Nigel Bell, Chief Executive at Property Management Services, Romania was our story teller in March.
As well as reading to the children, Nigel explained about how the UK is made up of 4 countries, showed the map of these and talk about traditions which are commonly associated with each one, including Ireland.
In March, we celebrated the 14th anniversary of when British Sign Language became officially recognised by the British government.
We use Early Years Sign Language in both our nurseries from Baby Acorns onwards.
At first, signing helps ease frustration for babies before they are able to communicate all their needs verbally but we continue its use in the […]
This week was Acorns Nest Box Week! Based on a UK event, it was an excellent opportunity for the children to learn about birds, how they make nests and lay eggs (in connection to the topic changes in animals), different types of birds and where they live and the importance of trees and forests.
Our special […]
This week we celebrated Environment Week in Acorns, by including both World Forest Day and World Water Day! From now on, we will focus very much on nature, the environment and its effect on people and vice versa. This focus will include the Green Fair on 12th April when you will be able to join […]
Our first Bake Sale was a great success! Each group in the nursery made delicious cakes during this wonderful activity which was also linked to the theme of reading, in addition to our Book Week event!
Baby Acorns made banana muffins related to the Monkey Puzzle story, Shiny Stars prepared Ginger Biscuits while being inspired by […]
Last Friday, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with typical Irish music, dance, symbols and stories and we invited our children to come dressed in green on this special day! All the activities were based on the green colour, leprachauns, Irish symbols, music and dancing.
Last week we began our new topic for March, which is on Changes, starting with Changes in the Weather.
Baby Acorns learnt the song What is the Weather Today? and signs from EYSL for the words associated with this time of year: sun, rain, yellow, green, blue, cold, warm etc. They used headphones to listen to sounds of […]
On behalf of all the team, a big thank you for all the lovely flowers, Spring gifts and chocolates that we received for the 1st of March! We really appreciate your thoughtfulness and wish you all a very Happy Spring!
Last weeks’ special day was International Women’s Day! The aim of this day was to celebrate […]
As in industry and technology, trends also exist in education – some come and go while others have a longer life depending on the principles on which they are based.
One such principle which meets with a lot of approval from specialists is “a teacher to 4 children”. In short, this strategy means that the days […]
At a time when children are passionate about virtual reality in video games, specialists draw our attention to how reading has enormous benefits while parents can do much more for their children than simply telling them to read. Valentina Secara, the founder of Acorns Nursery and initiator of a story telling programme in the nursery […]
