Hi Children,

Today is national dress up your pet day. All the staff in the nursery have dogs, some like to dress up and others don’t. Take a look at this sway attached below to find out about our pets! It will give you a giggle and please join in by posting photos of your pets. Have fun, Jen.

National dress up your pet day!

14th January 2021

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Today is National Rubber Ducky day!!! 

National Rubber Ducky Day — January 13

There is also a podcast on the cbeebies website with Molly and Mack, about a duck race. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio/molly-and-mack-duck-race

Maybe today you could do some water play and splash around with your bath toys and rubber ducks! Enjoy, Jen.

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-curried-chicken-day-january-12/

Do you like curry? mild, hot or spicy?

Do you have a favourite recipe you could share with us all?

Here is Mine – Chicken Korma, https://www.easypeasyfoodie.com/easy-chicken-korma/#wprm-recipe-container-8145

Jen

What are BOOST words?

‘Boost’ words are good words for helping your child with their talking, listening, reading and writing. We want your child to learn words like ‘enormous’ and ‘tiny’ so that they can use these as well as words like ‘big’ and ‘small’.

Where do the BOOST words come from?

The ‘boost’ words are taught through the context of a story. We will focus on 3-4 ‘boost’ words from the chosen story each week.

Why are we focussing on BOOST words?

‘Boost’ words increase your child`s vocabulary and help to explain their ideas and thoughts better when they are talking. ‘Boost’ words also help them to understand what they are reading.

You can listen to the story or read it aloud if you`ve got this book at home. Click the link below.

Remember to share photos or leave a comment.

Stay safe,

Basia.

Story massage is a fun and interactive approach of sharing stories and rhymes in a positive and respectful way.  It involves asking permission from the individual if you can perform story massage on the time. The strokes are performed on the child’s back and shoulders however some children may not like this and therefore can be done on legs, arms or wherever child would like.

The benefits are:

1. It can bring calm and relaxing feeling to the individual.
2. It promotes oxytocin the “feel good” hormone.
3. It may improve sleep patterns.
4. It may promote self esteem and confidence.
5. It may regulate emotions
6. Can build positive relationships through touch.
7. Can develop a readiness for learning.
8. It may develop imagination, expressive language and creativity.
9. Improves communication.
10. Can help prepare for future events e.g. going to dentist, new school, or hospital.