Week ending:
Friday 22nd March 2024
Dear Families,
We have continued our learning on Life Cycles topic with our book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which the children really love! We have begun to look at the different stages of the butterfly life-cycle. We have completed a range of caterpillar themed activities including drawing butterflies, making representations of the life cycle of a butterfly and The very hungry caterpillar story telling hats.
A gentle reminder that next Wednesday 27th March will be the last session of nursery for the afternoon children. Morning children will finish on Thursday 28th March and full- time children will finish at 2pm.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Best wishes from the Nursery Team
Gallery of this week's learning
The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
The children enjoyed listening to the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. The children have made the life cycle of a butterfly using pasta shapes. They have also been able to retell the story of The very hungry caterpillar by creating a story telling hat.
Our Book this week
Click on the picture below to listen to the story with your child, then ask them the suggested questions.
"What comes out of the egg?"
"Can you tell me what the caterpillar eats in the story? What should caterpillars eat?"
"What does the caterpillar do before it becomes a butterfly?"
"Can you name some healthy food and some food that are not so healthy?"
Our Song/Rhyme this week
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?
Can you describe the life cycle of a butterfly?
Can you describe the life cycle of a human?
What happens when the caterpillar is inside of the chrysalis?
Where could we find a chrysalis?
Which creatures do you know that hatch from an egg?
How does a caterpillar get out of its egg?
What do caterpillars do most of the time?
Are all caterpillars the same? Can you research the different caterpillars?
Our Maths Learning this week
Our Maths Words
Can you find some bottles and jugs to explore capacity at bath time or outside this weekend?
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!
Life cycle of the butterfly
We have been learning about the life cycle of the butterfly. Can you make your own life cycle using food and natural resources, or something else? We would love to see some pictures!
Make up your own song
We have been changing the words to well-known songs and making our own songs. Can you make up your own song to the tune of a song you know well eg. Twinkle Twinkle and send us the video?
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