!
The children had a really good P.E. Session this week. We played with the balls and the beans bags - practicing our throwing, catching, kicking and sharing skills. We then got the benches out and the children moved in a variety of ways over them. Finally they took the bean bags over to the benches…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 March 2017
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Holi
Today we heard about the celebration of Holi. We were sprinkling powder paint onto a wet cloth to see what would happen. We used sticks to make marks in the paint. We watched a video of people celebrating Holi where they were throwing the paint at each other - it looked like great fun!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 13.3.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 12 March 2017
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Friendship Rules O.K!
This week in nursery we have seen some very kind friends - here are just three examples of how your children care for each other!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 March 2017
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Daffodils? Spring Must Be Here!
We have been busy this week making a lovely surprise for someone special - it involved counting, careful looking and good listening. We made some daffodil pictures with crepe paper too, this was great for our fine motor skills!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Den Fun in the Sunshine!
We enjoyed having a large den outside- it was very exciting as the wind kept blowing the material - but it was lovely to play out in the sunshine!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 March 2017
Category: Nursery
House Building Fun!
Our focus story this week was 'The Three Little Pigs'. A kind parent asked if we would like a 'Make Your Own House' kit - yes please! We shared the task of painting it in the morning and then we played with it in the afternoon!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 6.3.17
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please note that we are going to the Toy House this afternoon on the mini bus.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Making Our Own Story!
We all drew on a massive piece of paper, we love mark making activities in nursery!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 March 2017
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Our Favourite Book Characters!
We loved World Book Day, we dressed as our favourite book characters. We hope you all enjoyed looking at the display of our photographs!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 March 2017
Category: Nursery
Pancake Day!
We had pancakes for our breakfast snack. We could order what we wanted on top of the pancake. It was a great snack.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 28 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Book Week Dioramas
We enjoyed going into the hall to look at all the Dioramas that had been made by the children. A lot of us made them as well and we loved telling everybody about the stories we had chosen.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 27 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 27.2.17
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please note that we are going out to the Toy House on Monday afternoon.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Wedding Day 3
We have been looking at photographs from home and we decided to make our second wedding of the day a 'beach' one! We had music, confetti and a lovely wedding reception party too!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Wedding Day 2
We had our first wedding in Church. Here were are posing for our 'official' photographs!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery Wedding 1
We were very busy this week getting ready for our wedding. We read about Jesus going to a wedding with his mum, he changed the water into wine when they ran out of refreshments for their guests. This was the first miracle that Jesus did. We made lots of lists and plans to get ready for our day. We…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 February 2017
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Nursery News 20.2.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 February 2017
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Favourite foods
We have been talking about the different foods that we like to eat. A lot of us like toast but we all liked different things on top. We made a list - butter, jam, cheese and chocolate sauce. We had a cafe where we made our order and then the teachers cooked and served what we had asked for! We…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 February 2017
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Candlemas
This week we celebrated our EYFS mass in church.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 6.1.17
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please note that we are going to The Toy House on Monday morning AND we have our EYFS mass on Wednesday morning in Church.
Please can you send in any empty cardboard rolls and food magazines (or food pictures) this week?
Thank you
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Bike Wash fun!
After the decking areas, we washed the bikes with warm , very soapy water. We had such fun! When we went inside we got changed and we warmed up with a drink of hot chocolate and a biscuit!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 February 2017
Category: Nursery
An Early Spring Clean!
We are helping to make a 'Stage' for us to sing and dance on, our first job was to give it a bit of a clean after the winter months. We dressed in our wet suits and wellies and got down to work - everyone helped together to get the job done.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 February 2017
Category: Nursery
Caring For Our Sick Friends 1
A lot of our friends have been off poorly this week. We each made a card for a friend and later we went on an adventure to post them!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 February 2017
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Caring For Our Sick Friends 3
We stuck our stamp onto our envelope and then we posted them - with love - to our friends!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 30 January 2017
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Caring For Our Sick Friends 2
We took our cards with us to the shop where we had to buy some stamps. The special number was 12 - we needed 12 stamps because we had 12 cards for our 12 poorly friends!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 30 January 2017
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Nursery News 30.1.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 28 January 2017
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Chinese New Year
We all helped to make the new head for our Chinese 'dragon'. We went out into the big playground to practice moving together! We had listened to the story of the animal race, we heard the story of Mian, we listened to Chinese music and we had noodles for snack! Kung Hei Fat Choi
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 28 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Numbers Are Everywhere!
