Nursery

16Jan2019

The children have been using different media to create self portraits this week.  They looked at a variety of portraits by different artists and talked about the ones that they liked.  They then had a go at making their own portrait using paints, loose materials and pens.  The children then made

20Dec2018

The boys and girls in both morning and afternoon nursery, performed their nativity plays today for their parents and carers.  They all looked great and did a fantastic job acting and singing.  Well done everyone!

10Dec2018

Today, both morning and afternoon Nursery were visited by Chrissy Milburn from Gateshead Library.  She came in to talk to the children about the Bookstart packs that she had brought in for them to take home.  The children listened to a story from the Bookstart pack and Chrissy also read a very spe

26Nov2018

The children in Nursery and Reception had lots of fun watching ‘The Clumsiest Christmas Elf’. They sang Christmas songs, listened to stories, but best of all they helped Effie Brightbuttons find the missing keys to Santa’s workshop!

20Nov2018

At Nursery, the children enjoy singing rhymes and songs every single day!  To celebrate ‘National Nursery Rhyme Week’ the children have been  doing lots of activities linked to their favourite rhymes.  We started the week by writing a list of our favourite rhymes and then discussed activities tha

15Nov2018

This week the children have been finding out about bears.  They enjoyed looking at a non-fiction text on the interactive board about different types of bears.  The children were particularly interested in polar bears so we set up an arctic scene in the water tray.  The children were fascinated to

9Nov2018

This week at nursery, the children have been excited to talk about their experiences of bonfire night.  We talked about fireworks and created our own firework pictures using marbles dipped in paint to roll across our pictures.  We made a pretend bonfire outside and ate marshmallows that we pretend

2Nov2018

The boys and girls at Nursery have been doing lots of Halloween related activities this week.  On Wednesday, they came to Nursery dressed in Halloween costumes.  We shared lots of stories including ‘Meg and Mog’ stories, ‘Room on a Broom’ and ‘What’s in the Witches Kitchen’.  The children were fa