St Marys College Nursery Blackburn

Thursday, 23 June 2016

Two Year Old Free Early Education

Parents/ Carers can now apply for Two Year Old Free Education online:

Blackburn with Darwen's Parent Portal

Applications can be accepted at anytime whilst the child is two years old, but the placement will not commence until the term after the child's second birthday.

Should you require any support to complete the form or want to discuss your child's eligibility please contact the Family Information Service on 01254 667877.

The completion of an online application does not guarantee a place - all applications will be assessed and checked against the eligibility criteria.

Wednesday, 16 March 2016

TALKING TABLES! - with added worms...

You might of noticed that when we posted the previous pictures of 'Talking Tables', There were only girls participating....
The Inventors team noticed this and noticed that each time they did this activity, the boys did not wish to join in.
So they brought a bit of the outdoors in- WORMS!
As you can see from the pictures below, it worked!!
If you have any other ideas, please let us know...

Thursday, 3 March 2016

Fun in the Snow...

Busy sweeping the snow and making footprints...

Using spray bottles filled with food colouring and water

"Wow it looks like a rainbow"

Experimenting with colours...

Talking Tables...

'Talking Tables'

‘Talking Table’ resulted from work carried out by Fleur Griffiths, a former Educational Psychologist, to improve speaking and listening skills in young children by modelling conversational principles with small groups of children.

How does it work?

An adult sits at a table and welcomes children to come and sit with her.
The table top can be covered in a variety of ways; paper, textured fabric, corrugated card or shiny paper. Pens, crayons or felt tips are placed on the table.
Various props can be put on the table that will interest and stimulate young children.
The adult can start off interaction by handling one of the props and drawing whilst talking.

We have had some fantastic outcomes from our ‘Talking Table’ with lots of imaginative storytelling, as well as exciting and interesting conversations about various objects/ events. Even children who are reluctant speakers have engaged in conversation during a 'taking table' activity.