Morning Nursery

Welcome to Nursery!

Welcome to Mesty Croft Nursery. Your child's school journey starts here, and we look forward to an exciting and fun year!

Our Nursery Team: Miss Neal, Mrs Chawner, Mrs Evans and Mrs Mansell

Below you will see some of our learning experiences.

Useful links to support learning.

Number rhyme formation

Summer 1 week 5

Week 1

Spring 2

Spring 1

Autumn 2

Week 7

Week 7.pdf

Week 6

Week 6.pdf

Week beginning 4th October

4.10.21 Oliver's Fruit Salad.pdf

Our first week back at Nursery!

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Summer 2 Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1 The Wheels on the Bus

Summer 1 Week 6 We have had lots of fun this week!

Summer 1 Week 5 We have had lots of fun!

Summer 1 Week 4 Outdoor Maths

Summer 1 week 3 Look at our Wow work!

Summer 1 Week 2 26.4.21

Summer 1 Week beginning 19th April. We have had a lot of fun playing outside this week.

Spring 2 Week beginning 29th March

Happy Easter!

This week we have had lots of fun creating Easter crafts. We have made cards for someone special and Easter hats. We have also been on an Easter Egg Hunt!

Happy Easter!

Week beginning 22nd March

This week we have been looking for signs of Spring. We enjoyed going on a walk and found some interesting things growing. We have made some super Spring time pictures.

Week Beginning 8th March

This week we have been celebrating Mother's Day by making a card and presents for our Mum's. We threaded some beads to make a bracelet and planted a flower.

We also explored the plants by looking at them carefully. We noticed they had roots, leaves and flowers. We found out that they needed compost, water and sunshine to help them grow.

Spring 2 Home Learning

Welcome back to our online learning. Below you will find the daily tasks. Please send your work or photo's to us at the following email address, we would love to see your work.

nursery@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk

Spring 2 Week 2 - World Book Day

Spring2 Week 2 - Click on the links below for this weeks home learning.

Spring 2 - Week 1 We have enjoyed Jasper's Beanstalk story this week.

Spring 2 - Week 1 Please click on the links below.

School Closure January 2021- Remote Learning

Whilst our children are learning at home, each day there will be a slide with tasks for them to complete.

This is to support your child's learning development with as little disruption as possible. All tasks are linked to our current curriculum. If you have any concerns or queries please get in touch via email.

Happy Half Term everyone!

Thank you for your fantastic home learning this half term. I’m very proud of you all.

I look forward to seeing you on Teams on Monday 22nd February at 9am. You will also find online learning each day on the Nursery Class page.

Don’t forget to send in your work for us to celebrate to

nursery@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk

Below you will find some fun challenges to do if you wish.

Take care and stay safe.

Miss Neal

Half term challenges.pdf

Useful links

number_formation_rhymes.pptx

Oxford Owl Online - Books

A variety of free eBooks can be accessed on Oxford Owl. Please login to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ (email Nursery for your class log in if you haven't got it).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies for Early Years learning

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/something-special-nursery-rhymes-compilation Mr Tumble (Makaton)

Please send your child's work or photo's to the Nursery email address. We look forward to seeing their work. Thank you.

Nursery@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk

Week 6 - We have had a fun week. Well done everyone!

Friday 12th February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Thursday 11th February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Thursday 11th February 2021.pdf

COUNTING MORE LESS SAME ANIMALS 1.pdf

Wednesday 10th February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Wednesday 10th February 2021.pdf

Tuesday 9th February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Tuesday 9th February 2021.pdf

Monday 8th February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Monday 8th February 2021.pdf

Week 5 Home Learning - Look at what we have been doing. Well done everyone!

Friday 5th February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Friday 5th February 2021.pdf

Thursday 4th February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Thursday 4th February 2021.pdf

Wednesday 3rd February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Wednesday 3rd February 2021.pdf

Tuesday 2nd February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Tuesday 2nd February 2021.pdf

Monday 1st February - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Monday 1st February 2021.pdf

Week 4 Home Learning - We have had so much fun this week. Well done everyone, we are so proud of you!

