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British Summertime and Our Holidays

Posted on Thursday 18th July 2024Thursday 18th July 2024 by Little Birds Nursery
18
Jul

This final week at Little Birds we have been speaking about the summer holidays and thinking about what we might do in the holidays with our families.  Little Birds took a […]

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LAT Summer Newsletter 2024

Posted on Thursday 18th July 2024 by Brandon Baily
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18
Jul

Click here to view the LAT Summer Newsletter 2024

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News, Nursery

What Happened During Science and Art Week in the Nursery?

Posted on Monday 15th July 2024 by Little Birds Nursery
15
Jul

Little Birds have had a great time exploring science and art week!  This week, Little Birds inquired about the Artist Takashi Murakami; we found out information about him, where he […]

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Nursery

What happened in the story of ‘The Gingerbread Man’?

Posted on Thursday 20th June 2024 by Little Birds Nursery
20
Jun

This week Little Birds have been looking at the book ‘The Gingerbread Man’. They have been looking at the characters in the story and inquiring about different feelings and emotions. […]

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We are Storytellers and Dancers!

Posted on Thursday 20th June 2024 by Brandon Baily
20
Jun

Reception have begun this term by exploring our creative sides. We have started by watching the adults put on a performance of Whatever Next! The children then worked in groups […]

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News, Nursery

What do we use buckets for?

Posted on Monday 17th June 2024 by Little Birds Nursery
A young girl from Nursery is pictured creating his own bucket using recycled materials.
17
Jun

Little Birds have been investigating what buckets are used for. They inquired about which size bucket holds the most resources or water, through prediction and exploration, during a provocation. This […]

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Where does fruit grow and come from?

Posted on Thursday 23rd May 2024 by Little Birds Nursery
23
May

Little Birds this week have been using our knowledge to inquire about fruit and healthy eating, further developing our health and self-care knowledge.  We explored the feel of real fruits using […]

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News, Nursery

How do we grow turnips?

Posted on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 by Little Birds Nursery
A group of four Nursery pupils are pictured sitting down together, alongside their class teacher, playing with some toys.
22
May

This week the Little Birds have been inquiring into how to grow turnips to explore our understanding of the world.  We used our own imagination to act out the story […]

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TES Article – Boosting special school capacity across a MAT

Posted on Friday 10th May 2024 by Simon Beamish
Beautiful morning light in public park with green grass field and green fresh tree plant at Vachirabenjatas Park Bangkok, Thailand
10
May

Boosting special school capacity across a MAT The CEO of Leigh Academies Trust explains how the trust has developed two models to boost its special school provision and better support […]

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Nursery

Where do Ladybirds come from?

Posted on Friday 3rd May 2024 by Little Birds Nursery
Three young pupils from Nursery are pictured creating their own Ladybird models using clay and pipe cleaners. Each of them are wearing red art aprons.
03
May

This week Little Birds have been finding out where ladybirds come from and have looked at their life cycles, comparing it to the life cycles of chicks. We used our […]

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