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By Little Angels 18 Feb, 2019

Dear parent

World Book Day is on 7th March when schools and homes are encouraged to celebrate and motivate children to read variety of books and to support the children to develop awareness that some children in the world do not have access to books and need help from other people. A token is attached in the physical copy of this letter given to you for your child to use towards buying a book at any participating bookshops, see the back of the token for more information . Your favourite groceries stores such as Asda, Tesco and WH Smith are participating too, so you can use your token there.


As part of the world book day programme at the nursery, our pre-school children and toddlers will be doing lot of arts and crafts, storytelling/acting at circle time, sharing books and talking about countries in Africa where children are in need of books supply. We will explore our favourite books such as ‘We are Going on a Bear Hunt and ‘Dear Zoo’. The children and their teacher will be going bear hunting in the garden !  We may also watch a video about ‘World Book Aid’ Our focus for the next two weeks are to promote independent, quiet and shared reading, expressive art and understanding the world. Parent should also look out for ‘ Dear Zoo Live’ on stage coming up in March at your local theatre across the country. This will be a great family show! Also look out for posters around the nursery or click here to find your nearest location.

By alison 19 Apr, 2017
Returning to work after spending time with your baby is a heart wrenching act and is possibly made better by knowing that a family member might be taking over their day-to-day care. But what if this option isn't available to you and how do you cope with the separation? We found this article that might help you to understand the natural anxieties that you might be feeling and how to cope with them.
By christine 25 Oct, 2016
Dear parents/carers,

Last month (September 2016), the babies in baby room were interested in mark making. Practitioners supported and encouraged individual babies to extend their learning through the following activities: sand play, water play, drawing on plain/coloured paper, using coloured chalk and painting. This has helped individual babies to develop their fine and gross motor skills (physical development). For instance, they use their hands to hold onto the paint brush to splat the paint onto the paper etc.

The babies' social skills are well developed and these activities have also built their confidence. Individual babies who usually play solitary are encouraged and supported by practitioners to be engaged and engrossed in these activities and to work as a group to form friendships.

Most individual babies understand simple instructions and they frequently imitate words and sounds. For example, words such as "mix", "spoon", "hands", "finger", "sand", "water" etc. (communication and language).

Thanks,

Baby room staff :)
By christine 09 Oct, 2016
Dear parents/carers,

The topic for September in Blue Room was "Me and my family". In this topic, practitioners worked with children to develop a much better knowledge of family, using appropriate terminology e.g. "mum, dad, brother, sister, nanny, grandad, aunty, uncle, cousin" etc.

During creative activities, children have:

  • Made their own self portrait with paper plates and other resources
  • Made a family tree using hand-prints
  • Made and decorated their own houses which will be put on display in various areas inside and around the classroom.

Practitioners have ensured that creative activities have been stimulating and challenging to keep children focused. With regard to the EYFS, we focused on Physical Development and Communication & Language in following instructions and understanding what is asked of them. We focused on Personal, Social and Emotional development through the children trying new activities and expressing interest in them. We also focused on Expressive Arts by using a variety of resources and materials to support the childrens' artwork.

Practitioners will continue to provide a range of activities to support childrens' learning and development in the theme for the month.

Thanks,

Blue room staff :)
By christine 09 Oct, 2016
Dear parents/carers,Topic: Myself and IActivities:-Making a photo frame for pictures of childrenHand and foot printingMaking a body templateCircle time: Children share experiences of their families (parents, brothers, sisters), countries they come from. Children talk about their homes - how many bedrooms, how many windows, stairsChildren made houses out of shapes (square, circle, rectangle, triangle)Children made books called "My Family and I"Children made faces made out of paper plates and pieces of ears, eye, mouth and nose cut-outsThe children worked on many different aspects of learning e.g. maths, chapes, colours and culture. The children learnt that they are all different to one another e.g. different hair and eye colour, type of hair and height.Thanks,Red room staff :)
By Little Angels 17 Dec, 2015
Dear Parents/Carers,The children are all getting ready for lots of festive fun this afternoon! We are looking forward to you all joining us - please do support your children!Baby room 4pmBlue room 4.30pmRed room (pre-school) 5pm Baby room and blue room are singing carols and the pre-school children will be doing the nativity play!Refreshments will be served afterwards!We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas in advance! :)
By Little Angels 08 Dec, 2015
We have recently changed our menu for lunch and afternoon tea. We always want to provide the best for our children! Please check it out here: http://www.littleangelsbrixton.co.uk/#/meals/4586489552We hope you like it :)
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