What we're learning about.........

The children are exploring the following interests over the next few weeks

Discoverers - Animals

Explorers - Transport then All About Me

Inventors - Ideas have come from the Inventor children -

Music Festival then Trains and Railways

If you have any resources or ideas that will help support your child's learning experience of these interests they please bring them into nursery

Welcome back Danielle Bickham

We welcome back Danielle Bickham to St Marys Nursery. Danielle starts at St Marys on Monday the 11th February 2013. She is covering Amanda's maternity leave. Danielle joined the St Marys Team in 2004 as a newly qualified Early Years Practitioner. She worked her way up and moved to St Marys @ Wensley Fold in January 2008, when they opened, as Senior Early Years Practitioner. Danielle has covered as Deputy at St Marys @ Wensley Fold and it will be lovely to have her back over the next 12 months, please make her feel very welcome. 

St Marys Nursery would like to congratulate Fareha on her marriage. Fareha's wedding took place at the begining of January and she is now happy to be Mrs Fareha Patel. To celebrate this happy occasion we have declared Tuesday 22nd January 'National Red and Bling Day!' All staff and children are invited to wear as much red and bling as possible and will be offered a mehndi design during the day.

Whoops-A-Daisy-Angel

The nursery nativity of Whoops-A-Daisy-Angel was a huge success this year. All children looked wonderful in their costumes and performed really well. Thank you to all our parents for providing the costumes for the children and may we take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a fun filled festive season. Please remember nursery closes at 1.00pm prompt on Monday 24th December and re-opens again on Wednesday 2nd January 2013. There is no charge during the Christmas closure period.

Christmas Lunch

Children who attend nursery for lunch on Friday's will be tucking into St Marys Christmas Dinner on Friday 21st December, lovingly prepared by our own nursery cook Dawn. Watch out on the parents notice board for the Christmas Menu for that day.

Party Party Party

St Marys Christmas Parties

Explorers Party - Traditional Christmas dress with lots of sparkle - Thursday 13th December

Inventors Party - Nativity costumes - Monday 17th December

Discoverers Party - Traditional Christmas dress - w/c 17th December

All children will be invited to their Christmas party, regardless of whether they attend nursery on that day or not. Invitations will be sent out to children. Each room will be displaying a party list asking parents to contribute to the parties choosing a item to bring in.

We are currently looking to recruit a Father Christmas to appear at our Explorers and Inventors Christmas parties, if we have any Dad's or Grandad's out there up for the role then please let Amanda know in the office.

Whoops - A - Daisy - Angel

Tickets are now on sale for the Inventors Christmas performance of Whoops-A-Daisy-Angel. The performance will take place in St Marys College dance theatre at 10.00am and 2.00pm on Wednesday 12th December. Tickets can be purchased from the office for 50 pence each, everyone is welcome to come along and watch.