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We use this to help parents keep up to date with what is happening at Nursery, find out about progress with things we have planned and all the new things we are planning in the future.
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Minibus Electric Charging
Date uploaded: 03/05/2025
Several parents have asked us how we charge our new electric vehicles.
Leavers party
Date uploaded: 08/07/2023
We want to thank all our children who came to our Leavers Party last Sunday afternoon
Bore hole
Date uploaded: 02/05/2022
One day a few weeks ago our Forest School children were amazed and fascinted as some very big and heavy machinery arrived at Forest School.
Forest School Ecology Survey
Date uploaded: 26/02/2021
We have now received the Ecology Report that we commissioned from Verity Webster a very well respected and qualified ecologist.
Additional Nursery Transport
Date uploaded: 16/01/2022
Our two min-buses have been named Brenda and Bertie by our children.
New Ridan Composter
Date uploaded: 01/10/2021
Our Forest School children got a big suprise last week when they saw our latest piece of equipment. They could not guess what it was. One even thought it was a machine for making giant ice creams!
Planting our own forest
Date uploaded: 22/05/2021
Last Thursday (20.05.2021), was a very significant day for us as we start to become the Forest School that planted its own Forest.
Ecology Survey
Date uploaded: 14/04/2021
We recently engaged the services of a professional ecology consultant (Verity Webster) to advise us on the fauna and flora currently present within our Forest School
Our First Organic Produce
Date uploaded: 09/04/2021
This week we celebrated as our Forest School children picked our first organic produce (broccoli) from our polytunnels.
Bird Boxes and Bio-Diversity.
Date uploaded: 12/12/2020
With help from our children, we have been making bird boxes of different sizes and designs and placing these in trees around our Forest School.
Outdoor First Aid Course
Date uploaded: 12/12/2020
Some might ask what some of our staff were doing last Saturday, outside in the wind and the rain, rolling around in the mud! Some might think them a little mad!
Planting our polytunnels
Date uploaded: 22/10/2020
We have now started planting in our polytunnels, with a little help from our Forest School Children.
New forest school shelter
Date uploaded: 31/08/2020
Last week our Forest School children were fascinated to see a big digger roll into the Forest School. They tried guessing what it was doing.
Growing house
Date uploaded: 30/07/2020
Now that its possible to acquire building supplies, Arron and Joe have managed to finish their latest construction project.
Gertrude
Date uploaded: 30/07/2020
Our second empathy dog, Gertrude, will start work at Nursery on Monday the 3rd of August. She will join Feddie, who is very much looking forward to his new colleague joining him.
Forest school development officer
Date uploaded: 30/07/2020
We have created a completely new role at Nursery. Our Forest School Development Officer will both work alongside our Pre-School staff with our children
Tree surgeons visit our forest school
Date uploaded: 26/07/2020
For three days last week tree surgeons visited our Forest School to undertake some work we had identified in our risk assessment. Our children were fascinated as they watched the workers climb trees and branches fall.
New all weather suites
Date uploaded: 17/06/2020
Our Ladybirds thoroughly enjoyed their waterplay in our Outdoor Learning Area on Monday. Transporting, pouring, mixing splashing and giggling in their new waterproof, all-weather suites. We have bought a lot of these bright all-weather suites.
Nursery Polytunnels Update
Date uploaded: 12/06/2020
Construction of our two large polytunnels is progessing really well and if the weather stays fine.
Green day
Date uploaded: 17/05/2020
We would like to thank all our children for making our own Green Day celebration last week such a fun day.