16 Jul Goodbye Gill!
Today is a sad day for Douglas Valley Nursery School. We say goodbye to teacher Gill, who has taught here for 11 years. I'm sure you will join me in wishing her all the best for the future....
14 May Stay and Play – May 2019
This morning we had lots of parents join us for a maths themed stay and play! Maths doesn't have to be boring, you can incorporate mathematical learning into your child's day by asking questions such as - how many steps to this next lamppost? How many...
21 Mar International Happy Day!
Our children told us what make them happy :) [video width="1080" height="1920" mp4="https://douglasvalley.wigan.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/New-video_Large-1.mp4" autoplay="true"][/video]...
19 Mar Sensory Bottle Fun!
In Under 3s, Ellie has made some sensory bottles for the children and using a magnetic stick, the children can move the items in the water up and down. They are fun and inexpensive to make- perhaps a nice activity to do together over the holidays? Here...
12 Feb Northern Dragons bring their Chinese Lion to Pre-school!
What an exciting morning! Following on from our Chinese New Year celebrations, we had a visit from Northern Dragons with their wonderfully bright and playful Chinese Lion. The children squealed with delight as the dragon flung pak choi at them and pretended to gobble them up. Afterwards, they...
08 Feb Stay & Play February 2019
Stay & Play February 2019...
18 Jan Wellbeing Sessions
Last year, Wigan Council & LEyEP introduced wellbeing sessions that are aimed at nursery children. Following the principles of mindfulness, the sessions comprise of fun exercises that focus the children on their surroundings. They are made aware of their breathing and learn to control it by blowing...
14 Dec Christmas Jumper Day 2018
As in previous years, we are supporting UNICEF this Christmas, fundraising to buy a 'Nursery in a Box' for children less fortunate than our own....
06 Dec Christmas at Douglas Valley
As in previous years, we ask that staff are not bought gifts or cards by parents at the end of term and that children don't give out cards either. Whilst we really do appreciate the thought, time, effort and money spent we have collectively decided that...
21 Nov Children in Need
Thank you so much to all of the children, parents and star baker staff that took part in the charity cake sale and £1 donations. We appreciate your support & participation as always....