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Exploring Juicy Strawberries in Green Class
Green Class at The Limes Nursery School have been enjoying a week full of strawberry discoveries, inspired by their core book The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear. The story sparked curiosity and led to a range of hands-on experiences with...
Busy Hands and Growing Seeds in Class 1
This week in Class 1 at Rosemary Nursery School has been full of purposeful activity as children have been practising a wide range of skills across the nursery. They have been developing their fine motor control through threading and learning how to tie simple knots,...
Turn Book Reading into a Conversation
Sharing books with your child is one of the most powerful things you can do to support their language development, and it does not have to mean reading every word perfectly on the page! We wanted to share this brilliant resource from the Hanen Centre, which offers...
Exploring Sound, Life Cycles and New Movement in Class 2
This week in Class 2 at Rosemary Nursery School, children have been enjoying a range of exciting experiences that support their curiosity and development across the curriculum. They have been exploring sound through a variety of musical instruments, experimenting with...
Treasure Maps, Marble Runs and Exploring Movement in Yellow Room
This week in Yellow Room at St Werburgh's Nursery School, the children became fascinated by creating their own treasure maps. As they worked, they began to notice the different marks and lines they were making, using these to represent pathways and routes. This...
Puddle Play, Problem Solving and Woodwork in Orange Room
After the warm half term break, Orange Room at St Werburgh's Nursery School returned to cooler, wetter weather, which brought plenty of muddy puddles to explore. The children were excited to be back together again, sharing their holiday stories and reconnecting with...
A Week of Community, Curiosity and Change in Willow Room
Willow Room at The Limes Nursery School has had a joyful and memorable start to the term. On Tuesday morning, children enjoyed a family trip to St George’s Park, sharing time with parents and carers and strengthening those important connections between home and...
Cooking with Children’s Kitchen at The Limes!
Claudia from Children's Kitchen was in with us this afternoon for our weekly cooking slot, and the children had a brilliant time! Whilst our vegetables are busy growing away in the garden, we have been getting hands-on in the kitchen with green beans, chopping and...
Rosemary Nursery School Newsletter – May 2026
In May's newsletter from Rosemary Nursery School, you can read about a busy and productive Term 5, with the children enjoying a rich range of activities despite it being a shorter term than usual. Highlights include the weekly Learn and Play sessions run every Tuesday...
St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School Newsletter – May 2026
Coming up in May's newsletter from St Werburghs Park Nursery School, you can read about a busy and active Term 5, with the children enjoying extended time in the garden, digging in the allotment and planting and caring for their vegetables, as well as a warm welcome...
Smoothies, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Healthy Choices in Green Class!
Green Class at The Limes has been getting creative in the kitchen this week, making their very own healthy smoothies inspired by their core book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar! The children used a smoothie maker to blend together healthy ingredients, and there were...
Cress Sandwiches, Junk Modelling and Painty Hands: Willow Room’s Last Newsletter of Term!
We cannot believe how quickly this term has flown by, but what a lovely final few weeks it has been in Willow Room at The Limes! The children have been growing their own cress and then putting it to delicious use by making their own sandwiches — a wonderful way to...
Bristol Parent Carer Forum June Support Sessions
Bristol Parent Carer Forum is offering a range of free online and in-person support sessions throughout June, providing information and peer support for parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities. Sessions are available both online...
Our First Harvest! Radishes Are Ready at The Limes Allotment
We have some very exciting news from the allotment at The Limes Nursery School — our very first vegetables are ready to harvest! The radishes were the first to be pulled up, and the children were absolutely thrilled to get their hands in the soil and discover those...
Bugs, Caterpillars and Clay Paint in Class 2!
Class 2 at Rosemary Nursery School has had a brilliantly hands-on week, with the allotment, the garden and The Very Hungry Caterpillar all featuring heavily! A trip to the allotment turned into a wonderful bug hunt, with the children discovering ladybirds, shield...