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Nursery class- Dormice

Jam tarts in the Den - Pastry was mixed and rolled out and jam tarts were the order of the day in the Den

Biscuits in the Burrow - Dormice have been measuring and mixing their ingredients to make delicious biscuits

Practicing for our sports day with TeamTheme

Time to start digging!!

Summer is here - Nursery starting their Forest School Sessions

Throwing the winter leaves

Finding animals in the woods

Winter Weather - Making winter pictures with puffy paint

It's Forest time again

Playing in our outdoor area

Playdough Fun - Using rolling pins and stampers

Firework Dancing using pom poms and streamers

Leaf Printing and Painting

Looking at the birds by making bird feeders

Maths Today - Sorting objects by colour

Fun and games in our outdoor area

Time for chick cuddles in Nursery

The chicks have hatched.

The day the eggs arrived

Using the large bricks to build towers in the construction area.

Making cakes in the mud kitchen

Acting out the Wise and Foolish Builder story in the sand tray.

Using our new outdoor area - Thank you Mr Parker and the Alderholt Community Grant for supporting the Nursery

Forest School with Hedgehogs and Clare

The Hungry Caterpillar

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Our NEW Nursery Playground

Dormice have been looking for birds and bird’s nests using binoculars and making bird hides in their outdoor area.

Dressed up for World Book Day as characters from our favourite books - including the adults!

Happy Chinese New Year (2).mp4

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Dormice had fun with the dark tent set up like a cave. The children used different light-up toys to experiment in the tent.

We've been on a sensory walk today using our feet instead of our hands to feel different textures and deciding whether we like the feel or not.

Making bird feeders, hanging them up and then hiding in the bird hide to see which birds come and visit our field.

Making snowflakes using our cutting skills

Getting Messy- Cornflour and ice

Early Years Nativity

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Fireworks

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Dormice have been trying to balance coloured balls on their matching tubes. Look how good they are!

Autumn Time - Creating collages from natural materials the Dormice class have found in their outdoor environment.

Going on a treasure hunt! - Dormice have been finding different textures in their outdoor area and making rubbings using crayons.

Delicious scones!! We had great fun making scones using flour, butter and milk and mixing the ingredients with a fork. We then could choose from sultanas, herbs, cheese, apples, blackberries and cinnamon to add to our scones.

We've been getting messy making cakes in our mud kitchen using dirt, stones and a jug of water.

Dormice have been painting using blackberries.

Dormice have made butter out of cream this week and have been learning how to spread the butter onto different types of bread. They were even allowed to eat them - Delicious

We've been learning how to use tweezers to sort out natural objects and enjoying fun in our outdoor area.

Dormice children spent time with our new sports coaches from Teamtheme.

Dormice have been learning about our school and nursery values and completing their value poster with handprints.