Monday 13th July 

Hello everyone 

I can’t believe this is the last week of your year in Nursery. It has gone so quickly and we have loved teaching you. We wish we could have seen more of you but we have been very impressed with all your brilliant learning at home.

Carry on learning and exploring over the summer. When you come back in September to your new class you will see me, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson on your first few days as well as Mrs Soper, your fantastic new teacher. You will have so much fun in Reception and learn lots of wonderful things.

I have read one of my favourite stories to you this week. It’s called the Bog Baby. I wonder if you will find one when you play in the muddy puddles over the summer?

We have our last Zoom meeting of the year this Friday at 10am. It would be lovely to see you all to say goodbye for the summer.

Have the best time 

From the Nursery team 😎💕

Monday 6th July 

Hello everyone 

It was great to see some more of you in school last week and to be open for four days as well. 

Mrs Thompson and I loved seeing some of you in our Zoom get together on Friday. It was fantastic to see all your amazing toys. Do try and join us on Friday as this week we will be joined by Mrs Macrae.

You may want to look at the transition section of our website to meet your new teacher Mrs Soper and to see a video tour of your new classroom 👍.

This week in school we are going to be reading Sharing a Shell 🐚 by Julia Donaldson. Mrs Soper read the story last week on the Reception class page if you would like to watch it. 

We will also be reading a funny story called the Fish who could Wish 🐟 🐠. I’ve read it for you to watch at home. What things would you wish for?

Have a brilliant week at home or in school.😊

From the Nursery Team 😎

Monday 29th June

Hello everyone 

I hope you had a lovely weekend and didn’t mind the wind and rain! 

This week in school we will be reading the Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson. It is a fantastic story about a snail who wants to have an adventure. The whale in the story is a humpback whale. In our story last week the whale was a blue whale 🐳. What other whales can you find out about this week at home?

I have read a story for you called the Storm Whale. I don’t know what type of whale is rescued in the story. What do you think?

Have a brilliant week at home or at school.

From the Nursery Team 😄

Monday 22nd June

Hello everyone

We hope you had a great weekend with your family and did lots of fun things. 

As we are teaching and moving towards opening school for all children, we will be amalgamating our daily updates into one weekly update.  This update will be available to read each Monday and will include a range of suggested activities that you can do throughout the week with your child.  All other home learning, including weekly planning, remains the same and can be found on our home learning page.  If you still have not requested a paper pack, and would like one, please get in touch.

This week at school we are reading the Bad Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle. I have read the story for you below but I have left out some of the times that the ladybird meets the other animals. At 7 o'clock he meets the stag beetle in the book. Can you think of some times of the day that he could meet the other animals? 

Perhaps you could have a go at writing the times, he meets the other animals, as a number and draw the animals as well. You are getting so good at drawing now. Can you also draw a clock face? 

Don't forget to check the Home Learning page for other ideas of things to do at home.

Have a brilliant week at home or at school.

From the Nursery Team 

Monday 15th June

Hello everyone

We hope you had a lovely weekend with your family and did lots of fun things.

As we are teaching and moving towards opening school for all children, from today we will be amalgamating our daily updates into one weekly update.  This update will be available to read each Monday and will include a range of suggested activities that you can do throughout the week with your child.  All other home learning, including weekly planning, remains the same and can be found on our home learning page.  If you still have not requested a paper pack, and would like one, please get in touch.

Today we have two videos on our update. In one you can learn some facts about animals and in the other you can learn about the 'w' sound. This is the sound we will be learning in school this week. Can you think of any words that begin with this sound? I got a bit stuck after worm and wolf! Let a grown up know if you can think of some  others.

Have a go at writing the letter 'w'. It's a lot of up and down movements! Can you make it look like a worm? Have a look below.

Have a great week

From the Nursery Team 

Friday 12th June

Hello everyone 

We hope you had a great day yesterday and didn’t get caught in any showers. Mrs Peel did as she went out without her coat on!

Today I thought you could count the legs on some of our giant insects. Some of you did this at school this week. The caterpillar’s legs are harder to count as they are small and there are so many of them!

Have a great weekend with your family.

Thursday 11th June

Hello everyone 

Hope you had a good day yesterday. A bit of rain has been so good for the plants outside. Hopefully our pumpkin plants will have grown a bit by next week. They need a lot of water.

This week we made these caterpillars in school using egg boxes. You may want to make one at home or use the time to catch up on some of our videos! Have a lovely day.

Wednesday 10th June

Hello everyone 

We hope you are enjoying finding out about caterpillars and how they turn into butterflies.

