Federation of Earlswood Schools
A Place to Learn Together
We offer Nursery Provision to Year 6
Weekly Blog
Week beginning 29th April 2024
Our theme this term after the Easter break is ‘Animal Fun’. We will be thinking all about reptiles as we prepare for our Crocodile encounter. We will also have some wiggly friends joining us after half term as we have our Butterfly Kits.
This week we will be reading ‘The Mixed up Chameleon by Eric Carle. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://youtu.be/FrmZeXf7ScU?list=TLGG3ZFETwdRkqUyNTA0MjAyNA
Our Love of Reading text will be ‘Kindness makes us strong’ by Sophie Beer. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://youtu.be/91l4lLQ7g6g?list=TLGGUeZs3dt6NCkyNTA0MjAyNA
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Round and Round the Garden ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be sorting and patterns. We will also be focusing on the number 5.
We have started to practice the songs we will be singing for our end of year assembly. It would be lovely if you could practice these with your children at home. We will be adding more to our blog over the next few weeks. Here is the first two:
Mmm, mmm, Frog https://youtu.be/jocepfPK50s?list=TLGGSqdSugbSqN8yNTA0MjAyNA
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf https://youtu.be/caBB1ornMX0?list=TLGGbs8xcqUjmRAyNTA0MjAyNA
A few messages…
Please remember to send in any photo’s of your family pets for our Pet wall.
We are a little low on junk modelling, we would love some of your clean dry recycling for our Junk model creation station.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 22nd April 2024
Our theme this term is ‘Animal Fun’. We will be thinking all about reptiles as we prepare for our Crocodile encounter visitors. We will also have some wiggly friends joining us after half term as we have our Butterfly Kits.
We will be continuing with the Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPkK5yD78vI
Our Love of Reading text will be ‘ Would you Rather?’ by John Burningham. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3zJr7ll9yQ
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Ring a Ring a Roses ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be sorting and patterns. We will also be focusing on the number 5.
We have been learning a brand new song:
Theres a tiny caterpillar on a leaf. Please follow the link and sing at home as this will be one of our songs we will sing in our summer assembly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOlbSE0CmNM
A few messages…
Please can we remind you to ensure your children leave their own toys at home. This includes big keyring soft toys. We have had a few incidents of these keyrings going missing and this can cause upset.
Don’t forget to send in pictures of any pets for our a pet wall, If you or a family member has pet, please do send in any pics and we can add them to our wall.
Thank you for all your donations so far, we really appreciate every single one.
We have a wish list, if you are happy to donate any items to Nursery, please let one of us know.
- Sellotape
- Masking tape
- Notebooks
- envelopes
- Wooden spoons
- Large paintbrushes for outside
- Junk modelling boxes and containers
- Food colouring for playdough
- Flour for playdough
- Salt for playdough
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 15th April 2024
Our theme this term after the Easter break is ‘Animal Fun’. We will be thinking all about reptiles as we prepare for our Crocodile encounter. We will also have some wiggly friends joining us after half term as we have our Butterfly Kits.
The first week back we will be reading the Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPkK5yD78vI
Our Love of Reading text will be ‘ Would you Rather?’ by John Burningham. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3zJr7ll9yQ
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Ring a Ring a Roses ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be sorting and patterns. We will also be focusing on the number 5.
These are the songs we will be learning if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
5 Current Buns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SvlmUfkmJg
The Number 5 Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6OM_nSyod0
A few messages…
Thank you for all our lovely Easter gifts. Have a wonderful Easter break and we look forward to hearing all about what you have been up to. Please do put your adventures onto Tapestry for us to share together.
After Easter we will be creating a pet picture wall, If you or a family member has pet, please do send in any pics and we can add them to our wall.
Thank you for all your donations so far, we really appreciate every single one.
We have a wish list, if you are happy to donate any items to Nursery, please let one of us know.
- Sellotape
- Masking tape
- Notebooks
- envelopes
- Wooden spoons
- Large paintbrushes for outside
- Junk modelling boxes and containers
- Food colouring for playdough
- Flour for playdough
- Salt for playdough
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 25th March 2024
Our theme this term is Happy Me.
We will be continuing with our Story ‘Going on an egg hunt’ by Laura Hughes. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgXcZAF9PA
This will also be our love of Reading Text.
We will be exploring our senses this week and enjoying toasted hot cross buns with our friends. Using our fine motor skills to butter them up. All allergies and dietary requirements will be taken into account.
