Miss Wilson - Nursery: Gallery
Autumn in the EYFS , by Mrs Hall
Date: 30th Oct 2017 @ 8:01pm
The children enjoyed exploring Autumn with their senses.
They went on Autumn walks to see the rich, warm colours of the falling leaves,
They felt Autumn treasures such as leaves, conkers and pine cones in a feely box and they enjoyed exploring pumpkins too.
We enjoyed discussing all that we had found out and then expressing ourselves with art work.
Our work was then displayed in the School Harvest exhibition.
Fun with Freddy Fit!, by Mrs Hall
Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 9:39pm
We had a fun filled fantastic visit from Freddy Fit.
He discussed the importance of healthy eating with the children and explained the importance of
exercise and how it makes us feel.
We did lots of great aerobic dance exercises and had a lot of fun with Freddy!
Nursery Smiles - with our Dental Nurse, by Mrs Hall
Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 9:27pm
We were happy to get a visit from our Dental Nurse this week.
She explained how we should look after our teeth and brush them at least twice daily.
We found out how to clean our teeth and how we should visit the dentist.
We also found out which foods make our teeth happy like fruit, vegetables and milk and which to eat less of such as sweets and biscuits.
Some of us also dressed up and became the dentist and patient.
We are going to be brushing our teeth at School too.
Rosh Hashanah celebration in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall
Date: 9th Oct 2017 @ 9:55pm
The Nursery children found out about Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year - and the custom of
dipping apples in honey for a sweet new year.
The children enjoyed tasting apples and honey and we wished each other "L'Shanah Tovah" - a happy new year!
We also sang new year songs.
Baptism in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall
Date: 25th Sep 2017 @ 9:16pm
The Nursery children found out how we are welcomed into God's family through the sacrament of Baptism.
They brought their own pictures and items to discuss.
Here are some photographs.
Happy Birthday to Mary, by Mrs Hall
Date: 17th Sep 2017 @ 10:13pm
We celebrated Our Lady's birthday on 8th September.
The children enjoyed thinking about how we celebrate birthdays,
They discussed birthday items with "Kim's Game" and sang Happy birthday to Mary.
They also enjoyed special birthday cake.
Welcome to our School!, by Mrs Hall
Date: 16th Sep 2017 @ 4:34pm
A warn welcome to our new children.....
We sang a welcome song and made leaf hand prints.
We made a garland, of prints that hold hands.
Sports Day! , by Miss Allison
Date: 10th Jul 2017 @ 12:33pm
Nursery and Reception had so much fun at our sports day! They were fantastic; completing 8 activities. Thank you for your support. Here are some pictures of your children taking part.
African Music, by Mrs Hall
Date: 24th Jun 2017 @ 12:37pm
The Nursery children enjoyed the wonderful world of music this week, when they "travelled" to countries in Africa to find out about the music, dance and songs.
They also looked at African art and culture, making masks and creating their own musical shakers.
In addition, they experimented with a variety of authentic African instruments, making repeating patterns and rhythms and they took part in a specially arranged drum workshop.
Great fun learning was enjoyed by all!
Pentecost in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall
Date: 6th Jun 2017 @ 10:53pm
The Nursery celebrated the Feast of Pentecost, commemorating the descent of the Holy spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus.
They watched the story:
The children also made special "flame" hats and we discussed how we should spread the "good news."
Ascension Thursday, by Mrs Smith
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 2:03pm
As it is Ascension Thursday and Pentecost time, the children in the EYFS released balloons with a prayer following the minutes silence for Manchester.
The nursery crowned our Lady - May is the month of Mary, by Mrs Smith
Date: 19th May 2017 @ 2:07pm
The Nursery Children enjoyed watching video clips of children around the world 'crowning our Lady' we then had our own crowning whilst learning the hymn 'May is the month of Mary'
Nursery visited the sealife Centre!, by Mrs Hall
Date: 14th May 2017 @ 9:23pm
The Nursery children had a whale of a time when they visited the sealife Centre!
We are getting ready for our visit to the Sealife Centre, by Mrs Hall
Date: 1st May 2017 @ 10:38pm
The Nursery and Reception children have been preparing for a visit to the Sealife Centre by examining sea creatures and finding out more about them.
St Patrick's day - 2017, by Mrs Smith
Date: 16th Mar 2017 @ 1:25pm
The children in the EYFS department celebrated St Patrick's day today, they took part in different activities such as Irish dancing, soda bread making and tasting, making cards using different textures to collage a shamrock, making flags and a dancing leprechaun. They also watched a video showing how children in Ireland celebrate St Patrick's day and found out all about St Patrick himself, the children had a fabulous day.
