Today's story is Owl Babies, written by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson and published by Walker Books

Storytime with Samina- Owl Babies

Activity Three- How to make puffy paint

Today's story is We're going on a Bear Hunt, written by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury and published by Walker books.

Storytime with Jaya- We're going on a Bear Hunt

Activity Two- Let's throw snow!

Dear Parents / Carers,

Perhaps during lockdown you would like to take up a new hobbie and extend your cooking skills.  Southall Community Alliance are hosting some healthy cooking workshops via Zoom that might help you get started.

Please see the flyer below for more information.

Healthy Cooking Workshops

Have a lovely weekend

Ellie

Dear Parents/Carers,

please see the following message from Ealing Public Health.

At a time when the coronavirus rates continue to rise in London, the trick or treat Halloween tradition with many children ringing on the same doorbells and rummaging in the same bowl of sweets is an unnecessary risk to take.

It is possible to transfer the virus on sweet wrappers etc as these are very difficult to clean and the virus can remain on surfaces such as door knockers and bells for up to three days – potentially longer.

Instead of going from door to door consider one of the fun and safe alternatives such as family pumpkins hunts.

Please consider vulnerable residents who may be particularly anxious at this time and alarmed by repeated knocks on their door.

However you celebrate Halloween remember you must never be with more than 6 people outside, and only be inside with the people you live with or those in your support bubble.

We wish you all a happy and safe half term.

Public Health Ealing

Just in case you have missed our Bucket Time and Attention Builder activities we have copied them all below so that you can access them all in one place.

Bucket One

Bucket Two

Bucket Three

Bucket Four

Attention Builder One

Attention Builder Two

Attention Builder Three

Attention Builder Four

We hope you have found these useful.

Here is our next Attention Builder.  We will be back on Monday to share our last Attention Builder video with you.

Attention Builder Three

Good morning,

You might remember that a few weeks ago Paula shared some Bucket Time activities with you, Bucket Time is particularly for children who have social and communication difficulties as it helps to improve their joint attention skills. 

This week Paula is going to be sharing some Attention Building activities.  In the Early Intervention Group, we begin our group time sessions with a Bucket and then follow on with the Attention Builder.  The Attention Builder will extend your child's concentration time and joint attention skills.

Paula will demonstrate the activities so that you can watch with your child and some of them you may like to do again yourself with your child at home.

Attention Builder One

We hope you enjoy today's bucket time activity.

Bucket Time Three

Good morning everyone,

If you have children that have social communication difficulties you may have heard your keyworker talking about 'bucket time'.  Bucket time is an activity that we do everyday with some of the children at nursery and this week Paula will be sharing some videos with you to help you do bucket time at home with your children.

These videos are for you to watch each day with your child.  Your child will enjoy the familiar activity with Paula and you can learn how to do it so that next week you can do it by yourself with your child.

We hope you find them useful, here is bucket number one.

Bucket Time One

We will be back tomorrow with bucket number two.

Greenfields named 'Nursery of the Year'. 

It is a great honour and privilege to receive this award that recognises our creative and nurturing approach to children's learning and development.  Judge Wendy Scott has written the following about Greenfields;

 ‘Greenfields’ curriculum is directed towards nurturing, supporting and listening to young children through a vibrant, creative approach to learning.  The nursery school is well known for its work with resident artists, where children are challenged to think outside their own scale and experience by creating large works with new materials and considering questions of maths and physics as well as exploring a set of art practices’.

Follow the links below for more information:

Nursery of the Year

Early Years in Schools Award

Please enjoy our latest Nursery World Article which celebrates the story of buidling 'Water Donkey' and our adventure along the canal to Bixley Triangle.  

Nursery World was established in 1925 to inform the Early Years Sector and now has a current subscription readership of 14,000. It is a wonderful recognition of our good practise in collaboration with the University of the Arts London to have our work regularly published in Nursery World.

Nursery World - Water Donkey

The Centre has won an award in celebration of the work that is being done to deliver the Bookstart Programme.

'The Centre has carefully thought through how best to use the resources and sessions availiable with Bookstart Corner, making sure that it is delivered in a way that is comfortable for local families, which come from many different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds'.

Follow the link below to read more...

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/supporting-you/practitioners/our-programmes/bookstart/bookstart-25th-anniversary-awards-the-winners/award-winners-corner-and-additional-needs/