In Nursery the children have been learning about the celebration of Bonfire Night. We learnt that Bonfire Night happens on the 5th November each year, as a remembrance of Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder in 1605. To recreate the gunpowder theme Nursery took par
Reading is an essential element in Harlow Green’s curriculum and every half-term, the classes pair up as reading buddies. Older children are paired with younger children across the whole school and it is an opportunity for the older children to be the expert. Sometimes they read to the younger child
We have had lots of spooky goings on this week in Nursery! We have been learning all about the festival of Halloween this week and have enjoyed finding out all about how we celebrate this festival on the 31st October every year. We looked at different ways we can celebrate the festival, such as dr
The children have fully embraced this terms Forest School theme All About the Team. With new teachers and new classes and some being mixed, it’s so important to support the children through this time. We want to help them to build strong relationships, open up to new experiences and treat others wit
Harvest Festival This year, as part of our Harvest celebrations, we have learnt about the meaning behind harvest through our class assembly times. We found out the importance of gathering crops from the fields. This year we raised donations to send to The People’s Kitchen, where we collected non-per
This week Nursery have been working on their fine motor skills and learning how to correctly use scissors. We have been working on scissor safety and have learnt that we must never leave scissors laid around the classroom, we cannot run when scissors are in our hand and we have to hold the blades in
This week in Nursery we have been learning about the changing season, Autumn! we all enjoyed going on a walk around our nursery grounds. We noticed that the leaves on the trees are starting to change colour. We could see red, yellow, orange, and brown leaves on the trees and on the ground! We found
Over the last few weeks children have been focusing on teamwork in their Forest School sessions. As their confidence and collaborative approach has developed so they are now ready to be given more freedom. They now can choose who they work with and the theme becomes more open ended rather than a set
This week we have been down to the woods to have a teddy bears picnic! We have been learning about different things they are special to us and spent Wednesday bringing in our special teddy bears and comforters. We talked to our friends about why they are special and how they make us feel. We then sp
As part of our topic, we have been thinking all about birthday and how we celebrate. This week we had some messy fun by baking cakes and decorating them. We had a set of instructions to follow to make the most delicious cakes! We learnt that we need four key ingredients – eggs, butter, sugar and flo
