This week in the Nursery

Friday 15th September

This week…

This week we have had a lovely time getting to know you all, as you have had your settling sessions with us. The Children have all done so well. We have been so impressed with how well they have settled already. It has been lovely seeing them making friends and being so engaged in the activities.

Next week we will be continuing with our settling sessions and enjoying making new friends. We will be reading lots of books together including 'All Are Welcome' by Alexandra Penfold. If you would like to share this book at home here is a reading of the book online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc8IEcr1Uwc

We are working on being kind friends and exploring our new environment. We have Kind Hands, Kind Feet, and Kind words in Nursery and if someone is doing something we don't like we put up our hand and say 'Stop, that please'. These are all important words we use in our setting. It can be useful to use these words are home with the children.

A few Reminders

Please can all items that come into Nursery be clearly named, the children find it hard to find their items themselves, so it is helpful if we can see their names. We ask that Lunchboxes are clearly named on the outside as the staff give out their lunchboxes and it takes time to open up each lunch bag to see the names inside.

We also ask that hoop earrings are replaced with studs as this prevents and earrings being pulled and hurting the child.

Please can we ask that water bottles are filled with water only.

If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to talk to us on the door/gate, or alternatively get in touch via the school office email address.

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Hayley.

This week in the Nursery

Friday 8th September

This week…

This week we have enjoyed meeting you on your home visits. We have made some lovely changes to our setting, getting it ready for you all enjoy. We can't wait to see you all next week on your settling sessions wearing your uniform and bringing in your named bags, spare clothes and water bottles.

We are excited to welcome a new member of our Nursery Team, Hayley Grover who is joining us as a Teaching Assistant. Do give her a warm hello if you see her.

If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email the school office.

This week in the Nursery

Friday 21^st July

Thank you for buying our fabulous Sorbet for Enterprise week- You have helped raise money for the Evelina Hospital in London. https://www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk/Home.aspx

Wow…we can’t believe our year has gone so fast. We wanted to say a big thank you to all the children for making this year a fantastic one! We wish them all the best as they continue their learning journey into Reception.

The Children will be coming home with an envelope containing a few of their items including a special envelope to share with you at home. Please don't forget to take home your wellies too!

A little note to say a big huge thank you for all of your kind end of year gifts and words of thank you. It really has meant a lot to all of us. Enjoy the summer break and when you come back in September don’t forget to walk past the Nursery gate to wave a hello to us in the Nursery. We will miss you all very much. You have been such amazing children!

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 14^th July

Our theme this half term is ‘Here comes the sun’. We will be learning all about the Summer Season, creatures you find under the sea and will have our exciting Beach Day in July to look forward too. Our Jigsaw theme this half term is ‘Changing me’.

This week is our Enterprise week. We will be enjoying making dairy free sorbet which we will sell on Wednesday 19^th July at the two separate pick ups. We will be talking with the children about the making and selling process and the children will help us to create signs for our Sorbet Stall.

We will be talking the children about all the things we have done over their year in Nursery and choosing some of our favourite stories to read together.

The children did so well with their singing, and we were so proud of them. They all deserved their big round of applause!

 A few messages…

Due to Enterprise week we are in need of ice cream cone cups to serve our Sorbet in. If you would like to donate some cones please speak with a member of the team.

Important Dates:

Ducklings last day of Nursery is Wednesday 19^th July

Chicks and Gosling last day of Nursery if Friday 21^st July.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 7^th July

Our theme this half term is ‘Here comes the sun’. We will be learning all about the Summer Season, creatures you find under the sea and will have our exciting Beach Day in July to look forward too. Our Jigsaw theme this half term is ‘Changing me’.

This week we will be enjoying the story ‘What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside’ by Julia Donaldson. If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekGqKHdDxzI

During our Carpet sessions, we have been enjoying segmenting and blending, if you would like to continue with this at home, there is a lovely activity you can do at home to help the children with their learning. Please see the sheet above this weeks blog.

Over the next few weeks we will be practicing our songs for the Nursery end of year assembly. Please share these songs at home so they have plenty of time to learn them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUl-hMUdvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkenh4k9QXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSo0EU2jGCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iIRpmxkmGE&list=RD7iIRpmxkmGE&start_radio=1

 A few messages…

During our Enterprise week we will be making sorbet. We are going to need ice cream cones for our Sorbet. If you would like to donate some cones please speak with a member of the team.

Donation list:

Masking Tape

Sellotape

Large chalks

Important Dates:

Nursery Summer Singing Wednesday 12^th July.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 30^th June

Our theme this half term is ‘Here comes the sun’. We will be learning all about the Summer Season, creatures you find under the sea and will have our exciting Beach Day in July to look forward too. Our Jigsaw theme this half term is ‘Changing me’.

This week we will be enjoying the story ‘Sally and the Limpet’ by Simon James as part of our Beach Day on the 5^th July. If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss-N-KtX3-k

During our Carpet sessions, we have been enjoying segmenting and blending, if you would like to continue with this at home, there is a lovely activity you can do at home to help the children with their learning. Please see the sheet above this weeks blog.

We will be continuing with using our under the sea signs this week.

If you would like to learn these signs together, please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuaVjCNUQ9A

Over the next few weeks we will be practicing our songs for the Nursery end of year assembly. Please share these songs at home so they have plenty of time to learn them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUl-hMUdvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkenh4k9QXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSo0EU2jGCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iIRpmxkmGE&list=RD7iIRpmxkmGE&start_radio=1

 A few messages…

During our Enterprise week we will be making sorbet. We are going to need ice cream cones for our Sorbet. If you would like to donate some cones please speak with a member of the team.

Donation list:

Masking Tape

Sellotape

Large chalks

Important Dates:

Nursery Beach Day 5^th July (Please see letter for details)

Nursery Summer Singing Wednesday 12^th July.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 23rd June

Our theme this half term is ‘Here comes the sun’. We will be learning all about the Summer Season, creatures you find under the sea and will have our exciting Beach Day in July to look forward too. Our Jigsaw theme this half term is ‘Changing me’.

This week we will be enjoying the story ‘Billy’s Bucket’ by Kez Gray and Garry Parsons. If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h46WN31pIRk

We will be using our under the sea signs this week.

If you would like to learn these signs together, please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuaVjCNUQ9A

Over the next few weeks we will be practicing our songs for the Nursery end of year assembly. Please share these songs at home so they have plenty of time to learn them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUl-hMUdvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkenh4k9QXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSo0EU2jGCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iIRpmxkmGE&list=RD7iIRpmxkmGE&start_radio=1

 A few messages…

During our Enterprise week we will be making sorbet. We are going to need bags of frozen fruit. If you would like to donate some frozen fruit bags please speak with a member of the team.

Donation list:

Masking Tape

Sellotape

Large chalks

Important Dates:

Transition Morning 27^th June. (please see letter for details)

Nursery Beach Day 5^th July (Please see letter for details)

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 16^th June

Our theme this half term is ‘Here comes the sun’. We will be learning all about the Summer Season, creatures you find under the sea and will have our exciting Beach Day in July to look forward too. Our Jigsaw theme this half term is ‘Changing me’.

This week we will be enjoying the story ‘Starting School’ by Janet and Allan Ahlberg in preparation for our Transition Morning on the 27^th. If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zQivaCXu-Q

We will be continuing with learning different signs all about starting school.

If you would like to learn these signs together, please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD4irWTam38

Over the next few weeks we will be practicing our songs for the Nursery end of year assembly. Please share these songs at home so they have plenty of time to learn them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUl-hMUdvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkenh4k9QXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSo0EU2jGCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iIRpmxkmGE&list=RD7iIRpmxkmGE&start_radio=1

 A few messages…

Important Dates:

Transition Morning 27^th June. (please see letter for details)

Nursery Beach Day 5^th July (Please see letter for details)

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 9^th June

Our theme this half term is ‘Here comes the sun’. We will be learning all about the Summer Season, creatures you find under the sea and will have our exciting Beach Day in July to look forward to. Our Jigsaw theme this half term is ‘Changing me’.

This week we will be enjoying the story ‘The Colour Monster goes to School’ by Anna Llenas, in preparation for our Transition Morning on the 27^th. If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fusMvn_rCP8

We will be learning the Makaton sign for School.

If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMPeAxDD1_0

Over the next few weeks we will be practising our songs for the Nursery end of year assembly. Please share these songs at home so they have plenty of time to learn them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUl-hMUdvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkenh4k9QXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSo0EU2jGCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iIRpmxkmGE&list=RD7iIRpmxkmGE&start_radio=1

 A few messages…

Important Dates:

Transition Morning 27^th June. (please see letter for details)

Nursery Beach Day 5^th July (Please see letter for details)

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 26th May

Our theme after half term will be ‘Here comes the sun’. We will be learning all about the Summer Season, creatures you find under the sea and will have our exciting Beach Day in July to look forward to.

Our Jigsaw theme will be ‘Changing me’. We will be getting the children ready for starting school through our transition day, reading books such as ‘The Colour Monster goes to school’ and ‘I am , never, not ever going to school’ .

The book we will be reading when we come back is ‘Hurray for Fish’ by Lucy Cousins

If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C2vlVHVnes

We will be learning the Makaton signs for Under the Sea.

If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuaVjCNUQ9A

 A few messages…

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our wish list this year, we have really appreciated your support.

