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Healthy Harvest
Today we are feeling proud of the produce we have harvested – tomatoes, cucumbers, eating and cooking apples, courgettes, beans, onions, broccoli and spring onions! It’s great to know that this week our nursery chefs Dee at Mornington House, Lee-Ann at The Court House and Lauren at The Priory will use this fresh produce to […]
Autumn has arrived at the Priory
The Pre-School children enjoyed exploring natural leaves and conkers. The children were most fascinated by their spiky shells! We had big discussions about where conkers come from and why leaves change colour in Autumn. The children then placed the leaves and conkers on the weighing scales to see which was heavier. We all had great […]
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Letter of the week
The children in pre-school have been really enjoying learning all about the different letters and sounds in the alphabet. This week we have been learning all about the letter k. We have been very busy finding out which words start with this letter and have even made our very own kites to fly in this […]
Priory Heuristic Play
Under 2’s have been getting involved in heuristic play. The children were mesmerised by the light box and studied the reflections on the wall. We also explored pine cones and shells, placing them into different containers. The younger children enjoyed looking at their reflections in the mirrors and pointing to their features.
Discussion Point
Should Children attend Nursery with Conjunctivitis?
It was reported over the weekend in the Sunday Times (Sunday 13 November) that the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has written to Ofsted to “press for change” as regards nurseries and schools excluding children with conjunctivitis. Their concerns are that nurseries requiring parents to seek medical information before a child can attend nursery […]
The pressures of being a working parent
Being a working parent is tough, juggling the demands of work alongside meeting our children’s needs. At this link, campaign group Mothers at Home Matter asks whether both parents should be working at the same time, why not adopt a long term family-cycle approach to working. Might make life feel less stressful for all? http://www.mothersathomematter.co.uk/latest-news/latest-news/49-in-the-papers/836-does-doing-the-right-thing-now-mean-both-parents-working-full-time
