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Sun 6 July	I still have lots of spots all over my body ! It takes a while for all of them to go away. Mummy has been looking after me all last week. We are going to Aberdovey – Mid Wales on Saturday for a week. If the weather is nice we are going to make sand castles on the beach, go crabbing and see what we can find in rock pools. If it is rainy we are going on steam trains in the hills and along the coast !
Sun 29 June	Last week I felt quite poorly – my body is covered with spots and there are some in my mouth and ears. It does not feel very nice having lots of spots. Mummy has been looking after me and we have had some lovely Mummy & Tam time.
Sun 22 June	Last week Amy & Jack came to pick me up from school – it was fun seeing them as I came out of school. My Uncle Ian came to the school as well – he went to the school I am going to when he was a little boy. On Friday we all went to Center Parcs in Nottingham with my other Uncle; Steve and his family and Grandma & Grandad. I had a fantastic time with all my Cousins. We did lots of cycling around the Forest and Lake, swimming and I watched my Cousins do some activities; archery, laser shooting and high ropes. It was Daddy’s Birthday yesterday – we sang the “Happy Birthday” song to him at a Restaurant. I have caught Chicken Pox !! My body is covered in spots ! Mummy is going to look after me this week.
Sun 15 June	I was very busy last week at school. I went on two school trips; ‘Outdoor Art’ at Holdenby Hall. It was a lovely warm sunny day. We were given a piece of the rainbow and we had to find something on our walk that was the same colour as the rainbow chip. We made a spider’s web out of twigs and string and we helped Suzy the Spider who wanted to find somewhere different in the tree to spin her web. We had a picnic under the trees. And made a big painting mixing yellow, green and blue paint and used leaves to print with. Mummy came along on the other school trip to Homerton Zoo. It was wonderful to have her with me – we sat on the coach together and played ‘I spy with my little eye ..’ We saw lots of animals; monkeys, lemurs, giant tortoises, vultures, cheetahs, wallabies and a white tiger. We enjoyed a picnic lunch outside. Yesterday, we went to a Family Wedding in Surrey – it was a beautiful sunny day. We went to a Church and the Bride wore a pretty dress and we sang songs and we put our hands together to say some prayers. After the service we threw some confetti over the Bride & Groom – it was fun ! Afterwards we went back to the Bride’s house. There was a big white tent in the garden ! The children ran around the beautiful gardens whilst the grown ups had some drinks and canapés. We sat down and had a yummy meal and we did some Scottish dancing after – I had a wonderful time. My Cousins; Amy & Jack are over from Florida – it was great to see them. I am going to see more of them next weekend. We are going to have a long weekend at Center Parcs with Grandma & Grandad and all the ‘McFarlane’ cousins.
Sun 8 June	I had lots of fun being back at school last week after half-term. We did some writing about our half-term holiday. We made necklaces out of pasta and painted a beach scene to go with the theme for the week; Caribbean. Yesterday, I went to school to recite the poem ‘’To the Fair’ by Brian Moses in front of an examiner from the LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). I talked about the clown fish Nemo from the story ‘Finding Nemo’. I enjoyed it very much – the Head of Early Years came out with my Certificate and Examination Report – I was awarded a Distinction. My teacher and Mummy & Daddy were very proud of me. Mummy & Daddy took me to a restaurant to celebrate my achievements. We have two Trips next week; ‘Outdoor Art’ at Holdenby Hall and going to Hamerton Zoo – I am very excited, I enjoy going on day trips with my teachers and friends. I only have 5 weeks left in the Reception class – I will be in Year 1 soon !
Half-Term	I was allowed to take Twitchy the cuddly rabbit home from school. We took Twitchy to London. We saw Big Ben, the London Eye, walked round St. James’ Park and we went to see where the Queen lives – Buckingham Palace ! I had lots of fun during Half-Term with Nanny & Grandad, had a day with Grandma – Grandad was playing in a Golf Competition. And I saw a friend who lives locally.
Sun 25 May	It was wonderful to have Mummy & Daddy watching me on Friday in Assembly. I dressed up as a clown and we sang some songs ! It was ‘creative week’ last week. I had lots of fun decorating balloons, decorating clown faces and decorating clown cakes. We had a clown come in to show us some circus skills. I had a go at juggling balls and plate spinning – it was good fun ! I even had my face painted too !
Sun 18 May	The Topic last week was ‘Spain’. We watched some Spanish dancing called Flamenco dancing with the teachers – I had fun practising some Flamenco dancing ! I enjoyed colouring in some flip flops. They are on the wall by the beach in the creative area of the classroom. We have been practising our clown songs ready for the ‘Early Years’ Assembly on Friday. Mummy and Daddy are coming to watch – I can’t wait ! I really enjoy Mummy & Daddy coming into the school. I am going to be dressed as a clown too !
Sun 11 May	The Topic last week was ‘France’. I had fun playing in the French Bakery role play area. We planted some hanging baskets in our garden – it looks very pretty. We had a Family day out to Wickstead Park this weekend. I went on a couple of car rides with Daddy and we all went on the train ride together. We had a lovely picnic – it was fun eating outside on the blanket on the grass.
Sun 4 May	The Topic last week was ‘Italy’. We learnt lots of things about Italy. I had fun playing in the Pizza Café and made some Pizza and Italian strawberry Ice-cream for Mummy when she came in to do some ‘Group Reading’ ! I made a model out of stickle bricks that resembled the ‘leaning tower of Pisa’. I also enjoyed making my own pizza and tasting it – it was yummy ! I received a ‘Special Award’ last week from the Reception Teachers for ‘being such a good boy’. Mummy & Daddy are really proud of me.
Sun 27 April	The Topic last week was ‘Great Britain’. We talked about what it would be like to be a King or Queen for the day, the Queen living at Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. It was St. George’s Day on Wednesday – we made Union Jack & England flags and bunting for our St. George’s Day Party on Friday. It was great fun – the boys were allowed to come to school dressed up as a Knight or a Prince and the girls were allowed to go as a Princess for the day.
Sun 20 April	The Topic last week was ‘Spring in Great Britain’. We talked about the season ‘Spring’ and what happens. I did lots of drawing and colouring in pictures of butterflies. And painted some daffodils on paper and on the computer. I planted some sunflower seeds – I am looking forward to watching them grow over the next few weeks ! This weekend I have been enjoying some ‘Daddy & Tam’ time. We have done some crafts; drawn, coloured and cut out some fishes to hang on the wall and in cardboard box fish tank complete with seaweed – it looks fantastic ! Some of the fish have sparkly bits on and they twinkle in the light !
Sun 13 April	I went back to school last week – it was lovely to see my teachers and friends again. I received a ‘Special Award’ for doing lots of work over the Easter holidays. I wrote 26 Thank you cards to family & friends thanking them for my Birthday presents. I also wrote in my Sentence book – writing & drawing lots of things I had done during the Easter holidays. Today, we went to Church for a ‘Dedication’ Ceremony for two twin boys – they are really cute ! We sang songs and prayed with our hands together. Afterwards there was a Celebration Reception at the Northampton Golf Club. I watched some golfers play the game golf whilst we ate some food. There was also a Clown to entertain the children. It was the same clown that came to my Birthday Party ! I had a go at plate spinning & juggling. We had a lovely day.
