Manford Primary: Nursery

Settling into Nursery

2011-09-30T09:37:00.000+01:00

We have had a great start to the new school year. The children have settled quickly and are starting to make new friends. Look at what we have been doing.

Nursery Trip to Wellgate Farm

2011-05-27T16:59:00.000+01:00

The afternoon session children had a great time at the farm.

Nursery Trip to Wellgate Farm

2011-05-23T20:44:00.004+01:00

We had a great time at the farm today. The children enjoyed meeting the farm animals and were able to sroke and hold some of them. They also learnt firsthand what a real farm is like and were able to ask lots of questions.

Using the trim trail

2010-11-13T10:41:00.001Z

Fun in the ball pool

2010-11-13T10:30:00.002Z

To play in our ball pool the children have to be able to take off their shoes, then put them back on afterwards, all by themselves. It has been a great incentive for pupils to learn how to put on their own shoes and parents have been very supportive by providing velco fastening shoes.

Playing outside

2010-11-01T10:12:00.000Z

Our nursery children are given constant access to the outside play areas.
We encourage the children to take part in physical activity to keep them fit and healthy.

We also provide a range of outdoor sensory experiences.

Nursery Rhymes 2

2010-10-31T10:02:00.002Z

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row.
The children decorated biscuits just like Mary's garden.

Nursery Rhymes

2010-09-30T09:27:00.000+01:00

The nursery children have been learning new nursery rhymes.

Old Mother Hubord went to the cupborad to get her poor dog a bone. When she got there the cupboard was bare and so the poor dog had none.

The children were very worried so they fed him.They built the dog a kennel.They made warm dog baskets.
Finally they named him Spot and took him to the vet to check he was ok.

London Bridge is falling down

2010-03-01T19:11:00.000Z

We have been learning the nursery rhyme - London Bridge is falling down.

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady.

Build it up with sticks and stones,sticks and stones, sticks and stones.
Build it up with sticks and stones, my fair lady.

Sticks and stones will wash away, wash away, wash away.
Sticks and stones will wash away, my fair lady.

Build it up with iron and steel, iron and steel, iron and steel.
Build it up with iron and steel, my fair lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow, bend and bow, bend and bow.
Iron and steel will bend and bow, my fair lady.

Build it up with bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar.
Build it up with bricks and mortar, my fair lady.

It will last forever more, ever more, ever more.
It will last forever more, my fair lady.

We looked at pictures of London and London bridge. The children decided to become builders and had a go at designing and making their own bridges.

The Queen of Hearts.

2010-02-13T18:53:00.001Z

This week we have been learning the nursery rhyme - The Queen of Hearts.

The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,
all on a summers day.
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts
and took them right away.

First we made real jam tarts. Then we opened a cake shop where the children produced their own cakes, tarts and biscuits using play dough, and sold them to their friends.

Nursery open day

2010-02-13T18:21:00.000Z

On Thursday 11th February we invited parents to join their children at nursery. It gave them the opportunity to see first hand our nursery routines and the high levels of independence we expect from the children.
Parents enjoyed playing with their children in the setting and found the experience very worthwhile.

We plan to run another open day in the summer term. Dates will be confirmed nearer the time.

Fun in the snow.

2010-01-10T18:21:00.004Z

The nursery garden looks very different when it is covered in snow. We made sure that we were all wrapped up well to keep warm and wearing our wellies to keep our feet dry. Then played in the snow making patterns with our feet, rolling snowballs and shaking snow out of the trees.

Let's make some music!

2009-12-01T18:14:00.000Z

Old McDonald had a farm,

e-i-e-i-o

and on that farm he had a sheep,

e-i-e-i-o

with a baa baa here

and a baa baa there,

here a baa, there a baa,

everywhere a baa baa.

Old McDonald had a farm,

e-i-e-i-o

This term our topic is On The Farm

2009-11-15T17:09:00.005Z

The children learnt about the food that is grown on a farm. They opened their own farmers market to sell some of this food.

A busy week at nursery

2009-10-09T14:34:00.000+01:00

We made sheep

2009-10-02T12:12:00.004+01:00

We have been learning about animals that live on a farm. The children were able to identify a sheep from a set of farm animals and can describe it in simple terms.

"It has white wool and is soft"

"It is fluffy"

"The sheep goes baa"

We made sheep using cotton wool and card. You can see them on display in the nursery.

Two new guinea pigs

2009-09-28T17:22:00.003+01:00

We were very sad when Honey, our nursery guinea pig, died. She had been a school pet for four years and meant a great deal to many of the children.

To celebrate the start of our new school year Nursery has welcomed two new arrivals and we hope they will soon become as well loved as Honey. Our two new guinea pigs have been named Daisy and Clover and they have already made themselves at home in the nursery.

The start of a new school year 2009 - 2010

2009-09-28T17:07:00.007+01:00

Over the last few weeks we have gradually welcomed many new children to the nursery. They have been busy exploring the nursery classroom and making new friends.

They have enjoyed sharing a book whilst sat on our new red sofa.

While the weather is still nice the children have used chalk to draw shapes and pictures across the playground floor.

The children have practiced using scissors to make decorative collages.

Sunny days in Nursery

2009-05-07T20:33:00.008+01:00

At last the sun is shining and we can really start to enjoy our outside space.

We mixed up our own slime and made patterns using our fingers

We know how important it is to wear an apron to protect our clothes and keep us dry.

We pretend to have a busy day at the office typing out e-mails to our friends.

Then finish our session with a nice cup of tea!

Malleable activities

2009-04-25T08:50:00.005+01:00

Manford nursery loves using gloop!

The children help to mix cornflour, water and food colouring, until the mixture has a custard like consistency.

They can stir it, run their fingers through it, squeeze the mixture into a solid, then open their fingers and let the gloop run out like a liquid.

Using gloop in class encourages talk. The children show each other what they are doing and use description to explain what is happening.

Message in a bottle

2009-04-06T16:36:00.000+01:00

The children received a special letter from Captain Sunshine. We found it in a bottle, floating in our role play sea.

The letter inspired the children to write messages to the Captain telling him all about their friends. We rolled up the letters and threw them into the sea.

The children were very happy when they received individual letters and many of the children wrote 2 or 3 letters to the Captain over the following week.

Nursery Open Day

2009-04-01T16:18:00.001+01:00

Parents were invited to join their children at Nursery. They were able to see some of the activities their children take part in as well as learn about the daily routines their children follow.

The children really enjoyed sharing their day with their family!