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January has arrived & we can’t believe how quick it’s gone!

It has been a busy month for all our little Monkeys & it didn’t take us long to settle back into our nursery routine & as the Christmas decorations/displays came down, bright colourful displays have been constructed in their place. We have an Art Gallery, Monkey Puzzle & Elmer Story displays & Police displays (following a visit from the Police)!

Our youngest children, Blue Monkeys have been developing both their gross & fine motor skills through a range of activities. Two favourites in particular were dressing up, where the children were able to make their own choices of what they would like to wear & enjoyed dancing around in their outfits & looking at themselves in the mirror & a game of football; the whole room was cleared & the football match commenced!

Pink Monkeys are developing their love of beautifully singing nursery rhymes by learning some Makaton signs that accompany their songs. Makaton is a great supportive language which encourages speech development. The children are also enjoying learning the Alphabet in Makaton!

Our older Red Monkeys have been extending their interest of outer space, Earth & the world around them. They have been learning about stars & naming the planets, supported by creating each planet from salt dough & paint. This has enabled our lovely children to make such wonderful connections of the similarities & difference of the people around them. The children have discussed how we all have eyes & nose but some of us have different colour hair & can speak differently; from this our children have learnt ‘Hello’ in 4 other languages.

The whole nursery enjoyed a fantastic celebration of Australia Day; through exploration of traditional colours, story books, didgeridoo sounds, Boomerangs, animals & tasting some authentic foods!

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery
33A Ridgmont Road
St Albans
AL1 3AH

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The Station House, Orient Close, London Road, St Albans, AL1 1JD | Tel: 01727 568 366 | Email: stalbans@monkeypuzzlestalbans.co.uk | Web: https://monkeypuzzlestalbans.co.uk/orient-close | Our Privacy Policy
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A Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Franchise owned and operated under licence by Amanda Griffiths Ltd, Registered in England & Wales Company no. 7014396, Registered Address: 26 Church Street, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2LY
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©Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery St Albans (Ridgmont Road) - OFSTED Reference EY434599. A member of the Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries group
33A Ridgmont Road, St Albans, AL1 3AH | Tel: 01727 568 289 | Email: ridgmont@monkeypuzzlestalbans.co.uk/a> | Web: https://monkeypuzzlestalbans.co.uk/ridgmontrd | Our Privacy Policy
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