Noah's Ark Under 5s

We have an exciting opportunity at Noah's Ark Under 5's for a Senior Early Years Educator.

CHILDREN'S ORAL HEALTH EVENT 🪥

Join us with your children for some fun activities and top tips about how to look after your little ones gums and teeth 😁

Join us today at Noah's Ark Thursday 2nd February between 0930-1030 🥰

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Just a polite reminder that we are shut today for training and we will reopen tomorrow the 4th January :)

MENU CHANGES 12th December - 16th December

Monday
Snack: Pancakes
Lunch: Veggie Rice Bake
Pudding: Lemon Cake
Tea: Sandwiches

Tuesday
Snack: Crackers and Cream Cheese
Lunch: Spaghetti Bolognaise
Pudding: Festive Carrot Cake
Tea: Quesadillas

Wednesday
Snack: Breadstick & Dip
Lunch: CHRISTMAS DINNER
(Turkey/Chicken, Stuffing, Pig in Blanket, Roast Potatoes, Carrots, Sprouts, Broccoli & Gravy)
Pudding: Jelly & Ice Cream
Tea: Chicken Nuggets

Thursday
Snack, Lunch, Pudding: PARTY BUFFET
Tea: Pizza Swirls

Friday
Snack: Hot Chocolate and a Spiced Biscuit

CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY 🎅

8th December is Christmas Jumper Day :) We are inviting all children to wear anything festive; jumpers, tops, dresses, tinsel etc. from Thursday 8th December until 16th December.

We also have a lot of Christmas activities planned for next week;

Monday 12th – Christmas Craft Day

Tuesday 13th – 2pm Lions Christmas Concert

Wednesday 14th – Christmas Dinner Day

Thursday 15th – Christmas Party Day and a Very Special Visitor

Friday 16th – Elf Hunt & Hot Chocolate

🍪 Rachel's Recipe of the Month 🍪

For this months ‘Recipe of the Month’ I’m going to share with you my Nan’s shortbread recipe.

This recipe was always one of my favourites to make around Christmas time, and is lovely with a chocolate coating.

Original recipe – Makes 16 pieces
200g Melted Butter (you can use Dairy free butter too)
270g Plain Flour
125g Self Raising Flour
2 tbsp Cornflour
100g Caster Sugar
Method
STEP 1 - Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix.
STEP 2 - Add the melted butter and mix well until dough like texture.
STEP 3 - Spread mixture out into a shallow tin and prick with a fork. Or you can roll it out and cut shapes from it.
STEP 4 - Bake in the oven at 180c for 20-30 minutes, until golden brown.
STEP 5 - Take out and cool in tin, sprinkle sugar on top or dip in melted chocolate (if required).

Hope you enjoy
Rachel xx

*FRIDAY 18th NOVEMBER*

To help raise awareness we will be offering the children the choice to wear something spotty or their pyjamas 😊

Donations are welcome but not compulsory.

World Nursery Rhyme Week!

Singing is so important to a child's early communication development; it supports speech, vocabulary, memory recall, and of course if you throw in some actions it helps with their co-ordination and gross and fine motor skills 😊

Here at Noah's Ark singing is part of each area's daily routine, the children love to show off their beautiful singing voices and funky dance moves!

Splish splash and welcome to day 2 of World Nursery Rhyme Week. Today’s rhyme is ‘1,2,3,4,5 (once I caught a fish alive)’.

This rhyme was first recorded in Mother Goose's Melody around 1765 and featured a Hare, not a fish!

We love the rhyming element in this one and it’s the perfect counting song for our young rhymers.

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