NEWS

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.

With the trees letting go of their leaves we find ourselves at a time of reflection and gratitude. We take this time to think about what makes us happy.  We practice gratitude in the form of thought provoking conversational prompts. "What makes you smile?"   We talk about things that make us happy - favourite books, activities that make us smile, choose delicious fruit from the snack platter and share pictures sent in from home.   The children have been working collaborately,

Thank you to the families that attended our Primary Schools and local services Open Evening.   It was an opportunity for families to speak with representatives from so many schools in the local area. This also included Kim from the Learning Journey and also representing Sea Bee's Beach School as home education options for families. We welcomed Lucy our Speech Therapist to chat to families about her work. Kim from Torrington Dental Practice was there with interesting props ab

Our little Ladybirds and Butterflies have been enjoying the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They have enjoyed exploring the sensory table. Plenty of opportunities to pour porridge into different size bowls and use different size spoons. Lots of giggles and fun!

Kindergarten have enjoyed playing in the garden and made a giant leaf mound. Then of course it was great fun throwing all the leaves into the air! Kindergarten made Diva lamp collages in honour of Diwali. They read a book all about a familiy celebrating the festival of lights. We have noticed the moon and the twinkling stars in the sky. The changing of the clocks have taken a little getting used to but the cosy corners adorned with books, cushions, blankets and toys have m

It's that time of year where the sun is setting early, bonfire smoke in the air and there's no better feeling that settling down with some wholesome, warming food. Emma Hedge made sausage casserole with the children this week. For pudding, delicious golden cornbread. The children concentrated intently whilst using the child safety knives to cut up the vegetables.  We quickly learnt that onions can make our eyes water. As the mixture stuck together in the bowl, we had to use

Here at St. Michael's, our team values ways to support diversity, inclusion and equity. We recognise the importance to promote a racially and culturally inclusive practice and environment. Our setting prides itself on promoting positive relationships with people, promoting British Values and by weaving a wealth of diverse stories, music, reference books, posters, artefacts, fictional books, dolls and musical instruments that represent a wide range of cultures, into our everyd

The leaves are turning rich colours of red, orange and gold. There's a slight chill in the fresh air filling our lungs and the glistening sun is setting just that bit earlier in the day. Autumn in upon us and it's a time when the earth, nature and animals are preparing to quieten down for the winter ahead.   Of course this means its Harvest time. A time to reap what we have sown and to gather in our produce and plants. Perhaps a time for reflection; to remember those early sp