Our Wish list:

We are in need of the following items, if you feel happy to donate any of these please let us know.

Baby wipes

Flour

Salt

Food colouring

Flavoured Tea-bags

Important Dates:

Please note we finish for the Half term this Friday 26^th

Nursery Beach Day 5^th July (Please see letter for details)

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 19^th May

Our theme this half term is ‘Animal Fun’  where we will be thinking all about the animals around us, such as our pets, especially Reptiles as we welcome some amazing guests.

We have been enjoying hunting for bugs in our garden this week and as a result of this we will be spending a week looking at bugs.

This week will be enjoying the story ‘Mad about mini-beasts’ by Giles Andreae along with other mini beast themed books. If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7aHXEsdFQ4

We will the Makaton signs for mini beasts this week. If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIb_gbpcaGk

We have been working hard on following instructions this week and will be continuing with this as we head towards the end of the half term.

 A few messages…

We will be creating a pets wall- please send in any pictures for us to add. Please note, these can be grandparents pets or friends pets.

Now the weather has turned warmer please remember to apply Suncream in the morning before school and can the children please bring a sun hat and rain coat every day. We do not allow Sunglasses in school. Please note we cannot apply Suncream on the children during the day.

Our Wish list:

We are in need of the following items, if you feel happy to donate any of these please let us know.

Baby wipes

Flour

Salt

Food colouring

Flavoures Tea-bags

Important Dates:

Sports Day Morning Wednesday 24^th May.

Friday 26^th –End of the Half term.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 12^th May

Our theme this half term is ‘Animal Fun’  where we will be thinking all about the animals around us, such as our pets, especially Reptiles as we welcome some amazing guests.

We had such fun last week with Richard from Crocodile Encounters. If you would like to see some of the pictures from the visit please take a look at the Photo Album page on the School Website.

This week will be enjoying the story ‘Strictly No Elephants’ by Lisa Mantchev along with other pet themed books, such as ‘Oi Cat’.

If you would like to share this book at home please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0yJOKdvRrg

We will be continuing with our pet Makaton signs. If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSlfHBj3fzo

We have been working hard on our Subitising skills and will continue with this- please see the link below to find out more about Subitising in the Early Years.

https://www.yellow-door.net/blog/what-is-subitising/

 A few messages…

We will be creating a pets wall- please send in any pictures for us to add. Please note, these can be grandparents pets or friends pets.

Our Wish list:

We are in need of the following items, if you feel happy to donate any of these please let us know.

Flour

Salt

Food colouring

Dried pasta

Cereal such as Weetabix/porridge/shredded wheat.

Icing sugar

Important Dates:

Sports Day Morning Wednesday 24^th May.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 5^th May

Our theme this half term is ‘Animal Fun’  where we will be thinking all about the animals around us, such as our pets, especially Reptiles as we welcome some amazing guests.

We are looking forward to our Crocodile Encounters Visit this week and will be enjoying the story ‘The Mixed up Chameleon’ by Eric Carle. If you would like to share this story at home, follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrmZeXf7ScU

Our Makaton signs for this week are based around theme of Pets. If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSlfHBj3fzo

We have been working hard on our Subitising skills and will continue with this- please see the link below to find out more about Subitising in the Early Years.

https://www.yellow-door.net/blog/what-is-subitising/

 A few messages…

We will be creating a pets wall- please send in any pictures for us to add. Please note, these can be grandparents pets or friends pets.

Our Wish list:

We are in need of the following items, if you feel happy to donate any of these please let us know.

Flour

Salt

Food colouring

Dried pasta

Cereal such as Weetabix/porridge/shredded wheat.

Icing sugar

Important Dates:

Monday 8^th May- Bank Holiday

Wednesday 10^th May- A visit from Crocodile Encounters.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 28th April

Our theme this half term is ‘Animal Fun’  where we will be thinking all about the animals around us, such as our pets, especially Reptiles as we welcome some amazing guests.

We will be having a Royal week to celebrate the King’s Coronation and sharing several stories on this theme. We will be making our own royal crowns, enjoying some ‘pimms’ water play and making our very own scones to enjoy with cream and jam!

The song we will be learning for this week is:

‘If you’re a King and you know it’

(sung to the tune of ‘If your happy and you know it’)

If you’re a king and you know it, wave your hands. (Wave your hands.) If you’re a king and you know it, wave your hands. (Wave your hands.) If you’re a king and you know it and you really want to show it, If you’re a king and you know it, wave your hands. (Wave your hands.)

If you’re a king and you know it, put on a crown. (Pretend to put a crown on your head.) If you’re a king and you know it, put on a crown. (Pretend to put a crown on your head.) If you’re a king and you know it and you really want to show it, If you’re a king and you know it, put on a crown. (Pretend to put a crown on your head.)

If you’re a king and you know it, ride your horse. (Pretend to ride around on a horse.) If you’re a king and you know it, ride your horse. (Pretend to ride around on a horse.) If you’re a king and you know it and you really want to show it, If you’re a king and you know it, ride your horse. (Pretend to ride around on a horse.)

If you’re a king and you know it, sit on a throne. (Sit down.) If you’re a king and you know it, sit on a throne. (Sit down.) If you’re a king and you know it and you really want to show it, If you’re a king and you know it, sit on a throne. (Sit down.)

Our Makaton signs for this week will have a Royal theme. If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Z3X8_hWBo

We have been working hard on our Subitising skills and will continue with this- please see the link below to find out more about Subitising in the Early Years.

https://www.yellow-door.net/blog/what-is-subitising/

 A few messages…

We will be creating a pets wall- please send in any pictures for us to add. Please note, these can be grandparents pets or friends pets.

We know a few of our Nursery families are celebrating Eid Ul Fitr over the next few days, we would love to see pictures of your celebrations, please send your pics to my email address.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in their pictures- they are lovely.

Our Wish list:

We are in need of the following items, if you feel happy to donate any of these please let us know.

Flour

Salt

Food colouring

Dried pasta

Cereal such as Weetabix/porridge/shredded wheat.

Icing sugar

Important Dates:

Monday 2^nd May- Bank Holiday

Monday 8^th May- Bank Holiday

Wednesday 10^th May- A visit from Crocodile Encounters.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 21^st April

Welcome back, we hope you had a great Break! Our theme this half term is ‘Animal Fun’  where we will be thinking all about the animals around us, such as our pets, especially Reptiles as we welcome some amazing guests.

Our Story next week is ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:

youtube.com/watch?v=Lckjqm91LCk 

Our Makaton signs for this week will be related to animals you will find on a farm. If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNm4z3mumHQ

We have been working hard on our Subitising skills and will continue with this- please see the link below to find out more about Subitising in the Early Years.

https://www.yellow-door.net/blog/what-is-subitising/

 A few messages…

We will be creating a pets wall- please send in any pictures for us to add. Please note, these can be grandparents pets or friends pets.

We know a few of our Nursery families are celebrating Eid Ul Fitr over the next few days, we would love to see pictures of your celebrations, please send your pics to my email address.

Our Wish list:

We are in need of the following items, if you feel happy to donate any of these please let us know.

Flour

Salt

Food colouring

Dried pasta

Cereal such as Weetabix/porridge/shredded wheat.

Icing sugar

Important Dates:

Monday 2^nd May- Bank Holiday

Monday 8^th May- Bank Holiday

Wednesday 10^th May- A visit from Crocodile Encounters.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 31st March

After our theme when we come back after Easter will be ‘Animal Fun’  where we will be thinking all about the animals around us, such as our pets, especially Reptiles as we welcome some amazing guests.

Our first story back will be ‘Rosie’s Walk’ by Pat Hutchins. We will be using the story to aid us with our directional language. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYuINILGW1A

Our Makaton signs for this week will be related to animals you will find on a farm. If you would like to learn these signs together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNm4z3mumHQ

We have been working hard on our Subitising skills- please see the link below to find out more about Subitising in the Early Years.

https://www.yellow-door.net/blog/what-is-subitising/

 A few messages…

We have attached an Independent checklist  document to the blog (See above) Please take a look at see what you child can do by themselves at home. We are working hard at Nursery on their independence as we have noticed a few areas that working on. It would be really helpful if you can work on these areas at home to aid with their learning.

Please see the document on the Teacher's Notes explaining the importance of building up the children’s muscles before they are ready to write their names.

Enjoy your Easter break and we look forward to welcoming you back the week beginning 17^th April.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 24th March

After our theme this half term is ‘Happy me’  where we will be thinking all about how to keep our bodies and our minds happy and healthy. We will be focusing on the new season of spring and the changes that we see all around us.

Next week we will be sharing the story ‘Going on an egg hunt’ By Martha Mumford and Laura Hughes.  We will be thinking about Easter and enjoying an Easter Sensory experience with our friends. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgXcZAF9PA

This week is also STEM week where we are thinking about Similarities and Differences. We are very excited to have special singing and signing sessions with Amber Jones and her Ukulele.

Our Makaton signs for this week will be related to Easter time. If you would like to learn this sign together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksvc7fkp2OE

I have added a song to the top of our blog which we have been learning at Nursery about a Caterpillar turning into a Butterfly. I’m sure the children will love to share this with you at home.

