Head of School's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
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Exciting News!
Did you know that we have ventured into the media world?
We are now on Instagram and Facebook! You can find updates of what has been happening at Oxhey Nursery in addition to our newsletter.
Why not look us up and give us a follow? Even better, tell your friends and family about us too, and ask them to follow us. We would love to raise the profile of the wonderful work we do here at Oxhey.
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Bake Sale Success!
Did you know that last Friday, we raised an amazing £152.95 with our bake sale for the Macmillan Coffee Morning? Thank you to all the parents and children who donated and turned up to purchase cakes. We hope you really enjoyed them!
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Sharing Your Experiences
We really value your time visiting the children at Oxhey, especially if it relates to your faith or the work that you do.
Ensuring children know about the world we live in, in a real-life context, is such a vital part of your child's learning journey.
If you wish to share your experiences with the children, such as Diwali or Holi or any other festival, or your work in the community or inner London, please email the school office at admin@oeyc.herts.sch.uk. Thank you!
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Reminders
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Friday 24th October - School Closed for Inset Day
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Monday 27th October - School Closed for Half Term
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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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Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Nursery room will continue with their book 'Shark in the Park' written by Nick Sharratt.
They will begin the innovation stage where they will read a short version of the story to retell the key events using small world animals, stick puppets and themselves.
They will explore images of the key events to create a story map of the book too.
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The rhyme will focus on their math knowledge of numbers.
They will sing the rhyme 'Baa Baa Black Sheep.'
Through this rhyme they will explore subitising to 3.
Subitising is when you see an amount and say the number rather than counting each item. Their key phrase will help them with their understanding of maths: "what number do you see?"
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Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Willow room will begin a new book called 'We're going on a Bear Hunt' written by Michael Rosen.
They will begin the immersion stage where they will go on a pretend bear hunt in the garden, explore the sensory experiences from the book with cornflour, grass, water and mud and create a small world scene with mini people and animals going through, over and under blocks.
Their keys words will help them with their understanding of the book: through, big, over and under.
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The rhyme will focus on their math knowledge of numbers.
They will sing the rhyme 'Zoom Zoom Zoom, I'm going to the Moon.'
Through this rhyme they will explore collecting a given number of items to giving them to the adult or to a friend.
Conker Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Conker room will the book 'Dear Zoo' written by Eric Hill.
They will begin the innovation stage where they will use a short version of the story to help them re-tell it using small world figures, stick puppets and through role-playing themselves as the animals.
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The rhyme will focus on their math knowledge of numbers.
They will sing the rhyme '3 Little Monkeys'.
Through this rhyme they will explore using their hand to represent the number of monkeys jumping on the bed.
Their key keys will help them with their understanding of maths: fingers and hand.
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 week.
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Next week the groups will be:
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Busy Fingers - Robin
Story Bags - Dormouse and Owl
Maths Pack - Woodpecker
Success Story of the Week!
Dear Parents,
We have seen a real uptake in parents using our homeschool resources.
It's great to see that our big books with resources have been utilised, including our maths resources and phonics resources too.
We also hope you like our resources specifically designed to support fine motor control in our Busy Fingers pack.
If there is anything else that you would like us to provide for home school learning, please let your key person know during your catch-up call.
We are always here to listen and to help with your child's learning journey, whether at home or at school.
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