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This week the children have been learning about the Lunar New Year, or the Chinese New Year.

This week the children have been watching and discussing a performance by the late Japanese artist Shozo Shimamoto. 

This week, Helen worked her magic on a slimy concoction. This created an opportunity for the children to share the multi sensory experience of stretching, smelling, squeezing and even skipping with the gelatinous, oozy substance!

When the temperature drops, the way the children of Thornton Heath Nursery engage with their space transforms along with the weather.

We have welcomed our new starters this week who have been supported by the elder children to enjoy their first days at Thornton Heath Nursery.

This week, the last of the Autumn leaves were shovelled, barrowed and shifted to the planters to begin the process of making new soil for our planting to come later in the year.

After November’s Diwali extravaganza we are now getting prepared for the Christmas festivities to come.

As the cold set in, the children at THNS remembered that keeping busy helps to keep you warm!

This week our wheels were put away for most of the week to encourage our keen balance bikers to spread their wings and investigate other aspects of our garden.