Nursery: Blog items
Date: 16th Nov 2023 @ 3:02pm
Today we have taken part in Diwali Day, learning all about how Hindu people, and some Sikh people, celebrate Diwali.
We read books, watched videos, learned how to dance, wore traditional clothes and tried to create Rangoli patterns with sand. It was very tricky to sprinkle just a little bit of sand.
As we celebrated, the children talked about their learning "demon king"
"They have lot's of food"
"Candles light up"
"They go to the temple and fireworks come"
"Lights!"
"People pray"
If you want to celebrate Diwali at home why don't you join in dancing with us. We think you'll agree that we have some amazing moves!
Date: 10th Nov 2023 @ 4:44pm
To continue our learning about poppies, this afternoon some children followed Steps to Success to create a painted poppy or a craft poppy. These were our choice challenges. Not everybody chose to make one to support autonomy over our learning. Some children created their own challenge and used the mark making materials to draw their own poppy.
The teachers said we had created some beautiful artwork.
Can you complete some of our Friday Challenges at home?
Date: 10th Nov 2023 @ 11:48am
This morning we learned about why we use the poppy as a symbol for Remembrance Sunday and what this day is. The children were facinated by the video we watched. They cheered loudly when the poppies started to grow again after the war. This video is a great way of talking about Remembrance Sunday with young children. Would you like to watch it too?
Our faces reflected the different emotions we felt as we watched. The children were so excited when the poppies started growing they cheered.
"Make it go away," said one child during the war scenes. "A shining light!" excalimed another as the darkness parted. "It's growing up," one child told us as the poppies grew in the field
Date: 10th Nov 2023 @ 11:41am
We really enjoyed learning about bonfire night, naming different types of fireworks, learning a new song and creating artwork to put in our learning books. Do you know a song about fireworks? this is the one we learned
Date: 1st Nov 2023 @ 2:56pm
Yesterday we found some paw prints on our Literacy book stand. We thought it was odd because there wasn't a book! We followed the paw prints to a basket that was left in the shared area. There was a cat, a pair of shoes, a guitar and a pair of cool sunglasses. Who sent them? It was a mystery until today, when we found a brand new book. We learned all about Pete the Cat and how much he loved his white shoes. It was a fun story, he kept stepping in things and it changed the colour of his shoes. Do you know how he made them white again?
Here's a link to the story if you want to find out
Nursery Autumn 2 Curriculum Overview
Date: 18th Oct 2023 @ 9:12pm
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 7:45pm
This week we have been learning lots of new words to describe how animals move in the story 'Monkey and Me'. Verbs are words which describe what a character is doing.
Here are the words we know now:
flap waddle sway swing jump
Can you guess which animals move in this way by looking at these photos?
If you need some help CLICK HERE to listen to the story
Date: 11th Oct 2023 @ 7:11pm
We were blown away with the support we received last Friday for our 'Sports Day Meet & Greet'. The children were amazing, as always, and there were so many positive comments from the adults who joined us. We're so happy you can see the amount of progress the children have made settling in at Ravensbury.
Each key worker group rotated around the activities and had lots of fun moving, dancing, singing, playing games and making hand prints.
Here are some of the photos π
Date: 5th Oct 2023 @ 7:56pm
We're very excited for you to join us at the Nursery Sports Day Meet and Greet tomorrow.
Now your child has settled into school, we'd like to share some activities with you to celebrate our Connected Curriculum 'Magical Me' learning.
Come in to school and stay with us after the gathering song. After the register we will move around the indoor and outdoor space activities in keyworker groups.
- Hand prints - choose paint that matches your child's skin tone, dip one hand in it and rub both hands together. Print both hands on the paper and then wash them.
- Dance and Sing - Move to some of our favourite action songs in front of the Interactive Whiteboard.
- The Stop/Go game - Move around the track in your vehicle making sounds and responding to the stop/go sign.
- Obstacle Course - Move over, under, around and through the obstacles set up on the playground markings.
See you all very soon π
Who would like to be a doctor or nurse or lollipop person?
Date: 4th Oct 2023 @ 9:02pm
As we continue to learn about 'People Who Help Us', we have been dressing up and caring for our friends.
Who would you like to pretend to be?