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Square and Rectangle. We will also be focusing on the number 4. This week we will be enjoying an Easter Egg hunt in our Garden.
These are the songs we have been learning if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uvd6k7xts0 –Square Shape Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4djlIJR8R4 –Number 4 Song
A few messages…
Have a wonderful Easter break and we look forward to hearing all about what you have been up to. Please do put your adventures onto Tapestry for us to share together.
After Easter we will be creating a pet picture wall, If you or a family member has pet, please do send in any pics and we can add them to our wall.
Thank you for all your donations so far, we really appreciate every single one.
We have a wish list, if you are happy to donate any items to Nursery, please let one of us know.
Sellotape
Masking tape
Notebooks
envelopes
Wooden spoons
Large paintbrushes for outside
Junk modelling boxes and containers
Food colouring for playdough
Flour for playdough
Salt for playdough
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 18th March 2024
Our theme this term is Happy Me.
We will be reading the Story ‘Going on an egg hunt’ by Laura Hughes. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgXcZAF9PA
This will also be our love of Reading Text.
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Square and Rectangle. We will also be focusing on the number 4. This week we will be enjoying an Easter Egg hunt in our Garden.
These are the songs we have been learning if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uvd6k7xts0 –Square Shape Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4djlIJR8R4 –Number 4 Song
A few messages…
We break up for Easter Holidays on Thursday 28th March.
We have a wish list, if you are happy to donate any items to Nursery, please let one of us know.
Sellotape
Masking tape
Notebooks
Envelopes
Wooden spoons
Large paintbrushes for outside
Junk modelling boxes and containers
Food colouring for playdough
Flour for playdough
Salt for playdough
Oil for Playdough
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 11th March 2024
Our theme this term is Happy Me.
This week is STEM week, we are looking forward to spending some time with Mandy our gardener, planting seeds and thinking all about plants growing and changing.
We will be continuing with 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
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Miss Molly had a Dolly ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our love of reading text is: ‘Errols Garden’ by Gillian Hibbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bcO-2YBV84
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Square and Rectangle. We will also be focusing on the number 4.
These are the songs we have been learning if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uvd6k7xts0 –Square Shape Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4djlIJR8R4 –Number 4 Song
A few messages…
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 4th March 2024
Our theme this term is Happy Me.
This week is we will be celebrating World Book Day on Wednesday 6th March where we are inviting the Children to dress up as a character from a non-fiction book. This could be an explorer, a Victorian, a stone age character or a specific person such as the King.
We will be enjoying 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
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Miss Molly had a Dolly ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our love of reading text is: ‘Errols Garden’ by Gillian Hibbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bcO-2YBV84
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Square and Rectangle. We will also be focusing on the number 4.
These are the songs we have been learning if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAVMa8uifo –Pancake Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uvd6k7xts0 –Square Shape Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4djlIJR8R4 –Number 4 Song
A few messages…
Next week is STEM week and the children will be enjoying spending time in our garden planting for the Spring.
Thank you to everyone who sent in family photographs of their half term. We will add these to our new photo album. The photo album is something all the children can contribute family pictures too and it lives in our quiet area for them to share with their friends. You can simply add pictures to Tapestry where I can then print them off for the classroom. Any questions please do ask.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 26th February 2024
Our theme this term is Happy Me.
We will be continuing with the story 'Mr Wolf’s Pancakes' by Jan Fearnley, If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQDiqHp-xM
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘1,2, Buckle my shoe ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our love of reading text is: ‘Amazing’ by Steve Antony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59pxxK8Amg
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Square and Rectangle. We will also be focusing on the number 4.
We have been learning some new songs this week if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAVMa8uifo –Pancake Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uvd6k7xts0 –Square Shape Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4djlIJR8R4 –Number 4 Song
A few messages…
We are very excited to be welcoming Jodi into Nursery, she has had a lovely week getting to know all the children. Please do say hello if you see her about.
Thank you to everyone who sent in family photographs of their half term. We will add these to our new photo album. The photo album is something all the children can contribute family pictures too and it lives in our quiet area for them to share with their friends. You can simply add pictures to Tapestry where I can then print them off for the classroom. Any questions please do ask.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 19th February 2024
Our theme after the half term break will start our new theme Happy Me, where we will be thinking about keeping happy and healthy. We will be starting with making pancakes and topping them with fruit!
We will be reading the story 'Mr Wolf’s Pancakes' by Jan Fearnley, If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQDiqHp-xM
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘1,2, Buckle my shoe ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our love of reading text is: ‘Amazing’ by Steve Antony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59pxxK8Amg
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Square and Rectangle. We will also be focusing on the number 4.
