**IMPORTANT** ALL parents that believe they are KEY WORKERS and do not have alternative safe child care will need to fill out the attached and return it to us by 3pm today. Alternatively, email the required information to enquiries@admin.douglasvalley.wigan.sch.uk. Please note, even if you gave us your job...
Please can all of our parents (with both parents details if applicable) to email us immediately with their job role/job title and employer. We have not received confirmation as yet of the definite key workers whose children will be able to remain in school but when...
Just 3 weeks into our spring term and look how we've all settled in! So many ways to help us to learn, Exploring both outside and in. We rescued a polar bear caught in the ice We figured out ways we could help from breathing on the ice to warm it...
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....
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...
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]...
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...
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...
Stay & Play February 2019...
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...