28 February 2025
ATW Nursery News – phonics, parachutes and beanstalks
Our Nursery started the week by sharing experiences and moments from our half term.
For those parents who will be applying for a reception place for their child for September 2026 we have arranged a series of visits so that they can look around the schools with senior staff.
If you wish to view a school please see here for the available dates. Obviously we have to limit numbers so only parents/carers who have booked will be able to attend.
Our Nursery started the week by sharing experiences and moments from our half term.
Last week, all the children at Ecclesbourne Primary School participated in the NSPCC’s Speak Out, Stay Safe programme.
In yellow class, it has been an exciting adventure this week with our learning as we used our writing, creativity, maths, and imagination skills in some delightful activities.
In Reception this week, we read the book, ‘Peepo’ by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.
This term in Reception, we had an exciting visit from a scientist named Professor Bubbleworks!
Marvellous Museum Day! What an incredible display of talent we had on show today for our Museum Day!
Early this morning, before the crowds appeared, we took a walk around our Beulah Museum.
Back to Basics We have been thinking carefully about how we behave in Nursery and Rainbows.
The Year of the Snake 2025 Another fantastic and busy week has whizzed past in Little Cypress!
Year of the Snake 2025 Chinese New Year falls on the 29th January this year and it is the Year of the Snake.
The last two weeks, nursery have been focusing on the book ‘The Gingerbread Man’ by Alan MacDonald and what fun we have had!
This week in Reception, all of the children turned into scientists!
Welcome Back to Spring 1, 2025! How wonderful to see the children in Rainbows and Nursery back in Little Cypress, brimming with stories from the Christmas holidays and happy to see their friends and get back in to the school routines!
The topic for this half-term in Reception is ‘Watch out—there’s a monster about!’
Last week, all of the reception children performed in their Christmas Concert.