Mrs Macrae has made a video of something fun you can do while you are home today. It would be lovely to see your pictures and share your ideas. Enjoy your learning today. You have the very best ideas.

Tuesday 9th June

Hello everyone 

We hope you had a great day yesterday either at home or at school. Today Mrs Thompson shows you how to make a beautiful butterfly that catches the sun. Watch the video and follow her directions to make your own. You may need an adult to help you with some of the cutting. 

Have a lovely day being you.

Monday 8th June

Hello everyone 

We hope you had a lovely weekend. This week we are going to share more books about hungry caterpillars and to explore shapes in maths. Have a look at our weekly plans for some ideas on things to do at home to help you with your learning. This week would have been our Sports day for the whole school! We have put some ideas on our Home Learning Fun section of sporty things you can do at home. Have fun and get active! 

Friday 5th June 

Hello everyone 

Today is a very special big birthday for Mrs Macrae. As she can’t be in school today she has read you all one of her favourite stories instead. We hope she has a lovely day with lots of presents and cake.

Have a great weekend. 😀

Thursday 4th June 

Hello everyone 

Today I thought you might like to try some of the activities we did at school this week. It could be that you were so busy in school that you didn’t get chance to do them! We would love to see photos so don’t forget to send them in. Have a lovely day.

Wednesday 3rd June

Hello Everyone 

We had a fabulous two days at school and it was lovely to see those of you who were able to come in. As you are at home today I thought you might like to make a caterpillar like the one in the picture. See if you can find any stones in your garden  to use.

Tuesday 2nd June

It was so lovely to see some of you back at school yesterday. You have really grown and look so grown up now. We had a great day playing and catching up with our friends. We also welcomed a new child to our class who has settled in already. Here are a few photos of us in the sunshine. Mrs Thompson has made a video to say Hi and to show you how to make your own hungry caterpillar on a leaf. Have fun today.

Friday 29th May

Welcome Back Update

Hello children 

As some of you will be coming back to Nursery on Monday I thought I would share an update on your classroom and some new toys that have arrived. Watch the video below to see some of them. We are very much looking forward to seeing you back in Nursery again. If you are not coming back just yet we will be keeping in touch via our Daily Update page. You may all want to have a look at this page on days you are not in Nursery. 

Have a lovely weekend everyone and see some of you soon!

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Gillard 😀😎

Friday 22nd May

Hello everyone 

Hope you had a great day in the sunshine yesterday. It was very hot wasn’t it! This made me think of things you could do in your garden to keep cool. In the video I have shown you how to make a very easy boat out of foil. I want to see how much treasure my boat will hold before it sinks. Can you count the coins with me? How many do you think it will hold?

Have fun and stay cool.

Enjoy your weekend.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Thursday 21st May

Today Mrs Thompson has read you a beautiful story called the Listening Walk. It will remind you of all the walks you are doing with your family and all the things you may be able to hear. We have stopped it half way through so that you can go and listen outside in your garden. Enjoy a peaceful moment and let a grown up know what you can hear.

Have a wonderful day. We miss you loads.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Wednesday 20th May

Mrs Macrae has made a video today showing you how to make your own pirate ship. I really like the way she has made the ship's sails. Have a go at making a pirate ship or something else you would like to make out of packaging materials.

Have a lovely day being you.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Tuesday 19th May

Hello everyone

Today Parrot and I have played a game where we matched objects that rhymed. That means they have a different sound at the beginning of the word but the same sounds at the end. Watch the video and play the game with us. Parrot will be very excited to see you!

You may want to watch Mrs Thompson the Pirate make something delicious on the Reception Daily update page?  

Have a lovely day and don't forget to send us photographs of the things you get up to. 

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae  

Monday 18th May

Hello everyone

I hope you had a lovely weekend in the sunshine. It's warming up again now. 

This week we are bringing you more pirate stories and games together with a range of wonderful stories read by Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae. There are other things you can make as well if you are still feeling creative. Just check the Daily Update.

You may want to listen to a pirate story read by Mrs Soper on the Reception page. It is very funny!

Have fun today.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Friday 15th May

Hello everyone

Today I have made a counting video using some of the toys that you like to play with in the Nursery. Can you help me count the cars today? 

Find some of your favourite toys today. Put them in a line and count them. What number did you count? Tell someone how many favourite toys you have.

