Date: 06/11/26

The Star of the week/Ser yr wythnos in the morning is:

Lydia

The Star of the week/Ser yr wythnos in the afternoons is:

Malachi

Welsh speaker of the week is/Siaradwr yr wythnos in the Morning is:

Dana

Welsh Speaker of the week/Siaradwr yr wythnos in the afternoons is:

Talia

🌈 Nursery Newsletter – 6th Nov 2026

What a lovely first week back we've had! The nursery was full of smiles, chatter and excitement as the children settled back into their routines and eagerly shared all their news from the half-term break. We have loved hearing about their adventures and special family moments.

With Remembrance Sunday approaching, we have been talking about kindness and learning that Remembrance Day is a special time to say "thank you" to the brave soldiers, sailors and airmen who helped keep us safe. The children watched a thoughtful CBeebies animation and learned why the bright red poppy has become such an important symbol of remembrance.

If you would like to watch the animation together at home, you can find it here. https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=6a8427433e00f86b2392317f38caab09ae92b239fa7ea523fe9577b2d0c2642fJmltdHM9MTc5MzgzNjgwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2813d6a2-f220-68f0-1905-c067f33b69ac&psq=ceebeebies+rabit+poppy+story&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvLnVrL2NiZWViaWVzL3dhdGNoL3BvcHBpZXM .

In our family groups, we got creative making red playdough and using loose parts to design beautiful poppies. The children also enjoyed a poppy peg challenge, carefully counting and matching the correct number of pegs while giving their fingers a fantastic workout! Opening and closing the pegs wasn't always easy, but everyone showed great perseverance and teamwork.

🚀 In Scribble Club, we zoomed off into space with the story Zoom Rocket Zoom!. Inspired by the children's recent interest in weather, space and all things exciting, we drew our own rockets, remembering to start at the top of the page and leave room for the fiery blast-off at the bottom. We had lots of imaginative designs and some very speedy astronauts!

🎆 Fireworks and Bonfire Night have been a popular topic this week too. We learned why people celebrate Bonfire Night and explored exciting firework shapes using pens, brushes and colourful sand. The children loved creating swirling sparkles, zig-zag explosions and dazzling patterns.

⭐ One of the week's highlights was making our very own breadstick sparklers. The children became mini scientists as they explored how chocolate melts, chose their favourite type of chocolate and discussed how we could make it become solid again. There were lots of thoughtful ideas and, of course, plenty of excitement!

We also talked about the foods and drinks we enjoy on Bonfire Night and how we can stay safe around fireworks. The children were already full of brilliant ideas, including wearing ear defenders to protect their ears from loud noises and holding sparklers safely away from their bodies.

☕ On Thursday, we enjoyed a special treat of hot chocolate at snack time, inspired by our conversations about keeping warm on chilly autumn evenings. There were lots of happy faces and cosy feelings all round!

🏃‍♀️ We finished the week with an energetic game of Firework Freeze and some firework shape matching in P.E., ending our busy week with plenty of movement, laughter and fun.