News & Views Refurbishment for Brookham Nursery Nestled in the South Downs National Park, yet a stone’s throw from fast links to London, Brookham Nursery provides an outstanding start to a child’s educational journey. The newly refurbished Nursery has been beautifully redesigned in order to reflect the school’s stunning grounds by using natural tones and materials. This tranquil and spacious environment with free access to the outdoors, has been created to feel like a home from home. The calm and thoughtfully designed space enables children to focus on quality learning experiences, whether curled up on a beanbag sharing a story with a teacher, expressing their creativity with a paintbrush or glue stick in hand or designing obstacle courses in the garden with logs, blocks and planks. The children’s learning is also enhanced by weekly Spanish, PE, swimming, music and ballet sessions, all led by additional specialist teachers. For availability please email: admissions@brookhamschool.co.uk
New Music Classes Run by a Music Therapist Launching in Guildford Little Bear’s music provides hands on music making classes for children aged 3 months to 4 years. Classes are led by Holly Hitchen, a professional Music Therapist with over 15 years’ experience of working with young children. Little Bear’s music classes have been designed with the aim of providing a fun, creative, stimulating and supportive environment in which children and their caregivers can explore different aspects of music making through a range of shared activities. Live music is used in all classes and activities include singing, playing instruments, puppets and stories. Classes will be held weekly on Wednesdays and start on 9th January, although you can join at any time. Sessions are split into age groups: 2.5 - 4 years, 18 months - 2.5 years and 3 - 18 months. Call 07764 752675 or email lbmusic@gmx.co.uk now to book your free trial session, or for more information.
New Toddler Forest Group
Rydes Hill Launches All Year-Round Nursery
Starting this term St Nicholas’s School will be running fortnightly morning toddler forest group sessions in their 27 acre woodland. Come along with your wellingtons and coats for an adventure of storytime and play accompanied by hot chocolate and marshmallows for both children and adults. Please contact Katie on 01252 850121 (option 2) or e-mail registrar@ st-nicholas.hants.sch.uk to find out more information. www.st-nicholas.hants.sch.uk.
Rydes Hill Preparatory School & Nursery in Guildford are thrilled to announce that, from January 2019, the Nursery will be offering all year-round places and extended hours. As the Nursery is connected to the Prep School, the children enjoy a wealth of experiences tapping into specialist teachers for Forest School, music classes, dance and sport and an enviable timetable of arts and crafts, cooking, fine motor skills and guided learning.
New Locations for Molly Moocow!
Raising Confident Children with Perform
Molly Moocow run children’s music and movement classes for little ones from 6 months – 4 years, and has now been running successful classes and parties for the past 15 years throughout Surrey Sussex and Hampshire. Molly classes aim to give children the opportunity to discover the important link between play, music and learning through their unique, fun-filled programmes. The company, was set up 15 years ago by a local Haslemere mum and 2 years ago taken over by Kate Renninson from Midhurst who has been working with Molly for the past 14 years. The company are very proud of their achievement, especially when faced with competition from so many national franchises. There are new Molly Moocow classes starting in January 2019 at St Ives school in Haslemere, Midhurst and Godalming. Please do get in touch for your free taster session: www.mollymoocow. com, info@mollymoocow.com or 01428 658858.
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Mrs Norville, the Headmistress commented, “We are thrilled to now offer families the option of a pre-school environment with the flexibility of all year-round care. We look to inspire imaginations and create capable learners to help prepare children for a positive and happy transition to the next step in their school life, wherever that may be”. Open 48 weeks of the year, the Rydes Hill Nursery accepts children from rising 3 and are eligible providers of the Early Years Funding Scheme.
Sara has two children, Honor (8) and James (6) who have both been attending Perform classes since they were 4 years old. “I’ve always wanted my children to feel confident speaking in public and chatting to all sorts of people. I think these are essential life skills these days” says Sara. Sara was drawn to Perform because of its focus on developing confidence and self-esteem in a fun way. “It’s not a pushy stage school” she explains. “Each week, the classes focus on a topic like manners, making eye contact or introducing themselves, but this is wrapped up in a highly engaging way in the context of drama and songs.” “Since my children started attending Perform, other parents frequently remark on their confidence and how well they speak in school assemblies. I’m really impressed with how they chat to adults in places like shops and restaurants.” Classes at Perform are small with two teachers per class. “The teachers are professional actors with amazing energy and enthusiasm. They go out of their way to understand and engage every child” reports Sara. Perform offers a FREE no-obligation dance or drama class in: Farnham - Wednesday 4pm (for 4-7s) and 5pm (for 7-12s) Fleet - Monday 4pm and 5pm and Tuesday 4pm (for 4-7s) and Tuesday 5pm (for 7-12s) Frimley - Friday 4pm (for 4-7s) and 5pm (for 7-12s) Godalming - Friday 4pm (for 4-7s) and 5pm (for 7-12s) Guildford - Saturday 9.30am and 11.15am and Wednesday 4pm (for 4-7s) and Saturday 2pm and Wednesday 5pm (for 7-12s) Haslemere - Tuesday at 4pm (for 4-7s) and 5pm (for 7-12s) Woking - Saturday 9.30am and 11.15am and Wednesday 4pm (for 4-7s) and Saturday 2pm and Wednesday 5pm (for 7-12s). Visit perform.org.uk/try to book. Plus, when you sign up for classes use code HERO010319 for £40 off! Expires 1st March 2019. Valid on all the above venues except Woking Saturday classes.
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