We went for a walk looking for numbers- they really ARE everywhere! We saw them on doors, car number registration plates, signs and even on the dustbins! What's great game to play when we are out and about!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 28 January 2017
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Time To Get Your Eyes Checked!
This week we have added a 'sight chart' to our hospital. Mr. Mount castle came to say hello to us as usual and he had his eyes checked! He did very well!! What a great way to learn numbers and capital letters! Just playing? I don't think so!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 28 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 23.1.17
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please be aware that we are talking about medicines in our role play area and the children have empty bottles to use in their roles as doctors and nurses.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 21 January 2017
Category: Nursery
All Change P.E.
This week we were able to get changed for P.E. We did different warm up exercises, stretching the muscles that we have been talking about in our 'hospital' and we felt how our hearts beat faster after we had been exercising. We also did something very special - but THAT'S a surprise for next…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 21 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Would You Like To give Me Your Details?
Through our role play games we are able to develop many skills - here the children are taking details on the 'Reception Desk'. This is great for communication, asking questions, listening and responding to questions and answers. It is great for developing confidence in mark making and developing…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 21 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Doctors and Nurses!
This week our hospital role play area has been at full capacity with patients AND with staff! We have ad great fun taking care of each other, using bandages, plasters, stethoscopes and syringes! We have talked about medicines and how they can only really be given by adults - we have empty, clean…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 21 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 16.1.17
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 15 January 2017
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Number Fun
This week we have been doing a lot of different number activities. We have counted, recognised and named numerals, ordered numerals, we have counted out a certain number of items from a larger group and we have been writing numbers. There are many different parts to understanding numbers and we…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 15 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Tiddly Winks!
This week we played Tiddly Winks with Mrs. Karran. We showed great determination and concentration to flick that tricky counter. Not only were we playing a great game but we were also developing many practical and physical skills! Just playing? I don't think so!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Our Visit To The Toy House!
This week we went to The Toy House (Toy Library). We had a great afternoon exploring all the different toys and resources that they have in this fantastic place. Thank you to Margaret, Jan and Lesley who always make us so welcome.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 January 2017
Category: Nursery
Brr- It's So Cold!
This week it has been so cold! We were playing with the cold weather animals in the large trays. We had special resources like sea glass, silver foil, fake snow and fir tree branches for them to explore!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 January 2017
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Nursery News 9.1.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 8 January 2017
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Nursery News 5th January 2017
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 January 2017
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Look Who Came To Visit Us!
We had our Christmas Party and a very special visitor called in to see us!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 December 2016
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It's Party Time!
We enjoyed our Christmas Party. It was great the Father Christmas could take some time out of his very busy schedule to come to see us. We played games, danced and enjoyed sharing party food.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 December 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 19th December 2016
Here is this week's Nursery News. Please note that our party is on Monday afternoon and that the morning children are to come in for that session, (11.30 a.m. if they have a school dinner and 12.15 p.m. If they have a packed lunch).
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 December 2016
Category: Nursery
Dear Old Father Christmas.......
Today we painted pictures of Father Christmas, we looked carefully at our big Santa and we tried to paint wonderful portraits of that very special man! I hope he likes them!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 December 2016
Category: Nursery
Our EYFS Nativity Preparations
Well we have been practicing and practicing and today was the big day! We were so excited to tell the special story of the first Christmas Day.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 13 December 2016
Category: Nursery
When the Postman Knocks!
What better reason for learning to read is there than delivering Christmas cards? The children really enjoyed reading the names on the cards and then delivering them to their friends. It was super to see the children organise themselves with this activity. Great independence skills!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 12 December 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 12.12.16
Here is this week's 'Nursery News'. Please note that if the children are changing their session on Tuesday, the morning children who have a school dinner need to be at school at 11.30a.m. and the children on packed lunches need to come at 12.15 p.m. On Wednesday the afternoon children need to be…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 December 2016
Category: Nursery
A Quiet Few Minutes
We love sharing a story - especially at this very busy time in nursery.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 December 2016
Category: Nursery
A Very Important Job!
This week we all went into the hall to decorate the school Christmas tree - we did a very good job!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 7 December 2016
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Nursery News 5.12.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 4 December 2016
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Sleigh Ride
We have been helping to change our role - play area. We have the Christmas costumes out to play with and we have Santa's sleigh, and a chimney!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 2 December 2016
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Hooray! Christmas is on its Way!
