Our first event of 2006 was an
evening for parents and carers of the older children.
This was an opportunity for parents to find out what
their children get up to all day, and to gain some
valuable CPD—Continuous Parental Development! Here is
one parent’s account of the evening.
"Parent's Evening” at Learning
Curve certainly was an experience. As we
all arrived for "registration" we quietly and anxiously
eyed each other up
not knowing what to expect. Within 10 minutes of arrival
we had become our
children. As Naida explained the agenda of events there
was a low murmuring of nerves but not for long before we
were whisked away to participate in a "day in the life
of" our children.
The Warm Up Act
Task one, how many blocks would fit in the pot.
Sheepishly we attempted it, feeling total dread that we
wouldn’t be able to achieve what our 3 years olds
achieved on a daily basis.
Everybody: “one, two, three…..”
Task 2: making birds nests. Fear was
replaced by excitement at once again being able to be
creative without worrying about the carpet!
What to
do with straw, pasta and glue...make a mess!
Task 3, "Who made that noise?". Just
natural laughter and enjoyment was really beginning to
show as all the parents began to relax. Task 4, 5, and 6
and by now I can honestly say I was ready to quit work
and be 3 again!
OK, be
serious now—teacher’s watching.
On a serious note, these were
hours well spent. Not only was this an exceptionally
well delivered, educational experience but surprisingly
enjoyable and an opportunity to meet and talk to other
parents and learn about the inspirational role the team
at learning curve have in the life of
our children.
We talked about those items our
children love and we love to loathe and coincidently
learnt that noise and mess were the front runners. Then
it was back into Honey Street for some real education of
the behind the scenes effort that goes into the planning
of a day at nursery.
Here is another participant’s view:
We came to the evening feeling a little nervous and
apprehensive but we were soon made to feel relaxed and
welcome. We found all the Team to be really friendly and
enthusiastic together with being so informative.
We found it really beneficial to meet with other Parents
and to learn more about their children. It was also nice
to learn their names as we only know them as '........
Mummy/Daddy’! It was a real eye-opener to learn just how
much work and planning is involved by all the Team to
prepare for the topics and exercises within them.
Which one
washes whiter..?
It was good
to find out how the children learn by enjoying their
topics. It was interesting to learn at what ages the
children do what activities and for how long and how
this gets increased as the children progress.
This
sounds like ………… concentration!
The Team have
definitely worked hard to achieve an excellent balance
of fun, play and learning.
We came away feeling so proud of James' Nursery.
Many thanks
So that’s how two of our parents saw
the evening. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed seeing how
their children were learning through play and activities
and how all the activities relate to the Early Learning
Goals that Ofsted has set down for early years
education. It was fun and educational, and at the end
all the parents got to go home with something they had
created.
Yes - I
made it!
And finally,
here are a few comments from other parents:
Fantastic
insight into what my children do mon-wed and why they
are such well-developed children and love their nursery
so much and have to wave every time they go around the
Prince of Wales roundabout
Very
informative & very helpful
An eye-opener
into goes into preparing every day/every activity
The staff
must have worked very hard in preparation for this
evening
I wish I was
3 again!!
Are you
all sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin…
