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Why read with your Child?

15th November 2021

Dr Mary O'Kane from Perfectly Imperfect Parenting, reminds us that I f you read one book to your child every day, by their 5th birthday they will have heard 1825 books! Children who are read aloud to...

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Grand Designs

15th November 2021

'Grand Designs' has arrived at Ballyhenry Nursery - aka Ballyhenry Builders! We had great fun with the building materials.  Check out our brick laying skills!...

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Autism Advisory & Intervention Service

13th November 2021

The EA Autism Advisory & Intervention Service (AAIS) have arranged a series of workshops for the parents of young children who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. There are four...

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World Kindness Day

13th November 2021

In nursery school we are always learning about kindness and being kind to our friends.  Even at this young age it is such a important social skill to learn. Kind children turn into kind...

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Benefits of Nursery Rhymes

11th November 2021

Babies and toddlers can learn so much when we sing nursery rhymes to them... we are supporting language development and other important life skills like reading and numeracy! See below, from Help...

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Nature’s Dance

11th November 2021

it's not just the children who dance on a Friday with Creative Dance Moves - just look at how the branches of the trees are dancing! If you are out and about on autumn walks maybe you can find some...

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Playing with our Friends

11th November 2021

We are enjoying sharing toys in nursery and working together with our friends.  ...

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Help Kids Talk

10th November 2021

The Help Kids Talk organisation remind us how important it is to keep technology to a minimum and entertain our children with nursery rhymes.   'Did you know that 'if children know 8 nursery...

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Crossing the Road

10th November 2021

Twinkle, Twinkle Traffic Light,                                               ...

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Self-Portraits

10th November 2021

We had great fun making our self-portraits!  Check us out!...

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Advice from PHA regarding Sickness

9th November 2021

Do you have a child who's unwell and are wondering if they should be in nursery or school? Check out our handy guide below to find out when they should stay off, and when they can go back if they are...

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I See a Rainbow

5th November 2021

I see a Rainbow of colours Way, way up high,  Long. long lines of colour, Bent across the sky I can paint a rainbow, Paint it with my hands, Up and over, up and over,  and down across the...

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Welcome Back!

5th November 2021

All the children settled back in to nursery this week and had great fun getting to see their friends again!  ...

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Help Kids Talk Training

4th November 2021

Please see details of free basic awareness webinars offered to parents with details on how to enrol....

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Help Kids Talk

4th November 2021

Help Kids Talk is a local initiative with the importance being communication with our children. They are passionate about raising awareness of speech, language and communication development. Please...

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Scavenger Hunt

4th November 2021

Why not get outdoors this weekend and go on a Scavanager Hunt!  This free resource shows us the fun things that we can find outdoors.  If you decide to do this - please share some...

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Help Kids Talk

4th November 2021

Help Kids Talk remind us how important it is to sing rhymes to our children at home.  Nursery Rhymes are such an important part of a child's language development. ...

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Maths

4th November 2021

We had fun at our maths tables this week.  We visited the Ballyhenry Shop and were shop keepers and we weighed out food for our customers....

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Kids Eat Free Tesco Cafe

25th October 2021

Kids can now eat free at Tesco Cafe over half term.   Adults don't need to buy anything to make you qualify for the offer, you can just scan your clubcard, so the kids can eat regardless....

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Moment of Autumn Magic

23rd October 2021

The National Trust share some ideas of fun activities to entertain over the half term break. If you make any of the crafts share a photo with us on seesaw and we will upload to the web to show...

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