In Nursery we all helped to decorate our Christmas tree! We brought baubles from home and there were plenty to choose from in the box. We enjoyed looking at the decorations, and showing our friends the ones that we really liked!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 1 December 2016
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Nursery News 28.11.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 27 November 2016
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Here's a Recipe For You To Try Mary Berry!
Here is our finished work! Now that what WE call a recipe!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 27 November 2016
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Remembering How To Make Biscuits!
We all helped to write down what we could remember about making our biscuits. Mrs Doherty was very impressed!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 23 November 2016
Category: Nursery
Caring for God's Creatures
We helped to look after the goldfish while Mrs. Karran cleaned his tank. We made sure that he stayed safe and that nobody knocked his bowl of water or scared him. We talked to our teacher and to each other about the pets some of us have at home and how we look after them.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 23 November 2016
Category: Nursery
Honey Biscuits
This week we made 'Honey Biscuits'. We started by reading the story about Ben making biscuits with his grandma. They were talking about what they needed to make biscuits - a thousand bees, the bark of a tree, a hen, a cow, a field of crops and sugar cane! The story showed us that a lot of effort…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 22 November 2016
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Nursery News 21.11.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 20 November 2016
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My Friend Is.......
This afternoon we used the I Pad to take photographs of our friends. We have now got a class book to share when we come into school on Monday.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 November 2016
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Making Our Mark
Today we used paint to make our Mark! We used thin brushes and lolly pop sticks to make a large picture together.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 15 November 2016
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Getting Ready for Writing
This week we have been focusing on 'writing patterns' and using our hands, fingers and arms to make marks in the sand.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 14 November 2016
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Nursery News 14th November 2016
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 12 November 2016
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One Whole =Two Halves
Today we had a special snack. We made our own sandwich and then we cut the bread in half. We had a drink and we shared one jug of juice between 4 cups. We talked about sharing equally, we talked about cutting our sandwich into half and we really enjoyed our snack time!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 November 2016
Category: Nursery
Poppies
On Thursday we each made our poppy picture. We used 1/2 a potato to print the petals (part of our weeks activities based on fractions!). The children did well to remember the sequence of actions to produce their poppy. On Friday we took our poppies out with us as we did the minutes silence with…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 10 November 2016
Category: Nursery
Remember When?
In nursery we use a lot of photographs in our activities and displays. Looking at photos naturally interests the children - they love to see themselves and their friends. This is one of the ways we help the children to develop their sense of 'history' - what were we doing? Can you remember when?…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 7 November 2016
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Nursery News 7.11.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 November 2016
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Making Hedgehogs
We made our own hedgehogs with play dough and small sticks! We had enjoyed listening to the story about Floppy finding a hedgeghog in the garden when he was playing ball with Biff. We learnt some simple facts about hedgehogs - why they roll up, when they prefer to wake up and what they like to…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 November 2016
Category: Nursery
Our Walk to Lostock Park
We all enjoyed our walk to Lostock Park this week. We collected leaves and twigs, we saw some beautiful autumnal colours and we had fun on the park.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 3 November 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 31.10.16
Welcome back to Nursery! Please will you let us know if you can walk with us to the park on Thursday morning.
Please can you send in a photograph of your child with their family for our R.E. Display.
Thank you :-)
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 30 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Using The Whiteboard
Today we used the interactive whiteboard for our number activity. We had to read the number and give the teddy the number of cakes - if we got it right he said 'yum yum' if we got it wrong he groaned! We had to learn how to control the computer 'pen' and then click and drag the cakes over to…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 20 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Using Numbers As We Play
We have loaned a special game from the Toy Library. It is a counting game where we have to roll a dice - count the spots and then count out the correct number of prickles for our hedgehog. We use lots of number skills playing this game - reciting numbers, recognising/counting the dot pattern on…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 18 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 17.10.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 15 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Fun in the Mud Kitchen
We had fun playing in the mud kitchen. We got dressed in the wet suits and wellies so that we could have fun mixing 'ingredients'!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 15 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Mark Making Fun
Sometimes in nursery we cover the whole table in paper and we draw and write together!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 15 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 10.10.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 October 2016
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Our School Prayer
Our School Prayer is very special to us at St. Hugh's. On Friday when we have assembly with the rest of our school family Mr. Mountcastle always says it the best bit of his week - it's ours too!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly 1
In class the children shared the book 'Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly'. We used this as the focus for our literacy activity and then we used it in other areas as the children showed their interest in rockets. We made shape rocket pictures in maths, we all worked together to make our hand print…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 October 2016
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Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly 2
Yes! We really did make 'rainbow jelly' and it was sooooo good!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 October 2016
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Why Do We Have To Count?
