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...
In Willow Room We Are Learning… (February 2026)
We Are Learning... To Create and Tell a Story of my own to take part in Shared Reading Experiences and Tales Toolkit Activities Responding to the Features of Stories We will be using Tales Tool Kit to support our story telling. We will be learning about characters,...
In Owl Room We Are Learning… (February 2026)
We Are Learning... To Recognise Numerals and Know that they Represent a Number Our maths focus this term is around counting and numerals. We will have lots of opportunities to practice counting and learning to link the count with the numeral. We will be learning lots...
In Wren Room We Are Learning… (February 2026)
We Are Learning... To Create and Tell a Story of My Own to Take Part in Shared Reading Experiences and Tales Toolkit Activities Responding to the Features of Stories We will be using Tales Tool Kit to support our story telling. We will be learning about characters,...
World Book Day 2026
Thursday 5th of March is World Book Day. We will be celebrating on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th March to give all the children an opportunity to join in. If they would like, the children (and staff) can dress up as their favourite story book character. Who will they...
Little Hayes Oak Room Creates Spinning Art
The children have been having a fun time using pipettes and syringes to shoot paint onto the spinning board, creating amazing colourful effects in the process. As well as being creative, this activity helped them develop a range of skills including fine motor control...
Bristol Universal Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Support for Families
Bristol Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team is offering a range of free support services for parents and carers to help their children's communication development. The team runs regular parent webinars including Baby Talk sessions for parents of children aged...
Meadow Vale Mandala – A Community Art Activity
The Brick Project would like to celebrate with the communities in the Meadow Vale and Hillfields Park. Community Centres came together to create this collaborative mandala! Come and join in at 1.45pm on Saturday the 21st of February at the Meadow Vale Community Centre...