 A few messages…

We will be looking at the sign so spring this half term as we watch the weather change. We encourage you to go on a Spring hunt. If you would like to send in any pictures of your hunt or any natural objects you have collected on the way we would love to add them to out Spring display.

Please see the document at the top of the Nursery Page for the spring hunt or alternatively please ask a member of staff.

We have attached an Independent checklist  document to the blog (See above) Please take a look at see what you child can do by themselves at home. We are working hard at Nursery on their independence as we have noticed a few areas that working on. It would be really helpful if you can work on these areas at home to aid with their learning.

Please see the document in the Teachers Notes explaining the importance of building up the children’s muscles before they are ready to write their names.

Please note Nursery breaks up for Easter on Friday 31^st March.

A little plea:

We are in need of paint rollers, paint brushes, scrubbing brushes and sponges for our outdoor area. Please note these do need to be brand new for our children to use. We also need Masking tape and Cellotape. If you would like to donate any of these items, please speak to a member of the team. Thank you to everyone who has already donated- we really do appreciate your help.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 17th March

After our theme this half term is ‘Happy me’  where we will be thinking all about how to keep our bodies and our minds happy and healthy. We will be focusing on the new season of spring and the changes that we see all around us.

Next week we will be sharing the story ‘I will never, not ever eat a tomato’ by Lauren Childs.  We will be continuing with thinking about food that helps us to feel good, food that we can grow in our Nursery garden that is good for us. We will be trying different  vegetables during our snack time such as Sugar snap peas, sweet peppers and cucumber. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3CdrVN3kgE

Our Makaton signs for this week will be lots of different vegetables. If you would like to learn this sign together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp0jFLJPWEg

I have added a song to the top of our blog which we have been learning at Nursery about a Caterpillar turning into a Butterfly. I’m sure the children will love to share this with you at home.

 A few messages…

Thank you for those who have filled in the Being independent form and are working on these things at home. 

We will be looking at the sign so spring this half term as we watch the weather change. We encourage you to go on a Spring hunt. If you would like to send in any pictures of your hunt or any natural objects you have collected on the way we would love to add them to out Spring display.

Please see the document at the top of the Nursery Page for the spring hunt or alternatively please ask a member of staff.

We have attached an Independent checklist  document to the blog (See above) Please take a look at see what you child can do by themselves at home. We are working hard at Nursery on their independence as we have noticed a few areas that working on. It would be really helpful if you can work on these areas at home to aid with their learning.

Please see the document above the blog explaining the importance of building up the children’s muscles before they are ready to write their names.

A little plea:

We are in need of paint rollers, paint brushes, scrubbing brushes and sponges for our outdoor area. Please note these do need to be brand new for our children to use. If you would like to donate any of these items, please speak to a member of the team.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 10th March

After our theme this half term is ‘Happy me’  where we will be thinking all about how to keep our bodies and our minds happy and healthy. We will be focusing on the new season of spring and the changes that we see all around us.

Next week we will be sharing the story ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle. We will be thinking about food that helps us to feel good, food that we can grow in our Nursery garden that is good for us. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY

Our Makaton sign for this week is ‘ Caterpillar ’ if you would like to learn this sign together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Uy88miDs8

 A few messages…

We will be looking at the sign so spring this half term as we watch the weather change. We encourage you to go on a Spring hunt. If you would like to send in any pictures of your hunt or any natural objects you have collected on the way we would love to add them to out Spring display.

Please see the document at the top of the Nursery Page for the spring hunt or alternatively please ask a member of staff.

We have attached an Independent checklist  document to the blog (See above) Please take a look at see what you child can do by themselves at home. We are working hard at Nursery on their independence as we have noticed a few areas that working on. It would be really helpful if you can work on these areas at home to aid with their learning.

Please see the documents in the Teacher's Noticeboard next to the blog explaining the importance of building up the children’s muscles before they are ready to write their names along with why we do Phase 1 Phonics in Nursery and do not introduce Phase 2 until Reception.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 3rd March

After our theme this half term is ‘Happy me’  where we will be thinking all about how to keep our bodies and our minds happy and healthy. We will be focusing on the new season of spring and the changes that we see all around us.

Next week we will be enjoying lots of Spring books and starting to think about what we can grow in our Nursery Garden. We will be reading the story ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ by Nick Butterworth. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23INhyreb8M

Our Makaton sign for this week is ‘ Spring ’ if you would like to learn this sign together please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TzjeWav2VE

 A few messages…

We will be looking at the sign so spring this half term as we watch the weather change. We encourage you to go on a Spring hunt. If you would like to send in any pictures of your hunt or any natural objects you have collected on the way we would love to add them to out Spring display.

Please see the document at the top of the Nursery Page for the spring hunt or alternatively please ask a member of staff.

We have attached an Independent checklist  document to the blog (See above) Please take a look at the checklist to see what you child can do by themselves at home. We are working hard at Nursery on their independence as we have noticed a few areas that need working on. It would be really helpful if you can work on these areas at home to aid with their learning.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 24^th February

After our theme this half term is ‘Happy me’  where we will be thinking all about how to keep our bodies and our minds happy and healthy. We will be focusing on the new season of spring and the changes that we see all around us.

Next week we will be celebrating World Book Day on the Wednesday- we will be sharing lots of our favourite stories this week including Dear Zoo. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:

https://youtu.be/UywEnHKTMXk?list=TLGGAXtrpkPbLv0yMjAyMjAyMw

Our Makaton sign for this week is ‘World Book Day’ if you would like to learn this sign together please follow the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJYoWpwoUgs

 A few messages…

We will be looking at the sign so spring this half term as we watch the weather change. We encourage you to go on a Spring hunt. If you would like to send in any pictures of your hunt or any natural objects you have collected on the way we would love to add them to out Spring display.

Please see the document at the top of the Nursery Page for the spring hunt or alternatively please ask a member of staff.

A Few Dates for the Diary

Please note on Wednesday 1^st March  the whole school have are invited to dress up as their favourite book character to celebrate World Book Day. Please follow the link below to find out more about World book day.

https://www.worldbookday.com/2022/09/world-book-day-2023-announcements/

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 10^th February

After Half term our theme will be ‘Happy me’  where we will be thinking all about how to keep our bodies and our minds happy and healthy. We will be focusing on the new season of spring and the changes that we see all around us.

The week back we will enjoying learning all about trains as this is a clear interest in our setting. We will be enjoying several stories around the theme of trains including information books.

We will also be making Vegan Pancakes together and topping it with yummy fruit and enjoying the story ‘Mr Wolf’s Pancakes’ by Jan Fearnley. If you would like to share this book together at home then follow the link below.

https://youtu.be/CXQDiqHp-xM?list=TLGGZTOxlsd1FCgwOTAyMjAyMw

Our Makaton sign for this week is ‘Train’ if you would like to learn this sign together please follow the link below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/something-special-railway-station-train-ticket-inspector

 A few messages…

Don’t forget to send in any pics about what you have been up to, any special visits to see family etc, we love to share them with our friends.

If you have a birthday coming up, we love to celebrate together and your child is welcome to come into school wearing their own clothes on their special day. If they are not in on their birthday, please talk to a member of the team and we can do a different day.

A Few Dates for the Diary

During half term there is a Makaton Rhyme time session at our local Library in Redhill on Thursday 16^th February. 10:30-11am.

Please contact Anna at anna.harris@surreycc.gov.uk if you have any questions about this session.

Please see the poster for more details.

We will be back from half term on Monday 20^th February.

Please note on Wednesday 1^st March  the whole school have are invited to dress up as their favourite book character to celebrate World Book Day. Please follow the link below to find out more about World book day.

https://www.worldbookday.com/2022/09/world-book-day-2023-announcements/

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 3rd February

Our theme this half term is ‘Adventurers’ where we will be thinking all about the world we live in and the animals and plants we share it with.

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. We will be reading a variety of books around the theme of ‘connecting’. This week is all about making meaningful connection with others around us.

If you would like to find out more about Children’s Mental Health Week please follow the link below:

https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/about/

We will be enjoying some social time together in smaller groups, making and sharing healthy smoothies and thinking about how to make friends.

We will be learning a new song, please follow the link below if you would like to learn it at home.

https://youtu.be/lldmkrJXQ-E?list=TLGG9pIKtot1PDYwMjAyMjAyMw

 A few messages…

Don’t forget to send in any pics about what you have been up to, any special visits to see family etc, we love to share them with our friends.

If you have a birthday coming up, we love to celebrate together and your child is welcome to come into school wearing their own clothes on their special day. If they are not in on their birthday, please talk to a member of the team and we can do a different day.

A Few Dates for the Diary

Wednesday Feb 8^th  Children are be invited to wear their own clothes for Children’s Mental Health Week.

We break up for Half Term on Thursday 9^th Feb.

Friday 10^th Feb is an Inset day and the Nursery will be closed.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 27^th January

Our theme this half term is ‘Adventurers’ where we will be thinking all about the world we live in and the animals and plants we share it with.

This week we will be reading the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears and continue to investigate the season of Winter. We will be making yummy Porridge together this week and looking at size e.g small, medium and large.

If you would like to share the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears at home this is a lovely version using Makaton Signing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7mc4aoKzo

We will be learning a new song, please follow the link below if you would like to learn it at home.