Have a great day today and a wonderful weekend.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Thursday 14th May

Hello everyone

I hope you enjoyed Mrs Thompson's video showing you how to make a pirate sword. We would love to see any photos you have of your swords or anything else you have done or made. Are you pretending to be a pirate? What is your pirate name? Mine is Pirate Peel which is a bit boring. Can you think of a better pirate name for yourself?

This week I was in school and have made two videos of your classroom and outside area. I found an unexpected guest outside. Who could it be?

Have a great day. We hope to see you soon.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Wednesday 13th May

Hello everyone

I hope you had fun being a pirate yesterday. Some of you have made amazing telescopes. What did you see with your telescope? Today Mrs Thompson has shown you something else to make. What could it be? It's something you need to help you protect your treasure!

Have a grrrrreat day today little pirates.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Tuesday 12th May

Hello everybody

Did you enjoy the story of the Night Pirates yesterday? If you like pirate stories you might want to listen to Mrs Soper read the story of Captain Buckleboots and the Naughty Step which she read for the Reception children yesterday.

Today we have Mrs Macrae showing us how to make a telescope. There is an easier design and a more complicated one if you would like a challenge! 

Thank you for sending in your photographs. You all look like you have grown so much.

Have a great day today.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Monday 11th May

Hello everyone

Hope you had a lovely weekend with your family. This week our maths planning is all about pirates. I have read the story of the Night Pirates below. Do you have a favourite pirate story? If you like making things then you will love the videos that have been made by Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson. Look out for them later this week.

Have fun learning and exploring this week.

Thank you for sharing your photographs of what you have been doing at home. It has been lovely to see what you are learning.

We are all missing you.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Thursday 7th May

Hello everyone

Hope you had a lovely day in the sunshine yesterday. What wonderful weather we are having still!

Did you make a Supertato or Evil Pea? We would love to see your photographs if you did make one.

Today Mrs Thompson has made a video to show you how to make bread. What a useful thing you could make for your whole family to enjoy! There is a copy of the recipe as well. 

Mrs Peel has made a short video at her allotment where she dug up something that had grown. What could it be?

Have a fun day. It's going to be even hotter!

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Wednesday 6th May

Hello everyone

Did you enjoy Mrs Thompson's video yesterday? Maybe you could number 5 of your toys like Mrs Thompson did with the Superheroes. 

Today Mrs Macrae has made a video to show you how to make your own Supertato using a real potato! Do you think she has made an Evil Pea as well? What the video to find out. Perhaps you could think of an adventure or resue mission for your Supertato?

Have fun making and creating.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Tuesday 5th May

Hello everyone

We hope you enjoyed the story of Supertato yesterday. Did you watch Mrs Soper read the story of Superworm as well on the Reception class page? I know you all love worms and superheroes! I spoke to one of your parents yesterday who said you had found a worm and were showing the worm the different rooms in your house!

Today we have a fantastic video that Mrs Thompson has made and a superheroes game to play with her. Mrs Thompson has some help from someone. Can you guess who it is?

Have a lovely day. Keep learning and exploring.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Monday 4th May

Hello everyone.

We hope you had a lovely weekend. This week our maths plans are linked to the fantastic book Supertato! I have read this book in the video below. I look a little strange as I've dressed up as the character in the book. Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae have also made videos this week showing you how you can make things with a Supertato theme and play some superhero games.

Have a great day today. We are missing you all. It's been such a long time since we have seen you.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Friday 1st May

What a funny day we had yesterday. Rain showers one minute then sunshine the next! What did you get up to?

I've recorded a video about ladybirds for you today. I was hoping to find some in my garden but they were all hiding from the rain. Can you find any in your garden? Look out for them sun bathing on a leaf. 

Have a lovely weekend and we will be back on the website on Monday.

Missing you lots

Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Thursday 30th April

Hello everybody

We hope you had fun in the rain showers yesterday. Mrs Thompson thought you might like to make something today inside as the weather is not so good! She has made a video showing you how you can make a ladybird just like the one in the story of What the Ladybird Heard. Go to the Daily Update for the Reception class and you will find the video there.

Can you think up a story about your ladybird? Can you tell it to an adult? 

Have another great day being creative.

From Mrs Thompson, Mrs Peel and Mrs Macrae 

Wednesday 29th April

Hello everyone

Today we have a very funny story about a Wonkey Donkey which has been read by Mrs Macrae. It is a very tricky story to read with lots of rhyming words.

Can you think of any words that rhyme with your name? They have to have the same sound at the end with a different sound at the beginning of the word like Jack and sack. Have a think about it. It doesn't matter if they are not real words, just have a play with the sounds!

