Nursery Weekly Bulletin

• Letters and Sounds: Repeating a pattern of movements

• Nursery Rhyme: Portside Pirates

• Math’s Focus: Sinking and Floating

• Physical Development: Core Strength

The children have enjoyed exploring sinking and floating and will continue to explore this topic in greater depth.

Messy Day

On Thursday 20th February we will be having an 'under the sea' themed messy day. Please can all children come to school dressed in old clothes and bring some spare clothes clearly labeled with your child's name.

World Book Day

On Thursday 5th March we will be celebrating ‘World Book Day’ the children will be invited to wear a costume representing a favourite book character. We will also be having a class party where the children can bring food to share. Further details and sign up sheets will come next week.

Dates for Diary

• 20.02.2020- Messy Day

• 23.02.2020- Half Term Holiday

• 01.03.2020- Book Week

• Letters and Sounds: Repeating a beat

• Nursery Rhyme: Sailor went to sea

• Math’s Focus: Sinking and Floating

• Physical Development: Core Strength

Messy Day

On Thursday 20th February we will be having an 'under the sea' themed messy day. Please could the children come to school dressed in old clothes and bring some spare clothes clearly labeled with your child's name.

Dates for Diary

• 20.02.2020- Messy Day

• 23.02.2020- Half Term Holiday

• 01.03.2020- Book Week

This Week

• Topic: What makes me, me?

• Letters and Sounds: Rhythm

• Nursery Rhyme: 5 Little Ducks

• Maths Focus: Counting Actions

• Physical Development: Core Strength

In the lead up to sports day we have been discussing and investigating the concept of 'muscles' with our classes. Muscles, and in particular muscles relating to a child's core strength are so important in the classroom, not just on a sports field! Studies and research in this area have shown that increasing your child's core strength will help improve not only the more obvious balance and posture but also improve their concentration and ability to sustain interest in one activity. Over the next few weeks in Nursery we will all be practising some key exercises to help improve our core strength. If you would like to learn a little more I have attached this useful link: https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/how-to-tell-if-your-child-has-weak-core-muscles/

Dates for Diary

• 20.02.2020- Messy Day

• 23.02.2020- Half Term Holiday

This Week

• Topic: What makes me, me?

• Letters and Sounds: Body Percussion

• Math’s Focus: Counting Actions

• Physical Development: Practising for Sports Day

The Nursery classes can’t wait to go on next week’s cooking trip! It has caused great excitement and many conversations.

The children are continuing to learn to ‘careful count’ and will be doing this with actions such as clapping, jumping and stepping.

Dates for Diary

• 30.01.2020- Sports Day

• 20.02.2020- Messy Day

• 23.02.2020- Half Term Holiday

Next Week

• Topic: What makes me, me?

• Nursery Rhyme: Dingle Dangle Scarecrow

• Math’s Focus: Counting Actions

Next week all the Nursery classes will be going on their first cooking challenge. The children will first plan their trip by making a shopping list and making sure they have all the things they will need. 6 children from each class will walk over to Al Jazira to get the things on their list. Once they get back the rest of the class will help chop, mix, prepare and serve the food. All the children will get the chance to do all of these jobs over the 4 weeks. Lastly we will review all the previous steps and talk about what went well and what we would do next time to make it even better.

Tapestry

I hope you have all been enjoying looking at this weeks ‘Diary Entries’ on Tapestry. Please continue to look through and discuss what is happening in the photographs. Each child will not be in every single photograph, but every child will be featured at least once a week. I cannot emphasis enough how valuable this talking time with your child is.

If there are still parents who have not signed up for the Tapestry application please email Ms Jess on grayj@thebsbh.com so she is able to reactivate your login.

Bedtimes

For the children to be able to learn and thrive at school it is vital that the children are having at least 10 hours of sleep a night. Please make sure your night time routing reflects this so the children are truly able to enjoy school.

Sports Day

Sports Day will be on Thursday 30th January.

Next Week

• Topic: What makes me, me?

• Nursery Rhyme: Dinosaur Roar

• Math’s Focus: Opposites

Tapestry

We will be using Tapestry a little differently this term. One of the great advantages of Tapestry is that the children get to share their experiences and learning at home and further their knowledge by talking about their learning with family members. A great example of this was when we were learning about babies. After looking at some photos on Tapestry, some parents choose to share photographs of themselves when they were babies with their children. This brought great, meaningful discussion back to the classroom the following day. Even one child sharing "You know my daddy didn't have any hair was a baby!" was enough to get other children chipping in.

To this end, please look through and discuss what is happening in the photographs in the 'Diary Entries' section of Tapestry with your child. Each child will not be in every single photograph, but every child will be featured at least once a week. I cannot emphasis enough how valuable this talking time with your child is.

If there are still parents who have not signed up for the Tapestry application please email Ms Jess on grayj@thebsbh.com so she is able to reactivate your login.