When Goldilocks went to the House of the Bears

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-when-goldilocks-went-to-the-house-of-the-bears/zbkrf4j

 A few messages…

Don’t forget to send in any pics about what you have been up to, any special visits to see family etc, we love to share them with our friends.

If you have a birthday coming up, we love to celebrate together and your child is welcome to come into school wearing their own clothes on their special day. If they are not in on their birthday, please talk to a member of the team and we can do a different day.

A Few Dates for the Diary

Wednesday Feb 8^th  Children are be invited to wear their own clothes for Children’s Mental Health Week.

We break up for Half Term on Thursday 9^th Feb.

Friday 10^th Feb is an Inset day and the Nursery will be closed.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 27^th January

Our theme this half term is ‘Adventurers’ where we will be thinking all about the world we live in and the animals and plants we share it with.

This week we will be reading the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears and continue to investigate the season of Winter. We will be making yummy Porridge together this week and looking at size e.g small, medium and large.

If you would like to share the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears at home this is a lovely version using Makaton Signing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7mc4aoKzo

We will be learning a new song, please follow the link below if you would like learn it at home.

When Goldilocks went to the House of the Bears

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-when-goldilocks-went-to-the-house-of-the-bears/zbkrf4j

 A few messages…

Don’t forget to send in any pics about what you have been up to, any special visits to see family etc, we love to share them with our friends.

If you have a birthday coming up, we love to celebrate together and your child is welcome to come into school wearing their own clothes on their special day. If they are not in on their birthday, please talk to a member of the team and we can do a different day.

A Few Dates for the Diary

Wednesday Feb 8^th  Children are be invited to wear their own clothes for Children’s Mental Health Week.

We break up for Half Term on Thursday 9^th Feb.

Friday 10^th Feb is an Inset day and the Nursery will be closed.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 20^th January

Our theme this half term is ‘Adventurers’ where we will be thinking all about the world we live in and the animals and plants we share it with.

We will be reading several books based around Chinese New Year, including Peppa Pigs ‘Chinese New Year’ If you would like to share this story at home please do. The link below will take you to a Youtube version to watch together.

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9PwdfKk5UEg?playlist=9PwdfKk5UEg&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3&loop=1&modestbranding=1&start=5

We will be finding out about Chinese New Year Celebrations, creating a Chinese Dragon, and using it for our Dragon Dance. We Will also be trying noodles during our snack time at our Chinese Restaurant.

 A few messages…

Don’t forget to send in any pics about what you have been up to, any special visits to see family etc, we love to share them with our friends.

If you have a birthday coming up, we love to celebrate together and your child is welcome to come into school wearing their own clothes on their special day. If they are not in on their birthday, please talk to a member of the team and we can do a different day.

A Few Dates for the Diary

Wednesday Feb 8^th Children are to be invited to wear their own clothes for Children’s Mental Health Week.

We break up for Half Term on Thursday 9^th Feb.

Friday 10^th Feb is an Inset day and the Nursery will be closed.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 13^th January

Our theme this half term is ‘Adventurers’ where we will be thinking all about the world we live in and the animals and plants we share it with.

We will be reading the story ‘Going on Bear Hunt ’ by Michael Rosen. If you would like to share this story at home please do. The link below will take you to a Youtube version to watch together if you do not have the book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds

We have been learning a new song called ‘I’m a little Penguin’ please see the words below. It is sung to the tune of ‘I’m a little tea pot)

I’m a little penguin in the snow,

I slide on my tummy to and fro,

I eat fish from the deep blue sea,

I’m black and white, can’t you see?

I’m a little penguin in the snow,

I slide on my tummy to and fro.

 A few messages…

Don’t forget to send in any pics about what you have been up to, any special visits to see family etc, we love to share them with our friends.

If you have a birthday coming up, we love to celebrate together and your child is welcome to come into school wearing their own clothes on their special day. If they are not in on their birthday, please talk to a member of the team and we can do a different day.

A Few Dates for the Diary

We break up for Half Term on Thursday 9^th Feb.

Friday 10^th Feb is an Inset day and the Nursery will be closed.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 6^th January

It has been lovely to be back and to hear all about your Christmas holidays.

Our theme this half term is ‘Adventurers’ where we will be thinking all about the world we live in and the animals and plants we share it with.

We will be reading the story ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Eric Carle and Bill Martin, Jnr. If you would like to share this story at home please do. The link below will take you to a Youtube version to watch together if you do not have the book.

https://youtu.be/9-NlZH_HcOw

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘Bear’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-nqEdCQZyU

We have been learning a new song called ‘I’m a little Penguin’ please see the words below. It is sung to the tune of ‘I’m a little tea pot)

I’m a little penguin in the snow,

I slide on my tummy to and fro,

I eat fish from the deep blue sea,

I’m black and white, can’t you see?

I’m a little penguin in the snow,

I slide on my tummy to and fro.

 A few messages…

Don’t forget to send in any pictures about what you have been up to, any special visits to see family etc, we love to share them with our friends. We have a special photo album in our quiet area which we add our photographs to.

If you have a birthday coming up, we love to celebrate together and your child is welcome to come into school wearing their own clothes on their special day. If they are not in on their birthday, please talk to a member of the team and we can do a different day. 

A Few Dates for the Diary

We break up for Half Term on Thursday 9^th Feb.

Friday 10^th Feb is an Inset day and the Nursery will be closed.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 16th December

We have had a fabulous week, and the children did their very best at their Christmas Sing-a-longs. Well done Ducklings, Chicks and Goslings. We are very proud of you.

 A few messages…

We wanted to say a thank you for all the lovely Christmas gifts we have received as well as your kind words in the cards and emails. Thank you from all the Nursery Team.

A Few Dates for the Diary

• We come back to school on Tuesday 3^rd January for Ducklings and Goslings.
• Wednesday the 4^th of January is the first day back for Chicks.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 9th December

Week beginning 12^th December

Our theme this half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ where we will focusing on important celebrations in our lives.

We will be sharing several Christmas themed stories, such as ‘The Nativity’ Story by Usbourne Books and ‘ Merry Christmas, Hugless Douglas. The link below takes you to a Youtube reading of Hugless Douglas if you would like to share them at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD8mdQ83cQE&t=18s

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and this time we have a range of Christmas themed signs. The link below shows how to do this signs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j53IkghTR6Q

We will be continuing with looking at pattern all around, spots, stripes and seeing if we can find any 2D or 3D shapes.

Our Christmas Sing-a-long will be on Wednesday this week.

The links below take you to the songs if you would like to practise these at home.

Twinkle Twinkle,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J6xnndvVPA   (First verse only)

5 little snowmen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB8St5pEe4Q

Rudolph the red nose reindeer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TTLVh1VVM0

When Santa got stuck up the Chimney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3i4iCyGEvk

We Wish you a Merry Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e35xTp1WNWc

 A few messages…

We are looking for a few donations for Nursery:

Boxes of tissues for noses

Baby wipes

Cellotape

Making Tape.

Thank you very much for all the donations so far.

• The last day for the Ducklings is Wednesday 14^th December.
• The Last day for the Chicks and Goslings is Friday 16^th December.
• We come back to school on Tuesday 3^rd January for Ducklings and Goslings.
• Wednesday the 4^th of January is the first day back for Chicks.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 2^nd December

Week beginning 5^th December

Our theme this half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ where we will focusing on important celebrations in our lives.

We will be sharing the story ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’ by Janet and Allan Ahlberg along with other Christmas Stories. The link below takes you to a Youtube reading if you would like to share this at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDVev77huno

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘postman/postwomen’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DDdFaAsdnk

We will be continuing with looking at pattern all around, spots, stripes and seeing if we can find any 2D or 3D shapes.

We will continuing with to practising our Christmas songs for our festive sing-a-along.  These include, ‘When Santa got stuck up the Chimney’, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, little star’ and ‘Jingle Bells’.

The links below take you to the songs if you would like to practise these at home.

Twinkle Twinkle,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J6xnndvVPA   (First verse only)

5 little snowmen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB8St5pEe4Q

Rudolph the red nose reindeer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TTLVh1VVM0

When Santa got stuck up the Chimney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3i4iCyGEvk

We Wish you a Merry Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e35xTp1WNWc

 A few messages…

Our Christmas Party is Wednesday the 7^th December. The times for Nursery stay the same as the party will be at both sessions.

Tapestry is now live. Please note this is only used for ‘Wow moments’ and is a place to share the children’s learning, you are welcome to add ‘wow moments’ of your own. Tapestry does not work as a messaging board, the best place way to talk to a member of the team is to email Sarah or talk to us at the gate/door.

 If you have any questions about how to log on please ask.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

Please note Wednesday is The donation day for the School Christmas Fair for Nursery. All Children have been invited to wear their own clothes on this day. For Nursery the donation is little gift to appeal to an adult. 

This week in the Nursery

Friday 25th November

Week beginning 28th November 

Our theme this half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ where we will focusing on important celebrations in our lives.

We will be continuing with our book  ‘Dear Santa’ by Rod Campbell The link below takes you to a Youtube reading if you would like to share this at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99SARGoQoNc

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘presents’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTXCC6Qj1SI

We will be continuing with looking at pattern all around, spots, stripes and seeing if we can find any 2D or 3D shapes.

