Fellside Community Primary School

And for those who don't understand Chinese writing... On Monday 23rd January 2012, we celebrated Chinese New Year in Nursery. We cooked Chinese Noodles with peas, spring onions and sweetcorn. PS. Before our special recipe for Ooodles of Noodles is available in the local Chinese Take Away, you can have a copy from Nursery, but hurry there are only 1,000,000 copies!

See you all next year, school opens Tuesday 3rd January 2012.

The pm children from Nursery had a fantastic visit to see Santa at Fenwick's in November 2011. We had a ride on a Metro train and a long climb up the stairs to get to Santa's grotto. The children enjoyed themselves so much!

Many thanks to all the parents and grandparents who helped support the children on the visit...we couldn't have had the visit without you!

If you enjoyed the Animoto, we would love you to leave a comment in the comments box below.

The pm children from Nursery had a fantastic visit to see Santa at Fenwick's in November 2011.  We had a ride on a Metro train and a long climb up the stairs to get to Santa's grotto.  The children enjoyed themselves so much! 

Many thanks to all the parents and grandparents who helped support the children on the visit...we couldn't have had the visit without you!

  If you enjoyed this Animoto, please leave a comment in the comments box below.

We had a special visit from Sparkle and Heidi, Amy's guinea pigs on Wednesday 9th November.
We watched them as they played in their hutch and we had a cuddle and a stroke too.
We put a towel on our laps to keep us clean and made sure we washed our hands afterwards.

Everyone had a super time with Sparkle and Heidi.

Any parents wishing to apply for a Nursery place for next September need to do so by Friday 2nd December 2011.

Today we had a special playtime, we got together with our Fellside Families and our Year 6 family member taught us some playground games. We had a great time!

Please can we join in!

On 7th & 8th July Nursery children went on a visit to Hall Hill Farm. The children had a super time learning about all the animals. They enjoyed feeding the animlas too!

If you would like a further look at Hall Hill Farm please click on the following link Hall Hill Farm

What a performance, what a show... the sound of sweet music drifted through the school. We had solo performances to an orchestral finale, with harmonious performances in between. Every child played and sang with ease and confidence to a delightful audience.

At times the concert brought a tear to the eye, especially when one of our Nursery children played the violin.

Thank you and well done to all who performed, and to all who came and supported.

Thankfully the weather was kinder this weekend than last and the Pedalling Picnic took place this morning. With about 60 riders in total, it was another super event, well done to all families who came along. It was wonderful to see children from Nursery to Year 6 cycling together. Thank you to Alan Barlow and Gary Haley for organising this event.

Alan Barlow our 'Bike It Officer' arranged for Ben Slinger & Danny Butler from the Mad Cycle Stunt Team to perform at our school. Enjoy the Animoto of the dedicated and talented twosome, as they perform their outstanding bike stunts.

What was your favourite stunt ? Leave a comment and let us know.

Year 6 reached their target. A huge thank you to everyone for their support.

Apologies, cancelled today, taking place Saturday 25th June.

Year 6 are doing their Enterprise Project starting Monday 13th June - Friday 24rd June. Please click on the following link to see their Enterprise Project Newsletter -

Year 6 Enterprise.doc

is the target the children have set and they are working together in groups to try and raise the full amount. The list of activities are as follows- 

support Year 6. Help them reach their target, so they can achieve their dream, and have the best Year 6 school leaver's party ever!

We are all very sad in Nursery today, as it is our last day with the chicks. Most of the chicks will go to the farm where they will have even more fun running round outside. Daisy and  Eggy will have a different home as they are going to Jonathan's farm. We are pleased because Jonathan will be able to keep us up to date on how the chicks are doing! We all  have egg-stremely happy memories of the egg sellent  times with the chicks. If you would like more information about the 'Ready Hatch Programme' you can do so by clicking on the following link - Living Eggs. 

 The chicks enjoyed a goodbye story !

They also enjoyed a last 'chicken dance' in the hall!!

