Germs and Handwashing

This afternoon, we learnt about germs and they can cause coughs, colds and upset tummies. We reminded ourselves about the importance of  handwashing 🦠 and when we should wash our hands. 

After we sang a song ‘wash your hands’  and the children enjoyed a handwashing activity using water, soap, sponges, toothbrushes and spray bottles.

Carrot Cake

Acorns baked carrot cake this morning. They learnt a new skill grating carrot using a grater. They used their sense of smell to smell the spice – cinnamon and shared their thoughts about the consistency of the mixture.

Life cycle of an orange 🍊

This afternoon, we looked at the life cycle of an orange, starting out as a tiny seed planted in the ground, growing into a seedling, into a tree – the tree blossoming in spring and some of the flowers grow into fruit. The children found it interesting oranges change from green to orange when they’re ready to be picked in autumn. We talked about how the tree needs sunlight and water to grow.

The children explored the skin of an orange – it felt soft and smooth and looked shiny. One of the children noticed tiny pores. They also felt some dried orange skin – it was hard.

After, the children enjoyed painting the dried orange skin, Miss Merricks made them into toadstools 🍄.

Shape Faces

Shape faces have been made by the children. We used basic shapes; circles, squares, rectangles and introduced semi circles. The children used the shapes appropriately for the task and created some fabulous faces.

Apple Crumble Tasting

At snack time, last week, the children got to taste their crumble…

Apple Crumble

Last week, the children had a lovely morning making apple crumble with the apples they picked earlier in the week. We talked about hygiene – the importance of hand washing, wearing our aprons etc. The children measured the ingredients, they used good coordination and steadiness to add the flour, sugar and butter.

The recipe incorporated knife skills using a back and forth motion. Well done all 😊

Fruit Picking

This morning, the children enjoyed picking apples and pears from our school garden and brought them back to nursery. The children looked closely at the fruit to check no bugs or insects had nibbled them. We will wash, cut and prepare them ready to make something special.

Water play 💦

 

Today was extremely hot so Acorns enjoyed lots of water play. There were lots of opportunities for pouring, scooping, and splashing to help develop fine and gross motor skills.

The water wall was in operation creating a cascading water system. The children poured water into the top and saw it flowing down, exploring angles and pathways.

There was a doll washing station so children could enjoy washing the dolls using sponges, and soap encouraging imaginative play.

The water was a great way to help the children to cool down and regulate their body temperatures.

Mural Artist

Yesterday we visited a local artist who is painting a mural in our school hall, Rory McCann. He does lots of work in schools and aims to provide educational value. The transformation and development of his mural, each day has been incredible.
The children showed excellent listening skills – giving their full attention and asked lots of interesting but also relevant questions, which really impressed the adults.

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