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  • Reptiles

    Published 16/05/23
    Some reptiles came to visit Cookham Nursery School! It was an incredibly special day full of awe and wonder. There was a huge variety of reptiles including a corn snake, a huge tortoise, a bearded dragon and a chameleon! The children learnt many inte
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  • Earth Song Drummers

    Published 11/05/23
    We welcomed 'The Earth Song Drummers' to Cookham Nursery school. What a wonderful day! Storme and Jill held workshops throughout the day, playing an amazing range of musical instruments, weaving story-telling into the experience and giving th
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  • Chicks

    Published 02/05/23
    We were so lucky to have all 10 eggs hatch from our 'Living Eggs' experience! It was a very exciting time, learning new vocabulary about the life cycle of a chicken, from when it starts to develop inside the egg until it is fully grown. We al
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  • PC Bullock visits Nursery

    Published 20/03/23
    This week we welcomed PC David Bullock to Cookham Nursery. He is the author of a brilliant set of stories based on a character called PC Ben, which is aimed at pre-school children. David spent time chatting to the children, and he read them the
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  • A Windy Day

    Published 13/03/23
    We have had a great time being involved in windy day activities. This morning we loved making bubbles and watching them speedily blow high into the sky. This afternoon we flew our Nursery kite around the garden, which inspired the children to make th
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  • World Book Day

    Published 02/03/23
    World Book Day 2023 was on Thursday 2nd March. This week, we have read lots of stories and rhymes as we do every day at Cookham Nursery.  It is essential for children to develop a life-long love of reading. Language comprehension starts fro
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  • Our Obstacle Course

    Published 30/01/23
    With the ground very wet and muddy after the wet and then freezing weather we problem-solved a way of using the space without damaging the grass any further – an obstacle course – but with the added challenge of avoiding the shark infeste
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  • A physical and mental challenge!

    Published 11/01/23
    We have loved using our new extra large cable reels in our Outdoor Area. Initially the children loved rolling them around the path, which was a great way to develop their arm muscles, core strength and problem-solving skills to negotiate a route.&nbs
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  • Wormery

    Published 07/12/22
    We decided to make a wormery as the children were really interested in observing worms in our garden.  The children made a moist, dark home ready for them.  We needed to layer sand with sieved damp soil and had to keep our hands moist while
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  • Our New Guppies!

    Published 25/11/22
    We have a new fish tank at Cookham Nursery School.  We waited patiently while we got the tank environment correct for tropical fish.  We now have five new Guppies!  We have enjoyed watching them swim and start to grow.  They have
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  • Autumn

    Published 10/11/22

    The Autumn season shares many opportunities for learning, with the changes it brings to our environment and with the excitement of participating in celebrations and festivals. We made Chappatis, Raita and Divas to celebrate Diwali, danced to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and we investigated a range of pumpkins. 

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  • A Witches Den

    Published 05/10/22

     We made a Witches Den

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