Date: 4th Oct 2023 @ 8:47pm
This week, in Maths, we have been learning to name and find patterns in the environment. First we played a game with the Stepping Stones, naming the patterns. Then we hunted for patterns in our classroom. Once we'd found a patterned object we used the sentence stem, "I can see a ..."
Practice saying these sentences then see if you can find the photo of that object.
"I can see a stripy chair"
"I can see a spotty toy"
"I can see a spotty die"
Our new pattern vocabulary is spotty, checked, stripy, swirly, plain and zig zag.
Send photos of the patterns you find in your house to
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 1st Oct 2023 @ 11:56am
This week we learned about two of the emergency services that help us stay safe. First we watched Fireman Sam and then we watched Paw Patrol to find out about uniforms, equipment and what firefighters and police officers do to keep us safe.
Here are some photos of us learning in the environment and pretending to be these characters.
Date: 24th Sep 2023 @ 10:09am
Our Magical Me learning has seen us exploring our magical faces further this week. Last week we drew our faces following Steps to Success (S2S) and this week we used the resources in our Families themed area to create 3D art.
Can you guess who these children are?
What a fabulous settling in period we have had
Date: 20th Sep 2023 @ 8:42pm
We'd just like to say thank you to all of the parents and carers who have brought their fabulous children to our Nursery. They are a real credit to you and we are amazed at how quickly they have settled into life at Ravensbury.
Each week we will put up photos and videos of our learning so make sure you check in regularly.
π Outstanding Home Learners π
Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 10:18am
LET’S CELEBRATE!
Well done to all our amazing home learners this week.
πYou are all superstars!π
Thank you for sending your photographs and videos to us this week. We love seeing your fabulous learning, it makes us feel very proud!
Mrs Ganner will be back here on Monday so make sure you are too!
I hope you have a lovely weekend
From Miss Heritage
June 3rd - #30DaysWild β Whole School Challenge 3 π§βοΈ
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 8:01am
As you know this month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge. I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app. You can download it on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Just because it’s raining out there it doesn’t mean you can’t go wild! Get your Peppa on and pull on some wellies to dance in the rain.
Send your photos or short videos in and I'll put them up on our school blog
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 6:42am
Good Morning Nursery!
This week we have been practising our oral blending skills.
Watch the video of Miss Heritage prepare teddy for an adventure by blending sounds together.
Today’s challenge is to prepare your TEDDY for an adventure too.
Can you help your TEDDY pack some objects in their bag by blending sounds in words?
Sound out the words below, blend the sounds together then find the object and put it into your teddy’s bag.
You could draw pictures to help your TEDDY know what they need to take with them too!
Here are some suggestions of objects teddy might like to take:
m-a-p
c-u-p
p-e-n
h-a-t
t-i-n
I hope you enjoy playing this game with your teddy.
Don’t forget to send photos of your learning to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 6:41am
Numbers, numbers all around… which numbers can be found?
Today we are going to be looking at numbers around us and practise recognising numerals we find.
Take a look at the ‘Numbers all around us’ clip, by clicking on the link below. See if you can guess and say where you might find these numbers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqt45vZ7--Y
Today’s challenge is a Number hunt!
Can you go on a hunt to find lots of numbers?
What numbers can you see around your house or outside when you go for a walk?
You could look at numbers on doors, number plates on cars, road signs, numbers on food packets, clocks, or in magazines or books.
You could take photographs of the numbers you find or draw pictures of the objects with their number on.
Can you find the numerals 0,1,2,3,4,5? Where did you see the numbers?
Don’t forget to send photos of your learning and send them to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch .uk
Good luck and have fun!
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 9:14am
Good morning!
How did day 1 of our exercise challenge go ? Here's one of our exercise superstars playing basketball.
Well done to you if you also did some exercise !
If yesterday didn't quite happen for you, that's ok . Today is your day ! Let me know how you get on:
Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Harriott
June 2nd - #30DaysWild - Whole School Challenge 2 ππ²βοΈπ·πΎ
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:09am
Hello again,
Just a reminder - This month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app.
Today why not look for signs of new life when you go out for a walk. I saw some ducklings at our local pond over the weekend (see short video) and look closely at the photo. What baby can you see? What is this baby animal called?
Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
We have some fabulous photos below, just in from Alissia and Keira. Great bug spotting!
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 7:04am
Good morning Nursery!