Cooking Challenge

Real life experiences are a vital part of learning.This term we will be shopping, preparing and cooking with the children in Nursery. Over 4 weeks, the children will get the opportunity to shop, chop, mix, prepare and serve a selection of food. To make this successful we will need some parent volunteers to accompany small groups of children on short shopping trips to Al Jazira at Hamala Hills. Please could you let your child’s class teacher know if you would be free and willing to volunteer your time.

Sports Day

Sports Day will be on Thursday 30th January. More details will follow shortly.

Next Year

• Topic: What makes me, me?

• Nursery Rhyme: Open, Shut Them

• Math Focus: Opposites

In the new year we'll discuss and reflect upon everything exciting which happen during the holidays.

Holiday Highlights

Please email 5 photos of the highlights of your holiday to the class teacher before the start of term.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 5th January - 1st day of term 2

• 30th January - Sports Day

Our Nursery Activity Street

With your help, we would like to add a large construction area to our Activity Street. If you are able to source any of the following items please let your child's class teacher know.

• Cable reels of any size

• Plastic piping

• Large cotton reels

• Cardboard tubing (particularly the long ones)

• Odd nuts and bolts

We would also be grateful if you could start collecting:

• Plastic lids

• Cardboard egg trays

• Cardboard boxes

• Cardboard sellotape reels

Bahrain National Day

On Thursday the 12th of December we will be celebrating Bahrain National Day at school. The children are invited to wear traditional Bahraini dress or red and white clothes. We ask that all children bring a dish of food to share on the day.

Our Nursery Activity Street

With your help, we would like to add a large construction area to our Activity Street. If you are able to source any of the following items please let your child's class teacher know.

• Cable reels of any size

• Plastic piping

• Large cotton reels

• Cardboard tubing (particularly the long ones)

• Odd nuts and bolts

We would also be grateful if you could start collecting:

• Plastic lids

• Cardboard egg trays

• Cardboard boxes

• Cardboard sellotape reels

Important Upcoming Dates

• 11th December- Winter Sing-A-Long

• 12th December- National Day Celebrations

• 12th December- Last day of term and 11:30 finish for students

• 5th January- 1st day of term 2

Next Week

• Main Theme: What winter means to me

• Nursery Rhyme: Winter sing-a-long songs

• Math Focus: 2D Shapes

• Physical Development: Passing, throwing, rolling and kicking balls

The children have been discussing winter, snow, holidays and Christmas. Some classes have already begun decorating their classrooms! The children will now start discussing what this time of year means to them and their families.

Bahrain National Day

On Thursday 12th December we will celebrate Bahrain National Day at school. The children are invited to wear traditional Bahraini dress or red and white clothes. We ask that all children bring a dish of food to share on the day. A sign up sheet will be on display outside each Nursery classroom on Sunday 1st December.

Our Nursery Activity Street

With your help, we would like to add a large construction area to our Activity Street. If you are able to source any of the following items please let your child's class teacher know.

• Cable reels of any size

• Plastic piping

• Large cotton reels

• Cardboard tubing (particularly the long ones)

• Odd nuts and bolts

We would also be grateful if you could start collecting:

• Plastic lids

• Cardboard egg trays

• Cardboard boxes

• Cardboard sellotape reels

Next Week

• Main Theme: What makes me, me?

• Nursery Rhyme: Twinkle, Twinkle, Traffic Light

• Math Focus: 2D Shapes

• Physical Development: Passing, throwing, rolling and kicking a ball

Next week we will be exploring musical instruments to go with our nursery rhyme of the week. The children will be practising their winter Sing-A-Long songs. They can’t wait for you to come and watch!

Nursery Winter Sing-A-Long

This week we have started learning our songs for the Winter Sing-A-Long. We would love for you to come and watch on Wednesday 11th December at 11:30 in the playground. The children can leave once they have finished.

Bahrain National Day

On Thursday the 12th of December we will be celebrating Bahrain National Day at school. The children are invited to wear traditional Bahraini dress or red and white clothes. We ask that all children bring a dish of food to share on the day. A sign up sheet will go up outside the classroom on Sunday 1st December.

Next Week

• Main Theme: What makes me, me?

• Nursery Rhyme: The Ants Went Marching

• Math Focus: More and less

• Physical Development: Passing, throwing, rolling and kicking a ball.

Walking down the corridor it is so wonderful to see all the displays on feelings, self portraits and see how they are exploring and learning about themselves.

Tapestry

Thank you so much to the parents already signed up to Tapestry. We love seeing your likes and comments. We hope your enjoying looking and learning about what we have been up to! If you haven’t already please log in and check it out! Any problems please let your teacher know.

Nursery Winter Sing-A-Long

This week we have started learning our songs for the Winter Sing-A-Long. We would love for you to come and watch on Wednesday 11th December at 11:30 in the playground. The children can leave once they have finished.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 27th November- ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ Theatre Trip

• 11th December- Winter Sing-A-Long

• 12th December- National Day Celebrations

• 13th December- Holiday Starts

Next Week

• Main Theme: What makes me, me?

