by Tom Walbrin | Dec 5, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
We have been reading our core book “Owl Babies” and using it to explore emotions such as being worried or missing someone, helping children identify and understand their own feelings whilst building empathy through the story of the three baby owls waiting...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 5, 2025 | St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School
We have been focusing on the story “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” and explored the different animals, their colours and other features, their actions, movements, and habitats through engaging activities. The children enjoyed the sounds these animals were making...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 5, 2025 | The Limes Nursery School
Lots of lovely things have been happening in Willow this week at The Limes! Following the children’s interest in bridges, our core book is now “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.” The children have loved acting it out with small world toys and recreating...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 2, 2025 | News, Rosemary Nursery School, St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School, The Limes Nursery School
On Friday, staff met from across all three nursery school sites to attend training led by Pete Moorhouse on Clay! Staff had an opportunity to learn more about how we can use clay with children in a variety of different ways and the benefits of doing this. We explored...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 28, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
This week has been all about fine motor skills, setting up provision following on from children’s interests last week and providing opportunities for careful manipulation and control. The children have been using natural finds in the garden to create...
by Tom Walbrin | Nov 28, 2025 | The Limes Nursery School
The children showed an interest in building bridges with the blocks and large loose parts, which we expanded by bringing in different construction materials and sharing photos of a variety of bridges. This exploration helped children understand structural concepts and...
