Contact Details
- 029 2046 2581
- tremorfanursery@cardiff.gov.uk
Mona Place, Tremorfa, Cardiff, CF24 2TG
Tremorfa
Nursery School
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It has been another busy week in nursery. We have had lots of fine motor activities available for the children to engage with this week. These will support the children to develop strength and coordination in their hands. In the Art Studio children have been painting with tweezers and cotton balls. We have also been exploring puzzles, playdough, tower building and construction. We have been talking about colours and patterns. Distinguishing between different colours as well as colour matching. The children have been busy cooking this week making cinnamon swirls and ladybird biscuits. They have listened carefully and followed simple instructions and talked about the changes that were happening as they baked. We have continued the interest in making bug houses. Last week the children had started to draw their own plans and this week they started to put them into action. Lots of discussions about what materials we should use and why. The children have been using their own ideas as well as following instructions. This will be an ongoing project for the garden. We have continued with yoga and this week have been taking about what it means to feel calm. The children have been developing their gross motor skills as they move their body into the different positions.
We have had such glorious weather this week and this has meant lots of children have spent time in the garden. We have continued the interest in minibeasts and the children are learning to use resources such as magnifying glasses and viewing pots with care. They are also learning to show care and concern for living things and to leave logs and stones as they found them when finished. We have been discussing similarities and differences between minibeasts and have started to sort them into categories. Some of the children have used the playdough to create their own minibeasts as they develop their fine motor control and hand eye coordination and observational skills. The children have explored movement and have been moving like worms, spiders, caterpillars and bees. They are developing their spatial awareness and gross motor skills. The interest in bug hotels has continued and many of the children have started to draw plans for their own. Daisy has been supporting children in the wood working area this week and this has been a huge hit with the children! On April 22nd we celebrated Earth Day! Throughout the week we have been discussing how we can care for our planet and have shared our ideas during group time. Lots of the children have recognised what we already do but there were lots of lovely ideas we can put in place too. We have read stories about caring for our world and we have explored the role of recycling and have sorted recycling materials. We would love to hear any ideas of things you do at home 📸
It has been lovely to welcome everyone back to nursery after the Easter break. The children have been sharing what they did in the holidays and we have been talking about the importance of listening carefully to the person who is speaking. We have been exploring what is means to care for the environment this week and have been reusing materials for junk modelling in the art studio. We have talked about how we can reduce, reuse and recycle materials ♻️ The children have been looking for insects and bugs in the garden this week. They have been looking under logs and branches and have discovered all sorts of living things! They have created bug hotels using the loose parts in nursery and have been finding out about different insects using information books and the iPads. We have started to read ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ which will be one of our core stories this term. The children are beginning to differentiate between different bugs and are starting to use the appropriate names for them. The role play area has become a cafe this week and the children have been exploring different roles. They have been developing their understanding that print has meaning as they take orders and write receipts for customers. They are using language around money and are exploring amounts as customers make orders.
Mona Place, Tremorfa, Cardiff, CF24 2TG