It may well be a rainy day today. Put your wellies on and splash in the puddles. See if you can find any worms in the garden, They love the wet weather.

Enjoy your day whatever you do.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Thompson 

Tuesday 28th April

Hello everyone 

Today we have a request from Mrs Thompson to help her find some things in her garden. What could they be? Watch closely and see if you can spot all of them. How many did you count? I missed quite a few when I watched it!

Have a fantastic day. We are all missing your company.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Monday 27th April

Hello everybody

Hope you enjoyed all the beautiful sunny weather this weekend and spent lots of time in your garden. I did lots of gardening and found something which reminded me of one of your favourite stories. I've read it for you today. Can you guess what it is?

Tomorrow I will show you a video that Mrs Thompson made in her back garden. She is looking for something and needs our help!

Don't forget to check the updated plans on the Home Learning section. Only do what you can. We know you have a difficult job of juggling so many things at home. It would be great if you could watch the phonics videos.

Thank you for sharing your photos and videos of some brilliant learning and helping at home.

Enjoy your day.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Friday 24th April

Good morning everyone

Today I have read another section of my book about bird houses. I wonder which birds I have chosen to read about today? Take a look at the video below to find out.

Afterwards you could look for feathers in your garden or on a walk round the village. Tell me about what feathers you found. Can you make a picture with them?

Have a great day whatever you choose to do and a lovely weekend.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Thursday 23rd April

Today I thought I would share a story that a boy is reading to group of baby birds. I wonder what type of birds they are?

I have been asked to read a bit more from my book on Bird Houses so, with the help of a little feathered friend, I will show you some more tomorrow.

I hope you enjoy it and have another great day learning and exploring.

Thank you for the emails. It is fantastic to see what you are doing and learning at home.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae  

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Wednesday 22nd April

Today we have a lovely video to share with you that has been recorded by Mrs Macrae. It's one of our favourite Julia Donalson books. See if you can guess the next animal as the story is told.

It would be great to share some photographs of what you've been up to or have made. You can email them to nursery@chalgrove.oxon.sch.uk       

Looking forward to being able to see you again.

Missing you.

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae 

Tuesday 21st April

Hello everyone

Hope you managed to watch the phonics lesson yesterday on the 'c' sound and do a bit of maths. Check the Home Learning section for the links. I hope you had plenty of time to play and explore as well.

Today we have a special treat as Mrs Thompson has recorded a video message for you and a lovely game that her cat enjoyed too!

Have a great day in the sunshine and let us know what you got up to.

Tomorrow we have Mrs Macrae saying hello and reading one of our favourite books. Don't miss it!

Missing you all

From Mrs Peel, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Macrae

Welcome back to Home Learning

Hello everyone

We hope you had a lovely Easter with lots of chocolate and enjoyed all the gorgeous sunshine. 

We will be keeping in touch with messages and ideas of things to try at home via this Daily Update page. On the Home Learning section you will find a weekly planning sheet with links to online phonics and maths sessions to help you carry on with a fantastic job of teaching your child at home.

Please expect a phone call from me or one of your other children's teachers every two weeks just to say hello and see how you are. If you have any questions please email me or use the Nursery email address nursery@chalgrove.oxon.sch.uk and I will get back to you.

Missing you all and looking forward to being being back at school.

From

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team 

Friday 3rd April

Hope you have a wonderful Easter everyone with your families. Have lots of fun and enjoy some spring weather.

Here's another short story I've read for you.

Keep looking at books and the world around you. You are all wonderful and are doing a great job of learning and teaching.

All the best

From Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team 

Thursday 2nd April

Hello Nursery children and parents

Thank you for your messages, photos and videos. It has been lovely to see you. 

I went into Nursery yesterday and was amazed to see how well your peas are growing!

Wow.  I planted them outside which wasn't as much fun without you to help me.

Here is a close up!

I wondered if you might like to have a go and plant some seeds of your own at home. You could try growing some tomato plants. All you need is a tomato, an empty plastic pot or a small box and some soil from your garden.  

1. Squeeze out the seeds from the tomato.

2. Place the seeds just under the soil.

3. Water a little and place in a sunny spot on a windowsill indoors.

They take a while to start growing so keep watering them.

Have a lovely day. I'm looking forward to eating those peas when we are back in school!

from

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team 

Wednesday 1st April

Hello Nursery children and parents

I hope you are all still having fun and are not running out of things to do!

Today I thought you might like to make some potions in the garden! Fill a large bowl with water and then add a sprinkling of things you can find in the garden. Some leaves or flowers. Check with your parents though before you pick any flowers! 

