Party Time at Molesey!

Merry Christmas to you all from the Nursery. Have a wonderful break, and a happy and healthy 2020!

The preschool children have had a fantastic week celebrating Christmas. At the beginning of the week, they went on a walk to the postbox, to send off some letters they had written for their mummies and daddies. On the way to the postbox, the children listened attentively, stopping at the crossing to wait for cars to pass. Noah said "We must look both ways!" which started a conversation as to why. Elodie said "To look for cars that are coming!" Some of the children were able to spot the postbox, shouting "Its over there, I see it!" A postman pulled up to the postbox in his van, which the children got very excited about. 

They have also had their Christmas party this week. A game of musical bumps got them dancing and singing along. Maya jumped excitedly and laughed every time she sat down. They then sat beautifully in a circle, with some tasty food, such as sandwiches, salad and gingerbread men. They chatted away about what they were getting for Christmas from Santa. After lunch, the children went outside to see the snow! They giggled and tried to catch the snow as it fell to the floor. Ida said "I love the snow and pretending to be a snowman!" They spent a long time watching the snow. Once it had gone, Olivia said "It was winter when the snow was there and then it wasn't winter when the snow was gone!" 

This week the toddlers took part in a lovely Christmas lunch with all the children in the nursery. They enjoyed pulling the crackers which made a big "Bang!" remarked Alice. The toddlers were so surprised that a present flew out, they took no notice of the joke and were curious what the hat was. Some of the toddlers like Bertie, Ada and Shyla enjoyed keeping their hats on, whilst the other toddlers enjoyed taking them off! The toddlers have also felt very festive coming into nursery in their Christmas jumpers. There was a visit from one of Santa's elves the night before the Christmas party who gave them all a present and left a sprinkling of snow for all the children to enjoy! George for the first time shouted "Snow!" as he pointed to the sky and saw it all falling down on their heads!

This week the babies have been using their gross motor skills in different ways. They went for a walk to the playground at Imber Court and had lots of fun walking and crawling around in their waterproof trousers. They loved being sat in the baby swings at the park, giggling, waving and smiling as they were being pushed. Back at nursery some of the children got out the cushions and were jumping on to them, spreading out their arms and legs, cuddling into the cushions and laughing together. The babies had lots of fun mixing with the older children for their Christmas dinner and the party. They danced to the party music and loved exploring the 'snow' in the big garden.