It’s cold, it’s frosty!

This chilly week Meadows continued their discovery of all things snow and ice! As it’s been really cold outside, we discussed what we need to wear to feel...

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This chilly week Meadows continued their discovery of all things snow and ice! As it’s been really cold outside, we discussed what we need to wear to feel warm when we play outside like coats, hats, scarves and gloves. 
We have painted with ice paint and watched it melt as we create our pictures.
We went outside to investigate the frozen water trays, touch and feel the ice and rescue some animals trapped in them. We even went for a frozen penguin egg hunt!
We thoroughly enjoyed decorating the snowmen using loose parts and we even gave each one a name! We started looking at our names and talked about how short and long they are compared to our friends.We enjoyed listening to action songs related to ice and snow, danced like waddling penguins, floating gracefully like snowflakes and froze like snowmen!

Next Week:

Focus Text:  Cloud Babies by Eoin Colfer and Chris Judge

Adult Focus: I can create cloud characters, developing my own ideas and then decide which materials to use to express them.

Mark Making/Physical: Using large and small muscular movements to create shapes. Messy creativity- I can use my hands and fingers to create clouds with paint and shaving foam.

Mathematics: I can talk about and explain the amounts that I can see in groups of objects and identify and explain how they are the same or different.

EAD: I can look up to the sky, talk about how it makes me feel and draw what I see.

Ways to support at home

Whilst you are ‘out and about’ in the environment, encourage your children to look up at the sky. Talk about the shapes and different shades of clouds. What do the cloud shapes remind you of? Do they look like any creatures, faces or anything else? Maybe take a photo to share in class or draw them. How would you describe it? Vocabulary- curvy/straight float, light, drift, shades of white/grey, what colour are they at sunrise/set? Small fluffy, big rain clouds, etc.

Snack donations

Big thank you to our families for contributing to the nursery snack. Thanks to you the children have enjoyed a variety of fruit, vegetables, as well as crackers, breadsticks and cheese. We value your continuous support.

Keep safe and warm this weekend!

Nursery Team