To count sausages of course!!!!
In nursery we do focus activities with the children - where the teachers are working with a group of children, however when the children use these 'taught' skills in their play that's where they are making sense of their new abilities. This is where the children…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 October 2016
Category: Nursery
'All Change P.E.'
This week we all got changed for P.E. We had some apparatus out to use - the benches, mats, stepping ladder and the cones. We were able to balance, climb, jump and tipple over - so we moved in many different ways. We also have to listen carefully to instructions, wait for our turn and we had to…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 5 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 3.10.16
Here is this weeks Nursery News. Please will you remember to start collecting conkers and other clean natural materials that we can use in class. Thank you :-)
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 1 October 2016
Category: Nursery
Toy Library Resources
We have loaned some special jigsaws from Toy Library. We have been talking about ourselves and our families. The jigsaws show pictures of different families spending time together - on a farm, at the park and at a wedding. The children talked a lot about what was happening in the pictures and they…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 29 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Number Games
This week we have focused on numbers and counting. The children were playing with the resources and as they played their games we could see how well they were using maths in their play.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 27 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Our First Visit to Toy Library
On Monday we had our first visit to the Toy Library. We travelled by mini-bus and we had fun spotting places and landmarks that we recognised! The children had a lovely time exploring the different areas and we were able to choose resources that will supplement the work we will be doing with the…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 26.9.16
Here is this weeks Nursery News. Please remember that we are going to the a Toy Library on Monday morning and that we are also having our school photographs taken. We also have our MacMillan/Marie Curie cake and coffee afternoon on Thursday.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 September 2016
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Games in P.E.
This week we ALL took our shoes and socks off for our P.E. Session. We did some warm up exercises and then we had footballs to practice our kicking AND our sharing skills- we worked with a partner! We finished off by playing a group game which helped us with our listening skills and our ball…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Fun Number
The children were playing with the wild animals and they were able to do lots of maths - counting, ordering and sorting! Just playing? I don't think so!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Shave Foam Fun
We had great fun with the shave foam this week. We use shave foam as one of our pre-writing skill activities. The shave foam encourages the children to make large movements with their arms - they make circles, lines, zig zags and stipples (rapid finger tapping). We play music - usually Olly Murs-…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Nursery News 19.9.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 September 2016
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Dot Day - Make Your Mark!
We had a 'whole school activity' day today -it was 'Dot Day'. In nursery we made dot pictures with our fingers! We moved around the table putting dots on each piece of paper. We were moving to the music on the computer and we were counting 1-2-3-4-5! We had to remember NOT to mix the paint colours…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Loopy Pictures
We listened very carefully to the instructions of how to make a 'loopy' picture. We used our manipulative skills to make the coloured strips bend over and make bridges. We showed that we could be good listeners, that we have good concentration skills and that we could actually achieve what we set…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Water Play
We were solving problems today! We wanted to get the water to flow down the guttering - our problem was how to get it onto the pipe!! We had to find ways to scoop up the water by using containers, by taking turns and by sharing the space! We did very well!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 September 2016
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Nursery News 12.9.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 September 2016
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Wake Up - Shake Up
Today we went in for our first 'Wake Up - Shake Up'. We were in the hall with the rest of our school family - it was loud, but it was fun!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Our first visit to the Allotments
We went for our first visit to the allotments. It was very exciting - we saw lots of spiders and some beautiful spider webs! We collected lots of pears off the pear tree too!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 8 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Snack Time!
We had our snack outside in the sunshine!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 8 September 2016
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Just Playing?
We were making new friends today!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 6 September 2016
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Monday September 5th - Our First Day!
We spent today exploring our nursery!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 6 September 2016
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Nursery News 5.9.16
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Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 3 September 2016
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Anyone For Tea?
I hope you are good at making 'cups of tea', we need someone who can look after our dolls AND the teachers. The role play area is ready for you to come and play! We have put some new toy cars out by the garage and we have some magnetic blocks and some sticking ready for you too. Mrs. Karran is…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 3 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Dear Children, Welcome to Nursery!