We will starting to practice our Christmas songs for our festive sing-a-along.  These include, ‘When Santa got stuck up the Chimney’, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, little star’ and ‘Jingle Bells’.

 A few messages…

Our Christmas Making day is Wednesday 30^th November. Please note, Ducklings and Goslings in the morning 10-11:15. Chicks and Goslings 1:30-2:45pm.

Tapestry is now live. Please note this is only used for ‘Wow moments’ and is a place to share the children’s learning, you are welcome to add ‘wow moments’ of your own. Tapestry does not work as a messaging board, the best place way to talk to a member of the team is to email Sarah or talk to us at the gate/door.

 If you have any questions about how to log on please ask.

Our Nursery is a free flow Nursery and we use our outdoor area throughout the year. This is an important part of our provision and we don’t stop the children from going outside. Please note you need to send your child in with a coat every day.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

INSET DAY Wednesday 23rd November.

The Nursery will be closed on this day for Staff training.

Friday 18th November

Week beginning 21st November 

Our theme this half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ where we will focusing on important celebrations in our lives.

We will be reading the story ‘Dear Santa’ by Rod Campbell The link below takes you to a Youtube reading if you would like to share this at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99SARGoQoNc

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘Christmas’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwguOJZk8XM

We will be continuing with looking at pattern all around, spots, stripes and seeing if we can find any 2D or 3D shapes.

We will starting to practice our Christmas songs for our festive sing-a-along.  These include, ‘When Santa got stuck up the Chimney’, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, little star’ and ‘Jingle Bells’.

 A few messages…

Our Christmas Making day is Wednesday 30^th November. Please note, Ducklings and Goslings in the morning 10-11:15. Chicks and Goslings 1:30-2:45pm.

Tapestry is now live. Please note this is only used for ‘Wow moments’ and is a place to share the children’s learning, you are welcome to add ‘wow moments’ of your own. Tapestry does not work as a messaging board, the best place way to talk to a member of the team is to email Sarah or talk to us at the gate/door.

 If you have any questions about how to log on please ask.

We are welcoming a new member of staff- Pippa, who you may have seen around already. She has previously worked at the school and is excited to be part of the Nursery Team.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Pippa

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 11th November

Week beginning 14th November 

Our theme this half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ where we will focusing on important celebrations in our lives.

We will be reading the story ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy . We will be thinking about Dark and Light and exploring reflective items. The link below takes you to a Youtube reading if you would like to share this at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c5cb0u0rPM

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘Moon’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFvd2WDG4iY

Independence is a very important part of our Nursery. We ask that you try to encourage your children to practice putting on their own coat and shoes too. Velcro Shoes do help. We follow the ‘Dip and Flip’ method of putting on a coat. Please see the song below to see how we do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCNf4oTxg4

 A few messages…

Nursery will be inviting children to wear Odd Socks Day for Anti bullying week and something Spotty for Children in need on Wednesday 16th November.

Tapestry is now live. Please note this is only used for ‘Wow moments’ and is a place to share the children’s learning, you are welcome to add ‘wow moments’ of your own. Tapestry does not work as a messaging board, the best place way to talk to a member of the team is to email Sarah or talk to us at the gate/door.

 If you have any questions about how to log on please ask.

We are sad to be saying Goodbye to Claire who has been such an amazing to support to the children with their settling this term. We wish her all the best as she starts a new adventure.

We are welcoming a new member of staff- Pippa, who you may have seen around already. She has previously worked at the school and is excited to be part of the Nursery Team.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 4th November

Week beginning 7th November 

Our theme this half term is ‘Let’s Celebrate’ where we will focusing on important celebrations in our lives. We will be talking about the fireworks we might have seen over the weekend and the time we have spent with family and friends.

We will be continuing with our story  ‘Happy Birthday Sam’ and other Birthday stories the first week back. The link below takes you to a Youtube reading if you would like to share this at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaJZmJNqI3k

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘ Birthday’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_SqKAN9v5o

We will be continuing with the song ‘The Leaves are Falling Down’

(sung to the tune of Wheels on the bus)

The leaves on the trees turn orange and red

Orange and red, orange and red

The leaves on the trees turn orange and red

All day long

The leaves on the tree come tumbling down,

Tumbling down, tumbling down,

The leaves on the tree come tumbling down,

All day long

The Leaves on the trees go ‘swish, swish, swish’

Swish, swish, swish, Swish, swish, swish,

The Leaves on the trees go ‘swish, swish, swish’

All day long

We’ll rake them in a pile and jump right in!

Jump right in, jump right in!

We’ll rake them in a pile and jump right in!

All day long.

Independence is a very important part of our Nursery. We ask that you try to encourage your children to practice putting on their own coat and shoes too. Velcro Shoes do help. We follow the ‘Dip and Flip’ method of putting on a coat. Please see the song below to see how we do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCNf4oTxg4

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Nursery will be inviting children to wear Odd Socks Day for Anti bullying week and something Spotty for Children in need on Wednesday 16th November.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

PARENT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

Friends of Earlswood organise an annual shopping event for the children where they have the opportunity, during school time, to purchase and wrap one present (per child) from a selection of gifts. Own clothes day To fund the pre-purchase of the presents, children are invited to wear ‘bright, colourful and sparkly’ clothes, in exchange for a suggested donation of £1.

The donation can be made via this link Parent presents 2022 . As with all our events we rely on the generosity of the parents! Friends of Earlswood will use the donations to purchase presents prior to the event and make up gift sets for the children to choose from. This proved to be really popular with the children and parents last year.

The own clothes days will be on - Nursery – Wednesday 2nd November

Shopping and present wrapping

If your child wishes to take part in the parent present shopping and wrapping at the beginning of December, then you will need to pay £2.50 at our online shop Parent Presents 2022 by Sunday 4th December. The online payment will be available from Friday 21st October.

This week in the Nursery

Friday 21st October

Week beginning 31st October 

After the Half Term Break we will be starting our new theme ‘Let’s Celebrate’ where we will focusing on important celebrations in our lives.

We will be reading the story ‘Happy Birthday Sam’ and other Birthday stories the first week back. The link below takes you to a Youtube reading if you would like to share this at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaJZmJNqI3k

We will also be talking about Diwali celebrations that may have been happening over the break. Please do send in any pictures of your celebrations for us to share.

The first week back will also be our whole school Sculpture Week where we will be learning all about the artist Andy Goldsworthy and creating our own pieces or artwork using natural objects round us.

Please see the link below to find out more about our Artist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIVTVGz6UXQ

Our Maths focus this half term is ‘Pattern and Shape’ this includes spotting shape in our environment and creating our own shapes. This ties in with our Sculptures during Sculpture week.

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘ Birthday’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_SqKAN9v5o

We will be continuing with the song ‘The Leaves are Falling Down’

(sung to the tune of Wheels on the bus)

The leaves on the trees turn orange and red

Orange and red, orange and red

The leaves on the trees turn orange and red

All day long

The leaves on the tree come tumbling down,

Tumbling down, tumbling down,

The leaves on the tree come tumbling down,

All day long

The Leaves on the trees go ‘swish, swish, swish’

Swish, swish, swish, Swish, swish, swish,

The Leaves on the trees go ‘swish, swish, swish’

All day long

We’ll rake them in a pile and jump right in!

Jump right in, jump right in!

We’ll rake them in a pile and jump right in!

All day long.

Independence is a very important part of our Nursery. We ask that you try to encourage your children to practice putting on their own coat and shoes too. Velcro Shoes do help. We follow the ‘Dip and Flip’ method of putting on a coat. Please see the song below to see how we do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCNf4oTxg4

A few of the children are struggling with using our climbing equipment and we will be concentrating on this with the children. To support this we are encouraging our families to go to the local park and have a go at using the climbing equipment together to build on their upper and lower body strength.

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We have a few Autumn Treasure Hunt bags left- please do take one and go on an Autumn hunt for natural objects and bring them in for us to share. These will then be used for our Sculpture week art pieces.

Please note Half term break is the Week beginning the 24^th of October. The Nursery will be closed.

We look forward to welcoming you back the week beginning the 31^st of October.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Week beginning 17th October 

We will be continuing our theme of ‘Being Me’ where we will be exploring what it means to us in our world, thinking about our families and the important people in our lives.

We will continue with reading the story Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson. If you would like to share this story at home please do. The link below will take you to a Youtube version to watch together if you do not have the book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgeKHjLSQUM

Our Maths focus is ‘Numbers all around us’ this includes spotting door numbers, licence plate numbers, numbers on birthday cards, calendars etc.

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘ Mummy’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OOZxDWYow8

We are enjoying the change of season and learning about the Autumn Season.

Our song this week is ‘The Leaves are Falling Down’

(sung to the tune of Wheels on the bus)

The leaves on the trees turn orange and red

Orange and red, orange and red

The leaves on the trees turn orange and red

All day long

The leaves on the tree come tumbling down,

Tumbling down, tumbling down,

The leaves on the tree come tumbling down,

All day long

The Leaves on the trees go ‘swish, swish, swish’

Swish, swish, swish, Swish, swish, swish,

The Leaves on the trees go ‘swish, swish, swish’

All day long

We’ll rake them in a pile and jump right in!

Jump right in, jump right in!

We’ll rake them in a pile and jump right in!

All day long.