 Day 10 - Wednesday 18th May

We are all chick egg-perts in Nursery, enjoy the video of our first cuddle with the chicks.

Brooding: Brooding is the name given to caring for chicks after hatching until they can fend for themselves. Brooding needs to provide warmth, ventilation, feed, and water. A brooder can be as simple as a cardboard box and a desk lamp with a 60 watt bulb for warmth.  Don't forget to leave a comment please. 

Day 9 - Tuesday 17th May

We had fun choosing names for the chicks, they are called Daisy, Minnie, Chicky, Rose, Cheepy, Beaky, Eggy, Sleepy, Funny, Lucky and Chirpy. They are egg-cellent  little runners, and love being stroked on their back or tummy. Hope you like the photographs of our first cuddle. Remember you can click on any photo to enlarge it.

Can you guess who it is holding each chick?

More chick facts : Incubation: Eggs that are bought from a supermarket are infertile and cannot be hatched. Only fertile eggs (from hens that have been covered by a rooster) can produce chicks.
Eggs are hatched naturally under a hen or artificially in an incubator. An incubator supplies warmth, humidity and ventilation to ensure a successful hatch. In an incubator, eggs are turned for 18 days, then left stationary for the last 3 days. Mother hen does the same with her eggs.

Day 8 - Monday 16th May

The chicks have grown over the weekend and are much bigger now, also they have started to flap their wings as they jump and run around. Some of the chicks look egg-sactly the same, and they are much stronger now so we can hold them and give them a cuddle for longer.

Here are a few chick facts, did you know that...
. . . not all chicks are yellow
. . . chicks can be heard chirping in their shells up to 24 hours before hatching
. . . chicks do not need feed and water for up to 48 hours after hatching
. . . chicks start to grow feathers in the first week
. . . chickens eyelids close from the bottom up
. . . brown/black chicks come from dark shelled eggs
. . . chicks have an "egg tooth" on the top of their beak to break open the shell

Don't forget to leave a comment about the chicks!

Day 5 - Friday 13th May

What a great day! We can hold and gently stroke the chicks for the very first time, we were a little nervous but soon got used to it. The chicks were fluffy and egg-stremely cute. To allow the rest of the school see the chicks, they visited our whole school assembly. The chicks were on show in their brooder box in the hall, so now they have even more followers.

Chick flick 2

Day 4 - Thursday 12th May 

The chicks are in the brooder box now and getting lots of egg-sercise. They are all running around having a good time. They soon get tired though and snuggle up beside each other under the light to fall asleep. It won't be long before the children can hold the chicks and give them a cuddle.

 

Can you remember the life cycle of a hen, also can anyone think of more
egg-samples of egg words?  Post them on the website please.
Lots of photograps to come... check out the website on Friday!

Day 3 - Wednesday 11th May -  

Today we have been very lucky because we managed to watch some of the chicks hatch out ouf the egg. At first they were wet and keep falling over, but it wasnt long before they were dry and fluffy. Do you think they look cute? 

Enjoy the 1st chick flick

More egg-samples to follow tomorrow! 

Day 1 - Monday 9th May - eggs arrived in Nursery...

It's a very egg-siting time as we wait patiently for the eggs to hatch, check the website every day for up to date news, photographs and videos.

Day 2 - Tuesday 10th May - Eggs settled in their incubator and getting ready to hatch... an egg-sausting time ahead.

We love playing with the water, promise we won't get wet, we've got our wet suits on!

Can you guess who is who when everone look the same?

We also play outside without our waterproofs.

We have had lots of very important people come to see us in Nursery. We have had police with their police car and Jonathan with his tractor. We have also had the local dentist and a practice nurse, so we couldn't possibly say no to the firefighters and their fire engine.
Enjoy the photographs, of our maybe future firefighters. There will be a video soon. 

We had enjoyed the fire engine so much, we made our very own fire engine in soft play. Do you think it is as good as the real one?

 Jonathan has the TRACTOR FACTOR!

Who says tractors are for boys !!