We have been learning some new songs this week if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAVMa8uifo –Pancake Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uvd6k7xts0 –Square Shape Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4djlIJR8R4 –Number 4 Song
A few messages…
We are sad to be losing Hayley as she moves on to further her studies, we feel so lucky to have had her with us for this time. She wants to say a Big thank you for all her gifts and good luck wishes.
We will be welcoming Jodi into Nursery after the half term break, the children have already spent some time with her and I’m sure will love sharing their learning environment with her and showing her all their favourite activities.
Have a lovely half term break and we look forward to seeing you all week beginning the 19th February.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Nicola and Jodi.
Week beginning 5th February 2024
Our theme this term is Adventurers.
This week is Mental Health awareness week. We will be thinking all about why relaxation is so important, and talking about what is important to us in our lives and celebrating these things together.
We will be continuing with the story 'Going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds
This week we will be going on our very own bear hunt in school grounds, re-telling the story with our friends.
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Mary mary, Quite Contrary ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Triangle. We will also be focusing on the number 3.
We have been learning two new songs this week if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SeOeSo7gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bip5SMC_AIM
A few messages…
Please remember your hats, gloves, scarves and warm coats as it has been very cold out.
Thank you to everyone who sent in family photographs of their holiday celebrations. We have added some to our Winter display and started our new photo album. The photo album is something all the children can contribute family pictures too and it lives in our quiet area for them to share with their friends. You can simply add pictures to Tapestry where I can then print them off for the classroom. Any questions please do ask.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 29th January 2024
Our theme this term is Adventurers.
We will be enjoying the story 'Going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Mary mary, Quite Contrary ’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Triangle. We will also be focusing on the number 3.
We have been learning two new songs this week if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SeOeSo7gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bip5SMC_AIM
A few messages…
Please remember your hats, gloves, scarves and warm coats as it has been very cold out.
Thank you to everyone who sent in family photographs of their holiday celebrations. We have added some to our Winter display and started our new photo album. The photo album is something all the children can contribute family pictures too and it lives in our quiet area for them to share with their friends. You can simply add pictures to Tapestry where I can then print them off for the classroom. Any questions please do ask.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 20th January 2024
Our theme this term is Adventurers.
We will be enjoying the story 'My Friend Bear' by Jez Alborough If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBLCMpt-UQ
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Jack and Jill’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Lulu loves the Library' by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw. Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGS6sM-Wjek
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Triangle. We will also be focusing on the number 3.
We have been learning two new songs this week if you would like to learn them too, here are the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SeOeSo7gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bip5SMC_AIM
A few messages…
Please remember your hats, gloves, scarves and warm coats as it has been very cold out.
Thank you to everyone who sent in family photographs of their holiday celebrations. We have added some to our Winter display and started our new photo album. The photo album is something all the children can contribute family pictures too and it lives in our quiet area for them to share with their friends. You can simply add pictures to Tapestry where I can then print them off for the classroom. Any questions please do ask.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 15th January 2024
Our theme this term is Adventurers.
Over the next two weeks we will be enjoying the story 'My Friend Bear' by Jez Alborough If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBLCMpt-UQ
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Jack and Jill’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Lulu loves the Library' by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw. Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGS6sM-Wjek
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Triangle. We will also be focusing on the number 3.
A few messages…
Thank you to everyone who sent in family photographs of their holiday celebrations. We have added some to our Winter display and started our new photo album. The photo album is something all the children can contribute family pictures too and it lives in our quiet area for them to share with their friends. You can simply add pictures to Tapestry where i can then print them off for the classroom. Any questions please do ask.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 8th January 2024
Welcome back! Our theme this term is Adventurers.
We have been reading the story ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Bill Martin and will continue with this book. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc9My7TnxFU
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Incy Wincy’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Car, Car, Truck, Jeep' by Katrina Charman . Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fUQ5NltsG0
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Triangle. We will also be focusing on the number 3.
A few messages…
Thank you to everyone who sent in family photographs of their holiday celebrations. We have added some to our Winter display and started our new photo album. The photo album is something all the children can contribute family pictures too and it lives in our quiet area for them to share with their friends. You can simply add pictures to Tapestry where i can then print them off for the classroom. Any questions please do ask.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 2nd January 2024
When we come back after Christmas we will starting our new term theme of Adventurers! We will be reading the story ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ by Bill Martin. If you would like to share this story at home please follow the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc9My7TnxFU
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Incy Wincy’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Car, Car, Truck, Jeep' by Katrina Charman . Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fUQ5NltsG0
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be 2D shapes: Triangle. We will also be focusing on the number 3.
