Please read the Spring term newsletter below for AM Nursery to find out what the children are learning this term and how you can support your child's learning at home.

Week beginning 23.3.26

AM Nursery Letters and Sounds-FFT

This week the children have been revising the letters and sounds they have learnt so far. Please open the attachment below to find out more.

Please open the attachment below to view a powerpoint containing individual sound/letter cards. Please use the relevant ones for each week with your child. 

Please open the attachment below with your child to view and listen to the alphabet chant. When the attachment is open, scroll down and click on the link.

Week beginning 23.6.26

Celebrating Earth Week

This week the children have been learning how to be ethical dragons and finding out how they can help look after their environment. Morning Nursery have been taking part in a project called Dragonflies Walking. Each day they have been walking around the junior yard to practise their walking skills and to highlight the importance of walking with regards to helpng our environment. At home the children have been asked to swap a car journey for a walk each day over the Easter holidays. 

On Thursday we celebrated World Water Day as a school. The children learnt the importance of saving water through taking part in an obstacle course whilst carrying cups of water. In class we then talked about how we can save water in school and at home.

Finding out about the Easter Story

During the week the children in morning Nursery have enjoyed watching short stories and exploring a variety of Christian crosses. They have also made their own palms and enjoyed acting out the Palm Sunday procession. 

On Friday the children in afternoon Nursery loved taking part in an egg rolling competition. Lots of giggles as they tried to chase their eggs!

Week beginning 16.3.26

This week the children had a visit from a local storyteller, as part of developing our Cynefin and our topic, Helping Hands. They throroughly enjoyed experiencing story time through drama and listening to a traditional Welsh tale. The story was about a red and a white dragon and why the red dragon is on our Welsh flag. Through the story, they also found out about the significance of the green and white on the Welsh flag. The children particularly enjoyed the activities afterwards, which involved retelling parts of the story and taking on the role of the dragons.

Week beginning 9.3.26

As part of our topic, Helping Hands and to celebrate Careers Week, the children took part in floristry on Thursday with one of our mums, who works in a local florist. Every child made their own flower display to take home as a gift for Mother's Day. During the session the children found out the names of different flowers and used their skills to measure and cut the flowers, so they would fit in their vases. It was a fantastic experience for the children, which they all throroughly enjoyed! A great big thank you to our florist for giving up her time and resourcing the flowers.

Welsh Fortnight

The children have had a busy 2 weeks experiencing Welsh traditions, finding out the symbols of Wales and developing their Welsh language. In daily provision they have made their own Welsh castles in our construction areas and prepared their very own Cawl with vegetables in the water area. The children have enjoyed developing their Welsh vocabulary associated with food using the story, Beth sy'n yn y Fasged as a stimulus. Many children have also enjoyed role-playing the story in our Cwtch Cymraeg through song. During our PE sessions the children have had a go at traditional Welsh dancing to Mi Welais Jac Y Dor and they have enjoyed learning a traditional Welsh song, Heno Heno, which they performed in front of the school during the Eisteddfod. Da iawn pawb!

Celebrating World Book Day-Thursday 5th March

Week beginning 9.2.26

As part of our topic, Helping Hands, the children were very excited on Monday to have a visit from a team of firefighters who came in their fire engine. They found out about their uniform, what to do if there is a fire and then loved exploring the fire engine. They even took turns to squirt water from the fire hoze. A great big thank you to Sketty Fire Station for taking the time to deliver such an authentic experience for the children.

Week beginning 2.2.26

This week the children have been Science investigators as part of our topic, Helping Hands. They have been investigating how germs spread. We used a mixture of glitter and baby oil for germs and found out how quickly it spread, as we passed an item around the class. We then talked about how we can stop germs from entering our bodies through washing hands before we eat. The children learnt a song to help them remember how to wash their hands effectively:

(To the tune of Row, row, row your boat.)

Wash, wash, wash your hands,

Keep them nice and clean,

Wash the bottoms and wash the tops,

And fingers in between.

The children have also been enjoying the loose parts sweet shop this week, whilst practising their counting and weighing skills. 

Week beginning 19.1.26

Our afternoon Nursery class is growing. The children are enjoying getting to know the routine and developing relationships with their peers. "Play, laugh, learn" is our motto. 

Friday 16th January-Topic Immersion Day

To launch our topic, Helping Hands, the children in AM Nursery enjoyed coming to Nursery dressed as someone who helps in the community. During the session the children enjoyed identifying each other's costumes whilst taking part in a photo booth, learning a song about people who help us and playing a circle game called, Guess the Job.