“The Great gift of Easter is hope.” -Basil C. Hume Wishing you all a very happy and restful Easter with cherished moments, surrounded by family and friends. Seedlings and Acorns: This week our Seedlings and Acorns have been focusing on all things Easter. We set up a sensory water activity consisting of flannels, sponges and […]

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” -from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens A little reminder that our Meet the Teams evening is this Monday, 23rd March, 7-8pm; Annette will be providing some dishes to keep […]

“‘One must always be careful of books,’ said Tessa, ‘and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel We’d like to remind you that our Mother’s Day afternoon tea will take place on 13th March from 2-4pm. Oaks 1, 2 and Saplings- We are intending to be […]

“But then I realized, what do they really know? This is MY idea, I thought. No one knows it like I do. And it’s okay if it’s different, and weird, and maybe a little crazy.” – What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada Acorns: This week in Acorns, we’ve thought about Shrove Tuesday and […]

‘From January up to May, the rain it raineth every day.’ — William Shakespeare Oaks 1: Well…February has made a particularly soggy start, we have been outside as much as possible catching water, decanting and exploring capacity and weight. As previously mentioned, if you do have a spare coat for torrential rain days that would […]

‘January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow…’ Sara Coleridge – The Months Staffing news – we are pleased that Amelie will be returning full time from February as Room Lead for Saplings whilst Jackie will be taking the Room Lead position in Oaks 2 Oaks 1: Hello from Oaks 1! The classroom […]

“The beginning is always today.” – The Short Stories of Mary Shelley by Mary Shelley Acorns and Seedlings: This week we have focused on the colour red, a favourite colour of the group. To kick things off, we set up a mark-making activity involving Lego bricks dipped into red paint. The children marvelled at the […]

‘Once upon a Christmas Eve, Just after it had snowed, The Jolly Postman (him again!) Came down the jolly road. And in the bag upon his back An… interesting load.’ Seedlings and Acorns: This week we have been getting ready for Christmas and have worked hard to finish off our little gifts for our mummies […]

‘I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. We are nearer to spring than we were in September. I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.’ Oliver Herford Saplings: This week, the Saplings have continued their festivities firstly by helping to paint our cardboard […]

‘Believing is the only magic that makes the utterly impossible completely possible, and the undoubtedly undoable undeniably doable! And, of all the different kinds of beliefs there are,the belief of a child is by far the most unbelievably unstoppable.’ The Christmasaurus – by Tom Fletcher Saplings:This week in Saplings, we began our countdown to Christmas. […]