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Rosemary Class 1 Explores Owl Babies and Clay
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 providing comfort...
Rosemary Class 2 Explores Owl Babies and Habitats
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 for their...
St Werburgh’s Orange Room Explores Brown Bear, Brown Bear
We have been focusing on the story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" and explored the different animals, their colours and other features, their actions, movements, and habitats through engaging activities. The children enjoyed the sounds these animals were making and created...
The Limes Willow Room Explores Three Billy Goats Gruff and Christmas
Lots of lovely things have been happening in Willow this week at The Limes! Following the children's interest in bridges, our core book is now "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The children have loved acting it out with small world toys and recreating the story with our...
Central Bristol Nursery Schools Staff Clay Day
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...
Bristol Family Hubs, Antenatal, Welcome to The World
If you are a parent at around 22 weeks of pregnancy onwards, join us at St Werburghs Park Nursery School & Children's Centre each Thursday, starting from the 26th of February running until the 26th of March. Each Thursday the Free 5 week group starts at 3.00pm and...
Free Ten Week Parenting Group for Parents of Children Aged Two to Eight
Bristol Family Hubs are running a free 10 week parenting group, starting on the 15th of January 2026 up until the 26th of March, come along to St Anne's Park Children's Centre on Lichfield Road (BS4 4BJ) every Thursday. Each Thursday the group starts at 9.45am and...
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...