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Willow Room Enjoys Autumn Leaves and Caterpillar Discoveries at The Limes
This week in Willow at The Limes, the children have been inspired by the windy weather and the changing environment in the nursery garden. They have been busy gathering fallen leaves and using them in a variety of creative ways. Children explored sticking leaves onto...
Caterpillars, Colour Mixing and Creepy Crawlies: Orange Room Explores The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Orange Room at St Werburgh's Park Nursery School has been having a wonderful time last week with the much-loved classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and the theme has inspired some really rich and varied learning! The children have been exploring the story through...
Exploring Nature and Mini Beasts in Yellow Room
Children in the Yellow Room at St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School have been enjoying a rich exploration of the natural world through the core book Nature Trail by Benjamin Zephaniah. The story has sparked thoughtful conversations and curiosity, encouraging children to...
Sunshine, Snails and Outdoor Discoveries in Willow Room
This week in Willow Room at The Limes Nursery School, the children have been making the most of the sunshine and spending lots of time out and about in the garden. After spotting a beautiful snail, their curiosity was sparked and this quickly led to regular minibeast...
Exploring, Growing and Counting in Rosemary Class 2
This week in Class 2 at Rosemary Nursery School, children have been busy exploring a range of hands-on activities that support their learning and curiosity. Through sensory play with coloured water and petals, children developed their fine motor skills as they poured,...
Bringing ‘Handa’s Surprise’ to Life in Green and Green 2
This week in Green and Green 2 at The Limes Nursery, children have been exploring our core book, Handa’s Surprise. We planned a range of learning opportunities around the story, helping children to become deeply familiar with the characters, events and language as the...
Red Class Explore Makaton and Chappatti Moon at The Limes
This week in Red Class at The Limes Nursery, children have been practising their Makaton signs. Many children have shown real enthusiasm for learning new signs and revisiting those they already know, using them confidently as part of their everyday communication. This...
A Week of Nature and Discovery in Rosemary Class 1
This week in Rosemary Class 1 at Rosemary Nursery School, children have been making the most of the beautiful weather by spending lots of time in the garden. Being outdoors helped to bring our core book, Nature Trail by Benjamin Zephaniah, to life as children explored...
Tigers, Jumping and Patterns: Learning in Green Room and Green 2 Room
Green Room and Green 2 Room at The Limes have been having a brilliant few weeks, with their core book, outdoor challenges and some fantastic maths weaving through everything! The Tiger Who Came to Tea has been a huge hit, with the children engaging brilliantly with...
Farm Animals Come to Willow Room!
What a magical way to end the term! Willow Room at The Limes had some very special visitors just before the Easter break, when a wonderful collection of farm animals came to nursery. The children were treated to visits from rabbits, alpacas, lambs, a donkey and a...
Jet Packs and Magnetic Structures in Red Class!
Red Class at The Limes has had a wonderfully imaginative week, with building and construction capturing the children's interest in a big way! Lots of children have been exploring magnetic shapes and other building resources, experimenting with how different structures...
Easter Learning and Sharing in Rosemary Class 2
Children in Rosemary Class 2 have been learning about Easter through a mix of stories, hands-on experiences and shared celebrations. This week, they enjoyed taking part in an Easter Egg Hunt during our Stay and Play on Wednesday, giving children the chance to explore...
Rosemary Class 1 Exploring Stories, Science and Easter Fun
Children in Rosemary Class 1 have been enjoying a rich mix of stories, celebrations and curiosity-led learning. This week, the class shared the story The Big Hungry Bear, returning to it throughout the week and exploring a range of resources linked to the characters...
St Werburgh’s Park Nursery School Newsletter – April 2026
It has been great to have such good weather this term which has meant lots of playing outside in the garden. We have been going on bug hunts, creating new obstacle courses with the blocks and have begun to start planting in our allotment. We hope to have some yummy...
Red Room Visits Farm Animals
This week in the Red Class at The Limes, children have been delighted to see a range of farm animals, including rabbits, a horse, a donkey, alpacas and lambs. Seeing the animals up close sparked lots of excitement and curiosity, with children watching carefully,...