I saw a bright red dragon Swoop down into our yard, He looked quite fierce and menacing We’d best be on our guard! He ate up all the bird seed, And drank from all the pans, He played in all the flower beds, left footprints in the sand. He breathed his fiery breath And gaveContinue reading “The Dragon Rhyme”
Author Archives: Lake Street Nursery
Safeguarding and Child Protection
Safeguarding the children is our top priority at Nursery. We have a duty of care for all the children at the setting to make sure they are safe, secure and have a high well-being so that they can relax and enjoy their play and learning. We all have a duty to care for the childrenContinue reading “Safeguarding and Child Protection”
Miss Polly had a Dolly
Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick.So she phoned for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick.The doctor came with his bag and his hat,And he knocked at the door with a rat a tat tat. He looked at the dolly and he shook his head,He said “Miss Polly put her straightContinue reading “Miss Polly had a Dolly”
Twinkle twinkle little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Hinksey Park Activity Trail
Rally the kids, head out for some fresh air together, and see your neighborhood in a new way. We’ve put together an activity trail around our beautiful Hinksey Park to keep you entertained over lockdown.
TAP
TAP (Thursday Afternoon Play) will not be running this term due to the lockdown but we hope to get something up and running again later in the year and will let you know as soon as we can all safely meet up again
Sneezing Sid
Last week “Sneezing Sid” came to visit: he was sneezing everywhere! The children were able to remind him to use a tissue, sneeze into an elbow (he had to borrow one as he hasn’t got one of his own!) and put the tissue in the bin…
Incy Wincy Spider
Watch Andy from Cbeebies sing and sign our rhyme of the week
Incy wincy spider climbed up the waterspout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
So Incy wincy spider climbed up the spout again.
Apple pressing
This week, to expand on our Autumnal theme, we hope to be pressing apples with the children. Thanks to the apple press that we’ve borrowed from Hogacre Common Eco Park. If anyone wants to add a few more apples to our collection that is waiting to be pressed then they’d be gratefully received and alsoContinue reading “Apple pressing”
Chatty Tuesday
Oxfordshire County Council have launched Chatty Tuesdays: great ideas to support communication, language and literacy development. #ChattyTuesdayToday’s Top Tip is to encourage children to listen to the sounds around them. Go for a listening walk and chat together about the sounds that you can hear. Use your voice to copy the sounds. Find pictures inContinue reading “Chatty Tuesday”
