Class of 2026

In nursery this half term we are learning about growing. We will talk about plants as well as how animals and birds change as they grow.

Scot4all have been clearing the woodland walk to make it safe for us to go in. We had a good look around today so that we could make some suggestions.

This week we heard the story Jesus told about the lost sheep. The children hid their sheep pictures around Nursery and I was like the shepherd looking everywhere. I kept looking until they were all found. 

On World book day our friends from Y3 came to take us on a book character trail. They were surprised at how many books we recognised.

We have been making our own small worlds during continuous provision. We thought carefully about which animals could share a pen in our zoo.

In nursery we talk about how to keep our bodies healthy. The children talked about how to keep their teeth clean and showed us what to do. All of the children got a new toothbrush to take home.

We listened to the story of Noah. The children were very interested in the part about the rainbow. We used a handy table to make our loose parts rainbow. The children all talked about their favourite colours.

We have looked all around school for things that might not be safe. We are good at spotting dangers.

This half term we are finding out about heroes in the community and superheroes in stories. The children are enjoying pretending to be firefighters.

This week we have been finding out that Angela bring messages. We have finished our angel and it will be part of the Abbeystead Angel trail. If you would like to see the angels lit up at night then you can google Abbeystead Angel trail 2025 for more information. Our Angel has a handprint robe and…

Today we remembered all people and animals killed or injured by war. We wanted to put our poppies outside but due to the bad weather we made an arch to walk under instead. 

We have been reading the story of Elmer and thinking about the wonderful things that make us unique and special.