Friday 29th January 2021- Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Friday 29th January 2021.pdf

Thursday 28th January 2021 - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Thursday 28th January 2021.pdf

Wednesday 27th January - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Wednesday 27th January 2021.pdf

Tuesday 26th January 2021 - Please click on the link for today's home learning tasks.

Tuesday 26th January 2021.pdf

Monday 25th January 2021 - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Monday 25th January 2021.pdf

Week 3 Home Learning. Look at our fabulous work. Well done everyone!

Friday 22nd January 2021 - Please click on the link below for today's home learning.

Friday 22nd January 2021.pdf

Thursday 21st January 2021 - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Thursday 21st January 2021.pdf

Wednesday 20th January 2021 - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Wednesday 20th January 2021.pdf

Tuesday 19th January 2021 - Please click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Tuesday 19th January 2021.pptx

Monday 18th January 2021 - Click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Monday 18th January 2021.pptx

Week 2 - Look at our super photo's, we have had lots of fun this week!

Friday 15th January 2021 - Click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Friday 15th January 2021.pptx

Thursday 14th January 2021 - Click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Thursday 14th January 2021.pptx

Wednesday 13th January 2021 - Click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Wednesday 13th January 2021.pptx

Tuesday 12th January 2021 - Click on the link below for today's home learning.

Tuesday 12th January 2021.pptx

Monday 11th January 2021 - We have had lots of fun today! Well done everyone.

Monday 11th January 2021 - Click on the link for today's home learning tasks.

Monday 11th January 2021.pptx

Week 1 Look at our super work. We have been very busy! Well done everyone.

Friday 8th January 2021 - Click on the link for todays home learning tasks.

Friday 8th January - Home Learning.pptx

Maths challenge

Maths counting snowman dots.pdf

Thursday 7th January 2021 - Click on the link below for today's home learning

Thursday 7th January - Home Learning.pptx

Wednesday 6th January - Click on the link below for today's home learning tasks.

Wednesday 6th January - Home Learning.pptx

Week beginning 30th November 2020

This week we have enjoyed listening to the story Dear Santa. We have made Santa Christmas cards for our families using different shapes. We have also been making some Christmas stockings and decorated the Christmas tree. It is so pretty!

Week beginning 23rd November 2020

This week we have been enjoying the story We're Going On A Leaf Hunt. We have had lots of fun hunting for leaves outdoors. We also created Autumn pictures by doing leaf prints and cutting out leaves.

Home Learning - November 2020

Whilst our children are learning at home, each day there will be a slide with tasks for them to complete.

Look at what we have been doing!

Thursday 19th November 2020 - Overview of today's tasks.

Click on links for today's learning tasks.

Nursery - Thursday 19th November.pptx

Story - I'm Not Sleepy

Wednesday 18th November 2020 - Overview of today's tasks.

Click on the links below for today's tasks.

Nursery - Wednesday 18th November.pptx

Story - I AM BAT

Look at what we have been doing. We have been so busy!

Tuesday 17th November 2020 - Overview of today's tasks.

Click on the links below to access today's tasks.

Story - The Busy Little Squirrel

Monday 16th November 2020 - Overview of tasks for today.

Click on the links below to access learning tasks for today.

Story - Don't Hog the Hedge! Part 1

Part 2 Don't Hog the Hedge!

We've had lots of fun! Well done everyone.

Friday 13th November - Overview of tasks for today.

Click on the links below to access the learning slides.

Story - Bedtime, Little Bear

Look at our super work! Well done everyone.

Thursday 12th November - Overview of tasks for today.

Thursday 12th November - Click on the links below to access the learning tasks for today.

Thursday 12th November Diwali.pptx

eyfs-diwali-information-powerpoint_nursery 1.pptx

Story - Dipal's Diwali

Wednesday 11th November - Our learning tasks for today.

Wednesday 11th November Remembrance Day.pptx

All About Remembrance Day

Tuesday 10th November - Our Learning tasks for today.

