Welcome back!

Hi!
We hope everyone had a lovely Easter and the Easter bunny came to visit you all.

A little bit of a rocky start to the term for Mrs Mertens class due to the ramp being repaired but a big thank you to all the parents for being so understanding and hopefully it won't be for much longer.

We'll be sending home information regarding our summer topic shortly but in the mean time our topic is 'In Our Little Garden'. We will be looking at plants, flowers, mini beasts etc so if you have any items you think will be useful please could we borrow them?

A few things to remember:
- Language & Play sessions start on Tuesday - please check class notice boards for a reminder of time & 
  location.
- Our trip is on Friday 20th May. If you haven't already paid, can you pay as soon as you can & each child
   needs to be accompanied by an adult.

Also we hope the children off school with chicken pox are starting to feel better and we can't wait to see you back in class.

Mrs Way & Mrs Mertens

Sorry!

Hi all,

Sorry for making you wait a while for an update...we've been so busy its been hard to fit it in!
you might be wondering what we've been up to? well...

• We've had a class wedding for RE week. The children worked hard to prepare and everyone had a lovely afternoon. (Thank you to Jacob for the fantastic photos!)
• The children have enjoyed spending more time outside, making the most of the lovely weather we've been having (hopefully it will return soon!)
• There have been some green fingers in nursery with the children working hard to prepare our planting beds and planting some vegetables.
• We've been creating some lovely things for our Mums, ready for Sunday. I wonder if the boys & girls will sing you our Mothers Day song??

Thank you all for attending the open evenings, hopefully you enjoyed looking at some of the work your child has produced - remember our doors are always open if you need to tell us anything or want to ask any questions.
A big THANK YOU for your continued support for our Pink day and the Easter Fayre. it is greatly appreciated.

Letters have gone out about Language & Play sessions. Its not too late to join in, please let us know if you're interested.
Also if you have anything to add to the class spring or Easter table please send it in.
Mrs Way & Mrs Mertens

Chinese New Year!

Hi all!

Hopefully you enjoyed the Chinese Craft your child brought home last week. We all enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year in Nursery - we've added some photos for you to see for yourself! The food tasting was a HUGE hit!

A letter went out last night about our RE week in school starting 7th March. If you have any wedding photos, photos of your child as a bridesmaid / pageboy etc please could you bring them in for us to share with the children. If you have them on a CD-Rom or memory stick that would be even better as we could show the children using the Interactive White Board. 

The school Eisteddfod will take place on 4th March. Nursery will be singing the Welsh song "Mr Hapus Ydw i" please could you practice at home/in the car etc. Both classes have a copy of the words if you need them.

Have a fantastic week

Mrs Way & Mrs Mertens

What an exciting week!

Wow! what an exciting time we had in nursery last week! On Tuesday we had our first group afternoon and had lots of fun exploring new places! I wonder if anyone can remember which group they're in? Mrs Way's class are lions, monkeys and giraffes and Mrs Mertens' class are rabbits, hedgehogs and squirrels.

This week we will be celebrating Chinese New Year (3rd- 5th February). Mrs Way & Mrs Mertens have been planning lots of exciting things to explore and make! Mrs Way is planning a food tasting session and hopes everyone will try some Chinese food - otherwise Mrs Way, Mrs Thomas and Miss Bunt will have to eat it all! We will also be creating a Dragon Dance outside using some beautiful Chinese fabric.

Just a quick reminder - we have wet weather outfits for all the children but could your child please have a pair of wellies in school  (you're welcome to take them home on the weekend) as we're spending more time outdoors - regardless of the weather! also if you have any old wellies we'll gratefully take them off your hands to have as spares.

And we can't forget to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mrs Watkins for Tuesday!

See you tomorrow!

Mrs Way & Mrs Mertens

(we work in groups on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday afternoons. It allows the children to mix together and spend time in our different areas. 1 group - outside, 3 groups - Mrs Mertens' building and 2 groups-Mrs Way's building. we work on a 2 week timetable so all groups experience each area )

Happy 2011!

Hi everyone!

As you've probably heard by now Mrs Street has had a lovely baby boy! we've sent lots of cuddles for baby Lewis and hopefully he'll pop in to visit us when hes a little older.

We have a couple of new faces in nursery this term. Everyone has been very kind and friendly and help our new boys and girls settle in. Mrs Way would also like to say a big thank you to all the boys and girls in her class (and the parents) for making her feel very welcome in her first couple of weeks.

 The children have been busy telling us what Santa brought them - we have lots of good children in Maesybryn! our topic this term is 'Toys & Teddies' so we'll be having lots of fun talking about our favourite toys.

As always if you have any questions or problems, please feel free to pop in after school to speak to us.

Mrs Mertens & Mrs Way

A few dates for the Term

Hi to all Nursery parents,

Can't believe we are half a term down and heading towards Christmas. Here is a few useful dates for the next coming term
Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th  November    Parents Evening
Friday 19th November  Children in Need
Friday 26th November   Christmas Fayre
Monday 29th November   Children's costumes for concert to be brought into school
Thursday 2nd December    Dress Rehearsal of concert for the whole school to see.
Friday 3rd December      Time for you all to come and see our concert, to commencet at 1:30pm
Friday 10th December     Christmas Trip to Rumble in the Jungle

The children have started praticing their Christmas concert songs and have been told what character they will be in the concert. So ask your little one to see if they remember. Don't worry if they don't lots of information to follow on what you need to dress your child as and also how to  get your 2 tickets for entry to the concert which we have called A Christmas Celebration.

Also a reminder to parents don't forget to send in payment for our Christmas Trip as soon as you can with the relevant permission slip. If you have misplaced the letter please do not hesitate to ask for another one.

Thanking you all and looking forward to meeting at parents evening next week,
Mrs Street and Mrs Mertens.

Welcome to Nursery

Hi to all new parents and children,

I would like to welcome you all to the Nusery class. Myself and Mrs Mertens have been so proud of all the children and how they have settled in. This term our theme is All About Me and we are learning lots about ourselves and family. Please don't forget to bring in your baby photos the week of the 4th of September and a reminder that PE starts next week with Mrs Street's class on a Thursday and Mr's Mertens class on a Friday. So children to come dressed in their PE kit that day. Please don't forget your wellingtons aswell so children can explore the outdoors in this rainy weather.

Looking forward to the coming year and getting to know all the children. Please don't hesitate to come and speak to myself or Mrs Mertens if needed.  Keep posted to the blog for updated information.

Thanking you,
Mrs Street and Mrs Mertens.