Head of School's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
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We are excited to share the wonderful work happening at Oxhey Nursery in collaboration with our community. This week, our Sustainability Champion and volunteer, Aeisha, tirelessly revitalized our garden by weeding and replanting flowers for the children to enjoy. The children have eagerly participated in planting and watering these new additions, nurturing their growing areas.
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We are incredibly grateful to a generous local resident, Jim, who regularly donates plants to Oxhey. This act of kindness enriches our environment and fosters a sense of community spirit.
Working alongside our community not only enhances our nursery but also instills values of collaboration and appreciation in our children.
Thank you for your continued support!
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Eid - we extend our warmest wishes to all our families celebrating Eid today. May this festival bring happiness, prosperity, and peace to your hearts and homes.
Reminders
​9th June – Healthy Eating Week
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11th June – Ark farm visit – morning only
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20th June – World Music Day
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Clothes bank available outside of school Tuesdays and Thursdays. Donations welcome (please bring to the office) or take what you need from the rail
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Learning packs available every Wednesday outside of the main office
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Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Nursery room will continue with their book called 'Where the Wild Things Are' written by Maurice Sendak.
They will begin the imitation stage where they will listen to a short version of the story and retell it in the small world area, through pretend play and using props.
This stage helps children learn to retell the story. They will then finish by creating a story map of the key events.
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Maths next week focuses on numbers. They will use loose parts to represent different numbers using dice, their fingers and the written form of the number to choose a number.
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The rhyme will focus on reinforcing their phonics knowledge of voice sounds.
They will sing the rhyme - 'Ring O Ring O Roses'.
They will explore making sounds within the rhyme using high-pitched sounds and low-pitched sounds.
Their key words will help with their understanding of their phonics; 'voice', 'high', 'low sound', and 'create.'
Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Willow room will continue with their book called 'Not Now Bernard' written by David McKee.
They will begin the imitation stage where they will listen to a short version of the story and retell it in the small world area, through pretend play and using props.
This stage helps children learn to retell the story. They will then finish by creating a story map of the key events.
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Maths next week focuses on numbers. They will be recognising number relating to their own age using their fingers, dice, and Numicon.
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The rhyme will focus on reinforcing their phonic knowledge of environment sounds.
They will use the rhyme - 'Wheels on the Bus' to identify different sounds in their environment.
Their key words will help with their understanding of their phonics; 'sound', 'different', 'same', and 'what.'
Conker Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Conker room will continue their book called 'Sweet Dreams Zaza' written by Mylo Freeman.
They will begin the imitation stage where they will listen to a short version of the story and retell it using small world figures and pretend play .
This stage helps children learn to retell the story. They will then finish by creating a story map of the key events. Their key words will help with their understanding of the text; 'sleep', 'lullaby', 'awake' and 'night. '
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Maths next week focuses on numbers. Through play, they will observe different piles of amounts and notice which pile has more. Their key word will help with their understanding of maths; 'more.'
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The rhyme will focus on reinforcing their phonic knowledge of environment sounds. They will use the rhyme - 'Rain Rain Go Away' to identify different sounds in their environment.
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.
Please return all packs into the return’s basket so staff can check and stock up any resources.
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The borrowing groups for this Wednesday will be:
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Busy Fingers - Robin, Owl & Butterfly
Story Bags - Woodpecker
Maths Pack - Hedgehog & Dormouse
Success Story of the Week!
Dear Parents,
We're thrilled to share that our Nursery children, who are preparing for Reception in September, are embarking on an exciting journey into phonics.
They are enthusiastically exploring mark-making for graphemes (what the sound looks - the letter) and recognizing phonemes (the sound the grapheme makes).
This foundational step in their literacy journey is met with joy and curiosity. It's wonderful to see them embrace each new phase with enthusiasm, setting a strong foundation for their future learning.
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