--- title: "Blog" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:reception%252Cnursery/page:4" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6766.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-28-15-34-00-nursery-phonics) 28 Jan #### [Nursery Phonics ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-28-15-34-00-nursery-phonics) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0496.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-18-15-34-00-christmas-nativity-snuggle-up-stable) 18 Dec #### [Christmas Nativity: 'Snuggle Up Stable'](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-18-15-34-00-christmas-nativity-snuggle-up-stable) Well done Key Stage 1 and Early Years on a fantastic nativity! Happy Christmas one and all. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0496.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-18-15-34-00-christmas-nativity-snuggle-up-stable) 18 Dec #### [Christmas Nativity: 'Snuggle Up Stable'](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-18-15-34-00-christmas-nativity-snuggle-up-stable) Well done Key Stage 1 and Early Years on a fantastic nativity! Happy Christmas one and all. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG-20241202-WA0006.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-02-20-53-00-y6-reception) 2 Dec #### [Y6/Reception](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-02-20-53-00-y6-reception) What a lovely festive afternoon! The Y6 children supported our lovely Reception class make some festive calendars and cards. They will be sitting together to enjoy the pantomime on Thursday! "Oh yes they will!" [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6402.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-18-15-39-00-nursery-anti-bullying-week-activity) 18 Nov #### [Nursery Anti-Bullying Week Activity](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-18-15-39-00-nursery-anti-bullying-week-activity) ### **Last week was Anti-Bullying Week and the theme was 'Choose Respect'** ### **The Nursery children talked about respecting each other, staff, possess****ions, and themselves.** ### **They created a class collage using different skin tone colours, which we have displayed in our classroom.** [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6328.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-05-15-13-00-nursery-exploring-pumpkins) 5 Nov #### [Nursery - Exploring Pumpkins](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-05-15-13-00-nursery-exploring-pumpkins) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0855.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-10-04-14-26-00-take-a-chance) 4 Oct #### [Take A Chance!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-10-04-14-26-00-take-a-chance) Prizes! Find out about our ‘Take a Chance’ initiative to celebrate and reward our pupils for their hard work and dedication. **How It Works:** - **Earning ‘Take a Chance’ Slips:** Throughout the week, children can earn ‘Take a Chance’ slips from their class teachers. These slips are awarded for… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6178.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-09-30-15-17-00-shapes-shapes-shapes) 30 Sep #### [Shapes, shapes, shapes!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-09-30-15-17-00-shapes-shapes-shapes) ### Last week Nursery did lots of shape activities. ### They explored and matched them, named them and counted corners and sides. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5720.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-07-01-15-56-56-world-in-a-bottle) 1 Jul #### [World in a Bottle](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-07-01-15-56-56-world-in-a-bottle) ### The Nursery children collected natural objects outside, then arranged them in their sticky bottles to make beautiful collages. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5721.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-07-01-15-51-09-one-is-a-snail) 1 Jul #### [One Is A Snail](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-07-01-15-51-09-one-is-a-snail) ### The Nursery children have been reading 'One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab' and discussing how many feet different creatures have. ### They then made footprints with paint, counting the footprints as they walked. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5534.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-06-10-15-28-33-nursery-s-shape-hunt) 10 Jun #### [Nursery's Shape Hunt](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-06-10-15-28-33-nursery-s-shape-hunt) ### The Nursery children went on a shape hunt around the classroom, and then sorted the shapes. We then talked about how many sides and corners each shape has, and sang some shape songs. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5458.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-09-13-14-12-nursery-counting) 9 May #### [Nursery Counting](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-09-13-14-12-nursery-counting) #### The Nursery children are working on making and counting sets, and recognising and sequencing numerals to 5. 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