A few messages…
A BIG thank you for all the kind Christmas gifts we have received over the past few days. It has been so lovely getting to know your children this Autumn and we have watched them grow and change so much already- It has been a joy to see.
We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and we look forward to seeing all you get up to on Tapestry.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 11th December
The second part of the Autumn term theme is ‘Let's Celebrate’ where we will be exploring the different celebrations and festivals that are special to our family and friends.
We will be we reading the story The Jolly Postman’s Christmas along with a few other Christmas stories.
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics. Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Humpty dumpty’
You can find a copy of this rhyme on the Teacher Noticeboard
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be be Pattern, shape and Subitising 1-1. please the see guidance sheet on the Teacher noticeboard if you would like to find out more on what subitising is in the Early Years.
We have been teaching the Children how to sign our Days of the Week song, with a special helper coming up to help with the signing every morning. If you would like to do this with your child at home, please follow the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAuecA7wkU0
A few messages…
Please can we ask that all shoes are named- we have lots of shoes that are identical in look and it caused a few problems, especially now we are wearing our wellies more often.
We ask that when you say goodbye you don't stand at the window and watch as this can cause other children to become upset as it has created a bit of an audience for them. Please be mindful and wave at the door and leave promptly.
A gentle reminder that the gate will be closing at 8:50am each morning. If your child is late, it means they miss out on the carpet session first thing and can make it hard for the staff to support the children with their learning if they are having to leave the building to open the gate.
Our Children all had a fabulous time at their Christmas Party on Wednesday, we enjoyed singing, dancing and playing games together. There is a Photo Album available on the Photo Album page of the website if you would like to see the fun we had.
We gave out your Wonde logins at parents evening, if you were unable to attend please speak with us on the door and we can pass over your child’ login.
Please follow the link above and type Earlswood Infant and Nursery School into the box, then click emoji login.
Purple Mash is the area most suited to Nursery age children.
Dates for the Diary:
Ducklings last Day of Term is Wednesday 13th Dec
Chicks and Goslings last day of term is Friday 15th Dec
Thank you for all your lovely donations to the Nursery, we really do appreciate them all.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 4th December
The second part of the Autumn term theme is ‘Let's Celebrate’ where we will be exploring the different celebrations and festivals that are special to our family and friends.
We will be continuing with the story ‘Dear Santa’ by Rod Campbell. If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sReoE9XkArc
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics. Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Humpty dumpty’
You can find a copy of this rhyme on the Teacher Noticeboard
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be be Pattern, shape and Subitising 1-1. please see guidance sheet on the Teacher noticeboard if you would like to find out more on what subitising is in the Early Years.
We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week are all Christmas themed. The link below takes you to the signs we will be using. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skAvV4wZz4M
A few messages…
Thank you for coming and joining us for our Christmas making Day- the children had a great time and we all especially loved the singing session with you all.
We gave out your Wonde logins at parents evening, if you were unable to attend please speak with us on the door and we can pass over your child’ login.
Please follow the link above and type Earlswood Infant and Nursery School into the box, then click emoji login.
Purple Mash is the area most suited to Nursery age children.
Dates for the Diary:
Wednesday the 6th of December
Is our Christmas Party, where we will be having Katie from PipSqueaks into help us Celebrate. The Children are invited to wear their own party clothes, please bear in mind the Nursery can get cold and dresses will need to have sleeves. Please note this is taking place during their normal Nursery session.
Thank you for all your lovely donations to the Nursery, we really do appreciate them all.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 27th November
The second part of the Autumn term theme is ‘Let's Celebrate’ where we will be exploring the different celebrations and festivals that are special to our family and friends.
We will be enjoying the story ‘Dear Santa’ by Rod Campbell. If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sReoE9XkArc
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics. We will be going over all the rhymes we have learnt so far over the next few weeks.
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be be Pattern, shape and Subitising 1-1. please see guidance sheet on the Teacher blog if you would like to find out more on what subitising is in the Early Years.
We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week are all Chirstmas themed. The link below takes you to the signs we will be using.
A few messages…
We gave out your Wonde logins at parents evening, if you were unable to attend please speak with us on the door and we can pass over your child’ login.
Please follow the link above and type Earlswood Infant and Nursery School into the box, then click emoji login.
Purple Mash is the are most suited to Nursery age children.
