NEWS

Our little Ladybirds are having a wonderful week. They have an interest in the Role Play Area and they have been bathing their 'babies' in the little water tray in their garden area. They have sponges and towels and showing huge compassion for them. Their Book of the Month is the Bookstart book 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' and we sing it a lot! They are enjoying daily Circle Time with the Butterfly children just before lunch. Butterflies have been embracing the Spring

We are proud to have been awarded Plastic Free Nursery Status last summer. Recycling, learning about sustainability and looking after our world is at the forefront of everything we do at nursery everyday. We believe it is important to love and nurture the world we live in and to enable children from an early age to notice and appreciate he little things in the moment. We often talk about materials and what things are made from. We even have a dedicated Eco-Heroes team of

Thank you so much to all our families, friends and staff that have made a contribution to the 'Red Nose Day' cause. We really appreciate it. It's a wonderful atmosphere here in nursery as we have super heroes, red clothes, spotty dresses, pyjamas and Sarah has even donned a ball gown! Watch this space for a total of what we have raised!

Butterflies have been little scientists this week as they explore the properties of salt, glue and runny paint. they made the most fantastic, colourful effects on the paper. The patterns made with the glue were all different, some swirly, some spikey and some smeared with a brush. To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, the children were invited to make Shamrocks with runny green paint and the pepper made a wonderful shape. Of course, we have enjoyed playing in the garden, the slid

We are lucky to have beautiful Snowdrops and Daffodils growing in the woodland area of our nursery grounds. The children are having lots of fun this week preparing the ground for the upcoming sowing of seeds for the vegetable patch. We are very much looking forward to growing carrots, tomatoes, potatoes and courgettes. The was an invitation to paint and create beautiful flowers for our lovely display. The children used watercolour paints and colourful paper and glue. We j

Dragonflies children have been learning all about the life cycles of bugs. Their book of the month is 'How Many Bugs in a Box' by David A. Carter. Of course one of their favourites is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. They have enjoyed and explored this topic through lots of rich and sensory experiences. The children had lots of Invitations to Play in their playroom including a spectacular spaghetti search and break the ice to free the bugs! During Outdoor Learn

Lots of singing, climbing and cuddles a plenty in the baby room this week. We have really enjoyed the the paint and collage to make our brilliant bug display! The safe and secure balcony area is a wonderful space for us to explore the great outdoors and we are so lucky to be experiencing some stunning spring days.

Charlotte has been busy baking with the children this week and they have made the most delicious biscuits. The children weighed, measured, poured, mixed, added, stirred and took turns to make the biscuity dough. They smelt delicious and they went down a treat! The children discovered how flour is made and even made a small world farm complete with hay and sawdust! The children had great fun making dens for their little animals. We have started to notice some flowers emergi

Digging in the soil, dressing up as bugs, compost in the Tuff Tray, bug hunt in the garden and making bugs using art and craft has been keeping our Dragonfly group busy recently. The children have discovered a lot about bugs, where they live, their home is called a "habitat", insects have six legs and two antennae. In Outdoor Learning this week, the children found out about frogs. We made a pond for the frogs and added lots of rocks, pebbles and logs for the froglets to cli

The little Ladybirds upstairs have really enjoyed their time playing in the playroom and enjoy a little circle time everyday with their friends in Butterflies. They love swaying to the music and learning new songs. They clap and giggle to the rhythm of the tunes and it's a lovely way to get together just before lunch. The Ladybirds are looking at bugs and all things crawly. They are making a beautiful bug display in the wall so we will be sure to update you with photograp