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May
18
Butterfly HeavenOver the last few weeks the children have been learning about butterflies.
We made a butterfly garden and the children have been observing the transition of chrysalis to butterfly and finally had the chance to let them out in the garden. It was a sight to behold!   May
18
Pirates found in GillinghamToday the children were pirates in the garden. They had great fun pretending to be on a pirate ship, sailing the seas and looking for treasure
The children in our Chevening nursery were preparing for the Jubilee this week and started off by making crowns. Sticking, cutting and gluing kept them occupied while they perfected their designs….
Watch out parents in Sevenoaks, there are going to be lots of little Kings and Queens walking about in the next couple of weeks! 
In the Baby Room we’re concentrating on Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Looking at photos, reading stories and completing self chosen tasks. In the Jungle Room, we’re painting and displaying prints in the construction area and exploring the texture of paint using our paint table. In the Pre-school room it’s Pirate week and … May
11
CCTV at Gillingham
We are making a number of changes at our nursery in Gillingham and you will soon be seeing CCTV cameras being installed. There is no legal requirement to have CCTV however after looking at different options and acting on OFSTED advice, we have made the decision to install it. A digital receiver will be used … 
One of the things we have been doing with the children this week is ‘mark making’ as part of our focus on rolling motion this week. Cause and effect is an endless source of entertainment for babies and toddlers and we’ve been putting it into practice as they were given paints to use. Did we … May
10
Some Feathered Friends
The children couldn’t contain their egg-citement with some visitors this week! One of the parents brought in some chickens and our toddlers were mesmerised by them. They were surprised at how soft chickens feathers really were and enjoyed stroking our new feathered friends.
May
03
Making Music
The babies have been shaking it today! They have been busy singing songs and making music with the instruments they made. We are not sure what the children in the Jungle and Pre school rooms thought of their little concert, but they had lots of fun.
We hope they enjoyed themselves as much … May
03
The Three Little Pigs
Keeping up with the construction theme at Gillingham, we gave the pre schoolers some cardboard boxes. They spent the morning happily covering their ‘houses’ with the sticks, straw and brick prints on the boxes we provided and had great fun constructing homes for the Three Little Pigs.
I don’t think we needed builders …
This week the build at the nursery in Gillingham has taken over and the theme is construction!! Our Preschoolers and Jungle Room children will be building and constructing their own little offices…. the babies this week will be concentrating on creative development and listening to and making different sounds. |
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