Thank you for all your lovely donations to the Nursery, we appreciate them all.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 20th November
The second part of the Autumn term theme is ‘Let's Celebrate’ where we will be exploring the different celebrations and festivals that are special to our family and friends.
We will be continuing with the story ‘Whatever Next’ by . If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c5cb0u0rPM
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Hickory, Dickory Dock’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Where’s Lenny' by Ken Wilson-Max . Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home. https://clpe.org.uk/videos/video/wheres-lenny-read-ken-wilson-max
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be be Pattern, shape and Subitising 1-3. please see guidance sheet on the Teacher blog if you would like to find out more on what subitising is in the Early Years.
We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week are all space themed. The link below takes you to the signs we will be using. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXpM5k8uUM0
A few messages…
Tapestry
We would love to see all your achievements and fun times you have at home. Please upload pictures and notes onto Tapestry for us to see in School. This all counts towards their learning journey. This could be practising putting on their own coat, shoes, learning to ride a bike, going on a day trip somewhere special or a family celebration- we would love to hear all about it!
Dates for diary:
Parent consultations- Tuesday 21st & Thursday 23rd November
INSET Day Wednesday 22nd Nov
Christmas Making sessions.
Ducklings and Goslings: Wednesday 29th November 9:15am - 11:00am
Chicks and Goslings: Wednesday 29th November 1pm - 2:45pm
Please note there is no singing assembly this year for the Nursery children, instead we will have a singalong for everyone at the end of each Christmas Making session.
Thank you for all your lovely donations to the Nursery, we appreciate them all.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 13th November
The second part of the Autumn term theme is ‘Let's Celebrate’ where we will be exploring the different celebrations and festivals that are special to our family and friends.
We will be enjoying the story ‘Whatever Next’ by . If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c5cb0u0rPM
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Hickory, Dickory Dock’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Where’s lenny' by Ken Wilson-Max . Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home. https://clpe.org.uk/videos/video/wheres-lenny-read-ken-wilson-max
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the Little Wandle website. Any questions please do ask.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be be Pattern, shape and Subitising 1-1. please see guidance sheet on the Teacher blog if you would like to find out more on what subitising is in the Early Years.
We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week are all space themed. The link below takes you to the signs we will be using. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXpM5k8uUM0
A few messages…
Independence is important 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
Thank you for all your lovely donations to the Nursery, we appreciate them all.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 6th November
The second part of the Autumn term theme is ‘Let's Celebrate’ where we will be exploring the different celebrations and festivals that are special to our family and friends.
The Children have loved taking part in Sculpture Week and you can see some pictures of the activities on the Nursery window. Our main collaboration piece will be displayed in the top hall for all to see once finished. A post will also be shared on Social Media.
We will be continuing with our story ‘Happy Birthday Sam’ by Pat Hutchins. If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaJZmJNqI3k
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Hey diddle, diddle’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Monster Clothes' by Daisy Hirst. Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFCtRkU_l8Q
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the website. Any questions please do ask.
If you haven't already please send in any family pictures for us to hang on our wall. We have started to display them around the Nursery and the children love to see their pictures up. You can email these to the school email address or hand them over at drop off.(Please can they be no bigger than 4x6.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be be Pattern, shape and Subitising 1-1. please see guidance sheet on the Teacher blog if you would like to find out more on what subitising is in the Early Years.
We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘happy birthday’ The link below takes you to the Happy Birthday Song, which we we sing and sign with our children everytime someone has their special day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUVDxlQ40kM
A few messages…
Independence is important 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
If you would like to Donate any items to Nursery please see the list below
Donations needed:
Recycling/junk modelling
Spring bulbs for planting
Flour
Salt
Food colouring
Food flavourings
Vegetable oil
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 30th of October
The second part of the Autumn term theme is ‘Let's Celebrate’ where we will be exploring the different celebrations and festivals that are special to our family and friends.
We will be enjoying the story ‘Happy Birthday Sam’ by Pat Hutchins. If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaJZmJNqI3k
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics.
Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Hey diddle, diddle’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section, next to the Blog. A video of all the Foundations to Phonics songs can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Our Book of the moment is 'Monster Clothes' by Daisy Hirst. Please follow link below if you would like to share this story at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFCtRkU_l8Q
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the website. Any questions please do ask.
If you haven't already please send in any family pictures for us to hang on our wall. We have started to display them around the Nursery and the children love to see their pictures up. You can email these to the school email address or hand them over at drop off.(Please can they be no bigger than 4x6.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be be Pattern, shape and Subitising 1-1. please see guidance sheet on the Teacher blog if you would like to find out more on what subitising is in the Early Years.