Tuesday 10th November overview.pptx

Story - Leaf Man

Look at the pictures carefully. What can you see?

Look at our super work! Well done everyone!

Overview of tasks for today.

Audio and links to slides

Story - Little Acorns

Nursery Noticeboard

Home Learning Tasks will sent home on a Thursday. Please return Home Learning books on a Monday so that new work can be given.

Library Books - Each week your child will have two books to take home. A picture book and a story book. Both books are to help your child develop an interest in books, and increase their understanding and vocabulary. Children will keep these books at home for a week and return them on a Friday when they can choose new books.

Water Bottles - Children are required to bring a water bottle each day. Your child will have access to their bottle during the session in order to keep hydrated. Please label the bottle clearly with your child's name.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD'S CLOTHING IS CLEARLY LABELLED TO AVOID LOSS OR CONFUSION.

September 2020

A warm welcome back to our previous afternoon children who will now be attending Nursery during the morning session. We have missed you all! We also welcome our new children starting Nursery and look forward to an exciting time together.

Capturing the Learning in Nursery

Week beginning 19th October 2020

This week we have been celebrating harvest. We have been singing and dancing to harvest songs. We have also been exploring fruit and vegetables. We have drawn some super pictures of the fruit and vegetables that we looked at.

We had lots of fun making a scarecrow. We made a nurse scarecrow! Thank you nurses for helping us!

One School, One Book The Tin Forest

Throughout school we have been exploring The Tin Forest story. In Nursery we have been exploring forests and their habitat. Using our creative skills we have created a forest picture.

Week beginning 14th September

This week we introduced our Reading Spine book Where's Spot? We have really enjoyed this story. We have had lots of fun pretending to be the animals and making animal pictures.

Week beginning 21st September

This week we have been enjoying our Reading Spine story Where's Spot. We have been looking at the different animals in the story and thought about where they would like to live. We have been choosing our favourite animal in the story.

Week beginning 28th September

This week we have had fun getting to know our new friends. We have played lots of games together. We gave also been telling each other about the things we like to do.

' I like playing on my new scooter'. 'I had it for my birthday'

Week beginning 5th October

This week we have been thinking about what we look like. We looked into a mirror and thought about what we could see. We have painted a portrait of our ourselves.

Week beginning 12th October

This week we have enjoyed the story Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr / Eric Carle.

We have been thinking about our useful ears and explored different sounds. We went on a listening walk outdoors and heard lots of different things. We heard the birds singing, the wind blowing the trees, children playing, and cars. We created our own sounds in the outdoor area and found we could make lots of different sounds.

Home Learning Packs for children:

For children who are self-isolating and have only mild symptoms that do not prevent them from completing work, please see attached some activities that may be completed at home.

EYFS-Home-Learning-Pack.pdf

Friday 18th September 2020

Home Learning Friday 11th September

Home Learning Friday 4th September

Home Learning

Each day on our class page there will be suggested tasks for your child to complete at home. Children may also like to lead their own learning by following their own personal interests. For example animals, mini-beasts, transport etc.

Work can be recorded in their journals along with any photographs you may wish to take. You can also email any pictures or photographs you wish us to see and we will respond to you individually.

Email address Nurseryam@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk

We look forward to your emails!

Important

Remember to stay safe and continue to wash your hands whilst singing Happy Birthday twice / or sing your favourite rhyme.

Useful website: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk Please use the login you have been given. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR LOG IN PLEASE EMAIL nurseryam@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk TO REQUEST THIS.

Youtube: CBeebies early years activities

CBeebies Mr Tumble Nursery Rhymes

We use this programme each day to support our learning of Makaton signs. Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help with communication. Check it out the children really enjoy taking part.

Twinkl - you can currently access Twinkl for free www.twinkl.co.uk/offer enter Offer Code UKTWINKLHELPS

This is a popular site for teachers and parents where you can download lots of resources

Phonics Play - This is a site packed with interactive phonic games. Phonics Play is free to use during this period. You can log on using the following details.

Username: march20 Password: home