Can you remember the sounds we have been looking at? Have a go at playing this ‘I spy’ and see if you can spot objects beginning with s, a, t, p, i, n.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4YaF-jXWuY
You can also play I spy using the pictures on the sheet attached.
Now we are going to play a game of I spy by saying the sounds in a word and blending the sounds together to say the word.
Success spider says: Listen carefully, blend the sounds, say the word.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH TODAY'S SHOW ME CLIP
Today’s phonic challenge is to play a game of ‘I spy’ with your grown up.
To play this game you will need to find some of the following objects: hat, cat, cup, mat, dog, hat, zip, peg, pan, pig, sock, can etc.
Place the objects on a tray.
(Adults – name each object with your child to check they can name each one.)
Adult say ‘I spy with my little eye a c-u-p'
Ask your child to say the name of the object and hold it up.
Then encourage your child to say the individual sounds and blend them together ‘c-u-p, cup’.
Repeat for another object. Continue playing the game saying the sounds and identifying the object for all the items on the tray.
Good luck playing this game and have fun!
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 6:53am
Let’s start today by counting our fingers and toes! Click on the link below to join in and sing along to a counting song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNw1SSz18Gg
Yesterday, we practised our counting skills by counting different groups of minibeasts.
Today we are going to continue to practise counting by counting the amount of spots on the ladybirds. You will then need to look at the numerals and select the number that matches the amount.
Click on the picture below to play the ladybird counting game.
Remember to point and say a number name for each spot you count and then find the correct numeral to match the amount.
I hope you have lots of fun playing this game!
Weekly Vocabulary Challenge β Superworm
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 12:29pm
This week we are looking at the book ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson.
Ask your grown up to read this extract from the story which tells us what ‘Superworm’ is like.
Listen carefully then join in with saying the words that describe ‘Superworm’.
Tell your grown up the words and make up some actions to go with them…
‘Superworm is super-LONG, Superworm is super-STRONG.’
Fantastic!
Challenge 1:
Your first challenge is to find something long and strong. Then have a go at making a long, strong worm using playdough. (I have attached a recipe for you to make your own dough at home)
Now watch the clip below of Miss Heritage making a LONG, STRONG worm with play dough. Listen carefully to the words I use when I am making my worm.
Can you talk about your playdough worm too? What words did you use to describe how you are making your worm?
You can use our ‘Speaking Superhero’ capes for ideas of good words to use as you are making your worm.
Challenge 2:
‘Watch him WIGGLE! See him SQUIRM! Hip, hip, hooray for SUPERWORM!
Next, tell your grown up how ‘Superworm’ moves.
Can you move like Superworm too?
Your next challenge is to practise wiggling and squirming like Superworm.
Join in with the ‘Wiggle it’ dance and wiggle different parts of your body.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh-9k8XfLzY
Can you wiggle fast, slow, high and low?
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 10:51am
Hello and welcome back to the start of our final half term of this school year !
As you know, Mrs Glover has been setting us wellbeing challenges to keep us feeling positive and productive over the last few months. It has been fantastic to look back at all the photos you have sent her showing your creative work!
For the next few weeks, Mrs Glover is lucky enough to be going into school each day to teach as we start opening up the school to certain year groups, so I'll be setting your wellbeing challenge.
So, here's your challenge for this week:
Can you set yourself an exercise goal for the week and try and do a different exercise each day? It could be going for a walk with your family, making up a dance , going on a bike ride, jumping on your trampoline, doing an online workout like Joe Wicks or doing 30 star jumps in your kitchen!
Use the chart below to record your exercise each day ( or just write it on a piece of paper if you do not have a printer) and send it in to:Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . If you would like to share a photo during the week ,send it in too and I can post it on the blog for others to be inspired to try your idea !
I can't wait to see who can be an exercise superstar!
Mrs Harriott
#30 Days Wild Launch Day βοΈπ²πΎπ·π
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 8:18am
June 1st - #30DaysWild - Challenge 1
Hello everybody,
I hope you had an amazing half term and you’re as excited to be back completing home learning challenges as I am. This month our school is going to go WILD! Yes, that’s right, our mission is to do as many wild things as we can and have fun whilst learning outside.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
Each day I will put up a wild challenge and you can take a photo of you and your family completing it so I can put it on this blog.
Here is your challenge for today, see how many wild minibeasts you can find outside:
Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
If you'd like to choose your own challenges download this app:
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner