NURSERY NEWS – June 2026

Our Room Topics –

Baby Moons – This month, the babies have been learning about colours. We have been using cellophane and torches to explore different colours and talk about what they can see. The children also enjoyed water play with coloured water, where they practiced pouring, exploring, and mixing di9erent colours together. To make the activity even more exciting, we added sea animals to the water for the babies to discover and play with. The babies showed great curiosity and enjoyed exploring colours through sensory play.

Teenie Moons- This month is Teenie moons we have been exploring with healthy eating. The children had the opportunity to make fruit skewers they have chosen two healthy fruits to use which was bananas and apples. We have done tuff tray activities which we divided healthy and unhealthy foods into groups. We have enjoyed outdoor activities such as pretend picnics with teddy bears. We are now moving onto our topic of animals/insects which the children really enjoy. we went on a bug hunt around the garden to find ladybirds and centipedes.

With the warmer weather approaching can we please ask parents to bring in a sunhat for their child.

Mini Moons- This month the Mini moons have been showing a big interest in insects! We have been out on walks in the local community and on the look out for bugs within our garden too. The children have been learning about bugs that fly and ones that don’t too.

We have continued to learn about our emotions and how we can recognise how others are feeling through using the colour monsters and reading story books based on our feelings. The children have also been exploring lots of water play out in the garden, using lots of di9erent resources to transport and pour with. Through this we have been having discussions about measurements. We have recently began to explore our di9erent senses we have and have been using our sense of smell to explore the different smells we created through mixing water with different scented tea bags and spices!

Full Moons- We have been making the most of the beautiful sunny weather and spending lots of time outdoors in our garden. The children have shown great curiosity about the natural world around them, leading us to explore a variety of bugs and mini beasts. Through observing, discussing, and investigating insects, the children have been developing their understanding of living things and their habitats while building their observation and communication skills. We have also been focusing on road safety. To support this learning, we added road signs to our construction area, encouraging the children to recognise familiar signs and think about how to stay safe near roads. Through role play and imaginative play, the children practiced stopping, looking, listening, and talking about safe ways to travel.

Check the dates -

10th of June 2026 – Graduation photos 24th of June 2026 – Readiness for School 27th of June 2026 – Summer Fayre

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