Kipper's Birthday!

When exactly is Kipper's birthday party?

Is it today? Or tomorrow perhaps?

Or was it yesterday?

This has been a great book and the children have had so much fun this week - we have had our own birthday party for Kipper!

Here are just a few of the children's thoughts about the story . . . 

Lydia - "Kipper didn't know how to make a cake!"

Kipper put in lots of currants and eggs, flour and sugar -  he stirred the mixture until his arm ached. Next he added some cherries and stirred it once more . . . 

Louie C - "I think it will explode cause it's too fat and it will spill all over the floor!" 

Kipper began to feel hungry waiting for his friends to arrive . . . 

Amelia - "Kipper ate all the cake!"

Kipper slept through the evening and into the night, dreaming about his cake . . . 

Charlie - "I liked the bit when he was climbing the mountain of cake!"

Read the book to find out what happened next!

We'd love to hear how you celebrate your birthday - let us know!

Wibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear

Lots of the children have got a special teddy at home, and we have been reading about Wibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear!

Billy - "I liked the bear when he picked the peas up and he put them in his mouth"

He eats his peas one at a time. It takes him ages!

Because, you see, he cannot use a spoon.

Seren - "I liked it when he couldn't use a spoon for his peas!"

He eats his ice cream with his paws, and gets it everywhere!

Freddie - "He didn't know how to eat his ice cream - he didn't use a spoon"

He will be amazed at the bubbles you blow for him.

Taylor - "He spilled the bubbles! And he's got big paws"

We all loved Wibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear - we hope you do to!

Let us know which was your favourite part of the story.

  

One Year With Kipper

In January Kipper makes a New Year Resolution about throwing snowballs at Tiger . . .

In this great story, we go through the year with Kipper and see which photograph he takes each month . . .

Eva - "I liked it when Kipper took the photos!"

In April, Kipper was catching tadpoles. Louis told us all 

about them . . . 

"They have a tail, then their legs start to grow and then they turn into frogs!"

It was in August that Kipper took a parachute ride 

above the sea . . .

Elijah - "I liked the part when Kipper was flying"

But Charlie thought September was best after Kipper and Tiger had been picking blackberries . . . 

"I liked the bit where Tiger had all the berries on his hands and on his nose!"

Perhaps you could make a photographic record of your year.

Which month do you think would be your favourite?

Kipper's Toybox

Someone or something had been nibbling a hole in Kipper's Toybox . . . 

This is our second Mick Inkpen book - and just like the first, we thought it was great!

"I love Kipper!" (Alex)

"He took his toys out and he counted them" (Thomas TE)

We all joined in and helped Kipper to count!

Ethan liked the part when Sock Thing was going away from Kipper - but poor Kipper wasn't sure what to do - none of his toys had ever come to life before!

"I liked it when the mouse was nibbling Kipper's Toybox" (Jamie)

We would love to hear what you thought about the story - read it and let us know!

Kipper's Snowy Day!

This term in the Nursery, we are going to be sharing books from the wonderful author Mick Inkpen.

As we had seen a sprinkling of snow on Boxing Day, and have been thinking about 'Winter' this week - we thought 'Kipper's Snowy Day' would be a great book to start with!

We weren't disappointed - the children loved this story and enjoyed it even more when we watched the video!

Ava S - "The dog (Kipper) did footprints all around his garden"

Honey liked it when Tiger and Kipper rolled down the hill.

Leyla - "I liked the doggy snowman thing!"

Nate - "The sun melted him!"

We're sure you'll enjoy this story too - let us know. 

Stick Man . . .

Stick Man lives in the family tree

With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three . . . 

This was another very popular Julia Donaldson book!

The children loved the excitement of finding out what would happen next to Stick Man as he went on his adventure to try and get back to the family tree. 

They also joined in with "I'm Stick Man, I'm Stick Man, I'M STICK MAN, that's me!"

Jamie told us "I liked Stick Man floating away in the river"

Emily enjoyed seeing Santa and told us about him bringing presents for the girls and boys.

Amelia said "I liked the one tucked up in his bed"

Ellie W told us the presents were for Christmas, and that she has presents on her birthday.

This was a super book to finish our Author focus with - all the children are hoping that Santa will visit them on Christmas Eve - perhaps Stick Man will leave the family tree once more to help him, we'll have to wait and see!

We hope you have all enjoyed the Julia Donaldson books as much as we have - we will focus on a different author next term - join us after the holiday to find out who it will be!

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should

Ever set foot in the deep dark wood!

We were very excited to find out what was going to happen when the Gruffalo's Child ignored her father's warning and tiptoed out into the snow . . .

"The Gruffalo's Child went out of the cave and saw a snake" (Corey)

"The fox came out of his house" (Freddie)

"The Gruffalo's Child pulled funny faces!" (Taylor)

"The Gruffalo saw the big shadow of the mouse" (Lydia)

We all loved this story and were relieved to find that the Gruffalo's Child arrived safely back in the cave after her adventure.

It was great fun listening to the different sound effects in our interactive edition of the story - and creating some of our own!

Do you think you would like to hear Fox growl, Snake hiss, or Gruffalo snore? Let us know!