Download Our colour this month is black. Our shape is a crescent. Our topic this

Our colour this month is black.
Our shape is a crescent.
Our topic this month is Outer space.
Our key words during discussion time will be : the solar system, sky,
outer space, stars, sun, planets, orbit, circling, asteroids, comets, moons,
galaxy, milky way, air, astronauts, gravity, full moon , crescent moon,
total eclipse.
Preschoolers love to look up. The moon is a favourite object for many
children, its bright face changing all the time. Encourage your child to
observe the ever changing moon and twinkling stars.
With this newssheet we have included some ideas and activities to do
with the children at home. Please note these are only suggestions and
merely to give you some idea of the activities we do in the Nursery.
These activities should be promoted as fun.
Rhymes we will be learning that should be encouraged are
Nine little planets
One little, two little, three little planets,
Four little, five little, six little planets,
Seven little, eight little, nine little planets,
Spinning ‘round the sun.
Climb aboard the space ship
Climb aboard the space ship, we’re going to the moon.
Hurry and get ready, we’re going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmets, and buckle up real tight.
Here comes the count down. Let’s count with all our might
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- blast off!
Starlight, star bright
Starlight, star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have this wish, I wish tonight
Rhyming words
Have your child help you to make up a list of words that rhyme with the
word star.
Such as; bar, car, far, jar, and tar.
Star position sheet
Cut out the stars.
Place the moon shape on a table
Ask your child to place the star in a particular place, such as; above
the moon, next to the moon, under the moon, or between the moon
and another star.
Size comparison sheet
Cut out the stars.
Ask your child which star is the biggest, smallest?
Ask your child to sequence the stars according to size
Ask questions like ‘Find me a star which is bigger than, smaller
than?’
Pencil and scissor control
Encourage your child to cut out the crescent shape and colour it in.
Praise your child’s efforts and display their finished piece.
Mouse control
A fun website related to this topic is kidsastronomy.com
There is a ship shape matching game and colouring books which will
encourage your child to click and drag if they have access to a
computer or laptop.
Alien worksheet
This will encourage language such as the same and different.
Counting fun
Ask your little astronaut to crouch down to the floor and shout ’10-98-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-blast off!’
Then have them raise their arms over their heads and jump up as if
heading into the sky.
Dates for your diary
Thursday 8th Nov – RSPB visit – the theme will be the ever changing seasons and
how gardens change
Thursday 22nd Nov – Hullabaloo drama group @ 10am and 1245 pm. This will
last one hour and parents are welcome to drop in during these times if you wish to
watch.
Reminder
Please can we ask that you keep to our Nursery times to avoid
disruption to the routine and staff timetable?
If your child is dropped off or collected by a day nursery, grandparent
etc then could you please remind them of our times.
Am class – arrive 08.50-9.00
Collect 11.20-11.30am
Pm class – arrive 12.30pm
Collect 2.50-3.00pm
We have a student with us for the next few weeks called Holly. Holly
is a second year Stranmillis College student.
Thank you
Mrs Cruickshank
Mrs Crozier
Mrs Rodgers