Rosemary Class 1 Explores Movement and Mathematical Thinking

by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School

This week we have been keeping warm in the garden by dancing to music and moving our bodies playing hopscotch, developing gross motor skills and coordination whilst enjoying physical activity in the colder weather. Hopscotch also introduces early number recognition...

St Werburgh’s Yellow Room Goes on Shark Hunt at the Park

by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School

Yellow Room went to the park this afternoon to look for sharks with our telescopes just like Timothy Pope from our core book “Shark in the Park!” This exciting trip brought our story to life through real-world exploration and imaginative play. We read the...

Rosemary Class 2 Explores Kusama Art and Baby Development

by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School

This week we have been continuing our investigation into pumpkins and Yayoi Kusama’s artwork, exploring the artist’s distinctive polka dot style. We have been making our own artwork using dots and paper pumpkins, experimenting with pattern and repetition...

St Werburgh’s Yellow Room Begins Helicopter Stories

by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School

Yellow Room have started taking part in Helicopter Stories sessions, an exciting new approach to storytelling and creative expression. Helicopter Stories is more than just storytelling – it’s a powerful early years approach that develops speaking and...

The Limes Willow Room Explores Watercolours and Baking

by Tom Walbrin | Nov 21, 2025 | The Limes Nursery School

We’ve been exploring watercolours on paper of different textures and experimenting with how much water to use, discovering how water affects paint and how different surfaces respond to the medium whilst developing artistic techniques and control. After a few...