Sun 6 Apr	I have been out and about during the week. I went to Salcey Forest with a friend from school. It was fun going on the walkway through the tree tops. We climbed to the top – a very long way up ! I went to have a day at Grandma & Grandad’s. I helped Grandad plant some new potatoes in the soil. Grandad said they will be ready to eat in three months. We went for a walk in Abington Park and Grandad treated me to an old English toffee ice-cream – yum yum ! We went to Braunston to have a Pub lunch and met up with one of my London friends – it was great to see him again. After lunch we had a walk along the canal and watched the boats go through the locks. Today, we went to London to see some of Mummy & Daddy’s friends in London – I had fun playing with the boys. As we were driving down the M1 Motorway it was snowing – it looked very wintery and pretty !
Sun 30 Mar	We went to London last week and I saw some of my London friends. It was lovely to see them again. On my Birthday, Mummy & Daddy took me to ‘Hamleys’ Toy shop. I bought some Lego with some of my Birthday money. We had lunch at the ‘Rainforest Café’ – it was fun sitting in the jungle whilst eating my lunch ! In the afternoon we went to the London Aquarium. I enjoyed seeing some sharks and my favourite fish was the clown fish – it looks like the fish in the film ‘Finding Nemo’. I went to see my Cousin and we had an Easter egg hunt in the grounds. The Easter bunny had left us some clues to find some Easter eggs – it was great fun looking for the eggs ! I had a lovely Birthday week. I now 5 years old and I feel like a big boy !
Sun 23 Mar	We had a very exciting week at school. We went on a bus trip to ‘Holdenby Countryside Centre’. We went for a walk and were ‘exploring the environment’. It was good fun looking for things like bugs and mushrooms. We had an indoor picnic and in the afternoon I made a little dinosaur out of clay – we had a lovely day. Mummy came in on Thursday morning for the ‘Easter Activity Morning’. I made lots of Easter crafts; an Easter bonnet, Easter chick and an Easter card – it was wonderful to have Mummy in school. Yesterday, was my Birthday Party. I invited all my friends in my class. There was a bouncy castle and a clown. The clown did a magic show – I had to stand with her and I had a wand in my hand and it kept going wobbly ! We played games like pass-the-parcel – it was great to share my Birthday with my friends. Today, it is Easter Sunday – it has been snowing ! There is not enough snow to make a snowman though.
Sun 16 Mar	I went on a Bear Hunt with my class friends – we started off in the corridor and we walked around and eventually came to a cave and inside there was a very scary bear – it was one of the teachers ! It was good fun We decorated some cup cakes to share at our ‘Parents Sharing of Work Tea’. It was lovely having Mummy & Daddy come into school on Thursday. Mummy & Daddy saw lots of pictures and creative things I have done. I showed them all my books; photo journal, writing, work books and numeracy. I feel proud when Mummy & Daddy come into school.
Sun 9 Mar	It was ‘World Book Day’ on Thursday. All the teachers & pupils were allowed to go to school dressed up as a character from fiction. I was ‘Buzz Lightyear’ from the story ‘Toy story’. It was fun being Buzz Lightyear for the day! Each week we look at some ‘blend’ sounds. Last week we looked at words which begin with the sound ‘dr’. For ‘Show & Tell’ I took in a Chinese dragon and a Chinese drum ! I stood in front of the class and showed the class the dragon & drum. The dragon stretches out and the drum makes a lovely sound !
Sun 2 Mar	I had great fun in my P.E. lesson last week. We were put into teams and we did an assault course ! We had to crawl through a tunnel, walk along a bench and balance a bean bag on our heads as we walked – I kept looking down so the bean bag fell to the floor ! We cheered our friends on as we all took turns to do the course. It is Mother’s Day today – I gave Mummy a lovely present made from salt dough. The teachers helped me to mould it into the letters ‘Mum’. They also helped me to paint it red and the teachers put the letters on some black card. It looks really good ! Today, we went out for lunch – I had ice-cream for pudding !!
Sun 24 Feb	The Topics this Term is ‘Shapes’. Last week we went on a ‘shape’ walk around the school grounds. We had to find things that were either square or rectangle shape. It was fun ! We have Speech & Drama every Monday & Friday – we take in our favourite toy/book or DVD. I took in the film DVD of ‘Bambi’. I stood in front of the class holding up the DVD and talked about the story of Bambi. At the end I asked if there were any questions. Everyone clapped afterwards ! I have moved up another level in my Reading to the ‘pink’ level. Mummy & Daddy are very proud of me (and very surprised !). I enjoy reading very much. I had some ‘Daddy & Tam’ yesterday. We went for a walk around the ponds in Abington Park. Afterwards, we went to the Bakery and I chose a cake. It was a treat for doing so well at school last week.
Half-Term	I had a lovely time in London during Half-Term. I did lots of things. Last week I enjoyed some ‘Mummy & Tam’ time. We did some baking and saw some friends from school. Yesterday, I spent the day with Grandma & Granddad – we went to Abington Park and did lots of walking around the lakes. We watched the film ‘Bambi’. It is a lovely film. I had some ‘Daddy & Tam’ this morning. We went to the ‘rubbish tip’ to take some rubbish and garden cuttings. I have been writing and drawing lots of things in my Sentence book about all the things I did during Half-term. I am looking forward to seeing my friends back at school tomorrow.
Sun 10 Feb	Last week the colour theme was ‘red and pink’. Part of our ‘Sounds’ theme we looked at some ‘blend’ words. Words which begin with the sound ‘ch’. We talked about why we love our mums and dads and I made a Valentine card for Mummy & Daddy. The cards have lots of hearts and pretty stars on ! It is Half-Term now. Yesterday we went to London on the M1 motorway and travelled on the London Underground to go to the Natural History Museum. We went to the ‘Dinosaurs Gallery’ and I went up close to a dinosaur – it was very big and roaring ! We went next door to the Science Museum and went in ‘The Garden’. I played in an exciting and multi-sensory environment. Mummy & Daddy helped me to look at construction, water, light and sound – it was very interesting. We visited the ‘Flight’ section and saw different types of early aircraft. We stayed at Nan & Grandad’s and I had a lovely day with them today. They took me to a Park. I went on a rope bridge and crawled through a tunnel ! It has been one big Adventure this weekend – exploring and discovering ! I am able to spell all 45 high frequency words now (I think Mummy & Daddy are very surprised !) I have lots of things to write and draw in my sentence book this week !
