This week, we have had a focus on keeping ourselves safe.  We have been learning about road safety when crossing a road, wearing helmets and bright colours when riding our bikes and using a car seat when we are in the car.  As part of our learning we have also discussed hazards in the home, the importance of chopping and chewing when we eat and safety around dogs.

We had great fun in Nursery this week taking part in World Nursery Rhyme week.  Each day we explored a different rhyme, learning the words and joining in to sing each one.  Some were songs we were familiar with and some were new to the children.  Our favourite rhyme   was definitely ‘The Big Ship Sails’.

This week we have continued to explore and learn about autumn.  The children were very excited to share their treasure from the autumn hunts they went on during half term.  We shared these with our friends, described what we had found and then used these items to create artwork using printing and rolling in the paint.  During the week, we read ‘Pumpkin Soup’ and ‘Room on the Broom’,made magic potions with the pumpkins and introduced the children to hammers, using these on the pumpkins.  

This week we have been learning about the festival of light, Diwali.  We have read the story of Rama and Sita and explored how the festival is celebrated.  We have made mehndi patterns in the fine motor area, explored rangoli patterns and practised our cutting skills to make diva lanterns.