15 November Newsletter 2012
We have had a busy month with lots of new learning experiences and fun. It was
Halloween last month which the children and parents really enjoyed with lots of games and party food. We had the maidenhead advertiser take photos to put in the
Halloween edition.
‘Nikita and Jessica carving out a pumpkin’
Technology
The children still love playing on the smart table. The children enjoy learning new programmes from matching card pictures to numbers, gingerbread man story listening, music mouse movement and making cars.
From this learning experience the children can complete a simple program on a computer and know that information can be retrieved from computers.
‘Eating our Halloween party food’

‘Lizzie enjoying learning and playing on the smart table’
The children still learn to recognise their numbers through counting, adding using everyday resources such as bears and train.
The children have also been learning about numbers through movements of the body eg: 1 is right arm out, 5 is shaking your bottom, 10 is for a clap etc
The children have to show me the movement when I call out the number. The children have also been making their own number plate to recognise how many and numerals as well.
The children still count numbers at circle time while some children enjoy writing their numbers from memory through art and drawing.
Autumn has come. The children have really enjoyed playing in the garden surrounded by all the falling leaves. The children and I pretended that leaves were falling down on us by throwing the up into the air to allow them to fall on top of our heads. It was a lot of fun.
‘Vaughn showing me the number ‘3’ & ‘4’
body movements’
‘Millie and Robert playing in the leaves’
‘Making number plates for number
recognition’ (paper plates and stickers)

From this learning experience, the children begin to identify own mathematical problems based on own interest and fascinations to recognise numerals 1-5. From this learning experience the children also show an interest in number problem, as well as being able to count up to 20.
Some of the children have enjoyed playing with the clocks that we had made for the home corner to play with.
From this learning experience the children learn about number recognition as well as using everyday language relating to time such as when we go home, have lunch, go to bed etc
‘Sophie choosing a square box for her house construction’
‘Charles choosing different feathers for his bird collage’
‘Kuba looking at the clock’
The children have been very creative. The children have been making texture collages, bird collages using feathers.
The children have also been constructing through being very creative by making houses, and pyramids.
The children still love playing in the science area where they explore with mixing colours to see what happens and to experiment in creating different textures with coloured rice, flour and pasta.
‘Charlie and his finished house’
From this learning experience the children understand that different media can be combined to create new effects and to be able to construct with a purpose.
The children also learn to select tools and techniques needed to shape, assemble and join materials they are using.

‘Amelie making a 3D pyramid using triangle
shapes’
Children are still drawing a lot of pictures and forming letters using pencils to form letters and numbers.
Some of the children have been making a party list, making a shopping list through imaginative play.
From this learning experience, the children use a pencil and hold it effectively to form recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.
‘Oliver, Edward & Charlie busy making texture collages.
‘Isabelle busy making a party list’
‘Jessica and Alexa exploring the science area’ ‘Charlie M busy cutting materials out for his house construction’

The children are still encouraged to write their names or first letter on their drawings or pictures. The children have been forming, the letters of their names using strings.
From this learning experience children give meanings to marks they make as they draw, write and paint.
They also write their own name and other things such as labels, captions by hearing and saying the initial sounds in words.
From this experience, they also learn to link sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letter of the alphabet. The children also distinguish between the different marks they make.
‘Kuba forming his name using the mouse of the keyboard’
The children have really enjoyed listening to stories brought from home and our new library books. Some of the children have used their favourite book from nursery as a resource to draw pictures of their favourite characters. The children have been drawing and making their own story book ‘Pirate Book’
‘Princess’ ‘Ben 10’
‘Charles forming the letter ‘C’ with string’
‘The boys listening to Kim for instructions in making our story book’
‘Joshua busy gluing string onto paper to form the letter ‘J’ for Joshua.

‘Katie and Gina making their own story book’
From this learning experience, the children also understand that information can be retrieved from books and computers. The children also show an interest in illustrations and prints in books, and print in the environment.
We would like to say thank you to Telemachos mum for coming in to take an art and design club. The children got to make a snail collage using lots of paint, paper & magazines.
We would also like to thank Alexa’s mum coming in to read a story to all of the children in Pre School.
‘Tele’s mum making snail collage with the children’
‘Katrina (Alexa’s mum) reading a story to Pre
School (Ladybirds)
Jessica Porter is now 4 making her the oldest girl in pre school. We would also like to welcome Lizzie and Issac Owolabi to Pre
School and Positive Steps. We would like to welcome all the new Ladybirds (Pre School) from the bumblebees (Toddlers) room.
Christmas Play - 4 th December 2012
3pm onwards at the Holiday Inn
Please keep practicing the lines with your children at home like we do in Nursery. They are doing well.
Norden Farm trip - 21 st December 2012
At 10.30am. We will let you know how much soon.
Kind Regards
Kim Coleman
(Nursery Teacher)