This week in Nursery, we created self portraits inspired by British artist 'Gary Hume'. We used mirrors to identify our facial features and our knowledge of shapes to paint them. [gallery ids="14835,14836"]...
In Nursery this week we have been focusing on settling in and mastering routines and behaviour expectations. We have loved playing in our outdoor 'baby clinic' and exploring all the new learning areas in the classroom. [gallery ids="14738,14739"] ...
This week as part of the children’s transition into reception, we have been spending time in the big playground getting to know the new space. We have been exploring the equipment, locating where the water fountains are and where we line up after break is...
What can I see in my bucket? I can see a … We used our knowledge of mark-making and our vivid imaginations to create our own bucket linked to our literacy core text ‘Billy’s Bucket’ by Kes Gray and Gary Parsons. [gallery ids="14211,14212"] ...
Nursery visited the Discover Centre in Stratford to watch a space-themed, immersive exhibition called ‘The Box Rocket,’ created by Dapo Adeola and Tọlá Okogwu. We had the opportunity to design our own rocket and used them to create our own stories. ...
In Nursery, we have been exploring amazing Africa. Linked to our topic, we used different patterned paper strips to weave our own square of Kente cloth. The paper strips were pushed ‘over’ and ‘under’ to make our own weaving artwork. [gallery ids="14002,14003"]...
For Literacy this week in Nursery, we have been creating our own ‘Story Map’ of our focus text ‘Anna Hibiscus Song’ by Atinuke & Lauren Tobia. We are using our mark making skills to write and draw what happens ‘First’, ‘Next’ and ‘Then’ in the...
For Literacy, we made ‘Happy Hands’. We wrote up to ‘5’ reasons why we are happy – one for each finger! This lovely activity linked to our focus text ‘Anna Hibiscus Song’ by Atinuke & Lauren Tobia. In the text it says, ‘When grandfather opens...
This week in Nursery, the children have been practising identifying sounds in their name. During our activity, children used letters made from bottle tops to form and build their name, through recognising and identifying each sound. [gallery ids="13642,13643"]...
This week in Nursery, children started their art project, inspired by Chris Ofili. Nursery took inspiration from Chris' painting ‘Affrodizzia’ and created a mixed media artwork. Ofili was also heavily inspired by music, therefore the children listened to jazz music, whilst using paints, inks, fingerprints...