World Book Day was all about our love of books. We had a big book giveaway, information about library services and a map showing where to find them. Books were in all areas of nursery. Parents/carers stayed to read with the children. And staff acted out The Three Little Pigs…

The chn have been listening to ‘Pick Up A Book’, written by Laura Henry-Allain, for the UK National Year of Reading, ft MC Grammar, DJ AG & the choir from Wendell Park Primary Sch. The super catchy song had the children singing along and doing the snazzy dance moves. They…

It is the National Year of Reading and World Book Day this week. The children have enjoyed reading the new delivery of information books on their favourite topics. “I go in the aeroplane. That’s papi and that’s daddy waiting for me. Now it fly away” “It’s a beluga whale. The…

The children were very interested in a walking map of the area around their Nursery School. They found where their houses were and how near they lived to their friends. They spotted bus stops, libraries, swimming pools and parks. It sparked lots and lots of conversation about their community. “Is…

The warm sunshine brought out lots of bugs in the garden. The children enjoyed observing them, noticing their body shapes, patterns and if they had legs. “What’s that? Is it a slug?” “Why is it a Leopard Slug?” “Leopard Slug don’t eat me” “The Leopard Slug is coming down” “He’s…

At snack time the children tried different fruits from East Asia: Pomelo, Autumn Moon Pear, Fuji Apple and Nashi Pear. They also tried using chopsticks (perfect for eating Cheerios with!). #lunarnewyear “It’s so big” “It’s difficult to peel” “I’m trying to pick the apple with the chopsticks” “My mummy got…

The children have been reading ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We had some big boxes from deliveries and decided to make each of the piggies houses. The children worked together over two days to produce houses that they could use when retelling/acting out the story.

The children decorated bikes, scooters, trolleys, hula hoops and instruments for our Carnival/Mardi Gras parade. Some of our parents from Latin America taught us salsa dance steps. Families joined in with the dancing and a parade around the garden with our beautifully decorated floats.