Newsletter Issue 258
24th May 2019
Message from Message from Message from Message from Jackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & Crystal
With the wonderful weather which is
finally upon us we are spending a lot of
�me in the garden; we apply sun cream
before each ou�ng but please can par-
ents ensure they send in a labelled sun
hat. This coming week we will be send-
ing home five sample labels with your
child’s name on them which can be
stuck onto any item of clothing or other
personal belongings—once stuck on
they can be put through the dishwasher
or washing machine.
Thank you to everyone who has donat-
ed books so far. These books will have a
li!le dedica�on inside the cover and the
children who donate will be given a spe-
cial book mark to use when they borrow
books from the library.
It is the last Thursday of the month next
week which means Laura our hair dress-
er will be in - please let us know if you
would like your child’s hair cut.
Finally, don’t forget it is Bank Holiday on
Monday and the nursery is closed - have
a lovely long weekend.
ized cu!ers to make “big” stars and
“small” stars.
words in Portuguese and am pleased at
how fast they are learning!
This week in Badgers we have been talk-
ing about our families discussing who we
live with and then moving onto our ex-
tended family such as grandparents,
cousins, aunts, uncles etc. The children
children created their own interpreta-
�on of their houses using a selec�on of
resources. Some of the Badgers created
their own family crests each one was
very different and they all turned out
brilliantly. We had fun measuring our
feet and comparing sizes we did this by
drawing around our feet and then using
Unifix cubes to match the
length. Lots of math-
ema�cal concepts were
used such as one more/
less and es�ma�ng.
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As always please feel free to pop in
and see us or drop us an email to
Jackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & Crystal Owner Acting Manager Laura
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Olivia (Squirrels) completed a 200m run in Latvia!
Well done Olivia!
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This week in Acorns we took our music �me
outside and really enjoyed singing songs in
the garden with musical instruments whilst
enjoying the fantas�c weather.
drawing. This helps us to make connec�ons
between our movement and marks we make
and explore different textures and materials.
The children also enjoyed building and knock-
ing over towers that they have made prac-
�sing our coun�ng as we added blocks. During
a threading ac�vity the children made their
own pa!erns improving their fine motor
skills.
We have had a very busy week in Squirrels
exploring space and planets. The children had
so much fun pain�ng a cardboard box to make
it into a rocket ship and when the paint was
dry adding stars to decorate it. When it was
dough was dyed black and contained gli!er to
represent space and we used different sized
Tamzin
Back in-
side we
have
been cre-
a�ve glu-
ing and
s�cking
to make
finished we
took it out-
side and the
children loved
showing their
parents how
they could get
in it and blast
off into space!
Our play
We made rockets
out of shapes that
spelt out our
names. We talked
about the names
of the planets and
which are close
and furthest from
the sun.
Finally, I am con-
�nuing to teach
the children some
Ana beau�ful
pictures.
We also
did finger
pain�ng
and a col-
labora�ve
giant floor
listened
nicely to
each oth-
er and
heard
how not
all families
are the
same.
We talked
about
what our
homes
look like
and the
Next Wednesday
Simon Smith the
Library Services
Manager for Read-
ing Borough Coun-
cil will be joining us
for story �me and
then opening our
Community Library.
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pictu
res
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Newsletter Issue 258
24th May 2019
Dates for the Diary
** Monday 27th May
Bank Holiday Nursery CLOSED
** Haircuts with Laura
Thursday 30th May
** Graduation Photos
School Leavers Monday 10th June
** Parents Evening
Badgers School Leavers Only Monday 20th June
** Annual Garden
Party Saturday 13th July
**
Big Badgers revising
all sounds Little Badgers “g” See Tapestry for
more details
on Monday Xenia 3 years old
on Wednesday
Tea
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Getting ready for school
It’s lovely when you meet someone you have so much in common with!
“Can I speak to you later mum I’m gardening”
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Happy Birthday Joshua W 3 years old
