what a great day!

Many  thanks to all the parent and carers that attended our 'stay and play' session today. A great time was had by all!

We hope to see you all again next time!

Stay and Play

Hello everyone!

We are very much looking forward to seeing as many parents/carers as possible this Thursday for our 'Stay and play' session.

Be prepared to get creative! As we currently have a 'Toy Workshop' in the role play area, we are hoping that parents will support their children in making some 'toys' from junk materials.

A big thank you to all the parents that continue to save their used cartons/boxes etc for us to use. We always need a constant supply!

There will also be a chance to make some funky pictures with leaves. All will be revealed on Thursday!

See you there!

Stay and Play

Don't forget that it is our termly 'Stay and Play' session next Thursday the 28th of November! Details to follow...

We hope that you will be able to make it!

Welcome back!

Welcome back to foundation stage - we hope you had a restful break.

We have a very busy term ahead of us, with new starters and, of course, the Christmas season.

This week we are learning about 2 different festivals - Bonfire night and Diwali. To celebrate these we will be learning new songs, engaging in different craft activities and trying out new foods.

Here is a little song that you could sing at home...

1 little, 2 little, 3 little fireworks
4 little, 5 little, 6 little fireworks
7 little, 8 little, 9 little fireworks
10 little fireworks...BANG!!!!

Also, please remember that we will be collecting our £2 donations towards consumables used in Nursery. Thank you to all the parents who have donated so far.

Threading

Threading is an excellent way to improve your child's fine motor control. This control is essential for future writing skill.

This treading was done with flavoured sweetie laces and fruit loops. It has never been so quiet in Nursery!

Mark-Making

We love to mark-make at Gleadless Nursery!

At last! new starters am

Finally, we have some photographs to show you of some of the new starters in our morning nursery.

 

 

Congratulations to all our new starters. They have settled in incredibly well.

The importance of play

This is an article that you may find interesting, as many parents often ask what they can do at home to support their child's learning. Permission to play!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24302481?SThisFB

A request...

We are planning ahead and thinking about....CHRISTMAS!

The school is planning to hold another Christmas Fayre this year on Friday 6th December, and the nursery staff are planning to get the children involved. We will be making 'mystery jars' to sell on the evening and hopefully raise valuable funds towards the purchase of new resources for the children to use.

We would be very grateful for any donations of clean jars with lids (any size will do) and/or small toys/games/sweets etc to fill the jars with. The objects that may be included in party bags are ideal.

If you have any of these items that you would like to donate, please pass them on to the Nursery staff.

Thank you in advance.

New starters

Hello all!

I am really sorry if you are waiting to see pictures of your new starters in Nursery. We are currently awaiting an update on publicity permission, so cannot post until this has been confirmed.

Thank you for your patience, this blog will be up and running as soon as possible!

Welcome back!

A big welcome back to all our children and their families! We trust that you had a fantastic summer - we did!

The Autumn term is always an exciting time here at Gleadless Primary School. And, in Foundation Stage, we welcome many new families. We promise to keep you posted on all the upcoming events and, as always, will endeavour to post snaps of your little ones as they embark on their learning journey here with us.

Graduation Ceremonies

All parents and carers of September school starters are cordially invited to a Graduation Ceremony!

The ceremony will be to celebrate the fantastic efforts of your children this year and to reward their learning in Nursery.

Parents and carers are invited to attend this special assembly where their child will be given a graduation certificate which highlights their many skills and achievements.

There will be 2 separate ceremonies for morning and afternoon children.

Morning children - parents to be seated in the Infant Hall by 10.45am on Monday 22nd July.

Afternoon children - parents to be seated in the Infant Hall by 1pm on Friday 19th July

We would like to see as many parents attending as possible. If you have not already done so, please inform the Nursery staff if you can attend.

See you there!

Parent's meeting

There will be a special meeting for all parents of children who will be starting in Foundation Stage 2 (Reception) this September.

 

The meeting will be held on Monday 15th July at 2.30pm onwards in the Infant Hall.

 

The meeting will provide information about the transition into  our school regardless of whether your child has attended our Nursery or not.

 

 

Please let us know whether you will be attending by either returning the reply slip printed on your initial letter, or by confirming at the school office.

 

 

We request that you do not bring children along if at all possible as this is a meeting for parents only.

 

 

Thank you 

Nursery trip to Sundown Adventureland - Tuesday 16th July

Not long now until our Nursery trip to the magnificent Sundown Adventureland. Thank you to all parents and carers who have booked and paid for this. Your support is greatly appreciated. The trip is now fully booked so no further bookings can be taken.

A reminder that if you are not coming with us on the above date, Nursery will be CLOSED.

Here are a few points that you may like to bear in mind before our trip...

• Please meet in the Nursery yard at 8.45am
• If you are dropping off older siblings, try to arrive as soon as possible thereafter
• We aim to be back at school by 3pm so other children can be collected on time
• Remember to bring a packed lunch and/or money to buy food there
• Wear comfortable clothing and footwear as there is a lot to see and do
• You may also need sun hats/cream/rain coats/umbrellas etc (Beautiful, British weather!)

We will obviously give you further details nearer the time. We can't wait!

The Big Toddle 2013

Well done to all the children and parents that participated in our annual 'Big Toddle' in aid of Barnardos!
Here are a few photographs of the event...

 

A superb day was had by all. We hope to have raised a lot of money for a very worthwhile charity.

Big Toddle

It is almost time for our annual 'Big Toddle' event. This activity is a charity fundraising event in aid of Barnardo's.

The Big Toddle will take place on Tuesday 18th June in both the morning and afternoon. The theme is 'Storybook characters' so we therefore ask that children come to nursery wearing an appropriate costume if you have one.

Parents and carers are very welcome to join us for this event. Please meet you child in nursery at either 9.30 or 1.30 (depending on which session they attend) or alternatively aim to arrive for that time with your child ready to join in.

Police visit

We had a visit from the Police last week! Don't worry, nobody had been naughty! It was part of our 'People who help us' topic...