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During Summer term, the Kindergarten children that are leaving for school, enjoy plenty of opportunities as part of our 'Life Skills' programme. Most recently, Kim from Torrington Dental Practice visited us to talk to the children about effective brushing techniques. Kim started the session discussing why it is important to brush your teeth regularly. She discussed different food groups and showed pictures of teeth that hadn’t been brushed. The children were keen to tell

Our multi-seat stroller and double buggy enable us to regularly get out and about to explore. This also meant that our youngest friends can join some of our older children in Kindergarten to explore our local area. We are so lucky to be situated where there is so much to see and explore within our local community. The sun was shining in the sky and armed with plenty of drinks, we set of for an adventure. We noticed lots of things along the way....numbers on houses, colour

Families were invited to spend an evening on the lawn to celebrate the 'Puffins' Kindergarten class as they prepare to leave nursery and start their school career. Sarah welcomed everyone warmly and commenced proceedings with a thank you to all the outside agencies, friends and family who visit us in order to enhance the children’s learning, adding to their Cultural Capital. We thank Clare from Story Bears, bringing music, storytelling, movement and rhyme, regularly as part

St. Michael’s Nursey is proud to be signed up with the annual Early Years Alliance ‘Week of Play’. This has been a fun week showcasing how we support children’s learning, well-being and development through play. This year’s theme ‘Books and Beyond’, highlights how books, stories and imagination can be an amazing springboard that inspire children to discover, build empathy, test out real life scenarios, communication skills and make sense of their world. The team support

Some children in Kindergarten enjoyed a walk in the local area to learn about their community and the wider world. As we walked and chatted, we noticed numbers on houses, street signs, different shaped leaves, the garage - "that's where my Mummy gets petrol!" We learnt about road safety and counted the cars, the lorries and laughed with delight as the bus gave us a cheery 'beep beep!' Once we reached the viewpoint that stretches over the horizon of Barnstaple, one excited l