The Nest

We have had such a festive week in the Nest with lots of fun Christmas activities that the children have participated in. We have explored some Christmas sensory rice with wooden objects, play dough with Christmas cutters and rollers, Christmas touch and feel books, and decorated our Christmas baubles.

Characteristics of Effective Learning

The children had their Christmas diner and wore their Christmas jumpers on Wednesday. They really enjoyed the wide selection of food that was on their plates, their favourite part was the Christmas tree biscuit.

Some of our older children have being doing their transition visits to the Den, which have gone very well. They have adjusted well to their new environment and are building bonds with their new key worker.

Physical Development

The children had a lovely time in exploring the Christmas rice with wooden objects further developing their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. The children were using their hands to feel the texture, as they were grasping handfuls of the rice and placing it into the bowl. They picked up the spoon using their whole hand grasp to scoop some of the rice.

The children have experimented with rolling pins and Christmas cutters to explore the play dough. They showed good control in moving the rolling pin back and forth in the play dough further developing their hand eye coordination. There was lots of involvement and enjoyment, as the children were so engaged in what they were doing.

Communication and Language

The children have enjoyed looking at Christmas books and props where they have been really excited to look and feel the different pictures and textures. There was some lovely interactions between the children with lots of smiling and sharing of the books.

Parent Partnerships

Our Christmas party is on Tuesday 16th December, children can come into nursery in party clothing or Christmas clothing is they wish.

Children who don’t normally attend a Tuesday session, you are more than welcome to drop them off for 9:30-10:30

The children can also wear any Christmas attire during the week, for our last week of term.

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

The Nursery Team