22 Street Lane Nursery - August 2019 Newsletter

August Newsletter

Swans Room News

The Swans have been very busy throughout July and have celebrated a number of exciting times. At the start of July, the Swans Leavers had their Graduation which was fantastic, and the children still can't stop talking about it! We performed a number of songs that the children had been practising for weeks and then presented each child with a certificate along with an announcement of what they aspire to be when they grow up! We hope you all thoroughly enjoyed it! Then the Swans have also been learning all about Spain which was our country of the month! The children have enjoyed creating the Spanish flag using red and yellow playdough, learning how to count 1-10 in Spanish, the days of the week and even the colours! We then consolidated this new learning further with the children completing their own Spanish colour charts and then rainbow pictures. As well as this, the Swans have also enjoyed looking at the traditional foods often eaten in Spain and have enjoyed making Mantecado biscuits and Raffaello coconut balls! Both of the sweet treats were delicious! We have also been placing a huge emphasis on 'school readiness' this month, as many of the Swans are preparing to start school in September. We have been placing more emphasis on Phonics looking over all the jolly phonics sounds regularly and beginning to blend and segment simple sounds. In Maths we have been focusing on number recognition, challenging the children to count out specific amounts of objects and match the amount to the correct numeral card.

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