We have been busy getting our Nursery ready for you on Monday! We have been decorated over the holidays and our display boards are waiting for all the wonderful things you will be making to make our room look even more special! In the cloakroom we have flags which all say WELCOME in different…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 3 September 2016
Category: Nursery
Capacity!!
This week we have been playing in the water. We have used bottles and pourers to fill and pour! This is the beginning of our understanding of capacity!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 21 June 2016
Category: Nursery
Den Building Outside!
We helped to make an enormous den outside. We all shared ideas about the things we would need - rope, material and fasteners! We then had snack outside in the den. We played in the den all day - even the wind and the rain didn't make it fall down!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 June 2016
Category: Nursery
Foundation Stage Sports Day 2016
We really enjoyed our Sports Day! Our mums and dads (and grandmas and Granddads) did too!!!! We have worked hard in P.E. to develop our balance skills and our confidence when moving in different ways. We had great fun AND the rain kept away while we had a great afternoon!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 June 2016
Category: Nursery
Fruit Kebabs
We have some very small caterpillars in class that we are looking after until they change into butterflies. We have read the story of 'the Very Hungry Caterpillar' - he ate lots and lots of different foods! We talked about the things he ate and we decided to make some kebabs. In literacy we made a…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 14 June 2016
Category: Nursery
How Tall Are You?
We have made a lovely display of giraffes in our 'Role Play' area. We have measured ourselves against the giraffes and we have found out that we are all different heights! We are waiting for Mr.Mountcastle to come back from the Year 6 Residential trip to see how tall HE is. We think that he is…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 26 May 2016
Category: Nursery
Favourite Animals
We chose 5 of the animals that we liked best at Blackpool Zoo. We then put our own sticker in the column of the animal that was OUR favourite! This is called making a 'graph'. We can count which animal had the most votes -who would YOU vote for?
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 24 May 2016
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We Read Because We Want To!
It was fabulous this week to see the boys 'reading' the 'Dear Zoo' book together. They were enjoying this activity and we managed to take a photograph to capture this special time for them. We just play in nursery? I don't think so!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 19 May 2016
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Haven't We Grown Up!!
We have really grown up this year - look we even carry our own trays now at lunch time!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 17 May 2016
Category: Nursery
A Visit to Church
We went into church to buy something special for Mary. We looked at the Statue of Mary and we said her special prayer.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 16 May 2016
Category: Nursery
Blackpool Zoo
We had a wonderful time at Blackpool Zoo! The sun shone for us and we loved seeing all the animals!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 13 May 2016
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Animal Maths
The children were using the animals to help develop their understanding of size, shape, ordering, opposites and counting. Just playing???? I don't think so!!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 10 May 2016
Category: Nursery
One Elephant Went Out To Play!
We were playing the number game and singing the rhyme 'One Elephant Went Out To Play'. This is a number rhyme that counts up 1-5 we put the next elephant onto the spiders web as he joins his friend. 1-2-3-4-5!!!!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 May 2016
Category: Nursery
Getting Ready For Blackpool
This week we are getting ready for our trip to Blackpool Zoo. We have been playing games that are helping us to learn about animals- this game helps us to match a mummy animal with their baby.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 9 May 2016
Category: Nursery
Nine Ducks Nine!
We love the story 'Nine Ducks Nine'. The fox is trying to catch the ducks one by one. It is a number story where the numbers count down. We have made a photo number story for our wall.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 8 May 2016
Category: Nursery
Now, How Does This Work?
We were using the shape punches that a very kind lady from church gave to us. They were quite tricky to use, but we enjoyed making small shapes and we could also see the pattern that was being made in the larger piece of paper. It is good for us to explore different tools - we use our thinking…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 8 May 2016
Category: Nursery
Making Our Own Number Stories!
We have been making our own number stories by taking photographs. This one is 'There Were 5 In The Bed', we pretended to be in bed with our teddies! We did other number rhymes where we were counting up or counting down!
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 29 April 2016
Category: Nursery
Our Sponsored Bike Ride
We did our sponsored activity to raise money for CAFOD. Thank you to our friends and family for helping us to raise money for poor children around the world.
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 28 April 2016
Category: Nursery
Finding Words and Numbers
We have done a lot of work on numbers and words that we can see around us. We enjoy looking at our pictures and the posters on the walls. One of our friends was choosing what she wanted to buy from the shop then she sat down at the table and 'wrote' her shopping list. Another friend was the shop…
Posted by Mrs Karran & Mrs Elsey on 11 February 2016
Category: Nursery