When you put things in the water, watch to see if they float or sink. Try and guess before you drop them in the water. Were you right?

Mix everything up and then transfer to smaller plastic containers if you have any. Have a go at writing the letter 'p' for potions or even the whole word! You could label and decorate your potion containers and bottles.

Enjoy making your magical mixtures. 

Missing you and missing our mud kitchen at Nursery!

from

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team 

Tuesday 31st March

Hello Nursery children and parents

Today I thought I would share with you my recipe for making play dough. This is the recipe I use to make play dough in the Nursery. You can make it without the Cream of Tartar if you don't have any at home. It takes a bit of cooking on the hob and gets difficult to stir once it gets thick. If you keep it in a plastic bag or air tight box it will last for ages.

You don't need to add food colouring if you don't have any handy.

Have fun with your creations.

Missing you loads.

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team 

Monday 30th March

Hello Nursery children and parents

I hope you had a lovely weekend and found lots of things to do to keep you busy. 

I thought you might like to play this numeral hunt game in your garden today. You just need some pieces of card/paper and a pen. You could try numbers 1-5 to start with and then try 1-10. 

Parents can hide the numeral cards in the garden for you to find. Then you can cross the number off your smaller number card when you have found it. You could have a go at writing some of the numerals you find as well.

To extend this further the children can find the number of objects to match the number card such as 3 leaves on the number 3 card etc.

Have fun with this game. Let me know how you get on or if you think up your own game and I can share it on this page.

Thinking about you all.

from

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team

Friday 27th March

Good morning Nursery children and parents

I hope you had fun yesterday making pictures. I would love to see any if you want to email them to the office.

I'm missing story time with you so I've read you a story today called Doing the Garden by Sarah Garland. It's not the same without you as it was far too quiet and I didn't get any questions! Hope you enjoy it.

Why don't you look through your books and choose your favourite. Can you tell Mummy or Daddy why it is your favourite?

Have fun today with your books and a lovely weekend.

From

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team

Thursday 26th March

Hello Nursery children and parents

What fantastic weather we are having this week! I hope you had fun in the garden yesterday and aren't missing your friends too much.

Yesterday I made a 'Mrs Peel' picture using orange peel and some bits from the garden! See if you can make your own picture today using things you can find in the garden or kitchen.

I also tried some shadow drawing as the sun was shining. Choose your favourite toy or something that is an interesting shape and put it on a sheet of paper. Use a pen to draw around the edge of the shadow. Here is Mrs Peel having a go!

Whatever you choose to do today have a wonderful time. 

Missing you all loads.

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team

Wednesday 25th March

Hello Nursery children and parents

I hope you had a lovely day yesterday in the sunshine.

It's another beautiful day today so I'm sharing an idea of something you can do outside which will help the birds as well!

Birds are looking for lots of nesting materials this time of year to create snuggly warm homes to hatch their eggs and keep their chicks warm. This super simple but effective idea is a way to help provide some nesting materials that they may use and need. By offering a variety of safe nesting materials in your garden, you can attract a variety of birds who are looking for nesting materials.

Recipe

• Wool/string cut into little 10cm pieces max

• Moss

• Dry grass

• Small twigs

• Dry leaves

• Kitchen Whisks  (or string bags for oranges)

Simply push a selection of items through the whisk ‘bars’ until full and hang in a tree or near a hedge/shrub. 

Watch the birds in your garden and tell your parents about them.

Have a great day everyone.

Really missing you all.

Mrs Peel and the Nursery Team

Tuesday 24th March

Good Morning Nursery,

We hope you had a lovely first day at home and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine. 

On this page we will be sharing some ideas of things you could do at home. Please don't feel that you have to do all of them. It is always better to go with what your child is interested in at this stage in their development. If you would like to share some photographs of what you have been doing at home, we can display them on this page. You may inspire others to try some different things! Please email any you wish to share to the office.

'Magic' Painting - using just water and an old paintbrush (sponges or scrubbers)

see if you can paint the outdoors (garden walls, fences, patios, decks, any surface that you can see the water marks on). Try large body movements going up and down, side to side, rainbow movements and in circles both clockwise and anti-clockwise. This is great exercise and helps to strengthen the arm muscles.

If you get chance to go on the computer, try Phonics Pop on https://www.ictgames.com . Just look for the letters s,a,t,p,i,n initially and pop the bubbles with the matching letters. You may need to help your child to get started. 

Have a great day everyone.

The Nursery Team