Weekly Bulletin 7 July 2025

                                         7^th July 2025

Our final trips to Nightingale Park are on Wednesday 9^th and Friday 11^th July please let class staff know if you are able to help on these trips

Other dates

Our postponed Summer Celebration for Parents and children is now on Wednesday 16^th July. Parents are welcome to attend at either 11am or 2.30pm. We suggest  11.00am for our Nest, South and East Red/Purple parents and 2.30pm for West and East Blue/Purple parents.

Wednesday 23rd July – End of Term

Thursday 24^th and Friday 25^th July – Whole Centre is closed

Monday 28th July – Summer Holiday club begins. Please respond to Mel’s email if you would like a place for your child.

School transition visits and appointments

If your child is visiting their new school in the coming weeks please let class staff, or the office, know that they will be in later. Please also let us know by 10.30am if they will be needing a lunch on days when you arrive late.  Thank you.

Dear Parents

We were really fortunate this week to be treated to a wonderful musical version of the story ‘We’re all going on a Bear Hunt’ thanks to Alfie’s Mum Rebecca, and The Cambridge String Quartet. The children were really mesmerised by watching the musicians playing as they heard one of their favourite stories being read by Mitali. The staff also so enjoyed the event so a BIG thank you to the quartet and Mitali.

Our Summer Celebration and Goodbye event for those who are leaving us now takes place on Wednesday 16^th July so we will all have our fingers crossed for a dry day as we plan to hold it outside. Please see diary section above for timings.

On Friday we had Arthur’s Dad visit the Nest who, with the help of his older son Oscar, performed a science experiment simulating a volcanic eruption by firstly using, amongst other ingredients, bicarbonate of soda and warm water mixed together, and secondly using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar.  We found out that the second method was much more effective and there truly was a volcanic eruption! Oscar also told the children all about the eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 and how two Roman cities had been buried during this event many years ago.

The Nest were also treated to a guest guitarist, who was the other Arthur’s Mum.  She did some action songs with the children, whilst they played musical instruments, and had fun shaking off squares of material balanced on their heads and shoulders as they moved.

As we head towards the Summer holiday I thought you might enjoy looking at the What’s On in Cambridge magazine attached to see some of the planned events for July.

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If your child develops an itchy rash on their body, please get it checked with the doctor or pharmacist. There is a quick and easy treatment available from the pharmacist if it is required.

We have had a very busy week of activities and events – I hope you all enjoy looking at the photos of all that has been happening here. A big thank you goes to all the parents and volunteers who came to help us both on our trip and with other activities this week.

Dong released the butterflies into the garden with all the school gathered together to wave them off to their new life

And we had our own beautiful butterfly in class!

Some of the West Room children had fun dressing up and attending an imaginary wedding

There was also another fantastic fruit cake celebration cake made

The string quartet played music by Dvorak and Mendelsohn to accompany the story of The Bear Hunt which was beautifully narrated by Mitali

Arthur’s Mum in the Nest also brought her guitar in and the children had fun singing and joining in with actions

East and West Room visited Nightingale Park and enjoyed a parachute play session under a shady tree at the end

Children enjoyed all the activities on the trip including observational drawing, making bookmarks using the beautiful flowers

Going on a visual treasure hunt

Hearing a story whilst having a cooling drink and biscuit

Riding the red horse

Looking in the pond

And watching a ladybird doing some exploration