Graduation

We graduated from nursery today! Fortunately it doesn't mean I have to stop going. I'll keep going until I start school but we had a nice show for all the parents with songs and a proper ceremony where we dressed up and got our scrolls from the big boss lady.

I also took part in a display of the french class and the Yogabugs class - I was really busy!

A lot of the teachers and parents were in tears during and after it and apparently I was the direct cause of at least two of them (and they weren't Mummy and Daddy!).

Final nursery report

This is the contents of my final nursery report. This one goes to school to warn the school teachers what kind of kid I am. I know there are a few teachers read this blog so if you could leave comments with translations of the code you guys use so that I know what they're really saying I'd appreciate it.

Personal and Social Development
Edan is a happy, confident child who enjoys nursery. He is very independent. He shows great curiosity and is intrinsically motivated to learn and thus often takes the lead in directing his own learning. He follows the rules and routines within the playroom well and perseveres at both self selected and adult directed tasks. He is a sociable child and has many positive relationships with children and adults alike.

Communication and Language
Edan is an effective communicator with both children and adults. He speaks clearly and with confidence. He is comfortable when asked to share his thoughts and ideas with others and demonstrates good listening skills when listening to others. He has contributed positively to many planning discussions and has influenced the learning opportunities within the playroom. Edan enjoys reading and listening to stories. He has very good decoding skills and interprets a picture well. He is now applying these skills to the written word recognising both familiar words and sounding out others. Edan has good pencil control and his written marks are now forming legible words.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Edan has a good grasp of numbers to 100 both in number recognition and 1-1 counting. He has an excellent understanding of early mathematical concepts in Shape, Pattern, Measurement, Time and Information Handling. Edan is very inquisitive, and shows a great deal of interest and curiosity in the world around him by observing and asking questions to gain knowledge and understanding of everyday happenings. He has particularly enjoyed our Eco initiatives and has contributed many ideas to our Spring Planting and Waste Minimisation activities.

Expressive and Aesthetic Development
Edan can often be found engrossed in imaginative play in the Dolls' House or demonstrating his understanding of the world around him in role-play in the house corner. He participates well at daily music time and enjoys all musical activities e.g. playing an instrument for The Band Song, or being an elephant for the Elephant Song. Although Edan enjoys manipulating the playdough and can often be found creating a variety of shapes, he does require adult encouragement to involve himself in other tactile activities such as gluing, painting and model making.

Physical Development and Movement
Edan often comments on snack and whether or not the foods on offer are healthy or not. He has a good awareness of what food types should be eaten to keep a body healthy.
When outdoors Edan prefers to participate in group games e.g. "Duck, Duck, Goose" and "What's the Time Mr. Wolf?" however with encouragement he will use the physical apparatus and large wheeled toys. Edan's fine motor skills have developed well and he can complete jigsaws and construct with small Lego pieces with ease.


So, teachery-types. If you were getting this kid in your class, what would you be thinking now?

Happy St Patrick's Day

It's not as clear in the photo as it was in real life. We were painting hair at nursery today - supposed to be for Comic Relief but since it was green and St Patrick's Day today (and Comic Relief was last week!) I'll wish all my Irish readers a happy St Patrick's Day...

Typecast?

We've been given our parts in this year's nursery nativity play for this year and I'm to be an angel. Mummy says the casting goes completely against type. Especially since we're into the pre-Christmas behavioural meltdown. But I am so cute though...

MEDIC!

I was involved in a wee accident today. Nothing serious. At least I didn't think so. It did result in a round of phone calls and trip to the doctor though.

I was playing in the house corner at nursery when a room divider screen fell on me. It hit me in the back of the head and pushed me into the doll's cot which cut my forehead. It wasn't a big cut but it was deep and there was loads of blood. The top I was wearing is ruined. That didn't trouble me much though. Yvonne at nursery cleaned me up and stemmed the blood flow but apparently because there was an indentation (in my head) where I'd struck the cot I'd have to visit the doctor.

Yvonne phoned Mummy to explain. Mummy contacted Daddy in a typical Mummy panic and Daddy came up to nursery to take me to the doctor. By this time I was back playing with the toys but with the opportunity to go to the doctor in the snow I was out like a shot! On the way to the doctor, Daddy tried showing me how to slide in the snow - I need more practice at that. Once there, Daddy and I did some very difficult mazes in a book until the doctor could see us. The doctor did a whole bunch of checks to see how strong I was and hit my knees with a hammer. He said the wound needed stitches! When he went to get them Daddy explained that I might be sewn up like a piece of Mummy's cloth. But it was just paper stitches. Little plasters put over the cut in a cross.

Then it was straight back to nursery for me and back to work for Daddy. That night after nursery Daddy was having nothing of the invalid and took me sledging!