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Collaborative group art has been popular with the children decorating 'Elfie' and the 'Gingerbread Man'. They have been enjoying dancing, party games and playing with the colourful parachute. In Forest School, the children have been making wooden baubles using the hand drill. We had a wonderful time at Petroc visiting the 'North Pole' and even met Santa!

Dancing, decorating the Christmas tree, stories, twinkling lights and making (eco-friendly & wildlife safe) reindeer food are just some of the exciting things that Dragonflies have been enjoying.

Father Christmas visited on Tuesday much to the delight of the children and the team. Children have been singing, dancing, enjoying stories and songs. There has been much to explore on the sensory table and of course lots of colourful art work too. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas from the 0-2 team!

We've had a fun morning making Christmas hats and decorating Christmas cookies. Before we knew it, sleigh bells were heard on the roof and it wasn't long before children were giggling in delight and belting out the festive tunes for Father Christmas to hear. Ho! Ho! Ho! He made his way around all the playrooms and gave out presents with plenty of Christmas cheer! Thank you to Liz for cooking the most delicious Christmas lunch for the children and the team to enjoy.

Thank you to the Petroc students for putting on the most fantastic Christmassy morning for us. Kindergarten walked over to Petroc and took a ride in the lift right up to the North Pole! We entered the Grotto and were welcomed by smiling elves, reindeer and Mrs Christmas. We have enjoyed catching bubbles, card making, posting letters to Father Christmas, dancing, colouring and festive skittles. We were invited to visit Mrs Christmas for a story and then much to our surprise an

Jingle Bells, Christmas Turkey, Little Donkey, and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer were just some of the Christmas songs that the Kindergarten children sang to their adoring audience last night. We have been learning the songs along with the actions and Makaton signs for weeks now. The children have all made festive lanterns to light their performance. Finally the big night came and children arrived wrapped up warm ready to wow the crowd. Their lanterns were lit and the garde

The Toy Swap was a huge success and the donations were incredible. A very big thank you to all who have made this event possible. We helped the planet by swapping good condition pre-loved toys. We had books, clothes, shoes, dressing up clothes, soft toys, blankets, jigsaw puzzles, electronic toys and so much more! Dragonflies' Eco rep Danni enthused, "It's such a good thing to do. It gives unwanted toys a new life. They will have a new home." Look out for the remainder of

In June 2024, St. Michael's Nursery received the Prem Aware Award from the Smallest Things Charity. We are only the 2nd Early Years Business in the UK to receive this award, and the first nursery in the South West of England! The whole team have recently updated and refreshed their training to ensure that everyone's knowledge and understanding is current and up to date. Sarah Sexon, Nursery Manager explains 'We were inspired to train our team following a visiting speaker to o

We have been taking part in 'World Nursery Rhyme Week' and we've been having lots of fun singing these dedicated rhymes over the five days. The children have explored each rhyme with music, art, Makaton and sensory trays.  We have enjoyed 'Humpty Dumpty', 'When I was One' and 'I hear Thunder' to name a few! We have had fun playing on our own 'Pirate Ship' in the garden, making bird nest paintings, fluffy cotton wool clouds and using our weather kit from Learning through Land

Thank you to all our families, friends and staff for donating their time, effort and pennies towards our bake sale this week for BBC Children in Need . We have been blown away by your generosity. We have had a fun day wearing a variety of yellow / spots / pyjamas or cosy clothes. Many a teddy bear has been painted or collaged. We have danced and enjoyed stories.