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3 months ago
Posted on 08th Apr 2026 by

Nursery news – summer term

Hi everyone!

Summer term has almost arrived!

This half term our topic is – ‘Into the woods’.

We will be starting off by looking at non fiction books about woodlands and woodland creatures. Each week we will then have a different story focus using the following stories – Goldilocks and the three bears, Little red riding hood, We’re going on a bear hunt, Winnie the Pooh and the great Heffalump and ending with my favourite The Gruffalo.

As the weather is starting to improve and the sun is starting to shine, can all children please make sure that they have the following things in nursery with them every day…
– sun hat
– sun cream
– water bottle

All of these items need to be in nursery every day and clearly labelled with their name.

Miss Beeden will be joining our EY team this term, teaching in nursery on a Thursday and Friday. She can’t wait to meet you all.

We can’t wait to see you all next week! 🙂

Mrs Owen

5 months ago
Posted on 27th Feb 2026 by

Nursery News- On the Farm

We’ve had a wonderful start to our new topic, On the Farm, and the children have been absolutely buzzing with excitement.  They’ve loved sharing their own experiences of visiting farms and talking confidently about the animals they’ve seen.

A particular highlight so far has been the children setting up their own Animal Care Station.  Through imaginative play, they’ve been telling their own stories, caring for animals, and pretending to be farmers- developing their language, creativity and social skills as they play together.

We’re also incredibly grateful to our farmer parents who have kindly agreed to bring in some real farm animals for the children to see.  This will be such a special and memorable experience and a fantastic way to bring our learning to life.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support- we can’t wait to share more farm adventures with you soon!

10 months ago
Posted on 03rd Oct 2025 by

Nursery Weekly Update

This week the children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the story Stick Man. They were especially engaged in talking about their own families and sharing who is special to them. Together, we have thought about how families help and care for one another, and we celebrated the fact that all families are unique and different. It has been wonderful to see the children speaking with pride and confidence about the people who are important in their lives.

 

Next week we will be sharing the story Granny Went to Market. The children will be talking about their grandparents and all the lovely things they enjoy doing with them.

We would love it if you could send in a photo of your child with their grandparent(s) to support our discussions and activities.

 

10 months ago
Posted on 22nd Sep 2025 by

Nursery Weekly Update

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

We’ve had a lovely week in Nursery, with lots of excitement as the children explored the story of The Three Little Pigs.

 

The children have enjoyed:

 

  • Listening to and retelling the story with actions and props.
  • Taking on different roles in our small-world play – we’ve had lots of little pigs and a few very cheeky wolves.
  • Exploring new vocabulary linked to the story, such as “straw,” “sticks,” “bricks,” and “huff and puff.”

 

 

Through these activities, the children have been developing their speaking and listening skills, imagination, and teamwork. They have also been busy with plenty of counting and sorting in their play.

 

We are very proud of how confidently the children have joined in and how much they are growing in independence.

 

Next Week:

Our learning will move on to thinking about our own homes. We will be talking about where we live, what our houses look like, and who we share them with. To help us with our discussions, we would love it if you could send in a photo of your child’s home. This could be printed and brought in, or posted on Seesaw.

10 months ago
Posted on 12th Sep 2025 by

This week in Nursery

We’ve had such a fantastic week together! The children have been busy exploring who they are and celebrating what makes each of them unique.

 

Self-Portraits – The children loved creating their very own self-portraits. They carefully looked at their faces, noticed their features, and used a range of colours and materials to bring their pictures to life. It was wonderful to see the pride they took in their work!

 

Core Story: I Like Myself – Our story time focused on this joyful book, which celebrates individuality and self-confidence. The children really connected with the message and enjoyed talking about the things that make them special.

 

Song of the Week: The Power of Me – What a hit! The children sang with such enthusiasm and energy, reminding us all how important it is to believe in ourselves.

 

It’s been a week filled with confidence, creativity, and positivity – we are so proud of how the children are growing in their understanding of themselves and each other.

 

1 year ago
Posted on 06th Jun 2025 by

Nursery Weekly Update

Hello!

We have had a wonderful first week back in nursery. Our new topic for summer 2 is ‘people who help us’.

We have been busy turning our outdoor playhouse into a police station where we have been embedding our knowledge of how police officers can help us and using our new vocabulary of ‘helmet, baton, handcuffs, torch, walkie talkie’ etc.

We also received a special visit from members of the police force; Jack and Ollie. They showed the children their equipment, talked to them about their job role and even let us look inside their police car. The children were fascinated by what they saw and have been working hard to talk about the things they see using full sentences.

In maths, we have been focusing on subitising. This is a fundamental skill in EYFS whereby children are taught to instantly recognise small quantities without the need to count. We have been busy searching for quantities in the environment, using dice to subitise and using mathematical language to reason.

Parent notices:

Please note:

Nursery PE days are Monday and Friday. Please ensure children are wearing suitable footwear.

Forest School is now on a THURSDAY afternoon. Please ensure children are wearing clothing that covers their arms and legs (or that it is provided in their bags)

 

 

Nursery staffing:

Monday and Tuesday – Miss Thorpe

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – Mrs Jones

LSA – Mrs Forrester

HLTA – Miss Smith

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you next week!

The nursery team.

1 year ago
Posted on 27th Apr 2025 by

Summer Term Updates

Hi everyone,

Yay, it’s summer term!

Hopefully we will be getting some warm sunny weather so could you please always send the following in with your child each day…

  • sun hat
  • sun cream in bag
  • water bottle

Please make sure these things have your child’s name clearly labelled.

Forest school 

It can get warm at forest school so sun hats are a must. However, for safety reasons every child must have their legs covered so they don’t get scratched, prickled or stung. If your child is wearing shorts or a dress on forest school day, that’s okay, just pop a spare pair of leggings, trousers, tights in their bag for them to change into.

Many thanks,

Mrs Owen