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The Limes Red Class Enjoys Stories and Clay Exploration
This week in Red Class, we have been busy reading lots of stories. The children have enjoyed sharing their favourite books, building their love of reading whilst developing confidence in expressing preferences and discussing narratives with peers. We have been reading...
The Limes Willow Room Celebrates Birthdays Across the Nursery
This week in Willow the children showed an interest in birthdays after we celebrated the birthdays of two of our lovely friends. We thought about the different ways we celebrate birthdays and this discussion went into all areas of the nursery, demonstrating how a...
SEND Parent Event on the 16th of March 2026
Together for SEND 2026 returns to Bristol, bringing families, schools, and professionals together for a day of learning, connection, and inspiration. This event tackles the real challenges faced by those supporting children with special educational needs and...
Rosemary Class 1 Explores Goldilocks Through Role Play and Cooking
This week we have continued to deepen our understanding of our core book "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." The children have been role playing the characters, using different voices and movements as we use our Helicopter Stories as a vehicle for this dramatic...
St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School Embraces All Weathers and Rainbows
The children from both classes have been enjoying all weathers this week, experiencing the outdoors in rain and sunshine. They have been collecting the rain in pots, splashing and transporting the water from the puddles, working together as a team to create purposeful...
The Limes Green and Green 2 Explore You Choose and Name Recognition
Green and Green 2 classrooms have continued to welcome, settle, and include new children. This is going really well with children establishing new relationships with one another, building friendships and learning to play collaboratively in their new environment. The...
The Limes Willow Room Develops Cutting Skills and Explores Spring
The children have shown an interest in developing their cutting skills, so we provided a tray with a variety of materials for them to practise after modelling how to use different scissors. This focused activity helps children build the hand strength and coordination...
The Limes Red Class Explores Space, Rainbows and Numbers
Lots of children have shown interest in the moon, space, and weather, sparking curiosity about the world beyond our planet and the natural phenomena we observe. We have learnt about the things that need to happen to make a rainbow, discovering how sunlight and water...
Best Start in Life: Family Survey
Bristol will have a new Best Start in Life Plan from 1st April 2026. This plan is about making sure every baby, child, and family gets the right support from pregnancy to age five. Family Hubs, midwives, health visitors, speech and language teams,...
Rosemary Class 1 Explores Junk Modelling, Goldilocks and Wind Power
This week we have been led by the children's exploration with junk modelling and made a workshop in our undercover outside space. The children have been able to plan and create their own designs, developing problem-solving skills and creative thinking whilst learning...
Rosemary Class 2 Explores Goldilocks and Physical Play
We have been reading our core book "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and exploring some props to tell the story, bringing the narrative to life through hands-on storytelling. This approach helps children understand sequence, character, and narrative structure whilst...
The Limes Green Room Creates Healthy Dip in Children’s Kitchen
This week in Children's Kitchen, children developed their fine motor skills through chopping, smashing mint, and using a lemon juicer whilst creating a delicious mint and cucumber dip. Each of these actions requires precise hand movements and control, building the...
Rosemary Class 1 Goes Space-Mad with Whatever Next
This week the children have continued to be inspired by our core book "Whatever Next" by Jill Murphy, with Baby Bear's space adventure capturing their imaginations. They have drawn the moon, stars and planets, as well as rockets and astronauts, using different mediums...
Rosemary Class 2 Explores Whatever Next and Clay Painting
We have been reading our core book "Whatever Next" and acting out the story using props, bringing Baby Bear's adventure to life through imaginative play. This active engagement with the narrative helps children develop comprehension and storytelling skills whilst...
The Limes Green Room Develops Imaginative Play and Clay Skills
This week, a key aspect of play for lots of children has been developing their imaginative play ideas by taking on a role in their play, exploring different identities and scenarios through pretend situations. There has been consideration of how to care for others...