In Oak Room We Are Learning… (May 2026)
This term we have been learning about shapes, growing and forces. We have been finding lots of different-shaped objects in the environment, especially in the garden, and thinking about the properties of shapes, e.g., straight or curved edges, corners, and the number...
Community Activities at Vassall Community Hub This May
Families at Little Hayes and Speedwell Nursery School may be interested in the new May timetable of community activities at Vassall Community Hub. The hub offers a wide range of welcoming sessions for parents, carers and children, including stay and play...
Gate Safety Reminder
Thank you for closing the gate. Please close all nursery gates to ensure everyone's safety. This simple action helps protect all our children by ensuring they cannot leave the premises unsupervised. For more information about staying safe whilst on the pavement,...
In Willow Room We Are Learning… (April 2026)
We Are Learning... ..…. To Listen to and Re-Tell the Story of Jaspers Beanstalk To help the children understand about caring for plants and realising that they don’t grow instantly! Enjoy the story together here. The children will be able to see a speeded up version...
In Wren Room We Are Learning… (April 2026)
We Are Learning... ..…. To Listen to and Re-Tell the Story of Jaspers Beanstalk To help the children understand about caring for plants and realising that they don’t grow instantly! Enjoy the story together here. The children will be able to see a speeded up version...
In Oak Room We Are Learning… (April 2026)
We Are Learning... To Notice and Make Sense of Similarities, Differences and Changes in Nature and the Wider World In the garden we are noticing signs of spring and the changes as plants and trees grow buds and leaves, and flowers and blossom start to appear. We will...
Goodbye to the Willow Tree at Little Hayes!
It was a sad, but exciting day at nursery on Friday! Unfortunately we had to have much of the willow tree chopped down as it was rotten and dangerous, but the children were able to watch the tree surgeons at work. First they threw ropes and climbed up into the...
Lunar New Year at Little Hayes Nursery School
This week we have been learning about Lunar New Year. Carmen shared the legend of the mythical beast Nian that was scared away by the colour red and the sound of fire crackers, which is why houses are decorated with red during Lunar New Year. The colour red symbolises...
We’re Going on a Shape Hunt at Little Hayes!
The children at Little Hayes have been exploring shapes and spotting them all around the nursery environment, and now we are taking the fun out into the community on our Great Symington Road Shape Hunt! Learning to recognise and name shapes is an important part of...
In Oak Room We Are Learning… (February 2026)
We Are Learning... To Notice and Recognise Numerals and count Small Numbers of Objects We will have lots of opportunities to practice counting and linking the quantity counted to the correct numeral, through songs and games and reading some favourite number books. We...