Saturday, 29 December 2012

Christmas party & concert



Wow! this year’s concert continued to be a big success with more than 50 parents and relatives turning up to hear the children sing…..A big thank you for your continued support. The children sang a range of Christmas and nursery rhymes to their families and considering the young age of the children they sang beautifully.

The children also took part in our Christmas party which was organised by our Parent rep who helped decorate, supply the food and take photo of the children with Father Christmas . The children enjoyed meeting the special visitor, playing with the snow machine and joining in with lots of party games and food.

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Cooking activities



At Meadgate Nursery we have been able to introduce the children to a range of fruit and vegetables and cooking activities this term. We have produced our own fruit and vegetable garden where the children have seen the produce grow from a seed to the food on their plates.
As part of involving parents in their children’s learning we invited parents to come in and cook with their child. The first part of the session involved parents listening to a talk by an experienced practitioner about the importance of healthy eating and portion control. Parents were also given ideas of low cost healthy meals that they could provide and were also given a chance to ask any questions. The second part of the session involved parents and their children making iced biscuits and a special food mat which the children could take home and use. Many parents attended and commented on how they particularly found the session useful and allowed them to spend time with their child.