Sun 3 Feb	Last week we were under the sea ! I cut out a red fish and decorated it with some sprinkles. It is on the wall in my classroom. The teachers hung some green seaweed from the ceiling – it looks good ! Yesterday, I was very busy with Daddy. It is lovely having some ‘Daddy & Tam time’. We have completed our space shuttle. I have painted the shuttle black & white – it looks great ! Also we did some Stop-Frame Animation with Daddy’s digital camera. The story is about my Lego Dinosaurs going for a walk. I set the Dinosaurs up in their right positions and take a picture. I move the Dinosaurs a little bit, take another picture, then move the Dinosaurs a little bit more, and then take another picture. I took 60 frames (pictures). Daddy then joins all the pictures together on the computer and makes a small movie. The movie only lasts for 15 seconds. I feel very proud to be making my 1st Animated movie ! Daddy is going to put the Animation on my Website ! We made home-made pizzas – I sprinkled ham & cheese on mine … yum yum !
Sun 27 Jan	The theme last week was ‘black and white’. One day we were allowed to go to school wearing black and white clothes. I wore a black and white skeleton top ! In P.E. we wear black shorts and white t-shirts. We practised doing our forward rolls and we all looked like little footballs !! We made sandwiches with white bread and put either marmite or dairy lea spread on. We ate white grapes ! (they were green on the inside !) I have lots of Prep to do. As well as my sentence book; practising my spelling and handwriting. I am getting to know my number bonds to 10. Mummy & Daddy help with some ‘Connect 4 game’ counters. They put 5 red counters on the floor and I have to put the correct number of yellow counters next to the red ones to make 10. Then there will be 6 red counters, 2 red counters and many more. I also have an abacus to help me with my number bonds. Today, I made a space shuttle with Daddy. It is made out of cardboard and a milk carton. We have painted the undercoat. Next weekend we will paint it black & white ! We are going to blast-off into space !!
Sun 20 Jan	Today is Mummy’s Birthday ! I gave Mummy a lovely card and present. I helped Mummy to open her present and blow out the candles on her Birthday cake ! Last night I did a sleep-over at Grandma & Grandad’s – it was good fun ! Last week I have been writing lots of sentences about some of the things I did last weekend and at school in my sentence book. I am able to spell and write lots of words now – I can spell over 35 high frequency words (I think Mummy & Daddy are very surprised !!!) It is great to see Mummy on Monday & Friday mornings in my Reception class. Mummy helps out with the Group reading.
Sun 13 Jan	It was great to go back to school last week and to see all my friends & lovely teachers. In our ‘Dance’ lesson we pretended to be robots so we moved like robots – it was great fun ! We moved in time to the music and when the music speeded up we moved faster. And when the music slowed down all the robots slowed down too. At the end all the robots just stood still with their bodies bent over and heads bowed down – the batteries had run out ! It was lovely to have Mummy come into school to help the Reception class with ‘Group Reading’. I am very proud to have Mummy with us. Mummy will be coming in to help us read on Monday & Friday.
Christmas holidays	I had a lovely Christmas – Father Christmas left some presses for me on Christmas Eve. I had a magnifying glass, some marbles, an inflatable globe with attachable puppets and motifs, some Lego, some hot wheel cars, Jungle Book DVD and some yummy chocolate coins. Father Christmas ate the mince pie and drank all the wine !! The reindeers ate all three carrots and the reindeer seeds left outside the front door ! Mummy & Daddy gave me a fantastic wooden marble run for Christmas with coloured wooden balls, 2 cars and a spinning bell. We saw lots of family & friends over the Christmas holidays. We went to London to see some of my London friends. In London we went to Covent Garden and saw lots of entertainers. Two entertainers were juggling batons – it was fun to watch ! It was magical looking at all the Christmas lights and decorations around Covent Garden. We also saw ice skaters on the ice rink at Canary Wharf and Somerset House.
Sun 16 Dec	Last week was very busy – the best bit was Mummy & Daddy coming to see me in the Christmas play at school. I felt so proud and kept waving to them ! I enjoyed being a shepherd singing all the songs and saying; “isn’t he lovely” as the shepherds visited Joseph & Mary and the baby Jesus in the stable. After the Christmas play some of the boys had a little go at playing rugby with a P.E. teacher. We had to pick the ball up, run around cones and pass the ball to a partner. We all enjoyed a big Christmas Party – we played a game of musical statues. We dance and when the music stops we have to stand still – I was out quite quickly as I moved ! We had lots of party food and crispy crackles; yum yum ! We went for a walk to St. Mary’s church next to the school. We watched them as they prepared for Christmas and we listened to the story about baby Jesus. We had a magician called ‘Mr Magic’ – he made things disappear ! Mummy came into school on the last morning of Term – Christmas Activity morning. We made lots of things; Christmas crackers, decorated pine cones, glitzy hanging lanterns etc. Phew …. what a busy week !
Sun 9 Dec	Last week the Reception class walked through Great Houghton village to the post box to post our letters to Santa. On Friday we all went to the Front Hall and sat with the Headmaster; Mr Barnes. There was a letter by the fireplace from Santa to all the children in Reception class. Mr Barnes read out the letter to us – Santa was saying ‘Thank you’ for all the letters ! This is a very busy time of the year for Santa. All the pupils and teachers dressed up as ‘doctors, nurses and patients’ for a late ‘Children in Need’ Charity themed mufti day. I dressed up as a Doctor – it was good fun ! The class is getting so excited about Christmas – the anticipation is unbearable !
Sun 2 Dec	The Topic last week was ‘The Snowman’. We talked about the story of The Snowman. We had fun playing in cotton wool, shaving foam, salt, cornflour and ice with glitter in. We wrote a letter to Father Christmas. I wrote ‘hot wheels’ and a Lego racing car. The teachers had to tell Mummy what hot wheels were – a type of racing car !! On Friday we had a Snowman Party – we wore hats and scarves and danced like the Snowman in the story. We ate marshmallows – yum yum ! I opened the first window on the Advent calendar yesterday – it was a picture of a donkey. I have one window to open each day until Christmas Eve – the day before Christmas Day !
Sun 25 Nov	We had a lovely trip to the Farm last week. We took a bus ride to the Farm and saw Jumper the sheep and sang ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ to her. We also saw chickens, ducks, doves, budgies, 2 dogs and horses – it was great fun visiting the Farm with my friends and teachers. It is very exciting – Christmas Day is in one calendar month ! My Auntie & Uncle have kindly given me an Advent calendar (without chocs !) with a Christmas Tree on. Next Saturday I open the first window and a new window every day until Christmas Eve !
Sun 18 Nov	We are starting to learn the songs for the Christmas Nativity play – I have been singing the songs to Mummy & Daddy. This year I have been cast as a shepherd. We practised the play on stage for the first time ! When the shepherds visit Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus in the stable – I have to say “isn’t he lovely”. Mummy & Daddy have said I must say it loud so everyone can hear what I say. The three keywords I have chosen to spell this week are: the, big, dog.
