Week ending:
Friday 1st March 2024
Dear Families,
We've had the most amazing week celebrating books and a wonderful time on World Book Day. Thank-you so much to all of you for making such an amazing effort! The children truly enjoyed dressing up like book characters and they did an amazing job at telling us everything about the books they brought along.
We have also enjoyed exploring the Amazon River this week and the children did a fantastic job at creating rivers and learning about some animals who live in the Amazon River.
Wishing you all a great weekend!
Best wishes from the Nursery Team
Gallery of this week's learning
World Book Day
Maths learning
Our Book this week
Click on the picture below to listen to the story with your child, then ask them the suggested questions.
"What animals live in the Amazon Rainforest?''
''Which animal is your favourite?''
"What is our favourite part of the story?"
Our Song/Rhyme this week
Click on the video to join in with the song 'Winter time is here'.
Our Words this week
We have learnt the words below this week. Can you ask your child the suggested questions to encourage them to use the words in a sentence?
What do your find lots of in a forest?
Is a rainforest the same or different to a normal forest? Why? Why not?
What happens a lot in a rainforest? OR Do you remember that tricky word precipitation? What kind of precipitation is there lots of in a rain forest? (snow, sleep, rain or hail?)
How do you know when something is wet?
What are some of the things that make something wet?
Does a liquid or a solid make something wet?
What does a forest look like if it is dense?
Is it easy to move around in a place that is dense with things?
Do you have any maps in your house? Where are those maps from?
What do you think people use maps for?
What can we see in a map?
We have made our own maps before…do you remember how to draw a map?
Which places have you explored before?
Can you tell me which things we might need when we explore a place?
Which place would you like to explore? Are they far or close by ?
Have you seen a real river before?
How was the water moving?
When you observe the river flowing, how does it make you feel?
Where do manatees live?
Have you seen a manatee before?
Could you use your words to describe a manatee?
What other animals look like a manatee?
Our Maths Learning this week
Activities to try at home this weekend
Try out one or both of these activities with your child this weekend. Please send us any photos you take or bring your child's learning into school - we'd love the see them!
Rainforest Diorama
Have a go at making a Rainforest diorama! You can make lots of trees and your favourite Amazon Rainforest animals using different ressources! Use your imagination to make an amazing diorama!
Noticeboard
Coats
As the weather gets progressively colder and wetter, we ask you to please make sure your child brings a coat to school. Again, PLEASE label all your child's clothing, especially school uniform. You can purchase a relatively cheap permanent laundry marker from Amazon.
If your child is still finding it tricky to put their coat on independently, how about trying the above "Dip and Flip" method? Please encourage your child to be as independent as possible.
Any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call the school office on 0207 254 1415 or email via swoffice@newwavefederation.co.uk