We will be concentrating on encouraging independence in Nursery. We ask that you try to encourage your children to practice putting on their own coat and shoes too. Velcro Shoes do help. We follow the ‘Dip and Flip’ method of putting on a coat. Please see the song below to see how we do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCNf4oTxg4

A few of the children are struggling with using our climbing equipment and we will be concentrating on this with the children. To support this we are encouraging our families to go to the local park and have a go at using the climbing equipment together to build on their upper and lower body strength.

 A few messages…

Please remember to send in named spare clothes every day in case your child needs to get changed.

Earlswood Infant and Nursery Parent Tours

If you would like a tour of the school for when your child starts in Reception please see the dates below and contact the office to book on to one of the tours.

Tuesday 18^th October

Thursday 20^th October

All tours start at 9:15am from The Learning Hub

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 7^th October

This week…

We have really enjoyed reading Hug by Jez Alborough. We have been thinking about the special people in our lives who we like to hug

Week beginning 10th October 

We will be continuing our theme of ‘Being Me’ where we will be exploring what it means to us in our world, thinking about our families and the important people in our lives.

This week is Well-being Week so we will be thinking about our feelings and ways to make us feel happy and settled. This will include singing our 'I'm happy song' together.

We will be reading the story Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson. If you would like to share this story at home please do. The link below will take you to a Youtube version to watch together if you do not have the book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgeKHjLSQUM

Our Maths focus is ‘Numbers all around us’ this includes spotting door numbers, licence plate numbers, numbers on birthday cards, calendars etc.

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘ Monkey’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne6mVednOHs

We will also be singing the song 5 little monkeys. The link below will take you to a version with signing which we do in Nursery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwPMzrwsehs

We will be concentrating on encouraging independence in Nursery. We ask that you try to encourage your children to practice putting on their own coat and shoes too. Velcro Shoes do help. We follow the ‘Dip and Flip’ method of putting on a coat. Please see the song below to see how we do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCNf4oTxg4

A few of the children are struggling with using our climbing equipment and we will be concentrating on this with the children. To support this we are encouraging our families to go to the local park and have a go at using the climbing equipment together to build on their upper and lower body strength.

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The Children will be having their Individual School Photographs this week.

Ducklings at 9am on Wednesday 12th October

Chicks and Goslings at 9am on Thursday 13th October.

Can all children arrive on time on this day so they do not miss their slot and please ensure they are wearing the correct uniform and come wearing their school jumpers or cardigans.

Please remember to send in named spare clothes every day in case your child needs to get changed.

Earlswood Infant and Nursery Parent Tours

If you would like a tour of the school for when your child starts in Reception please see the dates below and contact the office to book on to one of the tours.

Tuesday 11^th October

Wednesday 12^th October

Tuesday 18^th October

Thursday 20^th October

All tours start at 9:15am from The Learning Hub

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 30th September

This week…

We have really enjoyed reading Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. We have loved acting the story out together and swooping just like mummy owl through the trees.

Week beginning 3^rd October 

We will be continuing our theme of ‘Being Me’ where we will be exploring what it means to us in our world, thinking about our families and the important people in our lives.

We will be reading the story ‘Hug’ by Jez Alborough. If you would like to share this story at home please do. The link below will take you to a Youtube version to watch together if you do not have the book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC6LpkjUhhA

Our Maths focus is ‘Numbers all around us’ this includes spotting door numbers, licence plate numbers, numbers on birthday cards, calendars etc.

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘ Hug’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFm8ISm3gu4

 A few messages…

Please remember to send in named spare clothes every day in case your child needs to get changed.

Earlswood Infant and Nursery Parent Tours

If you would like a tour of the school for when your child starts in Reception please see the dates below and contact the office to book on to one of the tours.

Wednesday 5^th October

Tuesday 11^th October

Wednesday 12^th October

Tuesday 18^th October

Thursday 20^th October

All tours start at 9:15am from The Learning Hub

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 23rd September

This week…

This week the children have done so well settling into their new routines and environment.

We have learnt some new songs, these include, ‘The Hello Song’, ‘Lunchtime song’, ‘Days of the week song’, ‘open, shut them’ and ‘The washing hands song’ these are all songs we will be using as part of our Nursery routine this year.

Week beginning 26^th September 

We will be starting our theme of ‘Being Me’ where we will be exploring what it means to us in our world, thinking about our families and the important people in our lives.

We will be reading the story ‘Owl Babies’ by Martin Waddell. If you would like to share this story at home please do. The link below will take you to a Youtube version to watch together if you do not have the book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQRiSTYFHo

Our Maths focus is ‘Numbers all around us’ this includes spotting door numbers, licence plate numbers, numbers on birthday cards, calendars etc.

We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘ Family’. The link below shows how to do this sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhrAc22B8iw

 A few messages…

Earlswood Infant and Nursery Parent Tours

If you would like a tour of the school for when your child starts in Reception please see the dates below and contact the office to book on to one of the tours.

Tuesday 27^th September

Thursday 29^th September

Wednesday 5^th October

Tuesday 11^th October

Wednesday 12^th October

Tuesday 18^th October

Thursday 20^th October

All tours start at 9:15am from The Learning Hub

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 16^th September

This week…

This week we have enjoyed welcoming you into the Nursery for your settling sessions. With the Goslings doing all week in the mornings and the Ducklings and Chicks having their half day sessions in the afternoons.

We have enjoyed exploring the activities with you and getting to know you all.

If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email. s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

Week beginning 6^th September 

We will be continuing with getting to know the Nursery routine and rules. We use the following phrases with our Nursery children, you may find they come home and share these with you.

In Nursery we have ‘Kind Hands, kind feet and use kind words’ when someone is upsetting us or doing something we don’t like we say ‘Stop that please’ and find a grownup to ask for help.

We also use the Phrase ‘Stop that Please’ when the children are doing something they should not be.

We don’t have tidy up time in the Nursery, we ‘put things back where they belong’ this gives the children a sense of looking after their learning environment and helps them to learn where things go and how to look after our resources.

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Please remember to name all items that your children bring into school. This helps us to identify what items belong to which child.

The children are likely to have fun in the mud kitchen, water tray, painting station and may on occasion not get to the toilet on time. Please send in lots of changes of clothes so we can change them.

The children need a coat every session no matter the weather, please send one in with your child everyday.

We ask that no juice is sent into school, please only fill your child’s water bottle with water. You don’t need to send in extra drinks in their lunchboxes as they have their water bottles.

The Nursery children need to be wearing joggers or leggings, not school trousers. This allows them to gain confidence with using the toilets independently.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Claire and Nicola

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 3^rd September

This week…

This week we have enjoyed meeting you on your classroom visits. We have made some lovely changes to our setting, getting it ready for you all enjoy.

We are also welcoming a new member of our Nursery Team, Claire West who is joining us as a Teaching Assistant.

If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email. s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

Week beginning 6^th September 

We will be continuing with our visits and look forward to meeting more new faces and sharing our setting with you.

A few messages…

Friends of Earlswood are inviting you for a cuppa and chat!

Where – Learning Hub Time – 8.30-9.30am

(see poster attached above)

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

Friday 22nd July

This week…

This week we have enjoyed reading more Summer fun stories and thinking about what we might do during our holidays as well as the exciting adventure of Reception.

We had our Enterprise Plant Sale on Wednesday and helped to raise money for Stripey Stork. Thank you to everyone who bought a plant. We still have more left over- so please help yourself at pick up.

A few messages…

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for our lovely gifts. Thank you so much, you were all so kind and generous and your words mean a lot to us.Thank you for all your support this year, we can’t believe how fast this year has gone and we will be sad to say goodbye to the 2022 cohort. They have an exciting year ahead of them as they move into Reception. Don't forget to walk past the Nursery once in a while and give us a wave.

Friday 22^nd July- Last day of Term for the Chicks and Goslings. Normal times.

Have a fantastic summer and we'll see you in September!! 

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 15^th July

This week…

This week we have enjoyed reading Summer fun stories and thinking about holidays. We also started our Enterprise Week creations and enjoyed our singing assembly.

Week beginning 18^th July

We will be continuing with our Enterprise Creations this week. We have chosen to decorate/upcycle different pots and recycling and we will be having our very own ‘Earlswood Nursery Plant Nursery’ where you will be able to purchase a potted plant. These will be available to purchase on the 20^th of July at pick up time for both sessions.

We will be continuing with our Summer fun theme and reading stories based around the theme of going on holiday. These book include ‘What the ladybird heard on Holiday’ by Julia Donaldson and ‘Penguin goes on holiday’

A few messages…

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for our lovely gifts. Thank you so much, you were all so kind and generous and your words mean a lot to us.Thank you for all your support this year, we can’t believe how fast this year has gone and we will be sad to say goodbye to the 2022 cohort. They have an exciting year ahead of them as they move into Reception. Don't forget to walk past the Nursery once in a while and give us a wave.

Dates for the Diary:

Wednesday 20^th July- Enterprise sale.

                                        -last day of term for the Ducklings.

Friday 22^nd July- Last day of Term for the Chicks and Goslings. Normal times.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 8^th July

This week…

This week we have enjoyed reading stories bases around the theme of Beach Day and Summer time. We loved our Beach day, especially the ice-cream and splash pools.

