Kung Hei Fat Choi…
This week we celebrated Chinese New Year, learning about the different food, clothing and special traditions. The Pre- Nursery children made money envelopes, and the Nursery created lanterns. We also explored the Zodiac animals and followed the stories “The Great Race”, and “Rama and Sita”. 2025 is the year of the snake! During snack time we came together for a Chinese banquet, and then we were treated to a marvellous lunch of Beef in black bean sauce, noodles and oriental vegetables. We took it in turns to read aloud the fortune cookies and particularly liked our class quote “From small beginnings come great things”.
National storytelling week…
Next week we will be taking part in National storytelling week. Pre- Nursery will be joining in with a range of well-known nursery rhymes and story sacks, whilst Nursery participate in story baskets, rhyming strings, and acting out stories such as, “We’re going on a bear hunt”. Your child is welcome to bring in their favourite (named!) story book to share with their friends, and if any family members would like to come in and read a story to the children , please kindly inform a member of the Nursery team. Either Wednesday or Friday afternoon at 2.45pm would work well for us, however, we can be a little flexible.
Key dates…
Parent consultations:
Pre- Nursery: Thursday 6th March 4-7pm and Monday 10th March 4-7pm.
Nursery: Thursday 6th March 4-7pm, Monday 10th March 4-7pm, and Tuesday 18th March 4-6pm.
There will be a sign-up sheet in the Nursery building from Monday 3rd February, please could Pre- Nursery kindly book a slot with Mrs Adams, and Nursery parents with Mrs Graham. We are running our parent consultation evenings alongside the Pre- Prep, to make life a little easier if you have a sibling in years Reception- Year 2. The consultation provides the opportunity for us to talk in partnership about your child’s learning, development and well-being at Holmewood. Please note, our consultations will be held in the Nursery classrooms.
Have a lovely weekend.
Best regards,
The Nursery Team.