The beautiful view of Blackburn from our playground.....

Weather

St Mary's College has closed due to the weather forecast. The Nursery will remain open but please be mindful of the conditions of the roads. Please ensure you leave in plenty of time to arrive at Nursery before 6pm. 
Some staff have quite long journeys to travel to get home and we don't want  to retain them any longer than necessary. 
Keep Safe !!

World Book Day

Thursday 1st March 2018

Thursday 1st March is World Book Day, we will be celebrating at Nursery by reading stories and wearing our favorite book character costumes. 

Parents- you are welcome to come into Nursery to share books with the children.

The benefits of reading together:
Reigniting a love of sharing stories to promote wellbeing for everyone
Reading to your child on a daily basis throughout childhood is one of the most important factors
in raising a reader for life, and creating a family reading habit enriches child-parent bonds.

Our first February Home Challenge.....

'I joined the Library'  

Have you downloaded our APP ?

Download this App to keep up to date 

 ‘OurSchoolsApp’

Put in our post code :BB2 6NL and you will receive notifications 

Disability Information Day

Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services in Partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Parents in Partnership are hosting the Disability Information Day. It will be held on Thursday 15th March 2018, 10am - 2.00pm at The Blues Bar, Blackburn Rovers Football Club, Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF.

The aim of the event is to publicise all the local service providers that support children, young people and adults with disabilities as well as their families and carers. Free refreshments and hot buffet lunch with veg/halal options included.

If you would like to know more information please contact:

bwdpip1@gmail.com or ring 07923252483

Pancake Day...

Shrove Tuesday

On Tuesday the children took part in making the mixture for our very own pancakes.

We spoke about the different ingredients that we would need such as milk,eggs and flour.

Physical Development

Health and self care

"Beginning to develop own likes and dislikes in food and drink" (16-26 months)

"Can usually manage washing and drying hands" (30-50 months)

Communication and Language

Understanding 

Understands simple sentences. (16-26 months)

Responds to simple instructions (30-50 months) 

Mathematics 

Shape, space and measure

Beginning to understand that things might happen now (16-26 months)

Beginning to talk about the shapes of everyday objects, e.g. ‘round’ and ‘tall’. (30-50 months)

     

The children also chose which fruit they would like with their pancakes! 

Fun in the snow!

Exploring the snow

 The children go outdoors to explore the snow.  They looked at their foot prints and started to make a snowman!!

'Cheese'

Meet Olaf the snowman

Proud Apple Tree

Pre School parents have been given a 'Proud Apple' to complete, here are a few examples of what our parents said.....

I am proud of my child because ……..

‘He doesn’t cry when he comes to Nursery anymore and he talks about Nursery when he comes home’

‘She has achieved so much, thanks to Wensley Fold Nursery. She has achieved development milestones a lot quicker than predicted time periods. All this is from the love and teaching skills from Wensley Fold Nursery staff’

‘She is happy, nice, intelligent and awesome’

‘He is very caring to his brother, Dad and Mummy’

‘She has turned into a lovely, polite girl. Very talkative and always help mummy’

‘She is very kind and is always good at sharing’

‘She has very good manners’

‘He can share his toys with his friends and cousins; he also takes their feelings and emotions into consideration’

‘She has been doing good listening and tidies up all her toys, she shares her toys'

‘She has made a huge progress in terms of eating independently. She is more confident and plays with her friends at home nicely and has learnt to share her toys with friends’

Did you know.......

Grapes are a chocking hazard 

Grapes are the third most common cause of death among children who die in food-related choking incidents, and doctors say it is a lack of awareness that could be leaving young children at risk.

The size and shape of grapes means that they can completely plug children’s airways, with the tight seal produced by fruit’s smooth, flexible surface making them tricky to shift with first aid manoeuvres.

It is advised that grapes should be chopped in half (length ways) and ideally quartered before being given to young children.

February - Home Challenge

Join your Local Library (if you haven't already) and borrow a book.....

Please send a photograph of your child at the library to l.parkinson@stmarysblackburn.ac.uk  for your child to share at group time. 

Healthy Message

Brush your teeth twice a day....

We are sending home a tooth brushing chart for your child to complete over the period of a week. Once your chart is complete return it to nursery and a certificate will be presented to your child. This will help your child get into a good routine of brushing their teeth twice a day.

Advice around tooth brushing....   

 A smear of toothpaste containing 1000 parts per million (ppm) fluoride should be used for children under 3 years. Do not reapply if paste is swallowed.

A pea sized amount of toothpaste containing 1350-1500 parts per million (ppm) fluoride should be used for children aged over 3 years. Do not reapply if paste is swallowed. 

Toothpaste Fluoride toothpaste has been proven to prevent decay.

A good all round total family toothpaste is fine and available from supermarkets and chemists. It is not necessary to use a specialist children’s toothpaste. 

10 Year Birthday Celebrations - photos

The children went on a treasure hunt to find some golden coins around the children centre.

 A surprise visit from Princess Belle!

Played some party games!

A visit from Captain Jack and his sidekick!!!