Week beginning 11^th July

We will be starting Enterprise week this week. We have chosen to decorate/upcycle different pots to make pretty planters. We will be having our very own ‘Earlswood Nursery Plant Nursery’ where you will be able to purchase a potted plant. These will be available on the 20^th of July in the last week at pick up for all the Nursery Children.

We will be continuing with our Summer fun theme and reading stories based around the theme of going on holiday. These book include ‘What the ladybird heard on Holiday’ by Julia Donaldson and ‘Penguin goes on holiday’

If you would like to share these at home, please see the links below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwslOsSeutI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws4Qnj8xVrQ

We will have a focus on Rhythm, Rhyme and Alliteration, going back over this area to consolidate their learning.  Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

We have a few requests for resources for the Nursery, if you are having a turn out at home please think of us. We are looking for the following:

• A saucepan stand
• Water mist spray bottles
• Tyres.
• Craft materials, such as patterned paper, envelopes, scrap paper
• Larger plant pots/container for outdoor planting.
• Wooden spoons
• Mug trees
• old net curtains
• Old shower curtains

Dates for the Diary:

Wednesday 13^th July -Nursery Singing Assembly. Please see separate letter about the arrangements.

Wednesday 20^th July- We will be selling our potted plants and this is the last day for the Ducklings.

Friday 22^nd July- Last day of Term for the Chicks and Goslings. Normal times.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 30^th June

This week…

This week we continued with our ‘starting school’ theme. The children enjoyed their sessions in their new classrooms and we have been discussing the fun activities they will doing in September.

Week beginning 4^th July

This week will be reading stories based around the theme of the Seaside. Such as ‘Sally’s Limpet’ by Simon James ‘What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside’ and ‘Sharing a Shell’ by Julia Donaldson

Please see the links below if you’d like to share these stories at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss-N-KtX3-k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvguZ1YvKLw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpJumAZx1t8

Wednesday the 6^th July is our Beach Day, we will be having themed day with lots of fun beach activities and an ice lolly. Please can your child come in with a change of clothes, their beach/swimwear and a towel. We will be having a paddling pool and the children may get wet.

We will continue with a focus on Rhythm, Rhyme and Alliteration, going back over this area to consolidate their learning.  Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

We have a few request for resources for the Nursery, if you are having a turn out at home please think of us. We are looking for the following:

• A saucepan stand
• Water mist spray bottles
• Bubbles/bubble wands
• Tyres.
• Craft materials, such as patterned paper, envelopes, scrap paper
• Larger plant pots/container for outdoor planting.
• Wooden spoons
• Mug trees
• old net curtains
• Old shower curtains

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 24^th June

This week…

This week we have started to think about going to school. We have been reading various different stories including as ‘Topsy and Tim Start School’ and ‘The School Unicorn’ by Willow Evans.

Week beginning 26^th June

We will be continuing with our starting school theme this week as we have our Transition Day on Tuesday 28^th June. We will be reading  the stories ‘I’m Too Absolutely Small for School’ by Lauren Childs and 'Starting School' by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.

Please see the links below if you’d like to share these stories at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_JPPR0GPe4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zQivaCXu-Q

Please note Class Swap Day is Tuesday 28^th June. Please refer to the email for more details. If your child is going to a different school in September please do come and talk to Sarah.

We will have a focus on Rhythm, Rhyme and Alliteration, going back over this area to consolidate their learning.  Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

We have a few request for resources for the Nursery, if you are having a turn out at home please think of us. We are looking for the following:

• A saucepan stand
• Water mist spray bottles
• Bubbles/bubble wands
• Tyres.
• Craft materials, such as patterned paper, envelopes, scrap paper
• Larger plant pots/container for outdoor planting.
• Wooden spoons
• Mug trees
• old net curtains
• Old shower curtains

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 17^th June

This week…

This week we have enjoyed reading ‘Smiley Shark’ by Ruth Galloway as well as other sea themed stories.

Week beginning 20^th June

We will be starting to think about starting ‘big school’ with our transition day coming up. We will be sharing various different stories such as ‘Topsy and Tim Start School’ and ‘The School Unicorn’ by Willow Evans.

Please see the links below if you’d like to share these stories at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAcnm5PV3bc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16_5aUb9Lo

We will have a focus on Rhythm, Rhyme and Alliteration, going back over this area to consolidate their learning.  Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

We have a few request for resources for the Nursery, if you are having a turn out at home please think of us. We are looking for the following:

• A saucepan stand
• Water mist spray bottles
• Bubbles/bubble wands
• Tyres.
• Craft materials, such as patterned paper, envelopes, scrap paper
• Larger plant pots/container for outdoor planting.
• Wooden spoons
• Mug trees
• old net curtains
• Old shower curtains

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 10^th June

This week…

This week we have enjoyed reading ‘Billy’s Bucket’ by Kes Gray and Garry Parsons. Learning our new Under the Sea Makaton signs and thinking all about the different creatures we may find under the sea.

We have also been very excited to find some of our Froglets have changed into Frogs over the half term break.

Week beginning 13^th June

We will be continuing with our Under the Sea theme, and reading the story ‘Smiley Shark’ by Ruth Galloway. Please visit the link below if you would like to share the story at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOLDBY_nuQ8

We will be continuing with our Makaton signs of the week which include Crab, Dolphin, Fish and Seahorse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuaVjCNUQ9A

We will be continuing with our focus on blending and segmenting in Phonics. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

We have a few request for resources for the Nursery, if you are having a turn out at home please think of us. We are looking for the following:

• A saucepan stand
• A Play Kitchen
• Water mist spray bottles
• Bubbles/bubble wands
• Tyres.
• Craft materials, such as patterned paper, envelopes, scrap paper
• Larger plant pots/container for outdoor planting.
• Wooden spoons
• Mug trees
• old net curtains
• Old shower curtains

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

This week in the Nursery

Friday 27th May

This week…

We have had a lovely week celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee. We have enjoyed picnics, making crowns, decorating cakes and biscuits. Our Sports Day morning was definitely the highlight of our week though, the children all did so well.

We break up for May Half Term this Friday. Enjoy your break and we look forward to seeing all the fun pics of the things you have been up to when we come back in June.

Don't forget there is an INSET on Monday 6th of June. We will be back on Tuesday 7th. 

Week beginning 6^th June

Our last half term together with be based around the theme ‘Here comes the Sun’. Where we will be learning about the summer season, life under the sea and starting school.

We will start with reading ‘Billy’s Bucket’ by Kes Gray and Garry Parsons. If you would like to share this story at home, please see the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h46WN31pIRk

 Our Makaton signs of the week will be sea themed and will include Crab, Dolphin, Fish and Seahorse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuaVjCNUQ9A

We will be continuing with our focus on blending and segmenting in Phonics. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

As the weather begins to warm up please send in the children with a sun hat and apply sun-cream before they arrive at school. Please remember to send in a raincoat as we continue to go out no matter the weather and we never know what the weather might bring.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 20th May

This week…

We have enjoyed talking about the animals people make keep as pets. Thank you for sending in any pictures from home.

Week beginning 23rd May

We will be celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee this week and continuing with our pets theme. We will be reading several books including ‘Squishy Mcfluff; Tea with the Queen’ by Pip Jones and ‘Paddington at the Palace’ by Michael Bond.

If you would like to share these stories at home, please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV5Nfll-gPs

https://www.facebook.com/PaddingtonBear/videos/paddington-at-the-palace/494880097933471/

We will be continuing with our focus on blending and segmenting in Phonics. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

A photo album can be found on the School Website of the Crocodile Encounter Experience from Wednesday 11^th May.

Dates for the Diary:

Tuesday 24^th Ducklings and Goslings Jubilee Picnic.

Wednesday 25^th Sports day for ALL Nursery children (Parents invited to watch and stay for picnic)- each child will be bringing home a slip with more information about this event.

Thursday 26^th Chicks and Goslings Jubilee Picnic.

We break up for May half term on Friday 27^th May- Normal timings.

As the weather begins to warm up please send in the children with a sun hat and apply sun-cream before they arrive at school. Please remember to send in a raincoat as we continue to go out no matter the weather and we never know what the weather might bring.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 13th May

This week…

We have had a lovely week continuing with our Reptile animal theme. The highlight of our week was the visit from Crocodile Encounters, where the children loved holding the Python, Bearded Dragon, Skink, Crocodile and African Tortoise.

Week beginning 16th May

We will be reading the story ‘Rosie’s is my best Friend’ by Ali Pye along with other stories based around the theme of pets.

If you would like to share this story at home, please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vECDkqeaIUQ

We will be continuing with our focus on blending and segmenting in Phonics. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

A photo album can be found on the School Website of the Crocodile Encounter Experience from Wednesday 11^th May.

Week beginning 16^th May we will be continuing with our Animal fun topic, and will be talking about pets. If you have a photograph of any pets you have at home on in the family (grandparents etc.) we would love to see them. Please send them in so we can share together.

As the weather begins to warm up please send in the children with a sun hat and apply sun-cream before they arrive at school. Please remember to send in a raincoat as we continue to go out no matter the weather and we never know what the weather might bring.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 6th May

This week…

We have been reading the story ‘The Mixed up Chameleon’ by Eric Carle along with other books based about the theme of reptiles. We have especially enjoyed learning about Chameleons and what it means to be camouflaged.

