As you can see, there have been a few changes behind the scenes here at Peter's Patch! We wanted to make it easier for both parents and staff to share information and keep you updated easily with our news and upcoming events.
Our brand new website has all the information you need about fees, our policies, meal plans, calendars, our team and facilities, all available in the one place. We know how important it is to see pictures of your happy children loving the time they spend in nursery. We have a link to the My Nursery App Pal where you will receive WOW moments, pictures and regular updates of your little ones and their progress. We also had a little visit from NI Climbing Frames last week, stay tuned to see what exciting things we've been up to!
FOREST SCHOOL
Not all classrooms have four walls!
At Forest School, we aim to get your children School Ready by nurturing independent, resilient, confident, self-motivated curious little learners! We recently had a wonderful music session with our Forest School and Education Pre-school classes, where the kids enjoyed a sing-song and loved trying out our new instruments. At Forest School, your children can expect:
Outdoor Learning in all Weather
Nutritious Snacks Provided
Lunch Club Option Available
Crafting in Natural Surroundings
Muddy Puddles
Making Natural Paint
Forest Stories
Building dens
Tree Swing
We are still enrolling for our next term at Forest School, term beginning September 2021. Please get in touch with us to book your child's spot whilst availability lasts. You can find more information via our Contact Us page.
CARE IN THE SUN
It's fair to say we seem to have had all weathers throughout the month of May, however with brighter spells on the horizon, we want to ensure that all Peter's Patch kids get the right protection against the sun when playing outdoors.
We kindly ask all our parents to send sun cream with a high factor rating and sun hats if possible for their children. We also advise to label these items so we know who's is who's. All the kids love outdoor time and over the summer months we try to use this time as much as possible to do outdoor activities. We want to keep the children safe in the sun and will be applying sun cream each time they go outside.
SNUG
This month has been busy for our little snug. Our new children have settled in to Snug life and have been spending time getting to know the other children, staff and been busy with plenty of activities. Most recently, we have been learning about the lifecycle of frogs which the kids absolutely loved! We are so lucky to have great facilities right on our doorstep with plenty of room to run around and explore. This month we have been learning about shapes and sizes through water play, developing fine motor skills, problem solving and co-ordination through the use of magnets and we encourage the kids to make their own decisions at the art table every day.
BABY ROOM
We have been having plenty of fun in our baby room as our babies continue to grow and develop even more determination and motor skills. The babies are loving our colourful ball pit which helps build up their core strength and also helps brain development. In Tom Kittens, our baby bus and sensory balls have been a huge hit and our colourful climbing frame also helps assist with the babies upper body strength.
AFTERSCHOOL CLUB
Our Out of School club recently enjoyed a day trip to the amazing Brookvale Farm which the kids loved! We were able to see and feed the cows on the farm and then enjoyed some tasty milkshakes!
In addition to this, we have been making the most of the good weather and hunting for some lovely flowers and leaves in our garden which we have been crafting with. As summer is approaching there are lots of natural resources to get creative with!
Dates To Remember
Please keep a note of the following Closure days:
Main Nursery and After School
CLOSED
Monday 12th – Friday 16th July
Friday 24th December Christmas Eve – Closing at 2pm
Monday 27th – Friday 31st December
Forest School
CLOSED
Friday 28th May
Monday 31st May
12th – 16th July
Additional Lunch club closure dates
CLOSED
Wednesday 30th June
For any enquiries please feel free to get in touch via phone or email available on our Contact Us page. We would like to thank you again for all your continued support.
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