Fox Room at Knowle West Nursery School has had a fantastic Term 5! 🌱🦋🐛 The children have been stomping around as giants in Jack and the Beanstalk, growing their own bean plants to take home, watching real butterflies emerge from cocoons, developing their fine motor...
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Spring Sunshine and Outdoor Adventures in Bumblebee Room!
Bumblebee Room at Knowle West Nursery School has been making the most of the spring sunshine with some wonderful outdoor learning, and what a brilliant week it has been! The children have been busy practising their balancing skills on the stilts, working on...
Hedgehog Room Term 4: Gardens, Building and Getting Busy with Our Hands
We have been loving our time together in the garden and watching the new season unfold. We worked together to clear the beds of weeds, apply mulch to the beds, sow pea seeds and plant potatoes. This has helped us learn how to work together, take ownership of our...
Fox Room Term 4: Stories, Shapes and Signs of Spring
This term, we have focused on two books: Full, Full, Full of Love and So Much! We have loved how these stories are about how much the children are loved in the family. The children love looking at books and sharing a book with an adult. Next term, we are going to tune...
Sensory Exploration in the Bumblebee Room
Children in the Bumblebee Room at Knowle West Nursery School have been deeply engaged in hands-on sensory play, using their fingers to explore a wide range of materials. Through these experiences, children have been talking together about colour, texture and smell,...
Ladybird Room Enjoying Spring and Growing Independence in Term 4
Children in the Ladybird Room at Knowle West Nursery School have had a busy and joyful Term 4, with lots of opportunities to build independence, relationships and curiosity about the world around them. A strong focus this term has been on developing self-care skills....
Squirrel Room Enjoys Exploring Food, Music and Sunshine
Children in Squirrel Room at Knowle West Nursery School have been enjoying a busy and joyful time exploring food, music and the outdoors together. Through hands-on experiences and shared moments, children have been building confidence, curiosity and friendships. As...
Squishing, Mixing and Exploring: Ladybird Room Gets Sensory!
Children in Ladybird Room at Knowle West Nursery School have been having a wonderful time getting their hands into all sorts of brilliant sensory experiences! Inside, the children have been investigating rice, water and a wonderfully squidgy mix of foam and Weetabix,...
Goldilocks Comes to Bumblebee Room: Porridge, Chairs and Storytelling Fun
Bumblebee Room at Knowle West Nursery School has been having a wonderful time with the much-loved story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and the children have been throwing themselves into it with real enthusiasm! Using a story sack, the children have been retelling...
Knowle West Squirrel Room Explores Numbers and Role Play
Squirrel Room has been sequencing and organising numbers, developing early mathematical understanding by exploring number order and relationships whilst building foundations for counting and calculation. The children have been experimenting with role play, taking on...










