Head of School's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are delighted to invite you to our Summer Workshops, taking place this term on Monday 15th June. This is a special opportunity for you to join your child in Nursery and enjoy a fun-filled, creative session together.

During the workshops, you and your child will be able to explore a range of exciting craft activities. Children will have the chance to create beautiful natural art  using leaves, flowers and other treasures from the outdoors, which they can arrange and display in their own unique frames. There will also be the opportunity to make  friendship bracelets, perfect for sharing with a loved one or keeping as a special reminder of your time together.

These workshops are designed to be relaxed, enjoyable and memorable, giving you time to share in your child’s learning, talk about what they are doing and celebrate their creativity. We really hope you will be able to attend and make this a wonderful experience for both you and your child.

The sessions will run at the following times:

9:15am

10:30am

1:00pm

2:15pm

For booking details, please look out for the WuFoo form that will be sent separately over the next few days to your email address. Please be advised that places for each session are limited and once we have reached capacity for that session it will be closed. So please ensure you book early to avoid disappointment. In addition, if you cannot attend a session that you have booked please can you cancel this with the Office so that the place can be offered to another family.

We look forward to welcoming you to Oxhey and sharing a joyful, creative day together.

Reminders

Half Term - 26th (Bank Holiday) - 29th May

Craft Workshops - 15th June

Inset Day - 19th June (School Closed)

Occasional Day - 22nd June (School Closed)

Sign of the Week

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Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Nursery room will begin a new book called, 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' written by Mara Alperin.

They will begin the first week of this book partaking in the immersion stage; children will explore in awe and wonder unexpected footprints in the garden, investigating whose footprints they belong to, they will be surprised to see the bridge being off limits and barricaded off due to the troll and they will understand the difference between a goat and ourselves.

Their key words will help them with their understanding of their book: bridge, horn, hooves, river and meadow.

Follow this link to the story: https://youtu.be/vXAzuwzSsv4?si=BY4zxavoFJ8ORcPk

The rhyme will focus on their maths knowledge of shape and space. They will sing the rhyme 'hokey cokey' Through this rhyme, they learn the Makaton sign for 'in' and 'out'.

Follow this link to the Makaton sign for 'in': https://youtu.be/GRwPk5nhE2Y?si=19a05ouKgt5_pBwu

Follow this link to the Makaton sign for out: https://youtu.be/7xpwIFejd8E?si=4oWSj77dH8tOQzzY

Willow Room

Book & Rhyme of the week

Willow room will begin a book called called 'Walking Through the Jungle' written by Debbie Harter.

They will begin the first week of this book partaking in the immersion stage; they will turn the tree area in the top of the garden into their very own jungle, create mountains out of blocks and explore jungle animals.

Their key words will help them with their understanding of their book: iceberg, trekking, mountain and ocean.

Follow this link to the book: https://youtu.be/XC4O9izLVnw?si=0nQgaYUInDm87O-c

The rhyme will focus on their maths knowledge of measures. They will sing the rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock". Through this rhyme, they learn the Makaton sign for 'clock'. They will reflect on their learning of maths what they do 'before' lunch and 'after' lunch.

Follow this link for the Makaton sign for clock: https://youtu.be/ODXRFfaDXzY?si=uDtt_HmJCMBw7J-5

Conker Room
Book & Rhyme of the week

Conker room will begin a new book called 'Baby goes to Market' written by Atinuke.

They will begin the first week of this book partaking in the immersion stage; they will fill baskets with fruit to explore how heavy it is, they will role-play taking the babies to a pretend market in the home corner, and experience new fruits and biscuits from the story.

Their key words will help with their understanding of their book; baby, basket, heavy and market.

Follow this link to the book: https://youtu.be/iGsTTaSLQbs?si=ZOW70AZv9ByTHEBy

Follow this link for the Makaton sign for clock: https://youtu.be/ODXRFfaDXzY?si=uDtt_HmJCMBw7J-5

Home Learning

Each Wednesday, the packs will be found outside main reception. There is a display to show you which group’s turn it is and a signing out folder for each pack.

These are to borrow and return the following Wednesday.

Groups for the week after half term are:

Busy Fingers - Dormouse & Owl

Story Bags - Woodpecker

Maths Pack - Robin

Success Story of the Week!

Dear Parents,

All that’s left to say is that we have had a lovely half term with some wonderful experiences.

Ducklings have hatched, caterpillars have cocooned, the sun has shone, coats have been left on the side, and our Sid the Snail has come out of hibernation.

We have also welcomed positive external visits from advisors and our partner school.

Parents have continued to support us by attending workshops, joining us as mystery readers and using our home learning packs.

None of this would be possible without our amazing staff, who are a credit to the school and the families they serve.

See you all after a wonderful half-term break.

All absences must be reported to the school either by leaving an absence message or emailing admin@oeyc.herts.sch.uk, We politely ask that if you plan to take your child out during school time, you notify the Nursery office. For appointments, we ask where possible that these are not during the school day. If this is not avoidable, please kindly share the relevant information for this appointment in order for us to be able to authorise this. Regular attendance at Nursery is very important, as it helps children build the foundational knowledge and skills they will need as they move through school. Establishing good attendance habits now supports a smoother transition into primary school and helps ensure children develop positive routines that will benefit them throughout their educational journey. Thank you for your continued support in helping your child attend regularly and on time.

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