RECENT EVENTS
A YEAR AT TIDBURY...
MARCH 2021
MOTHER'S DAY
We couldn't invite the Mummy's for a "Stay and Play" this year ...
But we celebrated our Mummy's at nursery together
We sang, danced, painted, and talked about how special our Mummy's are.
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS SHOW
The swans loved rehearsing and performing this show for their bear friends
The final show was shown as a virtual show for all our parents
Well done Swans
And thank you Miss Sarah & Miss Hannah for making this happen!
ST PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION
We had such fun celebrating together starting with some Irish dancing
Followed by lots of games and crafts
All rounded up with an Irish feast of traditional Irish food
Which included some Irish soda bread freshly baked by Miss Lisa
FEBRUARY 2021
PEOPLE WHO HELP US
The children loved acting out the role of being firefighters ...
The Swans
The Bears
The Cubs
JANUARY 2021
SNOW!
We had lots of fun in the snow together...
Not just building snowmen, but so much more exploration
- Painting the snow
- Counting snowballs
- Writing in the snow
- Digging
- Making it melt
- And learning our phonics too
DECEMBER 2020
THE SWANS "VIRTUAL" NATIVITY PLAY
The Swan children were very excited to perform their Nativity play in the church....
Things looked a little bit different though this year.
No packed out audience - but instead their Bear buddies came to watch the fabulous show.
We were all so proud of their performance
Thank you to Miss Charlotte and Miss Sarah for directing the Swan children so well.
NOVEMBER 2020
DIWALI
We had a special Diwali celebration - the festival of light ...
The children all dressed up and danced together with colourful scarves
They cooked curry with conkers and pine cones for their friends
And made beautiful Diwali lamps to take home.
Happy Diwali everyone!
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2020
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Pumpkin making
Magic spells
Halloween poems, songs and stories under pumpkin light
Face painting and of course lots of dressing up!
Our Swan group ...
The children were very excited to move up from the Bear group into our pre-school group "The Swan group". Lots of exciting new games, targets and challenges.....
- Lots of finger gym activities to make our fingers strong!
- Working in a team and with a buddy - being patient and listening to my friends.
- Getting creative with items we find, paint and drawing
- Recognising names, writing letters - can you hold your writing pen AOK?
- Physical challenges - assault courses, ball skills, balancing ....
Our Big Bear group ...
The big bears have made a smooth transition from the cub group and are excited to be wearing their blue uniform.
They have been doing challenges together and on their own ... lots of fun with our bear buddies.
- Can you help me make a girl? Where do the legs go? Can you make a picture of you?
- Can you crawl through the tunnel? Can you climb over the table?
- Let's put on our listening ears ... what can you hear?
Our Cub group ....
In September when some new bears started Tidbury they at first joined the smaller cub group. Together the new bears and cubs began to settle into nursery life at Tidbury. So many places to explore, things to see, names to learn...
- Lifting up logs and looking for bugs...
- Learning how to climb the steps and onto the pirate ship.
- Exploring texture with paint, foam, jelly ...
- Making music on our "Music wall".
JULY AND AUGUST 2020
OUR COVID19 SUMMER OF OUTDOOR FUN
Lots of outdoor fun in the rain, storms and sunshine this summer!
The children did most of their learning, playing, adventures outside
They learned all about staying safe during COVID
They kept in their groups "bubble" - it was tricky for the team, but the children loved it
The Swans
The Bears
The Cubs
OUR SOCIALLY DISTANCED GRADUATION
"INTRODUCING THE CLASS OF 2020"
The graduation still went on, despite COVID19 and crazy floods ...
Held in our car park this year to give everyone enough space - a wonderful rainbow celebration. It was perfect.
Good luck to our wonderful "Class of 2020"
We will miss each one of you
xxx
"CLASS OF 2020"
The pre - graduation "photo shoot"
JUNE 2020
June 2nd 2020 - We are back!
A wonderful day first day back was had by all.
Thank you to our wonderful team, children and families for such a successful return - it was seamless.
It was emotional for parents saying goodbye today, we felt the parents apprehension, fears, but also their strength. This strength gave the Tidbury children the confidence to come and join us and their friends today.
Beaming smiles all round - the children came bouncing back into nursery ...
Thank you so much everyone :)
Tidbury is open from June 2nd!T
We are all really looking forward to welcoming families back next week...
We shall be posting videos for each of the Tidbury learning groups on our private Facebook page, with details of what to bring to help all of the children with their transition returning :)
Can't wait to see you soon
PARTY DAY
Magic Russ came to visit us - we loved his magic show ...
Then (despite the heavy rain and floods!) the children all went outside to find their Christmas presents and Christmas treasure!
And finally.....
A Christmas feast with lots to eat :)
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NEWS UPDATE from OFSTED! ... December 2018
Following our OFSTED inspection last month, we are incredibly proud to announce that we have been awarded the top OFSTED performance rating ...
“OUTSTANDING across the board”
The Tidbury team and family could not be more pleased and proud with our inspection report and outcome. It is a truly honest reflection of what we strive for every day for our Tidbury children and families. We are most proud of the rich comments acknowledging the social and emotional well being of the Tidbury children and the excellent relationships that exist between our team and the children and their families and amongst our team. An outstanding nursery does not happen by accident, it exists because of outstanding people – we are very proud of our excellent team, children and our very supportive families. This together allows us to fulfil our aim – “Our aim is to give children the best possible start; we build foundations from which they can grow and flourish”.
Our report is now live on the OFSTED website – please click on the link below.