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Welcome to Thornton Heath Nursery School (THNS)

We are currently accepting applications for children eligible to start from September 2019 onwards. Please give us a call on 020 8684 0494 or pop in to discuss part-time or full-time options. We are offering the Government funded 30 hours initiative for working families, subject to availability.

We currently have 2-year-old places available to begin in September 2019 Please contact our friendly office team to find out more and to apply!

Great facilities, friendly and experienced staff and a commitment to give your child the very best start to their schooling.  We have places for two, three and four year olds throughout the academic year.  If you think THNS could be the school you are looking for then find out more here → or click here to view our Parent Feedback!

Please click here for the local ‘Best Start’ Activities and Chatterbox programmes of support, or access their website here. These are provided through the Children’s Centres, which are run separately from THNS.

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Over the last two weeks we have been very excited to welcome ten fertilised chicken eggs to the nursery. The children have been predicting which egg might hatch first and some tally mark surveys were carried out by the children. Then last Thursday egg number seven hatched with the other soon following. The children have been fascinated to watch the pipping and hatching process. This week the children have all had the opportunity to handle the chicks and today we said goodbye to them as they were taken back to the farm. This has been a very interesting and informative experience for the children.

This week, to help support and raise awareness of mental health issues, both parents and staff at THNS have been engaged in the art of Mindfulness! Thanks to our Mindfulness expert, Sue Bolton, those families who attended reported many positive effects that the workshops have had on their ability to fend off the stresses and anxieties of modern day life. A huge thank you to all of our families and staff members who supported the workshops and Mental Health Week as a whole!

A big thank you to all our parents who participated in Den Day raising money for Save The Children. You all created some amazing dens with your children using boxes and materials. The children had a lot of fun building and playing in their dens, they also gained valuable construction skills from this experience.

This week in Ladybird class the children have been playing with shredded paper in a tray and have enjoyed looking for objects that have been hidden in there. The children were using their sense of touch to feel amongst the shredded paper and thoroughly enjoyed tossing it up in the air as part of their cause and effect investigations. They have all had so much fun doing this and I’m sure they took home some of the shredded paper inside their clothing.

Following on from the children’s interest in weddings last week, the children have been dressing up in bridal dresses and suits. They have been in role as attendees at a wedding ceremony as both guests and bride and groom. They have been learning new vocabulary such as bride, groom, bridesmaid, best man, ceremony, invitations and wedding cake. One of the children commented, “I need to say my vows.” As the children have been role playing getting married, they have walked around the garden while others have been calling out, “Congratulations!”

This week the children had the opportunity to experience a real life circus performer. We were very happy to welcome ‘Ella the Great’ and her mini circus to the nursery. The children watched her perform a variety of circus acts including plate spinning, juggling, tight rope walking and even saw her riding a unicycle! After the performance the children were able to have a go at some of her circus tricks.

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We currently have a vacancy for an EYE to cover a maternity leave of one academic year. Please contact the school office on 020 86840494 for more information.

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