Weekly Bulletin 20 January 2026

                                                       20th January 2026

Dear Parents

This week we have been focusing on ‘Once Upon a Time’ stories and storytelling. Our core book, as you know, is ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’.

During this half term we also introduce children to many other tales including some real favourites such as ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and ‘The Gingerbread Man’. These stories all provide the opportunity for children to become familiar with the structure of stories having a beginning, middle and end, with a range of characters, both good and bad. These stories also have repetitive language, so children can learn them quickly, and start to chant them from memory. The pictures at the start of the ‘Learning this Week’, section are of children enjoying listening to, and then roleplaying, the stories themselves.

Next week we are going to be looking forward to Chinese/Lunar New Year and Davina, our music teacher, and the classes will be planning some activities focusing on music and dance relating to the Lunar New Year.

Follow up on absences

The Local Authority have advised that schools should be following up immediately on any children’s absences. Please could we request that you either ring, or email the office, by 10am if your child is not going to be in the Centre on any particular day, whether this is because they are ill, too tired to attend or on holiday.

Teaching Self Help Skills

We are currently trying to teach our children how to blow their noses by holding a tissue over the nose and blowing out. If you are able to help them learn this valuable skill at home, alongside our work here, then that would be much appreciated.

Holiday Club

Please can you remember to book your children into Holiday Club if you are going to need this during the half term week.

The children across the classes have loved acting out the different roles in the ‘Once Upon a Time’ traditional stories

Children have also been enjoying making porridge         

And hearing the story of The Three Little Pigs with props. Today West Room have been experimenting with building houses for the pigs using a variety of different materials

Children have also been making bread rolls in South Room

All our children are learning about planting and growing bulbs in the coming weeks – thank you to Kate Mott for all her help with teaching children about this process

We also have some budding hairdressers in The Nest! And everyone enjoys a game of ‘Pop up Pirate’ which is a chance to teach turn taking whilst having a lot of fun

Children have also been enjoying the garden with activities such as riding around the garden on a trike

12^thFebruary – Communication Language and Literacy workshop for parents led by Jacqui and Alex 7.30pm-8.30pm

16^th– 20^thFebruary – Half term holiday and holiday club.