“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” -from ‘Little Gidding’ by T. S. Eliot Notices – Please let us know if you have not yet received your child’s report summary. Seedlings: This week the Seedlings have been […]
Broughton Cottage Day Nursery 13th December 2024
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder, Prairie Wisdom Seedlings: We would like to welcome Edward to our Broughton family. As we continue to be inspired by seasonal variations, Cindy helped the […]
Broughton Cottage Day Nursery 5th December 2024
“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” – Maya Angelou Seedlings: This week in Seedlings, we enjoyed some wintry crafts. The children had so much fun creating snowflakes by carefully dipping sponges into blue […]
Broughton Cottage Day Nursery 28th November 2024
“In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures. The bed is white and silent, and much life can hide beneath its blankets.” In November – Cynthia Rylant Now the weather has turned much colder, may we remind you to please send in some […]
Broughton Cottage Day Nursery Newsletter 20th November 2024
“Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them.” – Neil Gaiman We’d like to thank everyone for donating on Pyjama Day. As a nursery, we’re delighted to share that we raised £75 for Children in Need. Seedlings: Fine motor skills have been something we’ve spent time working on with the Seedlings this […]
Broughton Cottage Day Nursery Newsletter 13 th November 2024
‘In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still.’ – In November by Cynthia Rylant Seedlings: This week in Seedlings, we have been focusing on poppies and their association with Remembrance Day. At the […]
Broughton Cottage Day Nursery Newsletter 28th October 2024
‘Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!’ ― Bram Stoker, Dracula News from the Rooms Seedlings: We used Halloween as an opportunity to talk to the Seedlings about different colours. While enjoying a spot of wet play, the children used food colouring to turn water bright orange. They also had […]
Broughton Cottage Day Nursery Newsletter 24th October 2024
“Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky.” Coraline – by Neil Gaiman. Seedlings: Autumn is such an interesting season with beautiful swathes of deep colour everywhere we look. At the start of the week, the children enjoyed a hedgehog mark-making activity. Using alternative instruments such as forks they had fun ‘scoring’ paper with here, there and everywhere […]
News from the Broughton Cottage rooms for week commencing 7th October 2024
“The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.” Winnie The Pooh – A.A Milne Seedlings: This week, our Seedlings have been exploring natural resources associated with autumn. We tasked the children with heading out into the garden to gather up leaves, sticks and conkers for a seasonal Tuff Tray. The conkers […]
News from the rooms for week commencing 30th September 2024
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald News from the rooms for week commencing 30th September 2024 We are looking forward to seeing you at our Meet the teams evening on Tuesday 15th October from 7-8 pm; light refreshments will be provided. Saplings: We […]