We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘happy birthday’ The link below takes you to the Happy Birthday Song, which we we sing and sign with our children everytime someone their special day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUVDxlQ40kM
A few messages…
Independence is important 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
If you would like to Donate any items to Nursery please see the list below
Donations needed:
Recycling/junk modelling
Spring bulbs for planting
Flour
Salt
Food colouring
Food flavourings
Vegetable oil
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 16th of October
This Autumn half term out theme is ‘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 we will be be enjoying the story ‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julia Donaldson. If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below. This will take you to a Youtube version to watch together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgeKHjLSQUM
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics. Our Rhyme of the moment is ‘Down at the Station’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section next to the Blog. A video of all the songs we will sing can be found at
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
More information about Little Wandle can be found on the parent page of the website. Any questions please do ask.
IF you haven't already please send in any family pictures for us to hang on our wall. We have started to display them around the Nursery and the children love to see their pictures up. You can email these to the school email address or hand them over at drop off.(Please can they be no bigger than 4x6.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks Patterns. This includes arranging items in their own patterns, becoming familiar with patterns in their normal routine and predicting what might happen next in a story or a routine.
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=Y-90ePIlDgM
A few messages…
A settling in Photo album has been added to the School website. https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/infant-gallery/
At Earlswood Nursery we follow a Key Person Approach. A letter will be going home this week sharing with you who your child's Key Person is.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 9th of October
Nursery will be celebrating World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 11th October. Your children are invited to wear yellow accessories, yellow headband, yellow socks etc... please be aware this is the same day as their photographs so they still need to be wearing their uniform.
This Autumn half term out theme is ‘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 we will be be enjoying the story ‘Hug’ by Jez Alborough. If you would like to share this story at home please click on the link below. This will take you to a Youtube version to watch together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeBQw3_8Ekk
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics. Over the Next few weeks we will have a different Nursery Rhyme for each week. This weeks is ‘A sailor went to Sea’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section next to the Blog.
Thank you to everyone who has sent in pictures already. We would love it if you would send in any family pictures. You can email these to the school email address or hand them over at drop off. We will be making a Family display for the children to enjoy.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks Patterns. This includes arranging items in their own patterns, becoming familiar with patterns in their normal routine and predicting what might happen next in a story or a routine.
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=3sFmE2Nktuo
A few messages…
A settling in Photo album has been added to the School website. https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/infant-gallery/
Please note you should be receiving an email from Tapestry to login to your child's account over the next few days. Any problems please do ask. Tapestry is not used as a form of communication, observations will be uploaded every now and then throughout the year.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 2nd of October
This Autumn half term out theme is ‘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 we will be continuing with our 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
As a Nursery we follow Little Wandle, working on their Foundations to Phonics. Over the Next few weeks we will have a different Nursery Rhyme for each week. This weeks is ‘1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a Fish alive’ . A copy of the rhyme can be found in the 'Teacher Notice Board' section next to the Blog.
Thank you to everyone who has sent in pictures already. We would love it if you would send in any family pictures. You can email these to the school email address or hand them over at drop off. We will be making a Family display for the children to enjoy.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks Patterns. This includes arranging items in their own patterns, becoming familiar with patterns in their normal routine and predicting what might happen next in a story or a routine.
We use a lot of Makaton in our Nursery and our sign of the week is ‘Home’ The link below shows how to do this sign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awRsp6kgNac
A few messages…
Please can all water bottles contain water and not squash.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses.
Please use the email infoinfants@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
Week beginning 25th September
This week the children have done so well settling into their new routines and environment and have enjoyed staying for lunch.
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. You may find they have been singing these songs with you already.
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
We would love it if you would send in any pictures of your families. You can email these to the school email address or hand them over at drop off. We will be making a Family display for the children to enjoy.
Our Maths focus over the next few weeks Patterns. This includes arranging items in their own patterns, becoming familiar with patterns in their normal routine and predicting what might happen next in a story or a routine.
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…
Thank you to everyone who has named their children’s items, we do still have some items that are coming in unnamed. Please check all items- especially water bottles.
We now ask that all email enquiries are made through the school office, please do not contact teachers directly through their email addresses. Please use the email infoinfant@earlswood.surrey.sch.uk or call the office.
Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us on the gate.
Sarah, Charmaine, Hayley and Nicola
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.