Sun 11 Nov	The Topic last week was ‘Fireworks’ so I was very busy at school making lots of sparkly glittery pictures. In ICT I did a picture on the computer with lots of brightly coloured fireworks. And In P.E. we were pretending to be all different kinds of fireworks and some made lots of loud noises ! We were told a story about a man called Guy Fawkes – he tried to blow up a castle ! He was a very naughty man. Mummy & Daddy are ever so proud of me – I received a ‘Special Award’ certificate on Friday from my Reception teachers. The Award is for doing so well with my reading and key words – I can read all 45 High frequency key words (I think Mummy & Daddy are quite surprised at how quickly I am starting to read and learn all 45 key words) This week I can choose 3 keywords and learn to spell the words – I have chosen: mum and dad. I like putting letters together to make words on the fridge with the alphabet magnets and picking out the letters and putting them on a magnet board.
Half-Term	I have had a very relaxing half-term spending lots of time with Mummy & Daddy. We have been to London two times visiting family & my London friends. And I have been to some Birthday Parties – having lots of fun ! We were invited to our neighbours ‘Fireworks Party’. There were lots of fireworks – lots of sparkle and glittering colours in the sky. The older children and Daddy had sparklers – it was fun to watch. I am looking forward to seeing my friends and teachers at school next week.
Sun 21 Oct	We have been celebrating Grandad’s special Birthday today – his Birthday is actually next Saturday but Grandma & Grandad will be spending it quietly in the Lake District. We went to a restaurant with my Cousins and it was good fun ! Grandad opened his cards and presents. Next year in June my other cousins in Florida; Amy & Jack are flying over to England for a rather special holiday – it will be lovely for all the family to be together. I am really looking forward to seeing them again.
Sun 14 Oct	We have been out and about this weekend ! Yesterday, Grandma arranged for us to go on ‘Thomas the Tank’ engine over at Chapel Brampton. Grandma & Grandad knew the ‘Fat Controller’ so we had a lovely chat with him. He was very friendly and greeted all the boys & girls as they boarded the train. One of my London friends came up from London and we had a lovely day on their narrow boat. We met them at the Marina where they moor their boat and had a trip to Braunston – had a pub lunch there and came back. It was great fun travelling by boat on a canal.
Sun 7 Oct	We did a lovely Autumn walk this week – it was lovely and sunny. We walked around the school grounds looking for things to do with the season; Autumn. I picked up lots of autumn leaves and some twigs. It was good fun !
Sun 30 Sept	The Topic last week was ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We have been thinking about what we would like our houses to be made of. We made collages of houses made of straw, sticks and bricks and have built them with wooden blocks, straw and lollipop sticks. I enjoyed playing ‘dressing up’. I dressed as Peter Pan – it was fun !
Sun 23 Sept	I had another great week in Reception. Mummy & Daddy and the teachers are very proud of me – I now know 16 key words ! And I am starting to read ! It is great to be able to recognise some words and say them out loud ! I can also count to 10 in French and say “Hello” my name is Tam. It is fun learning lots of things.
Sun 16 Sept	I enjoyed my first full week in Reception. The teachers are ever so gentle – they always have a lovely cheerful smile. I am learning lots of new things and they are helping me with my reading and handwriting. The Topics this Term are based on stories, songs and rhymes. The Topic this week was ‘The Gingerbread Man’. On Friday we made some Gingerbread men – I enjoy cooking. We are learning a new language – it is French. There are lots of things to learn and say in French: saying my name, counting 1-10 and to understand names for parts of the body ! We had our first Dance class – we walk, run, skip and gallop with ‘Melody’ the bear. He is going to help us with our physical development. The teacher gave me a “Well done” sticker this week. This was for getting changed into my PE kit the quickest for PE on Tues and Dance on Thur. It is going to be very busy in Reception but I think I am going to like it very much ! I have lots of Prep; reading – a new book 3 times a week, learning 5 high frequency key words a week and two sounds a week. Mummy & Daddy help me with my ‘sound book’. I have to cut or draw things that start with the letter sound. I also have hand-writing; pencil control and French. At the weekends Daddy and I have our special ‘Daddy & Tam’ time – I love spending time with Daddy. Yesterday, he took me on a train (brand new train !) to Milton Keynes train station. We got onto a bus to the shopping centre and had lunch – it was great fun !
Sun 9 Sept	It was a very special day on Wednesday – I had my first day in Reception. I now go to School every day; Mon-Fri full-time. It was great to see my teachers and friends again. I have a full time-table and there are different Topics each week. I will be doing Literacy, Sound work & handwriting, Numeracy, Creative activities, Speech, PE, Music, Sticky kids, ICT, Dance, French, Show and tell, Circle time, PSHE and Adventure playground last thing on a Friday afternoon – yippee !! In Reception we go into the big playground at break time and we sit with some of the older boys & girls in the dining room. Lots of new things to learn and do – I am very excited to be in Reception. Yesterday Mummy & Daddy had a very special surprise for me. We went to a ‘British Airways Engineering’ Open day at Heathrow. We stood very close to a 'Boeing 747-400' Jumbo jet – the Rolls Royce engines are very very big and noisy !! It was lovely to be able climb up the steps into the plane. We walked all the way round the plane; kitchen areas, Economy class, World Traveller plus, Business and First class and sat in all the seats trying out the gadgets and headphones !! The highlight of the plane tour was having the opportunity to sit in the cockpit – it was great pretending to be a co-pilot and pilot sitting in the seat and looking at all the different switches, buttons etc. There were rather a lot of them !! In the aircraft hanger we were able to wonder around and to see how aircraft seats are designed and tested, how a modern jet engine works and some people experienced a computer-generated walk through Terminal 5 and flight simulator of the new 'Boeing 787 Dreamliner'. On the ground there were other British Airways aircrafts including a Concorde !
Summer months	We had a lovely summer getting out and about – whizzing around on my bike in Abington Park and going to London to see some of my London friends and visiting lots of different places. I went on two train rides; one underground train and one over ground train to go to see on one of my friends in Thames Ditton – I love travelling on different types of transport. I particularly enjoyed going to Hever Castle. The castle is small with a drawbridge and has a small moat around it. There are lots of grounds, gardens and a yew maze to run around in. I did some rock climbing in the woodlands area !! Daddy and I went around the water maze – it was good fun but we got a little bit wet !!
Thur 5 July	Our Sports Activity Morning & Picnic was cancelled this week due to lots and lots of rain falling from the sky. We still managed to have our Picnic outside on the grass before a big dark cloud came over and more rain came down ! I received a ‘Special Award’ Certificate in recognition of ‘playing so well with my Friends’. It was awarded by the ‘Rising 4’s’ Teachers – Mummy & Daddy were ever so proud of me ! In fact Mummy was so proud she put the Certificate on the mantel piece and it slid down the back – the Teachers gave me another Certificate !! We had a Pirate Themed Activity morning today. Mummy came in and helped with some of the activities. We both dressed as Pirates – it was fun ! It is the end of the Summer Term this week. I finish Nursery forever and go into Reception in Sept. I will miss my Teachers – they are ever so kind. One of the Teachers is leaving – we did a lovely card for her and gave it to her today.
