In 2 year old nursery today , something magical happened in our kitchen! The children became little bakers, ready to create their very own jam tarts. First, we gathered all the ingredients, soft butter, powdery flour, and creamy milk. The children took turns pouring and mixing, watching as the ingredients slowly transformed into a smooth pastry dough.

There were giggles and chatter as tiny hands worked hard, pressing and rolling the dough. Then came the best part—spooning in the shiny, sweet jam! Each child carefully added a dollop, concentrating so hard to make their tart just right.

When the trays were ready, we popped them into the oven and waited patiently. The smell of warm pastry filled the room, and the children’s faces lit up with excitement. Finally, it was time to taste their Amazing jam tarts and they were beautiful.

This activity wasn’t just about baking; it was about teamwork, learning new words, exploring textures, and building confidence. Our little bakers showed amazing cooperation and joy in creating something special together.

Today we went outside with our buckets to collect lots of beautiful leaves. We looked closely at all the different colours and shapes—there were so many to explore!

Afterwards, we brought the leaves inside for some exciting activities. We filled a big tray and everyone did an amazing job using the scissor scoops to pick up the leaves. It was a great way to practice our fine motor skills while having fun!

In nursery we explored the beauty of autumn through art! We used the leaves we collected to make leaf rubbings. It was a little tricky to hold the crayon on its side, but you all worked so hard and created amazing patterns! Next, we painted over the leaves using lovely autumn colours like red, orange, yellow, and brown. The results were beautiful and full of seasonal charm!

Well done, everyone—you made fantastic autumn artwork.

We had so much fun exploring autumn! After our amazing leaf rubbings and painting with autumn colours, we went back outside to collect even more leaves. It was a great chance to enjoy the fresh air, have fun together, and keep learning about the beautiful changes that happen in autumn, what wonderful little explorers!

This week, we celebrated Diwali—the festival of lights—with lots of colourful and creative activities! We began by sharing a lovely story all about Diwali, helping the children learn about the lights, colours, and joy of the festival. Everyone listened beautifully and joined in with lots of enthusiasm. The children really enjoyed looking at the Diwali books and dressing up too.

Next, we got creative with rangoli colouring, using bright colours to decorate beautiful patterns. The children loved choosing their favourite shades and filling in the designs

To finish, we made firework patterns using a washing-up brush dipped in paint—what a fun and sparkly way to celebrate! The children were fascinated by the bursts of colour they created.

It was a wonderful week full of learning, creativity, and celebration. Happy Diwali! ✨

We’ve had a lovely first two weeks settling back into nursery life. It’s been wonderful to see our two-year-olds reconnect with their friends after the long holidays. There’s been lots of fun both indoors and outdoors as we explore, play, and learn together.

A big well done to our new starters who joined us in the second week — you’ve settled in beautifully and we’re so proud of how confident and curious you’ve been already!

Here’s to a fantastic year ahead full of laughter, learning, and growing together!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Sports Day in the 2-year-old nursery this week! It was fantastic to see so many parents join us to cheer on their little ones.

The morning began with activities focused on balancing and jumping, where the children showed off their growing confidence and coordination. These kinds of movements help build important physical skills and body awareness.

Next, we moved on to some running games, and the children amazed us with their energy and enthusiasm! It was a great opportunity for them to practise their gross motor skills and enjoy being active in a fun, supportive environment.

We ended the day with a well-deserved ice lolly, giving everyone a chance to cool down and celebrate their efforts together. Sports Day is always a highlight of the year—it’s not just about physical activity, but also about building confidence, teamwork, and joy in movement. Thank you to all the families who came along and made the day so special!

well done to all our little champions!

This week in nursery, the children had a fantastic time exploring sand through hands-on play. It was a great way to learn about textures and changes — all part of our Understanding the World learning in EYFS.

We started with dry sand, which felt soft, grainy, and loose. The children enjoyed pouring it, sifting it, and watching it slip through their fingers. It made gentle sounds as it moved, but it was tricky to build with — it kept falling apart!

Then we added water and discovered wet sand. It felt cool, sticky, and smooth. The children noticed how the sand changed colour and became perfect for building shapes like sandcastles. It held together much better than dry sand!

This activity sparked lots of curiosity and big words, helping the children explore cause and effect, develop fine motor skills, and enjoy sensory play.

👏 Well done to all our little explorers — you’re learning so much through play

This week in the 2yo nursery, we had so much fun with water play! There were lots of giggles, splashes, and curious little hands exploring all the ways we can play and learn with water.

The children loved:

• Filling up jugs, cups, and containers
• Pouring water from one to another — sometimes it went in, sometimes it splashed out!
• Watching the water flow and swirl
• Feeling the cool, wet water on their hands and arms

Water play is more than just fun — it helps our little ones:

• Build strong hands and fingers by holding and pouring
• Learn about full and empty, heavy and light
• Discover what happens when we pour, tip, or splash
• Practice taking turns and playing together

It was a joyful, splashy week full of learning through play. Well done to all our little water explorers — you made a big splash in nursery this week! 

This week the 2yo nursery was full of excitement as we explored transport through play! The children had a brilliant time discovering how vehicles move and using their imaginations to create their own little adventures.

We:

• Zoomed toy cars and trucks around the room
• Built roads and tracks with blocks
• Painted with car wheels to make colourful patterns
• Put cars down a big pipe and watched them race out the other end — so fast and fun!

There were lots of giggles and “wows” as the children explored movement, speed, and sound. It was a fantastic way to learn through play, build motor skills, and enjoy working together.

Our little artists had so much fun making car and truck paintings! We dipped the wheels into paint and zoomed them across big sheets of paper — what a colourful, messy adventure!

The children loved:

• Rolling the cars through paint and watching the tracks and patterns appear
• Mixing bright colours together as the wheels spun and slid
• Creating pictures that looked just like roads, tracks, and traffic fun!

This activity was part of our transport theme, and it was a big hit! The children were so proud of their artwork — each one was unique, full of colour, and full of movement. It was a brilliant way to get creative, explore how things work, and have lots of fun at the same time. Well done, little drivers — your paintings were amazing.

All of our parents came into school to join their children in their Easter crafts session and Easter egg hunt. Everyone made a lovely happy Easter card and did some fun activities like paint stamping and colouring Easter Egg pictures.

We all finished the session with a Easter egg hunt, the children did really well at finding all the eggs. Thank you to all our parents for coming.

We started the week off by feeding and watering all the animals (chickens & gunnie pigs) we have in school. All the children helped and you were very quite so you didn’t scare the animals. We all talked about looking after them and how it is important to give them food and water and to keep them clean.

Looking after animals teaches children Love , caring, self-confidence and Empathy. It also helps with reducing stress and anxiety.

Mrs Rowbottom read us all a lovely book called on the farm. Everyone listened very carefully and they made lots of loud animal noises. All the children loved playing with the farm animals and making all the animal noises….

How amazing it was to see all the children completing all the different puzzles and jigsaws we played with… what fantastic concentration and motor skills.

For these 2 weeks we all have been thinking about taking care of the birds in our local area as part of the Big Garden Bird Watch. We went on to the big playground to see if we could spot some birds, then we left some bird seed for them to eat. All the children played in the bird seed, then we all made a beautiful collage using bird feathers. we used our touch senses to feel all the different textures and we developed attention and fine motor skills as well as learning different bird names.