Boys and their toys!!

Thank you Jonathon, we all had a terrific tractor time!

Click on any of the pictures to enlarge them.

It was a cold, damp, foggy, miserable day today!

 

Infact it was so good, we did it all over again with the afternoon children and parents, and yes, the weather was still cold, damp, foggy and miserable!!

Some of the money raised from the sponsored Toddle will be used to pay towards a surprise in Nursery after Easter. Well done to all who took part and a huge thank you for your kind support.

Nursery children had a special appointment with Dentist Alison Collins, from Whickham Dental Practice. She showed the children the correct way to clean their teeth and told them when to clean them. Alison also gave advice on what food is good for your teeth and what food is bad for your teeth. The children took it in turn to practice on Mr Beaver.

Can you remember the right time and the right way to clean your teeth?  Don't forget we appreciate your comments on the whole school website entries!

Mrs O'Neill used her very own secret recipe to make delicious pancakes for the children to celebrate Pancake Day. The children could choose a lemon, golden syrup or honey topping.

After a while the sweet smell of cooking drifted throughout school and it wasn't long before Mrs Maitland popped into Nursery to find out what it was.

The children took turns to sit at the table and enjoy the scrumptious pancakes. Mrs Maitland couldn't resist and had to have one too! 

What toppings do you like on your pancakes?
Don't forget to leave a comment in the post a comments box below.

Today Police made an unexpected visit to Nursery. Police Officers had a long talk with the children, and then suddenly out of the blue, children were handcuffed and taken to a police van...

Can you believe it?  Take a close look at the photographic evidence below and then decide.

 

 

Only joking, this is what really happened... Police officers Toni and Glen came to see the Nursery children. They had a little chat, then let the children try the handcuffs, helmet and bullet proof vest. The children were allowed to see the Police van, listen to the very loud siren and see the flashing lights. As an extra treat all of the children had a turn to sit in the van. Everyone had a brilliant time! The children gave a huge thank you to the police officers who unfortunately had to go back to work.

You will be smiling for a while when you see all of ours!

 Don't be scared it's not real!

Do you like our crocodiles?

Nursery children made bird cakes with lard, bird seed and string The birds will be in for a real treat when the are hung outside.

Dr Brendon Renwick came to school over several weeks to help Nursery children make a "Musical Discovery". He brought a range of musical instruments, including soft toys and other appealing items. The children joined Brendon enthusiastically, in a variety of tasks with the instruments, to make them aware of the different characteristics of sounds. The children watched and listened intensily to several peices of music and assorted sounds.

They all enjoyed learning high and low notes, long and short sounds, body sounds and combining other sounds like metal, wooden and plastic.They also discovered loud and quiet singing along with loud and quiet sounds. What clever little musicians we now have in Nursery. If you would like to discover other aspects of music, please visit the following webiste. Musicforschools

Can you remember the sound or what you found out from the pictures below?

Didn't they all do well !

 As promised the latest video of the children

"Animal encounters of a third kind"

Please leave a comment in the comments box below. What was your favourite creature and why did you like it?

 How do you think we look ? We play, we paint, we sing, do you think we'll do it better in our new uniforms? 

 Please let us know what you think of our new uniform.

Thought you would get it right ! Take a look at Dash having a great time in Nursery.

 

 

 

 

It wasn't long before Dash was running around (at his own pace of course) joining in and making new friends. One particular friend being a boot, Dash  thought it was a long lost cousin or even a brother or sister. Silly old Dash !! Don't forget to leave a comment if you liked having Dash in Nursery.

We made bird cakes in Nursery using lard, bird seed and string. The birds will have a real treat when they taste them.

On Thursday 27th January a meercat, opossum, iguana, python, lizard, bullfrog, tarantula, hedgehog, scorpion and a bearded dragon came to visit our Nursery. They also made an appearance in Reception class. Their names were Poppy, Maku, Ziggy, Amber, Belinda, Prince, Maria, Snowball, Alice and Claude. See if you can match the names to the creatures?  Enjoy the photographs of the children and the creatures. 

