SMC Nursery @ Wensley Fold

Friday, 16 February 2018

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!

Monday, 12 February 2018

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

Thursday, 8 February 2018

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’

Monday, 5 February 2018

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.