Thur 28 June	The Topic this week is Ladybirds and the letter l. I did my Ballet Performance this week. Mummy came along to watch – Daddy had an important meeting at work that afternoon. It was lovely to show Mummy my movements in Ballet and I did a solo bit with the Teacher ! (I think Mummy was very proud of me !)
Thur 21 June	It is Daddy’s Birthday today ! I made a lovely Birthday card with Mummy on Monday – he likes it very much. As part of the Topic looking into the ‘environment’ we had a Wildlife Ranger to come in and talk about Mini beasts this week. We were able to handle the Mini beasts !
Thur 14 June	The Topic this week is Snails and the letter m. I missed the Nature trail and Teddy Bear’s Picnic today at Holdenby Countryside Centre – I caught a bug ! It is Father’s Day on Sunday so we have been busy making Father’s Day cards.
Thur 7 June	The Topic this Term is ‘The Environment’ and this week it is all about Sunflowers and the letter H. We have been busy painting a huge sunflower – we all had to paint different parts of the sunflower and I somehow managed to get some paint on my face and ear ! We planted some sunflower seeds too. I told my Nursery teacher that I had already planted some sunflower seeds in my little garden patch ! Today Mummy & Daddy came to the Nursery to talk to the teachers and to have a look at some of the work I have created during the past couple of Terms. It was lovely to have Mummy & Daddy at Nursery – I felt very proud showing them photos and pictures of all the different things that I have done.
Thur 31 May	It is Half-term this week. We had a long weekend in London. I saw my ‘London’ Friends – it was great to see them again ! Mummy & Daddy celebrated their 7th Wedding Anniversary and they stayed in a hotel overnight. I had lots of fun with Nanny & Grandad – they looked after me and took me out. Next week I will be going to Nursery; Tues, Wed & Thur all day. There is only 5 weeks left in the ‘Rising 4’s’ room in Nursery. In Sept I will be in Reception and go every day.
Thur 24 May	Had a lovely time at the ‘Vietnamese Reunion’ at the weekend – seeing lots of Vietnamese and Chinese adopted children. We had lots of fun making things, listening to a Vietnamese story, playing games and a lovely Tea Party ! I have been rather poorly this week so I missed going to Nursery on Tues & Wed. And I missed being in the School Photograph – never mind. Mummy says there will be plenty of other times. Builders and the letter b is the Topic this week. Today, we were being real Builders ! We made cement with sand and water. We laid bricks together to build a wall – it was great fun !
Thur 17 May	Doctors and Nurses and the letter d is the Topic this week. I took in Mummy’s stethoscope in so my Friends can listen to their heart beating ! I also took in a book ‘My First Experiences’ and the teacher read the story about ‘Going to the Doctors’. I really enjoyed making a stethoscope with a piece of string with lots of pasta shapes on – it was fun ! We are off to Coventry this weekend for a ‘Vietnamese Reunion’. There will be about 20 families with adopted children from Vietnam & China (mostly from Vietnam). There will be lots of fun things to do / make !
Thur 10 May	Police Officers and the letter p is the Topic this week. We saw a real Police car and chatted to Police Officers ! It was fun sitting in the Police car. I did a lovely picture of a Police car just like the one I sat in.
Thur 3 May	The Topics this Term is ‘Spring’ and ‘People who help us’. Fire fighters and the letter f is the Topic this week. We saw a real Fire engine and Fire fighters ! We were allowed to go on the Fire engine and hold the hose as the water was spurting out – it was great fun ! I showed my toy Fire engine to Tony the Fireman. I took in a Richard Scarry book ‘A day at the Fire station’ to share with my friends. One of the teachers read the book to the class. I painted a really big Fire engine like the toy Fire engine with one of the teachers. It had 2 big wheels, a yellow ladder and a blue light – Mummy saw the painting and was ever so proud of me. In PE this week we pretended to be Police cars, Fire engines (climb the ladder, hold the hose and say “nee nah, nee nah whilst running around !) and a Builder ! Mummy cut my hair at the weekend in preparation for the Class Photograph taken today. On Tuesday I tripped and fell on the gravel so I now have a lovely big graze on my cheek – oh dear !
Thur 26 Apr	It has been lovely weather this week – we have been walking around the grounds to see what we can find and see to do with the season; Spring. Earlier this week I went to the Dentist with Mummy and sat in the chair. The lady shone a bright light into my mouth. The lady said I have a lovely set of teeth !
Thur 19 Apr	I am back at Nursery today – it was good to see my Friends and Teachers. We did some painting today – mixing lots of colours together and painted daffodils. The weather was warm and sunny – we had stories outside sitting on the blanket. Next week I will be going Tuesdays & Thursday all day and Wed mornings. Mummy says this is in preparation for Reception. I go into Reception in September after the Summer holidays.
Easter Holiday	I loved flying in the big aeroplane – it was a big adventure ! I had a wonderful time with my Cousins; Amy & Jack and their Siamese Cat called Winston. They live in a lovely ranch (bungalow) in Wimauma with a big yard (garden !). Uncle Ian is working really hard – he is renovating the entire ranch. He has renovated and decorated Amy & Jack’s room and they look really smart and the hallway looks lovely too. It will take 2-3 years to renovate. We went to the beach and saw dolphins leaping over the waves and made lots of sandcastles. The water was really warm just like having a bath ! Auntie Tanya & Uncle Ian arranged an Easter egg hunt. I had to find lots of different coloured eggs shells in the yard and inside the shells were candy (sweets & choccies !) and cars – it was great fun hunting the eggs ! Mummy & Daddy had a surprise for me after seeing Amy & Jack. I thought I was going to the airport to fly home. Instead we went to ‘Walt Disney World’ ! It was very exciting going to ‘Magic Kingdom’ having my photo with Buzz Light year Space ranger, Woody and Tigger and going on rides; Small world, Buzz Light year, Winnie the Pooh and Peter Pan. We also went to ‘Animal Kingdom’ and went on a Safari and we saw a baby Giraffe and lots of other animals including lions and hippos ! I had my photo taken with Mummy & Daddy, Baloo the bear and King Louis. At ‘MGM Studios’ I saw my favourite characters; Lightning McQueen and Mater from the film ‘CARS’. The cars were real life cars and I had my photo taken with them – I couldn’t believe my luck, I was giddy with excitement ! At ‘Epcot’, we went on a ride seeing ‘Nemo & his Friends’ and walked around the ‘World Showcase’ visiting Mexico, Morocco, England and Japan etc. I enjoyed watching the Japanese drummers.
Thur 29 Mar	I am now 4 yrs old ! I had a lovely Birthday with Mummy & Daddy and Grandma & Grandad. We are off to London today to stay overnight in a hotel near Gatwick airport. Tomorrow we fly off to Florida in America to see my Cousins for the first time ! I am bursting with excitement !
Thur 22 Mar	We did some Indian dancing in PE this week – I enjoy PE and Ballet the most. It is my Birthday on Monday – I will be 4 years old ! We are going to fly to Florida in America to see my Cousins; Amy & Jack next week – I am ever so excited !
