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...
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 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...
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...