• Nursery Rhyme: Here is the Beehive

• Math Focus: Representing numerals on fingers

• Physical Development: Experimenting with different ways to move

Starting from next week, our topic will be led by the children. The teachers have been starting discussions and listening to play to determine the children's lines of enquiry and what their interests are. We will also sing a number of our favourite songs as well as introduce our new nursery rhyme of the week.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 3rd until 7th November- Parent Teacher Meetings

• 10th November- Prophet's Birthday

• 27th November- ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ Theatre Trip

Next Week in Nursery

• Main Theme: What Makes Me, Me?

• Nursery Rhyme: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive

• Math Focus: Representing numerals on fingers

• Physical Development: Moving and responding to music

The children will be starting off their new topic talking about their holidays. Where they went, what they did and who they did it with. We will be going back through our ‘Me Books’ so if you hadn’t managed to complete it yet please complete it over the half term.

Your Holiday Highlights

Just before returning to school on Sunday 27th October we would love if you could send your holiday highlights. Please pick 3 pictures with your child and email them to your child’s class teacher. This will be a great prompt to help your child talk about their favourite parts of their holiday.

School Bags

After the holiday you will find the children’s cubby holes will be gone. We will be swapping them for small trolley that only their lunch bag will fit on. This will be to make more room in our corridor for our ‘activity street'. This space will be used as an extension to the classroom. We ask that after half term your child only brings a small lunch bag to school. They will not need anything else with them.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 27th October- First Day Back

Next Week in Nursery

• Main Theme: Exploring Media and Materials

• Nursery Rhyme: Incy Wincy Spider

• Math Focus: Using tools and shapes for a purpose

• Physical Development: Moving and responding to music

Next week we will be singing 'Incy Wincy Spider' and sequencing this well known nursery rhyme. We will also be summarising all the things we have learnt about how we use glue, mix paints and cut safely so that when the children return after half term these resources will be accessible every day.

School Bags

After the holiday you will find the children’s cubby holes will be gone. We will be swapping them for small trolley that only their lunch bag will fit on. This will be to make more room in our corridor for our ‘activity street'. This space will be used as an extension to the classroom. We ask that after half term you child only brings a small lunch bag to school. Don’t hesitate to ask the class teacher if you have any questions regarding this.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 17th October - Last day before half term holiday and 11:30 finish for all Infant students

• 27th October - First Day Back

Next Week

• Main Theme: Exploring Media and Materials

• Nursery Rhyme: Mary Mary Quite Contrary

• Math Focus: Using tools and shapes for a purpose

• Physical Development: Moving and responding to music

When you walk down the Nursery corridor you can tell how much the children have enjoyed exploring paint, collage materials, clay and many more materials. This will continue to be explored next week and I’m sure you will get to see many more exciting and different displays.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 10th October- Messy Day

• 17th October- Last day before half term holiday

Next Week

• Main Theme: Exploring media and materials

• Nursery Rhyme: Hey Diddle Diddle

• Math Focus: Using tools and shapes for a purpose

Next week the children will continue to explore different materials, tools and media and to learn to use them safely. We will be learning, story mapping and sequencing the rhyme 'Hey Diddle Diddle'. We will also be revising our knowledge of simple 2D shapes and then using them to create simple pictures.

Next Week

• Main Theme: Exploring Media and Materials

• Nursery Rhyme: Jack and Jill

• Math Focus: Colour Mixing

Over the next four weeks we will be creating, experimenting and exploring with different textures, tools and materials. Next week we will learn how to use scissors safely when snipping and cutting. We will also continue to explore colour using paint, coloured water and see through coloured blocks. We will be exploring other ways to use our light table in the classroom.

Snacks

Please remember to send a healthy and varied snack to school. Flavoured milk and juice with added sugar are not recommended . Nuts, including nutella and peanut butter should NOT be sent to school as we have many children with nut allergies. It is a good idea to cut grapes lengthways to prevent choking.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 10th October- Messy Day

• 17th October- Last day before half term holiday

Next Week

• Main Theme: Bear Stories

• Nursery Rhyme: 5 Little Bears

• Math Focus: Colour Mixing

Next week all the teachers will be reading their favourite stories which feature bears. If your child has any of their own they may bring it in too, but please make sure it is labeled with your child's name and class. We will be exploring colour and how to mix different colours together using paints, coloured paper and reflecting blocks.

Spare Clothes

We please ask that all the children come to school with spare clothes either in their school bag or in a separate bag that can be kept in their cubby. These clothes do not have to be school uniform. We use these in the event of accidents and also if the children get a little enthusiastic in water play.

‘Me Book’

On your child’s first day there was a booklet titled ‘Me Book’ in their cubby, this is to take home and fill with drawings (by your child) and photographs. This is an opportunity for us to bond with your child while they tell us all about their family, friends and adventures. If you haven’t already, please complete this together with your child and bring it back to school as soon as possible.

Important Upcoming Dates

19th September- Teddy Bear Picnic. The children are invited to come to school in their pyjamas and bring a small soft toy to school. Please bring a snack that isn't too messy (for example no yogurts) as we will be having a picnic that day.

Important Upcoming Dates

• 11th September - Nursery Welcome Evening at 6pm

• 19th September - Teddy Bear Picnic (more information will follow shortly)