Nursery

3 years ago
Posted on 09th Mar 2023 by

Weather update

Morning! ❄️
The weather forecast is still varied depending on which site you look at. We are now making the decision to cancel all after school provision for today. This includes all Crossbar, nursery/school after school club and the Tophat drama club. All teacher led clubs are also cancelled. Parents evening appointments today will be via telephone or will be postponed. Your child’s teacher will let you know. We are still monitoring the situation carefully and will update on a regular basis.
Kind regards
Miss Cook
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3 years ago
Posted on 06th Mar 2023 by

World Book Day and Safety week

” The more you read the more you know, the more
you learn the more places you will go”
Mighty Oaks 🌳
Celebrating World Book Day this week by dressing up and listening to the children’s favourite stories. On the day we made our very own book marks and had a look at some of the online videos of stories from this years Early years WBD Authors.📚
We’ve been talking about safety when walking by roads. They’ve followed the ‘ Stop, look and listen ‘ rule when role playing in the garden and on a little walk around the school grounds. 🚦🚶🏾
Following on from safety we talked about people who help us, some of those being the police. We were very lucky as we know they are busy to have a visit from our local CSO’s who gave the children a little talk about what they do and a look around the police car. 👮🏽
In our PE session with Cross Bar the coaches revisited what we had previously learned over the term, putting their listening and remembering skills into practice. 🎾
We thank you so much for your wonderful and creative efforts in dressing up.
3 years ago
Posted on 02nd Mar 2023 by

Mother’s day stay and play

We are really excited to be holding a stay and play session on Thursday 16th March.  If your child attends on Thursdays, mums or nannies are invited to drop in at 8.30 or 12.20 for a short activity with your child.  We are hoping to decorate a gift and card ready for mother’s day, this will take approximately 30 minutes.  We’re really looking forward to seeing you.  Please don’t be concerned though if you are unable to attend as we will have lots of lovely activities for your child to take part in with their keyworker.

The nursery team

3 years ago
Posted on 02nd Mar 2023 by

Comic Relief – updated message

Red Nose Day: Friday 17th March 2023

On Red Nose Day, children will be expected to wear their school uniform but they are allowed to wear a splash of red! This could be a red nose, red socks, red ribbons in hair, a red top etc. We will not be collecting monetary donations; however, if you would like to donate to the charity, please visit https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday or alternatively, you can purchase a red nose from a local supermarket. During this day, children will take part in a Red Nose Day activity and find out more about the work of the charity.

3 years ago
Posted on 01st Mar 2023 by

World book day

Don’t forget it’s world book day tomorrow (Thursday 2nd March).  Your child is invited to dress up as their favourite character and bring in a loved book from home to share.  We will be spending time sharing our favourite stories, making bookmarks and drawing our favourite characters.

Thank you for your support

Lisa Curnow

3 years ago
Posted on 01st Mar 2023 by

Pets

We have a very exciting visitor in nursery next week!  The animal man is coming on Friday to help us to learn how to look after pets.  Please can you support us with this by sharing any pets that you have at home via evidence me.  We will use these pictures to prompt the children to talk about them.  If you don’t have a pet don’t worry, you are equally welcome to send in pictures of friends or relatives pets too.

Thank you Lisa Curnow

3 years ago
Posted on 27th Feb 2023 by

World Book Day – Thursday 2nd March

Dear Parents and Carers, 

 This year’s World Book Day will take place on Thursday 2nd March with the theme “You are a reader!” 

 Due to the success of our last Book Swap Day, we will once more run a second-hand book swap shop. Children who bring in a book that they no longer want can swap it on the day (books in good condition only please).  

 As usual, we are all looking forward to seeing your child dressed up in costume as one of their favourite book characters. Teachers cannot wait to get involved too! 

 The World Book Day website has lots of ideas on how to do this with as much or as little effort as you would like. There are some excellent ideas to get you started: Dressing Up – World Book Day

However, children are equally welcome to come to school in their pyjamas all ready for a bedtime story if they prefer – just remind them to bring their favourite book too! 

 Your child will receive a £1 book token to spend on a FREE book, or to save £1 on another full price book of their choice. Full details are available at www.worldbookday.com where you can see the fabulous books that are on offer this year.  

 World Book Day is a super event to celebrate reading, but reading to and with your child is important every single day to ensure your child can learn to their fullest potential. We would love to see photos of you reading with your child – please stick them into your child’s reading diary if you can! 

Happy reading, 

 Mrs Thomas 

Literacy Coordinator 

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3 years ago
Posted on 17th Feb 2023 by

Change of menu

The school kitchen will be changing the menu on Monday 27th February.  On this day the kitchen will be serving meatballs and vegetarian Bolognese instead of the advertised pizza.

 

3 years ago
Posted on 15th Feb 2023 by

Water Safety

Water Safety Tips for Parents

The Canal & River Trust have produced some information on water safety for parents based on their SAFE message – Stay Away From the Edge, with a focus on getting children to “Hold hands and take two steps back” when by the water side.  They have a video you can watch with your children featuring Maddie Moate from CBeebies: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers/water-safety/toddler-water-safety

Other tips

  • Always hold your child’s hand when by the water
  • Make sure the brake is on the pram or pushchair when stationary
  • Make sure to look out for other people on busy towpaths before stepping back

What to do if a child falls into the water

  • There may be other people around, so shout for help as loudly as you can.
  • If you have other children with you, make sure they are safe.
  • Dial 999 and ask for the fire and rescue service. Explain your location clearly – use road names, bridge numbers, what3words and describe any landmarks.
  • Lie down on the ground and try to reach them in the water. Use a tree branch, stick or an item of clothing to reach out to them. Don’t get in the water yourself. If they have fallen in, it’s likely that they won’t be too far away from the edge.
  • If you can, haul them out of the water. Do this by lying down on the ground and pulling them out by grabbing their clothes. Don’t pull them out from a standing position as you are more likely to fall in the water yourself.
  • If you can’t get them out, lie on the ground and hold on to them until help arrives.

Water Safety Poem:

The waterside is fun to go,

But there are things you need to know.

Let’s stay safe and not be silly,

The water here is very chilly.

Find your grown-up, hold their hand,

Two steps back is where you stand.

Look out for bugs and ducks that quack,

But always do it two steps back.

You can visit their website here: Water safety tips for parents | Canal & River Trust (canalrivertrust.org.uk)