Thur 15 Mar	In PE this week we had to be an animal. I chose to be a T Rex Dinosaur – it was great fun ! A teacher helped me to make a very special card for Mummy – I am ever so proud of it. It is Mothers Day on Sunday.
Thur 9 Mar	I have been poorly this week so I have not been able to go to Nursery. Mummy has been looking after me. We are off to London this weekend and going to one of my London Friends’ Birthday Party – I am looking forward to seeing my London Friends. We are staying at Nanny & Grandad’s.
Thu 1 Mar	It is ‘World Book Day’ today. We were allowed to go into Nursery all dressed up in our favourite character – my favourite character is ‘Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger’ from the film; Toy story. All the teachers were dressed up too ! The Topic this week is ‘Food in Nursery Rhymes’. We did some role play at the Bakery – I went to the Bakery shop and brought seven currant buns ! It is a very exciting month, this month – I am going to be 4 yrs old and we are going to fly to Florida in America to see my Cousins; Amy & Jack, Uncle Ian and Auntie Tanya – I am getting very excited !
Thu 22 Feb	It was lovely to go back to Nursery this week and to see my Friends and Teachers. The Topic this week is ‘Oriental Food’. I took some Prawn Crackers in for the ‘bring and share’ – it was the ‘Chinese New Year’ on Sunday. It is the Year of the ‘golden’ Pig (comes round once every 60 years). ‘Happy New Year’ in Vietnamese is: ‘Chuc Mung Nam Moi’. I have been very busy this week; cooking, painting and making models ! Five weeks today we are off to Florida to see my Cousins; Amy & Jack – I can’t wait. We are going to fly in a big aeroplane !
Thu 8 Feb	It snowed so much today I could not go into Nursery ! Daddy worked from home today. I played outside in the snow with Mummy and we made a snowman – it was great fun ! There is no Nursery next week – it is Half-Term.
Thu 1 Feb	This week we made some bread rolls with one of my Teachers – it was good fun putting all the ingredients together, mixing and kneading the dough. They smelt so lovely when they came out of the oven. I had them with my tea with lashings of butter on – yummy ! Mummy & Daddy said they were delicious ! Mummy & Daddy attended ‘Consultation evening’ at my Nursery – they said it went very well. They saw my Photo Journal – pics taken during my time in the ‘Rising 3’s & Rising 4’s’ and my Foundation Stage folder. I love going to Nursery – I am so happy there.
Thu 25 Jan	We were allowed to take in food items related to fairy tales and story books. I helped Mummy make some Gingerbread men and I took some in today to go with ‘The Ginger bread Man’ story. I made a Ginger bread House biscuit and decorated it with icing with a lovely kind Teacher – it was a lot of fun ! It has been very cold this week – so cold, it snowed ! It was really magical waking up to find the garden covered with a blanket of snow.
Thu 18 Jan	I asked Mummy & Daddy if I could do Ballet and they said “yes” ! I had my first Ballet lesson this week and I really enjoyed it ! My Reading Books this Term contain a couple of words with the pictures. I am learning to put my little finger on the word and with Mummy & Daddy’s encouragement I say the word – I enjoy books with Mummy & Daddy.
Thu 11 Jan	It was great to be back in Nursery seeing my Friends and Teachers. We have had lots of fun painting and some of the paint went on my face ! It was one of my Friend’s Birthday today – we sang the Happy Birthday song to him. I start Ballet next week – I am looking forward to it very much.
Christmas Holiday	I had a wonderful Christmas and ……. Father Christmas came to visit me – how fantastic is that ! He came on his sleigh with his reindeers all the way from Lapland. Father Christmas ate his Mince Pie and Sherry and the Reindeers ate the carrot – they must have been very hungry ! Mummy & Daddy kindly gave me a Castle – it has blue & red Knights ! I had a lovely time with Nanny & Grandad in London – they had a twinkling Christmas Tree and lots of sparkly decorations hanging from the ceiling.
Thu 14 Dec	We did our Nativity Play this week. Mummy & Daddy and Grandma came along to see me be an Angel – how fantastic is that ! I really enjoyed the Play and it was great fun singing the songs. We had ‘Mr Whizzy’ the magician come in. He had a dog and the dog kept making the balls disappear – it was fun ! We have been very busy making things; Christmas cards for Mummy & Daddy, Christmas Tree decorations, 2007 hand-print Calendar to hang on the wall and Table decorations.
Thu 7 Dec	We have had lots of fun in Nursery this week ! In PE we were outside running around cones ! We have been having some dress rehearsals for the Nativity Play next Tuesday morning ! Mummy & Daddy and Grandma are coming to see me – I feel so proud that they are coming to watch me be an Angel !
Thu 30 Nov	We have been rehearsing our Nativity Play – I am getting quite excited ! We helped the Teachers to decorate our class room – there are lots of sparkly tinsel and a Christmas Tree with decorations on. Christmas is coming !!
Thu 23 Nov	We have been singing our Christmas songs for the Nativity Play in three weeks time – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and songs about Angels, Robins, & Reindeers !! My Angel outfit is all complete ! I helped Mummy & Daddy put it together. I am going to ask if Grandma & Grandad would like to come and watch me in the ‘Whoops a Daisy Angel’ Play – I hope they will come and see me !
Thu 16 Nov	The Topic this week is “My Friends”. We did a mural with our feet altogether – it was a lot of fun ! Last weekend Mummy & Daddy took me to Whipsnade Zoo. We saw a Baby Giraffe – it was only a month old. It was very small compared to his Mummy. Mummy was really tall ! We saw lots of other animals; elephants, lions, tigers, rhino, hippos, chimps, penguins and zebras.
Thu 9 Nov	It was good to see my Friends and Teachers in Nursery. The Topic this week is ‘My School’. We all went for a walk with our School Teddy Bears around Reception and to see Mr Barnes – we had to follow a map ! Mummy & Daddy came to the Nursery this afternoon ! They saw my Photo Journal and all the work I have done in a folder and on the walls in Nursery since the beginning of Term. It was great to have them both here to see me in Nursery and to see what I get up to ! They also saw Bubble & Squeak the 2 Goldfish we have in big round bowl ! The cast list has been put up and I am going to an Angel in the ‘Whoops a Daisy Angel’ Nativity Play at the end of Term. There are going to be lots of Angels, Robins and Reindeers ! Mummy & Daddy will make an Angel costume for me to wear.
Half-Term	We went to London and stayed with Nanny & Grandad. I had a ‘Big Boys Day Out’ with Daddy at the Science Museum. We had great time – there are lots of things to do for 3-6 yr olds. I enjoyed playing with the water. I saw a Formula 1 car, an aeroplane and a train and some space things – there are so many things there !
Thu 19 Oct	The Topic this week is ‘My Toys’. The Teachers had lots of toys – some new, some old. There was a remote controlled dog and car ! It was fun watching them move around. I have enjoyed this Term especially staying all day Thursday – I am so happy at Nursery with my Teachers and friends. We have Half-term for 2 weeks now.
