After reading the letter from Marian Thomas about graduation parties forchildren leaving nursery to go on to school (6-19 September) I felt Ihad to write to give the other side of the coin.
We have been holding graduation parties in our nursery for the last fouryears. We make a really big thing about this, as it is a huge stepleaving nursery and we feel this needs to be acknowledged in a grandway.
We send out personal invitations to the parents/carers of the childrenwho are 'graduating'. On the day, we set up the room with graduationdecorations, lay on a party tea, have graduation tableware and make agraduation cake. We keep the children out of sight of their parentsuntil they are all seated and ready - then, when everyone is ready, webring them in, in their cap and gown to the tune of 'Simply the Best'.Let me tell you that at this point, there is never a dry eye in thehouse!
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