We Are Learning… To Notice and Make Sense of Similarities, Differences and Changes in Nature and the Wider World
In the garden we are noticing signs of spring and the changes as plants and trees grow buds and leaves, and flowers and blossom start to appear. We will be growing cress and planting and caring for beans and seeds. We can see how beans grow in this amazing video.
We will also be looking at baby photos and noticing how we have grown and changed. Thank you to everyone who has provided a photo. If you haven’t already sent your child’s baby photo, please email to tanya.tooby@bristol-schools.uk
We will be learning about life cycles of different plants and animals and hope to be able watch caterpillars grow and change into butterflies.
We Are Learning… To Notice Shapes, and Choose Items Based on Their Shape for a Particular Purpose
Our maths focus this term is SHAPES. We will be exploring and noticing shapes and pattern through placing and arranging activities, puzzles, loose parts play and building with construction resources.
We will also be creating pictures and patterns with paper shapes. In the garden we will be going on a shape hunt and noticing the shapes we find and beginning to learn their names and properties.
What shapes can you find around your home or on your journey to nursery?
We Are Learning… To Listen to and Re-Tell the Story of The Enormous Turnip
Linked to our activities around growing, our core book this term is The Enormous Turnip. We will be reading different versions and noticing the similarities and differences between the stories.
We will be using story maps (see over), props and pictures for re-telling and inventing our own versions.
The Enormous Turnip
Once upon a time there was on old man who planted a seed in the ground and it grew and grew and grew into an ENORMOUS TURNIP!
First, the old man pulled and pulled but he couldn’t pull it up!
Next, he asked the old woman. They pulled and pulled but they couldn’t pull it up!
Then, they asked a boy. They pulled and pulled but they couldn’t pull it up!
After that, they asked a girl. They pulled and pulled but they couldn’t pull it up!
Finally, they asked a dog. They pulled and pulled and pulled and suddenly…POP! Up popped the Enormous Turnip!
In the end, the old man, the old woman, the boy, the girl and the dog all had turnip soup for dinner!
The End.
Sun Safety Guidance
The NHS recommends that care is taken to protect children in the sun. Children should:
- Cover up with suitable clothing
- Spend time in the shade, particularly from 11am to 3pm
- Wear at least SPF30 sunscreen. Apply sunscreen to areas not protected by clothing, such as the face, ears, feet and backs of hands.
Please ensure that sun cream is applied each day before nursery and that children wear appropriate clothing for the weather. We can reapply as appropriate. If you have a specific sun cream to use, please label clearly with your child’s name and pass to your key person. We have a large selection of sun hats. Please clearly name all hats brought in to nursery.
