Christmas singing Friday 17th Dec

One of our favourite group activities is singing, our youngest children learning from their older friends and particularly enjoying action songs.

Two of our favourite Christmas songs are;

'Christmas Pudding'

ChristmasPudding

Christmas Pudding

Steaming hot

Steaming hot

Sprinkle on

some sugar

Sprinkle on some sugar

Eat the lot! Mmmmm!

Eat the lot! Mmmmm!

and a seasonal variation of a regular favourite, 'Twinkle,twinkle Christmas Star'

On Friday this week we did a final run through of our two Christmas favourites

before Overbury school visited us at nursery to sing some carols.

Then we joined them at the Court as first they performed before we had our turn to shine!

Father Christmas

Santa embracing IT!!

This week the nursery children received a personalised email message direct from Father Christmas. Using his web cam he showed us round

his home, introduced us to his reindeer and consulted his list to find out if the children had been behaving and check what they wanted for Christmas.

It was obviously a recorded message, as later the same day Father Christmas turned up in person. He gave out small gifts, as he will be back to visit all good little boys and girls on Christmas Eve! When he had gone we played some party games and danced to our Christmas music.

Christmas Painting 8th - 10th December

On Wednesday last week the children took great care to create very personal and individual paintings of snowmen and were all very proud of their creations.

Then on Friday a group of children enjoyed a group activity splashing red paint everywhere to make a Christmas Post Box for cards for their friends.

Christmas Activities 6th - 10th Dec

The children have been busy for some time now with craft activities for Christmas - but we can't show photos or

reveal details for fear of spoiling

the surprise!!

However we can show everyone pictures of both the nursery and

After-School club children decorating our Christmas tree.

And this week we have been making decorations both for nursery and to take home ...

The nursery children (even those as young as 2!) surprised us by embracing an activity provided for the Breakfast and After-School club children. They took great care pushing cloves into oranges to create pomanders which both looked and smelled beautiful.

And even our baking this week was festive ... chocolate shortbread Christmas trees!

'The Night Before Christmas'

Last Thursday afternoon (2nd December) the older nursery children walked to the village hall to see Overbury school's Christmas play.

They really enjoyed it the performance, they were engrossed.

They particularly liked all the animals - mice, dogs and reindeer, and Father Christmas of course. They also enjoyed looking out for the school children they have come to know from Breakfast and After-school club.

The show obviously put them in a Christmassy mood, all the way back to nursery they sang the Christmas songs we have been learning at nursery!

Fun in the snow

The snow might have caused problems up and down the country, but if you are under 5 all it means is an opportunity to have fun and explore.

The children had fun chasing each other round and making footprints.

And in the digging pit they wondered what had happened to the big holes they had made in the mud!!

Watching the digger!

You may have noticed some of the changes happening in the nursery garden recently. This is the beginning of long term development of our outdoor area, we have a plan in the hallway at nursery showing how we hope to create different areas in the garden to allow the children to explore all areas of the curriculum outside more fully.

The children have already been showing their creative flair,

using the new weaving frame which is part of one of the new

fences.

Last week we had workmen putting up the fence to extend our bird feeding and wildlife area, just outside the side window. The idea is that the children will have a good point from which to view the birds. They have already been taking advantage of this vantage point - fascinated by the workmen and over the moon to see the digger in action!!

Grasshoppers' Cheerleaders - Weds 3rd Nov

Last Wednesday afternoon we went to support Overbury School's football team in their match against Broadway. As the photos show our youngest children enjoyed it as much as the oldest - I think they would have joined in had they not been in their buggies!

The children knew some of the team from Breakfast and After School club and were quite vocal in their support!

The result was not in the home team's favour but the nursery children didn't seem to notice!!

We hope to become regular cheerleaders for the school's home matches -better luck next time greens!!

Grasshoppers' Open Morning - 19th November

On Friday 19th November Grasshoppers will be opening our doors to show off some of our regular activities and some of the unique opportunities we offer children in our care to explore outdoors and develop a passion for the countryside.

We have close ties with Overbury CofE Primary school, right next door - come and look round both the school and nursery in the same morning. We look forward to seeing you.

Grasshoppers' open morning 10 - 11.30am

School open morning 9 - 11 am

Fireworks Sunday 5th November

On Sunday 5th November the annual village bonfire is taking place in the field next to the nursery car park at 6.30pm.

Last year we made a Guy and some of the nursery children were there to watch him burn and to see the fireworks.

The following week we had great fun with our artwork to recreate what we saw.

I am sure this year's display will rival last, come along and join the fun! See what happened at the Overbury Estate blog