Week commencing 15th October 2018:

– Act out the story of the Gruffalo (L)
– Make a forest scene for the display board (EAD)
– MESSY PLAY! Scrambled snake, Owl ice cream, Gruffalo crumble (PD)
– Roll the dice and add purple prickles (M)
– Build the characters houses (PD)
– Make soup in the water tray using natural objects (PD, EAD)
– Move like animals, Owl, Mouse, Snake, Fox and Gruffalo (PD)
– Write letters from our names in the sand (L)
– Gruffalo dominoes (PSED)
– Build a den (PD)
– Read the story using props (L)

Week commencing 8th October 2018:

• Know that leaves change colour (UTW)
• Learn new songs for Autumn (EAD)
• Make marks on the soil (L)
• Make Christmas cards (EAD)
• Build a den using tyres, blocks and material (EAD, PD)
• Make woodland creatures in the play dough (EAD, PD)
• Woodland tuff spot – What can you see? (UTW, CL)
• Thread numbered leaves on the string (PD, M)
• Roll Conkers through paint down the guttering (EAD)

Autumn walk – Tuesday AM and Thursday PM

Week commencing 24th September 2018:

• Make playdoh cakes, how many candles should we add? (M)
• Make fairy cakes measuring, mixing and following the recipe (CL, PD, M)
• Talk about the equipment used in the kitchen e.g. scales, utensils (UTW, CL)
• Emphasize initial sounds in words – phonetic, eh not ee (L, CL)
• Outside reading/book area, playhouse (CL, L, PSED)
• Build a car garage, match numbered cars to their spaces (M)
• Ribbon dancing to music (EAD, PD)
• Promote indépendance e.g putting on shoes (PD)
• Treasure hunt in the sand (M, CL)
• Listening walk, sounds of nature (CL, UTW)

Welcome back to all our wonderful families, we’re looking forward to begin our first week with you all. Welcome also to out new families. We are so excited to meet you all, we hope you are excited to begin your Buckles and Bows journey! We hope you had a fantastic Summer Holiday and created some wonderful memories.

Incase you missed the news last week we wish Lyn a HUGE congratulations as she is expecting her first child in January!

This week will be:

• Introducing names, key persons and children (PSED)
• Nursery routine, reminders to new and old (PSED)
• Sing nursery rhymes/songs with props (CL, EAD)
• Create large marks with chalk (L, EAD)
• Obstacle course, move in different ways (PD)
• Set up themed role play using interests (EAD)

Dear Parents and Carers

The team would like to say a HUGE thank you for all your generous gifts, cards and messages. They were very much appreciated and we were totally overwhelmed.

We have had a fantastic year with the children and look forward to welcoming the returning families.

Wishing lots of love and luck to all the School starters, you will be missed.

Have a fabulous Summer.

The Buckles and Bows Team

Week commencing 2nd July 2018:

• Classroom and School canteen role play area (EAD)
• Sing and act graduation songs (EAD)
• Talk about days of the week, seasons, weather (UtW)
• Talk about our memories of Buckles and Bows (PSED, CL)
• Practice buttons, Zips, Shoes (PD)
• Talk about our new Schools, toys, uniform, teachers (CL, PSED)
• Sink and float with household items (UtW)
• Make pictures of nursery/School uniforms (EAD, UtW)

Weeks commencing 18th June & 25th June 2018 activities:

• Travel agents role play – make aeroplane tickets and passports (EAD)
• Number rhymes – a sailor went to sea/the day I went to sea (EAD, L)
• Make sea creatures out of junk modelling (PD, EAD)
• Seaside scene in tuff spot (UTW)
• Share ideas of our holiday experiences (CL, PSED)
• Look up different flags and countries on the computer (UTW)
• Stories – The rainbow fish, sharing a shell (L)
• Visit our Ice cream Parlour