Thu 12 Oct	We had our photo taken this week so we had our best smile ! The Topic this week is ‘My Favourite Food’. We talked about the different types of food, look at pictures in the magazine and did a food tasting session – yummy yummy !!
Thu 05 Oct	It is ‘Charity Week’ this week and I had to do lots of activities; ‘Fit for Life’ Challenge in aid of the Children’s Charity; ‘Barnado’s’. On Tuesday I had to complete an obstacle course and drink fruit smoothies. On Wednesday I had to score goals and eat vegetables sticks. On Thursday I had to throw bean bags into a hoop and ate ants on a log ! It was good fun. Mummy & Daddy and lots of family and friends sponsored me. The Topic this week is ‘About Pets’. Two of my Friends in the class brought in their pets; two dogs – we were able to stroke and touch them.
Thu 28 Sept	I took some pictures of my ‘space bedroom’ this week as the Topic is ‘The Home’. It was fun showing the teachers and my friend’s pictures of my bedroom. I enjoy doing PE – it is lots of fun doing our exercises; jumping, running around. I have a new Reading book – this week about a Boy going to the Library.
Thu 21 Sept	This week the Topic was ‘My Family’. We talked about things to do with the Family; Mummy & Daddy and our Grandparents. I love playing outdoors on the bike – whizzing around. There are some new toys outside this Term. I am really enjoying being at Nursery all day Thursday – I am so happy at Nursery being with my Friends and Teachers and learning new things everyday and playing. My new Reading book this week is about a Boy called Kipper – he is very sad because he left his Teddy bear on the bus but his Mummy takes him to the ‘Lost Property’ and he is reunited with his Teddy again – he is happy again !
Thu 14 Sept	I stayed in Nursery all day today and I really enjoyed myself ! I am now going to Nursery Tues & Wed mornings and all day on Thursday. Each week there is a different Topic related to this Term’s Theme: ‘Ourselves’. This week the Topic was ‘All about Me’. I have my first Reading book this week to look at with Mummy and Daddy at home. The book is called ‘Fetch’. It is about a dog called Floppy. It is fun looking at the pictures which tells a story.
Thu 7 Sept 2006	I am in a new class now the ‘Rising 4’s’ and I feel like a big boy now ! We are still doing our Speech & Drama, Music and French sessions. I will also be doing PE – lots of running around and doing things physical. It is great to see my Friends and Teacher again – I feel happy and excited to be back.
Summer months	Mummy and Daddy painted my bedroom two shades of blue to create a space theme and I love it – it looks great ! There are lots of robots, rockets star stickers and glowing stars and moon on the wall, rocket rug, rocket cushions, rocket tent and a robot and rocket duvet and much more ! I feel like a big boy now that I am in a Big Boy’s Bed ! Had a lovely summer – spending time in London with Nanny & Grandad and saw lots of my ‘London Friends’. We went on the DLR train around Docklands & Canary Wharf and ran up and down the hills in Greenwich Park. I spent lots of time seeing Grandma & Grandad in Northampton and we saw Grandad play his Trombone in the Abington Park Wind band at the bandstand in Abington Park ! I went to Nursery for the Summer Camp themed activities. I went along to ‘The Circus’ themed week for three mornings – it was good fun to see some Friends from Nursery & Reception. We did lots of creative things, running around in the playing fields and had our faces painted too ! Some of my ‘London Friends’ came to stay in Northampton – we went on the ‘tree-top’ walk through the trees at Salcey Forest and had a day at Gulliver’s Land – it was great spending time with my Friends going on lots of rides and attractions. Just before going back to Nursery Mummy and Daddy took me to Legoland for 2 days as a special treat – I had so much fun going on rides: boats, trains, Dino Safari, Dragon Apprentice and many more, drove a car and had fun running around the Rat Trap with Daddy – I think Daddy found it hard to keep up with me !
Thu 13 July 2006	I had my last week in the ‘Rising 3’s’ room this week – Term finishes tomorrow for the Summer. The Teachers have been ever so kind and helpful – I feel like I have grown and developed into a Big Boy since starting Nursery in January. I have especially enjoyed the Music sessions – I like singing and playing with the different types of musical instruments. I have also enjoyed being creative with my hands too sticking things together and making lots of things. In September I will be in the ‘Rising 4’s room’ – I am already looking forward to going into this room with my Friends.
Thu 6 July 2006	Had a great time in Nursery this week. On Tuesday it was Pirates Day. We all dressed up in Pirates outfits, the Teachers and some Mummy’s and Daddy’s too ! We did lots of Pirate Activities: made telescopes, treasure chests, skull flags and Pirate Punch etc. We had so much fun ! On Wednesday our Mummy’s and Daddy’s came in again. This time to watch us perform some of our Music session songs and 2 of our Speech & Drama Poems: ‘Teddy Bear’ holding our Teddy Bears and ‘Appley Dapply’. I was so excited having both my Mummy and Daddy at Nursery yesterday – I felt so proud and happy !
Thu 29 June 2006	We had our Sports Activity and Picnic on Tuesday. I ran in one race – I had to pick up a hat and put it on my head and pick up a bucket and put the hat and bucket in the hoop and run back. I did this race with Mummy. We were given a Certificate at the end of the races and had a Picnic in the grounds.
Thu 22 June 2006	I had two lovely surprises this week: Daddy came to pick me up at Nursery with Mummy. Daddy had the day off work yesterday – it was his Birthday. And Nanny and Grandad (Daddy’s Mummy and Daddy) came to see me at Nursery too ! They were here for a long weekend – we did lots of things like going to Stoke Bruene to see the canal boats and the locks.
Thu 15 June 2006	I had fun baking this week. We made cookies and I brought it home and ate it with Mummy – it was delicious ! I made a lovely card for Daddy – it is Fathers Day on Sunday. I can’t wait to show him the card - I feel ever so proud ! We had to take a Teddy Bear in this week – we are learning to perform our poems in Speech and Drama class for the end of term. One of the poems is called Teddy Bear.
Thu 8 June 2006	It was great to be back at Nursery this week. It was nice to see my Friends and Teachers again. It has been really warm and sunny this week so we have been playing outside a lot – I like the space and freedom outdoors. In our French lesson I was saying “my name is Tam” in French – how cool is that !
Thu 1 June 2006	Half – Term this week so there was no Nursery.
Thu 25 May 2006	We drew on T-shirts this week. My Teacher helped me draw a rocket and I helped draw the flames under the rocket – it looks great and I can’t wait to wear it as I love all things to do with space. I spent some time in the Rising 4's room this week - it was great fun being with the big boys and girls. I rather like it in this room - there is a Computer just like Daddy's at home. I am really beginning to make friends in my class - we have lots of fun and take care of each other. I like playing outdoors in the playground and in the garden – I like looking for sticks !
