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Primary School Places Reminder
If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, you will need to apply for a school place by 15 January 2026. You can apply online here. Please talk to your keyworker if you have any questions or need any support. Download the flyer below for more...
Rosemary Class 1 Develops Fine Motor Skills Through Creative Activities
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 collaborative...
The Limes Willow Room Builds Bridges, Makes Books and Tackles Obstacles
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...
Rosemary Class 1 Explores Movement and Mathematical Thinking
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...
St Werburgh’s Yellow Room Goes on Shark Hunt at the Park
Yellow Room went to the park this afternoon to look for sharks with our telescopes just like Timothy Pope from our core book "Shark in the Park!" This exciting trip brought our story to life through real-world exploration and imaginative play. We read the story before...
Rosemary Class 2 Explores Kusama Art and Baby Development
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 whilst...
St Werburgh’s Yellow Room Begins Helicopter Stories
Yellow Room have started taking part in Helicopter Stories sessions, an exciting new approach to storytelling and creative expression. Helicopter Stories is more than just storytelling - it's a powerful early years approach that develops speaking and listening, builds...
The Limes Willow Room Explores Watercolours and Baking
We've been exploring watercolours on paper of different textures and experimenting with how much water to use, discovering how water affects paint and how different surfaces respond to the medium whilst developing artistic techniques and control. After a few weeks of...
St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School Celebrates Road Safety Week
We have been celebrating Road Safety Week this week, learning important skills for staying safe near roads whilst having fun with active outdoor play. We introduced our new bikes to the children, who have been learning how to ride them safely whilst turning corners,...
Hannah More Primary School Reception Open Evening
Hannah More Primary School invites families to attend their Reception 2026/27 Open Evening on Thursday 27th November 2025 from 5pm to 6pm. This is an excellent opportunity for parents and carers to visit the school, meet the staff, and find out more about their...
The Limes Green Room Explores Capacity and Important Reminders
We have been exploring capacity this week in Green Room, following an interest in children's cups of milk last week! The children are really enjoying pouring and filling and emptying cups with coloured water, exploring the concepts of "full," "empty," and "nearly...
Inset Day Reminder
Just a reminder that we will be closed in the afternoon of Friday, 28th November. If your child usually attends on a Friday, they are welcome to come in for the morning session, but will need to be collected by 11:30am (Rosemary) or 11:45am (The Limes and St...
St Werburgh’s Yellow Room Celebrates Nursery Rhyme Week and Anti-Bullying Week
The children have had a busy week celebrating World Nursery Rhyme Week and Anti-Bullying Week, exploring language, music, and kindness through engaging activities. Children have been learning the songs "When I Was One," "Two Little Dickie Birds," "Humpty Dumpty,"...
St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School Explores Building and Autumn Activities
This week, the children have been watching the builders who are helping get the new classroom ready, observing real-world work and learning about construction and the building process whilst developing their understanding of how spaces are created and transformed. We...
Exploration and Imaginative Play in The Willow Room at The Limes Nursery School
At The Limes Nursery School, children in Willow class have been enjoying a week filled with discovery and creativity, engaging in activities that support key areas of development within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). A highlight of the week was the creation...