Welcome back to all of our children and families, we hope that you have enjoyed your February break and are ready to explore and learn with us in Spring 2 

This half term we will be using 3 different books as prompts for our learning, we are also inviting amazing ladies in our lives in for a celebration and preparing for Easter Time .......
We will also be spending more time in Forest School preparing for Springtime and beginning some planting 
The three books that we will be sharing and reading are ...
We're Going on a Bear Hunt performed by Michael Rosen
Watch Michael Rosen perform the much-loved family favourite, We're Going on a Bear Hunt! Why not sing along with your copy at home? For more about We're Going on a Bear Hunt, visit: http://www.jointhebearhunt.com To take part in Michael Rosen Day on 12th November, visit: https://michaelrosen.co.uk/michaelrosenday
🐘 Dear Zoo - Animated and Read Aloud for Kids | Moving Stories
📚 MovingStories presents the much-loved classic Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell - now brought to life with colorful animations and engaging read aloud narration! Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, this interactive story follows a child's quest to find the perfect pet, with exciting animal surprises hidden behind every flap.
✝️ A Very Happy Easter || 📖 Read Aloud No. 16 || Storytime with Ms. Taneisha
📚 A Very Happy Easter📚 Hello Readers!! Read aloud curated by She Reads Kids Books Title: 📚 A Very Happy Easter Written by: Tim Thornborough Illustrated by:m Jennifer Davidson The gift of creative writing should be celebrated! Please support the authors and publishers of the books presented through this platform.
Chinese New Year
We are celebrating the year of the horse this week and the children will be singing, dancing and listening to beautiful music from China.
They will also be making dragons, fishing for lucky coins, finding the shortest and longest noodles and using paper chains to create a snake.
Have a great week everyone xx
Happy New Year Xin Nian Hao 新年好 with Lyrics | Chinese New Year | Lunar New Year | Sing with Bella
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Week 1 and 2 "Meet the Weather"
During the first 2 weeks the children will be learning about different types of weather. They will be observing the changes in the weather during the seasons of the year, listening for raindrops, painting bright sunny pictures and exploring what happens in winter when it turns very cold.
In Maths the children will continue to use the 5 frame and 10 frame to count objects. They will also explore length and size.
An Introduction to Teaching 5 and 10 Frames to 3-7 Year Olds
Learn how to five and ten frames to teach your children to understand what numbers look like (not just as a digit) so they can successfully learn to add, subtract, multiply and divide (even from as young as 3 years old!)
Week 3 and 4
The children will be listening to the lovely story "Bog Baby" They will be leaning about different habitats and how to look after all sorts of pets and creatures xxx
Week 5 and 6
"We're going on an Egg Hunt"
For our final book this half term we will be reading and listening to "We re going on an Egg Hunt" This book follows the same rhyme and rhythm of Michael Rosen's "We're going on a bear hunt" but has an Easter twist !
It will also be the "Special Ladies in our Lives"
event during which the children will be able to show their wonderful ladies around Nursery.
They will have the opportunity to make, craft and create some exciting things and spend time with these important people in their lives.
In Phonics time we will be practicing rhyme and exploring how some words sound the same and some don't and in Maths continuing to learn all there is to know about numbers to 5 xx