by Tom Walbrin | Dec 18, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
This week, both classes 1 and 2 have been getting in the festive spirit! We have listened to The Christmas Story, decorated our Christmas tree, wrapped gifts to go under it and explored the wonderful different textures and materials of the baubles and tinsel. We also...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 12, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
This week in Class 1, we have been exploring painting on different surfaces including tracing paper, card, and our hands, noticing what happened to the paint on each material. This investigation helps children understand how different surfaces absorb or repel paint...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 12, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
We have been exploring colour mixing using pipettes and coloured water, discovering how primary colours combine to create new shades. This activity has also been developing our fine motor skills through the precise squeezing and control needed to use the pipettes...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 8, 2025 | Rosemary Nursery School
This week we have been loving our new core book “Owl Babies” by Martin Waddell, exploring ideas of family and the reassuring theme of if mummy goes away, she always comes back! This gentle story helps children understand separation and reunion whilst...
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 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...
