Week Beginning 21st January
IMPORTANT NOTICES-
- Please access the link provided it is a useful website for different activities you and your child/children can do together at home. There is many strategies on there also to help communication and development. BBC Tiny Happy People
- Nursery will break up for February half term after the session on Friday 14th February, and will return on Tuesday 25th February
- If you are packing grapes/blueberries/cocktail sausages/olives please can you cut them in half from top to bottom as these are all choking hazards.
Sensory play is so important for a child's learning and development, it is recommended that children should be exposed to opportunities for sensory play as much as possible to let them play and explore. Sensory play has a variety of options you can even try some at home..
- Water play (bath/shower time)
- Sand play
- Jumping in muddy puddles
- Playdough
- Shredded paper/ ripping spare paper
- Flour play - thin layer and use fingers to make marks
Please let us know if there is anything you try at home, or if you would like any ideas to take home with you
We have welcomed 2 new children to our Sunflower group this week, they have settled in brilliantly we are super proud of them
⭐️Stars of the week⭐️
Some of our activities this week 🎨
Small group time
In nursery we promote listening and attention by doing small communication groups with the children, we do this once a day for around 4-6 weeks focusing on the same activity so it gives children the chance to learn the skill/activity. The children gain lots of confidence from these small activities and form strong relationships with both staff and children. This also helps with language skills and turn taking
Activities and skills we are focusing on..
- colour recognition
- facial features
- following simple instructions (can you wash babies hands, can you find your nose etc)
- prepositions (can you put the bear under the cup, can you put the bear on top)
Outdoor play⚽️
Vicky the manager has kindly bought us some wacky warehouse passes to take the children over the course of the month, each week we will be trying to take small groups to play and explore. This also promote physical development and big and small movements
Hall time😁
Cake making🧁
Pizza Making🍕
This week we have enjoyed making our own pizza's, the children showed good interest and was keen to try this activity out. They chose all their own toppings and enjoyed using their senses to explore. The best part was eating them
Snack time⭐️👍
We are promoting self and health care at meal times, and focusing on being independent learners. The children enjoy making their own choices including what to eat, which cutlery they use, and what drink they would like
Tuesday 21st January
Wednesday 22nd January
Thursday 23rd January
Friday 24th January