Week beginning 9th May

We will be continuing with our books based on the theme of reptiles as our Crocodile encounter visitors will be with us on Wednesday the 11^th May. The children will be given the opportunity to have a hands on experience with reptiles such as crocodiles, snakes and lizards. They will also be bringing their huge Sulcata Tortoise called Sultana. We are very excited.

We will be focussing on blending and segmenting in Phonics. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

Will be learning the following song over the next two weeks.

The Little Green Chameleon (Tune: “The Incy Wincy Spider”)

The little green chameleon climbed high up in a tree.

Out came a snake to see what he could see.

The little green chameleon turned brown and red and then

The big snake slid away, and he turned to green again.

A few messages…

Please note Wednesday the 11^th of May is the day of our Crocodile Encounters Visit, the school day timings will remain the same for all children.

Week beginning 16^th May we will be continuing with our Animal fun topic, and will be talking about pets. If you have a photograph of any pets you have at home on in the family (grandparents etc.) we would love to see them. Please send them in so we can share together.

As the weather begins to warm up please send in the children with a sun hat and apply sun-cream before they arrive at school. Please remember to send in a raincoat as we continue to go out no matter the weather and we never know what the weather might bring.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 28th April

This week…

We have been continuing with ‘Rosie’s Walk’ by Pat Hutchins, learning about animals we may find on a farm and how farmers look after their animals and enjoying making obstacle courses and thinking about directional language.

Week beginning 2^nd May

We will be reading the story ‘The Mixed up Chameleon’ by Eric Carle along with a range of other books based on the theme of reptiles in preparation for our visit from the Crocodile Encounters.

If you would like to share this story at home please see the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrmZeXf7ScU

Our Makaton signs for this week are Wild Animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCnwpA_SW5s  

We will be continuing with our Phonics focus of Alliteration. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

Will be learning the following song over the next two weeks.

The Little Green Chameleon (Tune: “The Incy Wincy Spider”)

The little green chameleon climbed high up in a tree.

Out came a snake to see what he could see.

The little green chameleon turned brown and red and then

The big snake slid away, and he turned to green again.

A few messages…

Please note there is no School on Monday due to the bank holiday.

As the weather begins to warm up please send in the children with a sun hat and apply sun-cream before they arrive at school. Please remember to send in a raincoat as we continue to go out no matter the weather and we never know what the weather might bring.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Welcome back!

Friday 22nd April

This week…

We have enjoyed reading ‘Rosie’s Walk’ by Pat Hutchins, learning about animals we may find on a farm and how farmers look after their animals. We have loved spending time in the garden, enjoying the sunshine and looking after our plants. 

Week beginning 25^th April

We will be continuing with ‘Rosie’s walk’ by Pat Hutchins, thinking about directional language, creating our own assault courses and learning all about Farm Animals and their habitats.

If you would like to share this story at home please see the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FaRueaFPMk

Our Makaton signs for this week are Farm animals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNm4z3mumHQ

Our Phonics focus will be Alliteration. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

Sadly during the Easter Holidays one of our Nursery Bikes were stolen from our Garden- the much loved Orange trike, a firm favourite with the children. We are just asking local people to be vigilant and keep an eye out to see if people climbing over into the Nursery happens again and on the off chance they may see our Orange bike. 

As the weather begins to warm up please send in the children with a sun hat and apply sun-cream before they arrive at school. Please remember to send in a rain coat as we continue to go out no matter the weather and we never know what the weather might bring.

Thank you for the pictures that have been sent in of the fun you have had on your Easter break and it has been great seeing the pictures of your beans, which have really been growing tall. Well done on looking after them all so well!

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 1^st April

This week…

We have enjoyed reading stories based around Easter such as ‘Going on an Egg hunt’. We had a fabulous visit from Dr Evans for STEM week, who shared lots of her medical knowledge about growth, and showed us different medical equipment.

Week beginning 19^th April

After Easter our theme is ‘Animal Fun’, we will learning all about farm animals, reptiles and our pets at home.  

The first week back we will reading ‘Rosie’s walk’ by Pat Hutchins, thinking about directional language, creating our own assault courses and learning all about Farm Animals and their habitats.

If you would like to share this story at home please see the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FaRueaFPMk

Our Makaton signs for this week are Farm animals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNm4z3mumHQ

Our Phonics focus will be Alliteration. Please follow the link below to find more information on this and ideas of activities you can do at home.

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/ideas-for-home-learning/

A few messages…

A photo album for our trip is now on the website. Please follow the link below:

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/infant-gallery/

Please note we will be coming back to school on Tuesday 19th April for the Ducklings and Goslings and Wednesday 20^th April for The Chicks.

As the weather begins to warm up please send in the children with a sun hat and apply sun-cream before they arrive at school. Please remember to send in a rain coat as we do continue to go out no matter the weather and we never know what the weather might bring.

Have a lovely Easter break, and don’t forget to send in any pics from your holiday which we can then add to your child’s photo album.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 25th March

This week…

We have had a lovely week, continuing with the Hungry Caterpillar and Jasper’s Beanstalk. We thoroughly enjoyed learning all about the life cycle of the Butterfly and the Frog too. We especially enjoyed our edible lifecycle of the butterfly.

Week beginning 28th March

This half term will be thinking about ‘Healthy Me’, we will learning all about the food we can grow in the ground, keeping a balanced diet and looking after our bodies.

This week is Stem Week! We will have a visit from a medical professional, and will be continuing with our measuring.

This week we will reading stories based around Easter, including ‘Going on an Egg hunt’ by Martha Mumford and Laura Hughes and ‘The Odd Egg’ by Emily Gravett. If you’d like to share these stories at home please follow the links below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgXcZAF9PA  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok1gXrpHWks

We are excited to have caterpillars and Frogspawn in our garden and we will be continuing to observe them as they change.

Our Sign this week is ‘Easter Egg’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KeQv8-UO-Y

A few messages…

With the sun coming out, please remember to put sun cream on before you come into Nursery, and bring your water bottles and sunhats too.

A photo album for our trip is now on the website. Please follow the link below:

https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/infant-gallery/

Please note we break up for the Easter Holidays on Friday 1^st April.

School starts back again on Tuesday 19th April for the Ducklings and Goslings and Wednesday 20^th April for The Chicks.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 18^th March

This week…

We have had a lovely week, continuing with the Hungry Caterpillar and Jasper’s Beanstalk. We thoroughly enjoyed our Nursery trip and can’t wait to start growing our own plants in our garden. Thank you for all those who were able to come along, we could not have done it without you.

Week beginning 21st March

This half term will be thinking about ‘Healthy Me’, we will learning all about the food we can grow in the ground, keeping a balanced diet and looking after our bodies.

This week we will continuing with our stories from last week, and will be planting in our lovely new planters, which we did not manage to do last week.

We are excited to have caterpillars and Frogspawn in our garden and we will be continuing to observe them as they change.

The new song we have been singing is ‘There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf’ please see the words below, I’m sure the children would love to show you the actions.

There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf Wriggle, Wriggle

There’s a tiny caterpillar on leaf Wriggle, Wriggle

There’s a tiny caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar,

A tiny caterpillar on leaf on a leaf Wriggle, Wriggle

He will eat the leaf about him till he’s full Munch! Munch!

He will eat the leaf about him till he’s full Munch! Munch!

He will eat the leaf about him, eat the leaf about him

He will eat the leaf about him till he’s full Munch! Munch!

A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home Spin, Spin

A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home Spin, Spin

A cocoon is what he’s spinning cocoon is what he’s spinning

A cocoon is what he’s spinning Spin, Spin

Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away Flap! Flap!

Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away Flap! Flap!

Then he’ll be a butterfly, he’ll be a butterfly

He will be a butterfly and fly away Flap! Flap!

Our Sign this week is ‘Frog’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M4OcqNQjxQ

A few messages…

We are starting to look for signs of Spring, if you go for any walks and spot and signs of spring do share them with us, sending in photographs or bringing in things you may have found on your Spring Walks.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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Friday 11^th March

This week…

We have been reading the story ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen and beginning to think about growing, and what plants need to help them to grow.

Week beginning 14th March

This half term will be thinking about ‘Healthy Me’, we will learning all about the food we can grow in the ground, keeping a balanced diet and looking after our bodies.

This week we will reading the story The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle as we continue to get ready for our trip to Gatton Park. We will also begin to plant in our brand new Nursery planters. If you would like to share this story it home, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY

We will be continuing with our Subitising to 5 and using our weighing scales to compare weights.

Our Sign this week is ‘Caterpillar’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Uy88miDs8

A few messages…

We are starting to look for signs of Spring, if you go for any walks and spot and signs of spring do share them with us, sending in photographs or bringing in things you may have found on your Spring Walks.

Please remember Our Nursery trip to Gatton Park will take place this week on Wednesday 16^th March. This is for Ducklings/Chicks and Goslings to attend All day.

Please come in on the day of the trip with the following:

a waterproof coat

hats

gloves

scarf,

wellies,

water bottle

lunchbox (no nuts)

and a change of clothes

This trip is ALL DAY for ALL the children. Please drop them off to school at 8:45 and pick up from 3pm from the Nursery Gate.

We have added some information above if you would like to see what the children will be doing on their Nursery Trip to Gatton Park.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us,

Sarah, Charmaine, Sophie and Claire

s.j.skitt@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk

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