Entries by Catherine Hayward

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 2, newsletter 10

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This week the children made ‘Cheese Twists’ and added poppy seeds. This linked in with discussions around ‘Remembrance Day’ where the children were encouraged to express their ideas and feelings. Indoor focus – On Monday we recognised it was ‘Remembrance […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 2, newsletter 11

Good Morning Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This week most children were able to make beans on toast, Marlena read a story that explained where the beans begin and the processes involved to enable them to reach our plates. The children loved this activity and asked lots […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 2, newsletter 9

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This week the children made Diwali Sweets – Coconut Squares which linked to our theme of ‘Diwali – The Festival of Light’, we discussed how during this festival people celebrated by going to parties, dancing, watching fireworks, and eating. Indoor […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 1, newsletter 8

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This week the children made cinnamon swirls with Marlena, the learning intentions were for all children to use a range of tools independently with little support; to understand and respond to questions or conversations that interest them; and to begin […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 1, newsletter 7

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This week the children started the week by tasting sweet and sour foods with Jenny, surprisingly more children than we thought actually quite liked the sour taste. This interest stemmed from our poem last week when we explored the word […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 1, newsletter 6

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This the week the children made some vegetable soup, we first identified and explored all the different vegetables before the children helped to chop them up. Once chopped the children put the vegetables into the soup blender, we then added […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 1, newsletter 5

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: This week we welcomed Sarah O’Leary to Nursery School, our interim headteacher. Sarah will be in school 2-3 days a week, she is very excited to meet you all 😊 Wow experience – The children made gingerbread men this week with Marlena, and […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 1, newsletter 4

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This week the children have had the chance to make porridge linking to the story of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. The children enjoyed naming, measuring and mixing the ingredients together and then choosing a topping from a selection of […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 1, newsletter 3

Hi All Here is an overview of our week at Nursery School: Wow experience – This week the children have had the chance to make strawberry and banana smoothies, when they followed the recipe and method. The children really enjoyed this experience, we modeled and encouraged them to the following key vocabulary – strawberries, bananas, […]

School newsletter 24/25 – Term 1, newsletter 2

Hi All Last week the children continued to settle back into Nursery School, for some children settling in happens quickly and for others it may take a little longer. If your child is unsettled at drop off or throughout the session we will work with you on an individual basis to ensure that we support […]