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What happened in the story of The Ugly Duckling?

Posted on Friday 6th March 2026Friday 6th March 2026 by Little Birds Nursery
06
Mar

The Little Birds this week have been learning about the story The Ugly Ducking . Looking at the different characters and how they felt. The children enjoyed looking at  the […]

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Enterprise Week 2026

Posted on Thursday 12th February 2026Thursday 12th February 2026 by Little Birds Nursery
12
Feb

The final week of term was especially exciting as we explored Enterprise. Little Birds had fun playing shops both indoors and outdoors, buying and selling food to each other using […]

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Keeping Our Environment and Ourselves Clean

Posted on Wednesday 11th February 2026Wednesday 11th February 2026 by Little Birds Nursery
Three children gather around a black sensory tray, using tongs to pick up and sort play materials into containers.
11
Feb

This week in Little Birds, we have been inquiring into the roles of Refuse Collectors and Park Keepers. We spoke about how to keep our environment clean both at Nursery […]

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Little Birds’ Weekly Blog

Posted on Thursday 5th February 2026 by Little Birds Nursery
05
Feb

What jobs do Teachers, Midday supervisors and Lollipop people do? Little Birds were fascinated to find out more information about the role of a teacher, a midday supervisor and lollipop […]

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Young Voices 2026

Posted on Tuesday 27th January 2026Tuesday 27th January 2026 by Academy Author
A group of elementary school children standing in a line indoors, wearing blue high-visibility vests and blue lanyards.
27
Jan

We are absolutely bursting with pride as we share the incredible success of our Young Voices performance at the O2 Arena on Friday, 23rd January! It was a truly unforgettable […]

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Academies recognised by the Secretary of State for outcomes for disadvantaged pupils

Posted on Tuesday 27th January 2026 by Academy Author
27
Jan

Several Leigh Academies Trust academies have received formal recognition from the Secretary of State for Education for achieving strong attainment outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The recognition follows national analysis of […]

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People Who Help us in the Community

Posted on Thursday 22nd January 2026Thursday 22nd January 2026 by Little Birds Nursery
22
Jan

This week Little Birds have been learning  about people who help us in our community.  We have started to look at the different occupations in the story book ‘Real Superheroes’. […]

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League matches- 2 impressive victories

Posted on Thursday 22nd January 2026Thursday 22nd January 2026 by Academy Author
22
Jan

The team had a flying start to their league matches, securing two impressive victories in their opening games. The passing was crisp, and the energy levels were high, with the […]

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Learning about Police Officers and Firefighters in our Community

Posted on Thursday 22nd January 2026Thursday 22nd January 2026 by Little Birds Nursery
22
Jan

This week, Little Birds have been inquiring into how police officers and firefighters help us in the world in which we live. We have been developing our understanding of others […]

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Year 6 Charity Fundraising #wecare

Posted on Thursday 22nd January 2026Thursday 22nd January 2026 by Academy Author
22
Jan

Last term, through the class reader ‘Street Child’, the Year 6 children learnt about the children’s charity Barnardo’s. This charity was created during the Victorian era to help children who […]

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