Date: 01/05/26

The Star of the week/Ser yr wythnos in the morning is:

Abrish

The Star of the week/Ser yr wythnos in the afternoons is:

Daisy

The Welsh speaker of the week/Siaradwr yr wythnos in the mornings is:

Maisie

Welsh Speaker of the week/Siaradwr yr wythnos in the afternoons is:

Osian

🌟 Thornhill Primary Nursery Newsletter 🌟

What a fun-filled and busy week we have had in Nursery!

Scribble Club on Monday was great fun as we shared the story The Big Pancake. The children are beginning to spot similarities between this book and others we have read, showing fantastic understanding. A firm favourite word this week has been “delicious”, which the children loved repeating and using in their play and conversations.

Our new shop role-play area has been a huge hit! We’ve had lots of enthusiastic customers and shopkeepers, and we’re excited to continue developing this area further based on the children’s interests.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, children in family groups enjoyed clapping out syllables, counting how many are in their names and thinking of words with even longer syllables. In our other family groups, we began sports day practice, rolling hoops and seeing how far they could go. There was lots of laughter as hoops rolled off in all directions — definitely one of our favourite activities so far!

During phonics on Thursday, we introduced the song Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. Although it was new to many children, they quickly learned the words and enjoyed thinking of new versions, such as “This is how we brush our teeth before we go to bed.” This led to lots of discussion about bedtime routines and what we do to get ready for sleep.

We have also been very busy in our nursery garden all week. The children have been learning how to grow sunflowers, what plants need to grow, and how to look after them. Watering the flowers with the watering cans was a big hit, and the children are very excited to see some sunflower seeds already starting to grow!

We ended the week with more sports day practice in PE, taking part in an ice cream obstacle course. The children had to put on a hat, collect a plastic cone, add a scoop of “ice cream,” and race to the other end. It was wonderful to see everyone cheering on their friends and joining in with such enthusiasm.

 We’re so proud of all the learning, laughter, and teamwork happening in Nursery!