22 Street Lane Nursery - July 2019 Newsletter

July Newsletter

The Swans have been very busy throughout June and have celebrated a number of exciting times. The Swans have been learning all about ‘Saudi Arabia’ which was our country of the month, as we celebrated Eid. The Swans enjoyed looking at the traditional coloured clothing worn for the celebration and learning about what happens during Eid and some of the traditional foods eaten. We also made our very own Mango Lassi; which was delicious! Some of the children going to school went to Harewood House last week. All the children really enjoyed this outing and showed great understanding of boundaries and enjoyed looking at various animals/birds, exploring the climbing apparatus and learning more about animals living in different habitats and what they like to eat. When some of the children were asked what their favourite part of the day was, they replied, "we loved everything!" We have 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. We have also continued this learning through lots of sensory trays with different materials such as: pasta, noodles, shaving foam, salt and even coloured sand, challenging the Swans to write their names and other shapes or letters independently. We have been practising for graduation this month and the children can't wait to perform for you at the Graduation Ceremony on the 3rd July. We are all looking forward to it and can’t wait to see you there! Swans Room News

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