Wednesday 21st January 2015 – Play Castle Visit
Today we took the older children on their first outing which wasn’t within walking distance and they absolutely loved it! The children spent the morning at the Play Castle, a local indoor activity centre where they practised and developed their physical skills a variety of different ways such as climbing, swinging, dodging, building, rolling, sliding, running, hoping, shuffling etc. It was a fantastic experience for everyone involved and if your child took part we hope they told you all about it.
Friday 16th January 2015 – Digger Rides
The children from both nurseries this week had the rare opportunity to have a go on a digger. They talked about the levers, lifting, dropping, positional language and what they were going to do next and why. Most of all they really enjoyed being inside and controlling a digger!
Friday 19th December 2015 – Christmas Party
The children were very excited to meet Bouncy Bear at the Christmas Party today and receive their special gifts. Thank you to all the parents and family members who joined us in our Christmas festivities and we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thursday 18th December 2015 – Church Visits
We are extremely fortunate to have some beautiful churches within walking distance of the settings. We chose to take the children to see St Johns Church in Wellington where they talked about the different features of a church and sang Christmas Carols which the children really enjoyed.
Thursday 27th November 2014 – Thanksgiving Celebration
Today we have been celebrating and learning about 
Thanksgiving with the children.
Thanksgiving is a holiday about pilgrims and family,
but it is also about giving thanks for everything. We read stories and talked about what we are thankful for, some of the things that the children said they are thankful for were 'Mummy's and Daddy's, brother's and sister's, food that we eat and the toys that we have at home and at nursery.' The children talked about what foods are harvested, including vegetables, wheat and oats, and what foods can be made from them.
They then enjoyed making their own flapjacks using oats. They also role-played with the Indian and Pilgrim puppets they had made. The carers would also like to say 'Thank You' to all the children and families that support us and for the pumpkin pie that one of the parents made. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Wednesday 26th November 2014 – Competition Shortlist
Recently some of the children at Bouncy Bear, Brendon Road entered a drawing competition to win some dinosaur resources from Morton Michel. We were very proud when one of our children reached the shortlist with her beautiful drawing of a dinosaur below – well done Hollie!!
Tuesday 11th November 2014 – Remembrance Sunday
Here are some handmade poppies that the children made last week. They were placed on the Wellington memorial in the park ready for the remembrance parade on Sunday. We would also like to say a big well done to all our children that took part in the 2 minute silence today at 11am!
Friday 31st October 2014 – Evening Halloween Party
The children (and parents!!!) had great fun joining in with the different activities such as apple bobbing, disco dancing, pass the parcel, make a face on the pumpkin, spaghetti play, salt dough painting, put the spider on the spider web and name the spider!! We hope you all had a fabulous time and the prizes for the games will be sent home with the winners this week. Once again thank you to all that came to our annual Halloween party.
Thursday 23rd October 2014 – Diwali
At nursery we celebrated the Hindu New Year called Diwali. The children made clay lamps called diyas and decorated them with paints. They also helped to make Hawla, a sweet food often eaten during Diwali, which the children ate for snack, some liked it and some didn't!! The children also coloured rangoli pictures and explored coloured rice by trailing their fingers through it and practised form their letters in. The children enjoyed making handprint elephants by mixing paint colours together and painting their own hands. After printing their handprints onto the paper they added sequins to decorate the elephant for the Diwali festival.
Wednesday 15th October 2014 – No Pens Wednesday
'No Pens Day' is a national initiative, mainly for schools, where children use their words rather than always trying to write everything down, so we adapted it to suit our nursery. Throughout the day we concentrated on communication activities and spent the day following the children's lead! We read interactive stories, played group games, played with the rhythm sticks and completed jigsaw puzzles. We also played with the ICT car that had to be programmed by pressing the correct buttons to move it in different directions around the room. The children enjoyed playing with the small world people and the bus, lining them up at the bus stop. So we then went on our own imaginary bus ride! We lined up to buy our tickets, got on the bus and sang songs on the journey to the beach whilst the conductor collected the tickets!
Friday 26th September 2014 – Harvest Celebration
Harvest Celebration was a huge success! The children and carers looked great dressed
up as farmers and we had lots of donations for the local food bank - thank you. The children loved the different activities but their favourite was the visit from the huge tractor! A great big thank you to H Curtis and Sons, especially Mark, for giving the children such a great experience, we really appreciate it.
Tuesday 23rd September 2014 - Nursery Management Team Awards 21014
Another amazing day!! I am extremely proud to let you know that we have reached the finals in two categories of the National Management Today (NMT) Awards!!! Lisa Lee-Mckenna has reached the final five for Nursery Personality of the Year 2014 and we are also top five finalists for Nursery Outdoor Learning Environment 2014. Thank you to all the children, families and carers who have made this possible. The award ceremony is in London on the 29th November. We will let you know the results as soon as we find out.
Friday 12th September 2014 - Roald Dahl Day
The children had great fun doing lots of activities for our Celebrate Roald Dahl Day. They enjoyed making potions for George's marvellous medicine using lots of different resources such as sand, paint, glitter, shaving foam and baby lotion! Maybe you could try making your own at home ☺
 
Tuesday 29th July 2014 – Wellington in Bloom
Another exciting day!! The children have worked really hard with the carers to develop a lovely outdoor environment. We entered Wellington in Bloom and both sites came in joint first in the small garden category!! Congratulations to the children and carers at both settings who have made the outdoor area so beautiful and a great place to learn and have fun.
Monday 28th July 2014 – Nursery World
We are thrilled!!! We sent a photograph of children wearing fancy dress costumes we purchased through a diversity grant and the photograph has featured in the Nursery World publication. You can see more at http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/noticeboard.
Thursday 24th July 2014 – New Superhero Preschool Sessions
Due to popular demand we are now offering new preschool sessions from September 2014. These will run from 09:15 to 14:45 and include a healthy homemade snack and lunch. You can use your funding so that these sessions are free to you. Please contact Paul on (01823) 667149 if you are interested in these se
Wednesday 23rd July 2014 – Sainsbury’s Vouchers (Active Kids)
A huge thank you to all the parents who brought in Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers, we really appreciate it. The children have now received the new resources which include large magnifying glasses, blindfolds, numbered bean bags, basketball hoop, floor markers, egg and spoon race game, tennis balls, cooling racks and velcro bags.
Monday 21st July 2014– Jittabugs Session
The children from both settings enjoyed a visit from Jittabugs today. They got to take part in a Preschool Move and Groove session. All children eagerly took part developing their physical skills. We look forward to seeing Jittabugs back in September for more sessions during our “Down at the Farm” theme.
Saturday 19th July 2014 – Graduation Day 2014
Today was so emotional for so many reasons. It is always sad to say goodbye to so many of our preschool children but we know they are ready for the next stage in their learning journey. The children looked gorgeous in their gold graduation outfits and behaved beautifully during the whole ceremony – we are so proud of them all. To see LOTS more photographs please visit our facebook pages.
Friday 11th July 2014 – Hunting Dragons!
The children from both sites have been out and about again today exploring Wellington and they were amazed to find a dragon! The dragons have been placed in Wellington to help raise funds for charity and our children helped to plant flowers, in the shape of a dragon, at Lancer Court to commemorate this event. See if you can spot any more dragons on your travels!
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