World Book Day in EYFS - 2nd March 17, by Mrs Smith
Date: 3rd Mar 2017 @ 10:45am
The children in the EYFS had a fantastic day dressing up as their favourite book character and talking about their character.
Chinese New Year in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall
Date: 1st Feb 2017 @ 12:07am
The Nursery enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year. They had a Lion Dance workshop, tried calligraphy, enjoyed trying Chinese food, making dragon puppets and painting lucky blossom pictures.
They also enjoyed finding out how Chinese New Year is celebrated, about the "Great Race" story and singing songs and also took part in a. dragon dance and played musical instruments.
Thank you to our Cook, Mrs Doyle and her team for the wonderful Chinese Banquet lunch.
Nursery Celebrations - Baptism, by Mrs Hall
Date: 31st Jan 2017 @ 11:18pm
The Nursery have been looking at "Celebrations" and enjoyed role playing a Baptism ceremony to
welcome a new child into the family of God.
The children continue to enjoy playing with our Church celebration props.
EYFS Christmas Nativity (Dress Rehearsal), by Mrs Smith
Date: 27th Jan 2017 @ 11:05am
Nursery 'Celebrations', by Mrs Smith
Date: 17th Jan 2017 @ 8:47am
Our RE topic this half term is about celebrating different events, we have celebrated Jesus' birth at Christmas, we have celebrated childrens birthdays, we have talked about other family celebrations that the children have taken part in.
Mrs Hall and Mrs Smith brought in their wedding albums for the children to look at and they spoke about their own wedding day. We then held our own wedding (through role play) which the children enjoyed.
Nursery enjoy Christmas Lunch!, by Mrs Hall
Date: 2nd Jan 2017 @ 11:18pm
The Nursery enjoyed eating their traditional Christmas Lunch of turkey and all the trimmings.
They loved pulling their Christmas crackers and wearing their party hats too.
Thank you to our cook, Mrs Doyle and all the staff!
Santa came to visit the Nursery!, by Mrs Hall
Date: 2nd Jan 2017 @ 10:06pm
The Nursery childen had a special surprise visit from Santa.
Thank you Santa for the lovely gifts!
Nursery Visit to the Convent at Christmas, by Mrs Hall
Date: 2nd Jan 2017 @ 9:17pm
The Nursery children were delighted to visit the Presentation Sisters at the Convent Chapel at Christmas.
The children loved the lovely crib and manger with Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus and the shepherds and Wise Men.
They said some prayers and sang Christmas Carols too,
Advent Promises by the Nursery Children, by Mrs Hall
Date: 3rd Dec 2016 @ 3:52pm
During the first week of Advent, the Nursery children found out about preparing for Christmas,
how purple is the liturgical colour used and how we pray using an Advent wreath.
We lit the first purple candle on our wreath and asked Jesus and peace into our hearts.
We made promises to share and be more kind, and our messages are now placed on our special Christmas tree.
You can see how we said prayers, sang carols and made our special promises.
The Church teaches us that Advent marks the beginning of the Church’s year.
The word ADVENT comes from the Latin word ‘adventus’ which means ‘a drawing near’. The event that is drawing near is Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The four Sundays before Christmas Day are known as the four Sundays of Advent.
This is a time of waiting in joyful hope for the coming of Jesus into the world.
The symbols, prayers and readings of the season help us to reflect on God’s love which is made known in the the wonderful gift of Jesus.
ADVENT SYMBOLS
Each Sunday one candle is lit on the Advent Wreath to mark the time of waiting for Christ’s birthday. The purple candles are a sign that this is a penitential season, when people make an extra effort to be more faithful in prayer and more loving by doing something practical for others, especially those in need.
- Candle one (purple) represents hope. It is often called the prophets' candle.
- Candle two (purple) represents peace. It is often called the angels' candle.
- Candle three (pink) represents joy. It is often called the shepherds' candle.
- Candle four (purple) represents love. It is often called the Bethlehem candle.
Many advent wreaths also include a white Christ candle in the middle of the wreath.
ADVENT PACKS
Thank you for taking turns to share the special Advent prayer packs prepared by Miss Handrick, and for returnng them so promptly. They are a memorable way to begin this festive season.
Let us pray;
Dear God,
we thank you for giving us Jesus to be the light in our darkness.
Bless us as we gather in his name and bless this wreath as a sign of his light among us.
We ask this blessing through Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
from A Book of Blessings,
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ELF Health and Safety Training Workshops for Parents and Carers and Workshop for children, by Mrs Hall
Date: 26th Nov 2016 @ 2:45pm
We were once again delighted to welcome the wonderful ELF Health and Safety team who delivered a fantastic workshop for parents and carers on accident prevention and First Aid.
The Nursery children also had their own workshop with Elfie Bear and found out how to stay safe and sound.
Thank you once again to the fabulous ELF team!
