Nursery teachers - respect is due!

[PrettyHannukahndles]

Yesterday I went to ds's nursery to give a little 'class' on Hannukah: telling them the story, singing songs, lighting candles, eating goodies and so on, about 40minutes total with one of the teachers helping me.

I didn't know that keeping 8 relatively well-behaved 3-5 year-olds interested and involved could be such hard work, and I now have a heck of a lot more respect for the job of a nursery teacher!

We have been so lucky to find this nursery, because the staff are wonderful and so caring. They may not be particularly well-educated, but what they've got doesn't come from book-learning.

I'll say it again - nursery teachers are wonderful!

[snowmeltsonthebeach]

its really nice that you did that - I wish our son's nursery involved parents a bit more....

[phatcat]

Hear hear! I think that every time I go and pick ds up from his nursery - there's no way I could do that job for all my supposed 'education'.

[amynSaintnixmum]

Our preschool is great. DD and ds both loved it and I cant speak highly enough of them. DS has recently started school and has had all sorts of problems there that i have discussed on other threads. The preschool is at the end of my road and a couple of times when i have been upset because of what is happening at school I have gone in to talk to them and they have been fantastic - taking time to talk to me, make me tea and offer advice. I haven't even got any children there anymore and yet I still feel they have offered me and ds more support in these last few weeks than his school have.

[Moomingingercat]

LO Amysaintnixmum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[amynSaintnixmum]

Welcome Moomin - are U ok?

[Moomingingercat]

Yup - very grumpy duaghter is taking my mind of things - she has hardly slept last night so am very tierd - but in a way thats good as she is grunping so much that she is not giving me a chance to start worrying - what bout you?

[Moomingingercat]

Ohh my spelling is even better than normal !!

[amynSaintnixmum]

Yeah - bit anxious but not much i can do there. I am going to have a bath soon with a glass of wine and some lovely st johns wort bublle bath.mmmmmm

[amynSaintnixmum]

LOL spelling

[Moomingingercat]

I can send the grupm down to you if you would like !!. Dr has signed me off for 3 more weeks!!, so should be able to get down thurs eve no probs. Enjoy the winexx

[amynSaintnixmum]

Hooray for the dr. We can do a swap - you have dd and ds and i'll have the grumpalump.

[Moomingingercat]

Yup Dr is very nice man. Hmm think you can keep ds am far to tired today might end up throwing a bigger strop than him!!- but will stll let you have the grumpalot!! She is trying to type now as well = as if my spelling isn't bad enough already

[amynSaintnixmum]

Will phone you later after my bath.