Ducklings' News
Autumn Term
This term our theme has been Ourselves. Our curriculum is underpinned by a high quality text. This term our core book has been Owl Babies. The children have been talking about their immediate family, the role they play and learning to build resilience and independence when settling into a new environment away from their parent/carer. We have been supporting your child's listening and attention skills through circle times. The children have loved listening to Owl Babies. They have developed their own story maps, retold key events and acted out parts of the story. The rain has been very exciting and we have loved making chalk paint rainy pictures! The children have shown a key interest in The Gruffalo and we had our first Family Story Time. Families joined us for tea, coffee and biscuits. The nursery team put on an exciting show for the children, acting out the story. As the term progressed we explored colour in our environments. We started our Welly Walks to the local woods and were excited to find fairy doors and collect natural materials to explore back in the classroom. During our Squiggle While You Wiggle sessions the children have used their bodies to create circles and lines. They loved dancing to music to copy the movements. They then made the lines and circles in shaving foam, flour and rice. They then had a go at drawing lines and circles. Great gross and fine motor development. Our older children have also started to write the letters in their name. The children loved the story "Colours, Colours Everywhere" by Juila Donaldson. They enjoyed making their own firework pictures and exploring a variety of media, including chalks and paint. Nursery Rhyme Week was a huge hit and we were lucky to have a Boogie Mites workshop to explore songs and colour. The children shared their own celebrations and we learnt about Diwali and shared our plans for Christmas. They loved taking part in the Elf run to raise money for Phyllis Tuckwell. We ended the term with our Christmas party and Nativity. The children took on a different role in the play to retell the nativity story. The parents and staff were very proud of the performance!
Spring Term
Our learning so far...
We are delighted to welcome back all of our little learners for an exciting new term in Little Ducklings! The Spring term is always a time of fresh beginnings, growth, and exploration, and we’re looking forward to watching our nursery children bloom with curiosity and creativity. We started the term exploring the story of the Three Little Pigs. They followed a text map to retell the story and enjoyed making their own houses using a printing method. We have started learning Phase 2 sounds using the ELS phonics programme. The children who are secure in Phase 1 have enjoyed watching Mr Thorne search of 's' and 'a' objects so far. They have been learning the letter rhymes and searching for their own objects. The Three Little Pigs story has supported our learning for the number '3'. During their child led learning the children have been fond of horse play and small construction. They have been working collaboratively to build stables and homes to house the horse and farm yard friends.
