Nursery News Summer 2 week 1

What an amazing first week the children have had back in school!

During their Nursery adult-directed learning time, children have been using mirrors to explore their reflections, thinking about the similarities and differences between them and their peers and then representing their ideas through mark-making and using the clay.

Next week’s key text is the classic ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle

Key vocabulary for focus story:

  • moon
  • leaf
  • egg
  • caterpillar
  • hungry
  • through
  • stomach ache
  • cocoon
  • nibbled
  • butterfly

Our song of the week next week will be ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm’. 

Next week, nursery will be learning the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, they will be using role-play to study the characters and planting bean seeds, making predictions about what may happen to them.

Key vocabulary for ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

  • cottage
  • market
  • possession
  • beans
  • cow manure
  • exchange
  • beanstalk
  • monstrous
  • thimble
  • antique
  • irresistible
sos winners

A huge well done this week to Lettie, Zac, Hilton and George for their amazing Secrets Of Success achievement awards – they have shown that they are willing to Try New Things.