Thu 18 May 2006	We did Bubble painting which was great fun ! The Teacher said I will be able to bring it home to put up on the wall. I had my first French lesson ! I am saying words like “Bonjour” to my Friends ! This week my Teacher gave me a nice shiny blue star sticker for being very helpful in tidying up. Mummy and Daddy were ever so proud of me.
Thu 11 May 2006	We had to take a Teddy bear in for 'Speech and Drama' this week. We sang songs with our Teddy bears – it was a giggle looking at all the different types of Teddy bears my Friends brought in. We made our own musical instruments for our music session today – yogurts pots decorated with shiny bits. Inside the pot are little beans so when you shake the pots it makes a sound ! It was fun shaking the pots with the Music Teacher.
Thu 4 May 2006	The Topic for the next couple of weeks is ‘Spring and mini beasts’. We had lots of fun planting things in the garden, making a rockery and looking at little creatures like Tadpoles and Ladybirds. It is warm and sunny at the moment so we are spending more time outside which is great !
Thu 27 Apr 2006	The Topic this week was 'growing'. We had some tadpoles and we are going to watch them grow into frogs ! In the Music session today we had maracas and drums. I like playing the drums - makes lots of noise ! I have some Prep to do - I have to draw a flower for next weeks Speech and Drama session.
Thu 20 Apr 2006	I really do feel like a Big Boy now - I am 3 years old ! Yippee - I went back to Nursery this week. It is great to be going back and seeing my Nursery teachers and Friends. I did miss going to Nursery. We have new Girls and Boys in the Class - I no longer feel like the little one.
Thu 23 Mar 2006	This week was ever so exciting – the topic was ‘Easter’. Mummy stayed with me in Nursery on Tuesday for the 'Easter Activity Morning'. It was great fun – painting Easter cards and making lots of mess ! I also made an Easter bonnet and an Easter cake with little Easter eggs. We all sat in a circle and ate our Easter cakes – it was very yummy and I had choccy all round my mouth ! The Nursery Staff gave me a Special Award – the Certificate is in recognition: 'displaying confidence in his music sessions'. My Nursery teacher said my name was mentioned in the School Assembly on Friday and everyone clapped their hands for me ! I love the music sessions on Thursdays. Each week the Music teacher brings in a different instrument and we all take it turns to play with the instrument – I like all the different sounds the instruments make. Mummy says it is the End of Term and I have done really well in settling into Nursery Life and both Mummy and Daddy are very proud of me. I love going to Nursery and I have made lots of Friends and the teachers are really happy and smiley ! I am going to be 3 years old on Sunday – I am ever so excited !
Thu 16 Mar 2006	The Topic this week was 'the body'. I had to take two photos into Nursery. One of me as a Baby and another as a Toddler ! We talked about growing from a Baby into a Toddler – it was a giggle looking at my Friends pictures as Babies ! I am getting excited as Mummy is coming to Nursery next Tuesday for the ‘Easter Activity Morning’. Mummy is going to help the Nursery Children make Easter cards – it will be fun ! There are going to be lots of other Mummy’s and Daddy’s helping with other activities; decorating Easter eggs, Easter chicks and lots of other things too !
Thu 9 Mar 2006	The Topic this week was 'food'. We planted some cress seeds into some soil and did lots of things to do with food. The Potato Painting was great fun and sticking pictures of food from magazines onto paper. I enjoy doing creative things with my hands. I really love going to Nursery – I do not like going home now when Mummy comes to collect me. Mummy always seems to appear when I am having so much fun playing with my Friends.
Thu 2 Mar 2006	It is World Book Day today so everyone was dressed up in their favourite Children’s Character from a book. My favourite character is Postman Pat so I had my Postman Pat bag on my shoulders filled with letters and of course the black and white Cat called Jess. It was fun giving the letters to my Nursery teachers. I also took a Postman Pat book in to share with my Friends in Nursery. The teachers were dressed up too – they looked really good and funny ! The Topic this week was ‘textures’. We had to take different kinds of fabric in and the teachers cut them all up and we have put them altogether to make a collage – great fun ! I have some Prep this week – it is some pictures of ‘The Owl and the Pussy-cat’. I need to colour them in different colours; Pea-green, Sky-blue, Blood-red and Sunshine-yellow. I am looking forward to doing some colouring with Mummy and Daddy over the weekend. Mummy and Daddy said we are in March now – I am going to be 3 years old very soon !
Thu 23 Feb 2006	Yippee !! I went back to Nursery this week - I really missed going. I have settled into Nursery Life so quickly much to Mummy and Daddy's surprise ! Today, it was snowing and I was wrapped up really warm and we went outside to play on the little hill and we were chasing the snow flakes !
Thu 16 Feb 2006	No Nursery this week either - it was Half-Term.
Thu 9 Feb 2006	I had the Flu this week. I felt very really poorly - it was getting me down. I missed going to Nursery to see my Friends and the Nursery teachers.
Thu 2 Feb 2006	I love going to Nursery so much - it is the best thing ever. Today I did not want to go home - I kept saying to Mummy when She collected me "I want to stay here". I kept repeating it a few times to see if She got the hint but we had to go home. I can't wait to come to Nursery more often ! I am making some Friends and it is great playing altogether. I am getting really excited ! I will be 3 years old NEXT MONTH !!!! I am going to be such a Big Boy !
Thu 26 Jan 2006	As soon as I put my Uniform on it fills me with excitement ! I can't wait to get in there - I go straight to the Play area (they have something new each time) This week I was too excited and did not even notice Mummy was trying to say Goodbye to me. I am staying for Lunch now - the food is really tasty. I am so happy in Nursery and I can't wait until Daddy gets home from work to tell him about all the things I did.
Thu 19 Jan 2006	I have a funny feeling I am going to enjoy Nursery Life ! The teachers are ever so gentle. Today, we did a lot of sticking – different materials onto coloured paper. The teacher has displayed it on the wall in the Class – isn’t that great ! The Music teacher comes to the Nursery on Thursday mornings and we sing lots of songs – I like singing. I love playing outside. There is a little log cabin - it is fun playing and running around. Again, I did not feel the need to cry this week. I think Mummy and Daddy are really impressed !
Thu 12 Jan 2006	Today was my third morning - I am going on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the moment. I like going to Nursery - I didn't feel the need to cry this week ! (I think Mummy and Daddy are actually very surprised how well I am taking to Nursery Life but I know I am a Big Boy !) I love wearing my Uniform - I feel so proud ! There are so many different things to do there - it is ever so exciting ! I think I am going to enjoy my New Adventures in Nursery.
Thu 5 Jan 2006	My First Morning at Nursery ! I am in the Rising 3's room. I didn't know what to expect but the Nursery teachers were ever so kind and looked after me well. Mummy said She had to pop out so I was left all by myself - I did cry for a bit but was very pleased when She came back. I am sure I will get the hang of this. Whilst Mummy was away I did a Painting - I felt so proud showing Mummy my picture and could not wait to show Daddy when he got home from work. I feel like a Big Boy now !!

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