The Nest

Characteristics of Effective Learning

The children explored sand with wooden objects to fill and pour. The children showed good control in scooping the sand up with the spoon and placing it into the bowl, demonstrating their happiness and accomplishments. The children demonstrated good use of their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.

Communication and Language

The Nest children have enjoyed activities that have supported continuous use of their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. The children have been introduced to some new language, such as ; squeeze, pat, roll, stretch, fill, pour, sprinkle. The older children demonstrated good understanding when trying repeat the word back along with the action.

Physical Development

The children enjoyed using textured brushes to create marks and patterns in the sand. The children were holding the brushes using their whole hand grasp and placing them in the sand. The children showed good control in moving the brushes around the sand further developing their hand eye coordination and fine motor skills.

The children have enjoyed being in the garden further developing their gross motor skills. The children were finding different ways in order to move the hoop around. The children were pushing the hoop between each other, with adult support, showing good turn taking. The younger children were crawling on the grass feeling the texture with their hands and knees.

Parent Partnerships 

Just a reminder that Nursery will be closed to all on Friday 20th June for a staff training day.

Staffing update

Mercy is attending Peadiatric first aid training on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.