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Nursery Blog – 20.03.26
Unfortunately, the Story Bus had to cancel our visit this week. I am currently trying to schedule another date so that everyone can have a turn. Phonics This week, the children continued to focus on the grapheme/phoneme for the letter ‘a’. We practiced its formation and located the grapheme on a grid. Many children are […]
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Phonics This week, we started exploring the phoneme and grapheme for ‘a’. We read a rhyme and thought about items that begin with this sound. Words This week’s words are “long” and “little.” Maths The children focused on positional language this week. We placed a teddy bear on, under, next to, and between various items […]
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This week, we continued to explore the phoneme/grapheme for ‘s’. The children practised forming the grapheme and also used a grid to find it amongst different symbols. We are really impressed with their formation. Words This week, we explored the meanings of the word ‘light’ as both ‘not heavy’ and ‘not dark’. Maths We Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 27.02.26
This half term, we are focusing on the story ‘Farmer Duck.’ The children have enjoyed participating in the animal sounds. Phonics We have started Phase 2 of phonics. This week, we introduced the phoneme and grapheme ‘s’. We discussed ‘Sid the Silly Snake’ and read the rhyme together. We will continue to look at Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 12.02.26
Phonics During our phonics sessions, the children used their listening ears to hear the different words I blended orally. We revisited The Colour Monster story, and I told a silly story featuring the different emotion monsters. Throughout the story, I segmented some words aloud, and the children shouted out the corresponding words. Once the Read More
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Phonics During our phonics sessions, the children used their listening ears to hear and repeat sounds. We even managed to pass some sounds around the classroom. Words Our words this week are ‘heavy’ and ‘in’. Maths During our math sessions, we have been focusing on subitising. We played “Bunny Ears” and used subitising plates Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 30.01.26
Phonics During our phonics sessions, we revisited the concept of alliteration. We explored various items and thought of words that began with the same letter. The children also played the game ‘Odd One Out,’ where they were shown three items and had to determine which item started with a different letter. Word Aware This Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 23.01.26
Phonics This week, we focused on rhyme and the sound patterns that repeat. We used flashcards to emphasise the final sounds and identify the patterns. The children also engaged in body percussion to reinforce the words. Word Aware This week we have looked at ‘front’ and ‘full’. Maths This week, our maths focus has Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 16.01.26
Phonics In our phonics sessions, we examined pictures displayed on the screen and discussed the sounds we might associate with each image. After this discussion, we listened to some of the actual sounds. The children also participated by listening to and imitating various body percussion sounds. Concept Words This week we have looked at Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 09.01.26
The Three Little Pigs This term, we are reading The Three Little Pigs. We have explored various versions and discussed their differences. The children have also started learning a song that tells the story. Phonics We have been using our listening skills to distinguish between instruments from around the world. The children then listened Read More
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