Snow business
Nursery children across the country have been making the most of therecord snowfalls.
Busy Bees Nursery in Walsgrave, Coventry, made a snowman and learnedabout the differences between snow and ice. Children at Amberley Nurseryin Bexhill, Sussex, decorated their four snowmen with poster paints.Little Acorns Day Nursery in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, let rip withsnowball fights and also learned about keeping warm with extra clothingand warm foods in the winter. Children at Stepping Stones Day Nursery inLingley Mere, Warrington, went out to play while the snow wasfalling.
O for Outstanding
Parents, staff and children at Busy Builders Playgroup in Gillingham,Kent, have been busy celebrating their recent Ofsted inspection, havinggained Outstanding in all areas. To round off their achievements theplaygroup made 'O for Ofsted' biscuits and pizzas.
EVENTS
Scale the heights
The charity Action Medical Research is once again inviting teams fromchildcare settings and other individuals to take part in its Three PeaksChallenge on 10 and 11 July to help raise money for the Touching TinyLives campaign. Fundraisers will climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike andSnowdon, the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales. Fordetails visit www.actionforcharity.co.uk, call 0845 408 2698 or e-mailevents@actionforcharity.co.uk.
IN STOCK
Imaginative role play
New role-play activity packs for early years settings have beendeveloped by Featherstone Education. 'What if ... we were builders','What if ... we had a farm' and 'What if ... we were pilots' are alldesigned to support imaginative play in the EYFS. Each project packcontains a CD-Rom with photos, printable worksheets, costume ideas,badges, songs and artwork that can be displayed. Packs cost 29.99each and are available on the A&C Black Books website. Visitwww.acblack.com/featherstone.
Free for Safety
Early years practitioners can get free height charts and DVDs onaccident prevention from Safe at Home: the National Home SafetyEquipment Scheme.
The DVD comes with discussion notes for talking to families about homesafety. It follows the story of two-year-old Sam as he tries to make hisparents aware of hazards in the family home. The height chart highlightsthe most common home accidents involving under-fives and gives advice onprevention. Visit www.safeathome.rospa.com or call Mariette Cox on 0121248 2508.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Children from the Pippins and Bramleys pre-school andout-of-school club at Gravenhurst Lower School in Bedfordshire went fora walk in a winter wonderland, exploring the woodland area surroundingthe school. The children got ready to duck the snow shower when a memberof staff shook a tree branch above them.
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