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EYFS Nativity 2025
14/12/2025 · No comments yet
We hope everyone enjoyed the EYFS Nativity last week. The children (and staff) did really well! Please find some photos and video clips below. (It has taken a while to go through the videos and photos as quite a few children aren’t allowed online. Please don’t repost photos or videos of your child if Read More
Nursery Blog – 12.12.25
12/12/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics This week, the children have been using their listening skills to decode words and listen to the environmental sounds around our school. I told a story about a boy named ‘B-e-n,’ and his friend, ‘S-a-m.’ Throughout the story, I segmented simple words for the children to blend and reveal. We also listened very Read More
Nursery Blog – 05.12.25
05/12/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics This week, we met Mr Fox and his phonics box. We had to guess what was inside the box by listening to words being sounded out. We blended the sounds to reveal the object. We also played a game called ‘Find It,’ where we listened to sounds and blended them again before matching Read More
Nursery Blog – 28.11.25
28/11/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics This week in our phonics sessions, we passed sounds around in a circle while listening for any changes. We also created a sensory story to retell “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.” The children participated by using actions and sounds to help tell the story. Word Aware This week, we have looked at Read More
Nursery Blog – 21.11.25
21/11/2025 · 1 comment
Phonics This week, we focused on using expressions! The children helped retell the story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ while expressing excitement and shock. We also read ‘Suddenly!’ Additionally, the children practised making different sounds to match some chosen items. Word Aware This week we have looked at ‘dark’ and ‘day’. Maths This Read More
Nursery Blog- 14.11.25
14/11/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics This week, the children played a game called ‘Odd One Out.’ We found three items, but one of them did not have the same initial sound as the others. The children did well with this activity. We also continued our exploration of ‘alliteration’ and shared some silly stories. Word Aware This week, we Read More
Nursery Blog – 07.11.25
07/11/2025 · No comments yet
This half-term, we will be focusing on ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. We have already read it a couple of times, and the children are starting to learn the words and actions. Phonics During our phonics sessions, we have been looking at ‘alliteration’. We thought about adjectives to pair with each child’s name. Read More
Nursery Blog – 24.10.25
24/10/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics During our phonics sessions, the children have been focusing on rhyming words. We created stories featuring items that rhyme and sorted pictures that rhyme on the board. The children are starting to recognise the similarities in words that have the same ending sounds, and therefore rhyme. Maths Our maths sessions this week have Read More
Nursery Blog – 17.10.25
17/10/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics This week, the children have focused on rhyme. We have read stories and played rhyming pairs as a class and in groups. When reading, we have focused on expression and intonation. Maths During our maths sessions, we have looked at ‘repeat’. We have been singing songs with repeated words to help see the Read More
Nursery Blog – 10.10.25
10/10/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics Phonics this week has focused on ‘Body Percussion’. The children listened and repeated taps, claps, and stomps. We even listened to “We Will Rock You” and managed to stomp and clap along with the music. Maths This week, we explored the concepts of ‘curved’ and ‘flat.’ We modelled simple building arrangements and discussed Read More