 You can also look at photographs of  the creatures in Animal Encounters in Reception.

Keep a look out on the website for videos  "Animal encounters of a 2nd and 3rd kind"  featuring morning and afternoon children. The premier will be shown at a later date.

As always we welcome your comments.

If you would like to take a further look and find out more about Jays Animal Encounters, please visit the website using the following link -  jayanimalencounters

 

 

 

  How brave we all are !!  

 

  

 

  

A recipe for a special Christmas Performance

Take a bunch of Nursery children

Prepare one day at a time

Add a measure of good singing

A large cup full of hard work

Blend in a huge audience

Add a pinch of good humour

Finally sprinkle in a little fun

Mix the above well and cook thoroughly for 1 day

Garnish with a smile and serve.

Now enjoy!  

As always we look forward to, and appreciate your comments. Just scroll down and add to comments box.  

The following Animoto has been amended.

Time is flying by in Nursery and we are all having so much fun!

Take a look at some of our indoor and outdoor acitivities. Come rain
or shine as you can see, we still have a great time.

Please leave a comment if you enjoy our videos and would like
to see more of them !

It is lovely to be able to share wth parents, extended family and friends 

 "My First Painting" 

Hope you enjoy watching the video of the children painting their first picture in Nursery

As you can see from the happy faces they all love to paint!   

Can you guess what they have painted ?

Please leave a comment if you enjoyed the paintings.

It is lovely to be able to share wth parents, extended family and friends 

As you can see from the happy faces they all love to paint! 

 Can you guess what they have painted ?

Please leave a comment if you enjoyed the paintings.

Nursery children enjoyed watching and waiting for the eggs to hatch.
You can watch and enjoy them too...

We all enjoyed watching and waiting for the eggs in the incubator to hatch !

At last, one by one our chicks started to hatch!

They looked funny at first from being inside the egg but within a few hours they looked lovely and fluffy.

The chicks liked to look out of the incubator to see the Nursery children 

The chicks were moved into the brooder box with a light to keep them warm.  After having some food and a drink of water, they liked to snuggle up together for a little sleep 

Peace perfect peace!

They soon became cheeky little chicks and enjoyed running around in soft play 

They also loved a cuddle from the children.

After two  weeks the chicks were big enough to go and live on a farm.

We were sad to wave them goodbye.

We had a lovely time looking after the chicks, hope you enjoyed looking at them too.   

 It was time to put our coats on for the Nursery Toddle.

The adults had arrived and everyone had a hand to hold.  

Once, twice, three times around the school !

Everyone had enjoyed a long walk,

now it was time to walk the plank !

 The money from the sponsored Toddle will

buy toys for the nursery.

A big thank you for all your support.

Nursery children and their adults toddled around the school. Everyone wore their "go-fast" shoes from both the morning and afternoon nursery. We had lots of fun and lots of money will be raised.

Are we nearly there yet?

Hooray, lap four!

Time for the play area.

Back to the nursery for scones with jam and milk.

With the money raised from the toddle, a new water tray and toys will bought for the nursery children to enjoy.
A big thank you for all your support.

We love fruit.

Each day fruit is washed,chopped and placed on a tray for everyone to enjoy.

Apples, oranges, bananas everyone has a favourite fruit.

In the kitchen four children are making dough.

 Long worms and spiders were favourite creations made from black dough.

The children carefully gave the clay hedgehogs spikes using modelling tools.

Outdoors, everyone enjoys climbing, digging or floating boats.

Some children are drawing plans or chalking pictures.

Soft play is always fun, hiding numbers is the game today.

Watch out! Three bears live in the cottage at nursery.

Friday is library day. Everyone chooses a book to take home.

We take the books home in our new library bags.

Fun in the sand.

We love to dig in the wet and dry sand in nursery.

The children are digging with trowels to find hidden vegetables in the sand.

It's fun to find and match the plant pot with the same picture as the vegetable.