News & Events

Spring 2024 Newsletter

Our latest newsletter, Spring 2024 is available and you can download it here.

Upcoming events February 2024

2nd February - Number Day

5th-11th February - Children's Mental Health Week

6th February - Safer Internet Day

10th February - Chinese New Year

13th February - Pancake Day

19th February - RSPB Birdwatch

Important Dates for your Diary 2023

Tue 31st October - Halloween

Sun 5th November - Guy Fawkes Night

Tue 7th November - Diwali

Sun 12th November - Remembrance

Mon 13-17th November - Nursery Rhyme Week

Fri 17th November - Children in Need

Thu 7th December - Christmas Jumper Day

Wed 13th December - Pantomime (school leavers)

Barbies Coastal Explores

Coastal Explores is back! The coastal sessions will make use of local natural space’s as part of our outdoor learning experiences supporting the Nursery curriculum, particularly focusing on exploring the world in which we live, our local community, taking care of the environment, developing language, early mathematics and arts.

The sessions have a strong emphasis on raising all children’s self-esteem and confidence; children can make connections in their learning and come to understand how we look after ourselves, each other and any place where we play.

These sessions are held once a week for small groups of children on a rota basis (Yellow, Forest and Red class). Children will visit our local coastland in small groups.

Barbies Maurice Minors @ Maurice House Royal British Legion

Before Covid we had built a strong link with Maurice House in Broadstairs as part of our intergenerational project. We have developed a lovely relationship with the residents and we are very pleased to announce that we will returning after the Easter break.

Our school leavers will visit Maurice House in small groups. They will engage in different types of activities with the residents such as yoga, Lego, small world play, nature walks, fun and fitness ball activities, music and singing and baking.

The outcomes for the children are very positive with improvements in language development, greater self-esteem and confidence, development of empathy, wellbeing, and supporting children with anxiety.

The focus on intergenerational project is also for the benefit of the residents, such as tackling loneliness and isolation to improving health, care and quality of life. By playing and reading with children, the elderly are less likely to suffer loneliness.