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VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:

Tuesday 7th February - the nursery will be open as usual on Tuesday 7th.  Please do check the website throughout the day should the weather conditions begin to change.

HOLLY CORNER PARENTS:  The Kindergarten will be open as usual on Tuesday 7th.

Play Room News

Hopscotch:

The Hopscotch children have enjoyed exploring the sand, water, shaving foam, play dough and paint.  They have also had fun exploring different textures from the treasure baskets.  We would like to thank all the parents who have kindly donated items to go in the treasure baskets.  The children have had lots of fun exploring the garden especially making different sounds with the pots and pans in the musical area of the garden.

Jack In The Box:

The Jack In The Box children have been doing lots of art activities like painting, sticking, using the pens, pencils, wax crayons and the chalk dabbers.  They like to sit in the Communication Friendly area to look at books and chat together.  We are encouraging the Jack In The Box children to put on their own shoes, hats and coats.  The children take an active interest in the giant snails and enjoy looking after them.

Ragdoll:

The Ragdoll children have been practicisng their independence skills by putting their coats on and fastening the buttons and zips and using knives and forks at mealtimes.
They have had lots of fun playing simple games to encourage sharing and turn taking and have been practising name and photo recognition.  They have enjoyed exploring lots of different sensory play, such as slime, crazy soap, rice, pasta, water, sand and much more.  The children in Ragdoll love creative activities especially mono painting, making Chinese Dragons, free painting, shape printing and collages.
Ragdoll have been exploring their new song box that enables the children to choose what song they would like to sing at circle time.

Hobby Horse:

The Hobby Horse children have made their own musical instruments (shakers) which they are using at story time.  They enjoyed drawing their self portraits using the mirrors for the wall display.  The also love seeing what Nibbles the circle time mouse finds for them to explore and experience at circle time.
The children have enjoyed making their friends feel better in the role play doctors surgery and are now making animals better in the vets.

Spinning Tops:

The Spinning Tops children are learning about themselves by drawing self portraits and talking about their families. They have enjoyed watching the silk moth eggs to see if they have turned into caterpillars yet which has led to discussions about life cycles.
They had lots of fun making a 3D dragon out of big boxes for Chinese New Year.  The role play area has been a construction site and campsite which the children have loved exploring.  They have lots of fun in the Communication Friendly area looking at books and talking to their friends.
Mrs Gibbon (Teacher) is doing Rhythm and Rhyme with the children.

Penny Whistle:

The Penny Whistle children are learning about themselves.  They enjoyed making cheesy feet during their cooking sessions.  They are exploring lots of sensory play such as pasta, rice, lentils, coloured water and much more.  They have enjoyed playing the musical instruments with their friends.  They are learning about ICT by using the laptop and other technology such as the BeeBot programmable toy.  They enjoyed making dinosaurs with tubes and boxes from the junk modelling box which are displayed in reception.  During the morning garden time they are taking part in group garden games.
Mrs Gibbon (Teacher) is doing Rhythm and Rhyme with the children.
 

Charity News

This year we have chosen Autism Anglia as our chosen charity.  We will be taking part in silly sock day in April.  More details will follow nearer the time.
 

Celebrating Festivals

We will be celebrating festivals that are relevant to the children in the setting over the year, we have already had fun celebrating Chinese New Year (23rd January) and Burns Night (25th January).
 

Other festivals:

La Chandeleur - French (make crepes) - Prosperous New Year - 2nd February
Chinese Lantern (Officially the end of the Chinese New Year) - 6th February
Valentines Day - 14th February

St Davids Day - 1st March
Holi - Hindu (Festival of colours) - Creation and renewal - 8th March
St Patricks Day - 17th March
Mothers Day - 18th March