News From the Rooms
From Seed to Sprout: Beech and Chestnut Explore Broad Beans
Beech and Chestnut Rooms at Hartcliffe Nursery School have been getting into gardening this week, with broad beans sparking some brilliant curiosity and conversation! It all started with the children taking a close look at some broad bean seeds and sharing what they...
Keeping the Rhythm in Beech Room
We have been enjoying playing instruments and singing some of our favourite songs in Beech Room at Hartcliffe Nursery School. The children had great fun experimenting with sound and keeping the rhythm as they played along. Musical experiences like this support the...
Beech and Chestnut Classes at Hartcliffe Nursery School explore The Enormous Turnip
Our story this term is The Enormous Turnip. The story follows a farmer trying to pull a huge turnip out of the ground; he calls for help from several characters until finally, POP, the turnip comes out! The themes that we have explored this week are working together,...
Squishing, Splatting and Sculpting: Exploring Clay in Chestnut and Beech Rooms
This term we are exploring making models in nursery. We will provide the children with a variety of materials and tools to explore across the term. This week we have been learning about clay - how to manipulate it with our hands, with tools and even with our feet!...
Hartcliffe Chestnut Room Explores Growing and Goldilocks
This week we have started exploring growing. We have watched daffodil bulbs as they grow throughout the week, using our maths skills to observe the change in size and shape whilst tracking growth over time. We have looked at the roots and learnt the names for...
Hartcliffe Oak Room Explores Sensory Learning and Child-Led Discovery
Children in Oak Room have loved exploring the oats as part of our sensory story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." They have been feeling the oats falling through their hands, using a range of different sized spoons and bowls to explore filling, tipping, and feeding...
Cherry Room Term Review and Looking Ahead
Cherry Room has been exploring paint using different tools including our bodies, starting to give meaning to marks we make whilst developing early mark-making skills. The children have been learning about mixing colours together to make new ones, discovering how...
Baking, Building and Picnic Planning in Cherry Room
This week in Cherry Room, we have had lots of interest in food and making things. Outside in the sand, we have been making cakes, using twigs and sticks to make candles for birthday cakes, and we even looked up a recipe so we knew what to put into our mixture to make...
Update on Next Steps for Oak Room in October 2025
This term, our approach to SEND provision has continued to evolve in line with our commitment to inclusive, neuro-affirming practice that recognises and celebrates the unique strengths of every child. We are proud to place all children’s individuality at the heart of...
Exploring Caterpillars in Squirrels and Butterflies Class!
Our children in Squirrels and Butterflies class have been experiencing something truly magical - watching Painted Lady Caterpillars grow, develop, and now spin their cocoons as they prepare for their amazing transformation into butterflies! Inspired by our classroom...
Focus Stories: Hedgehogs and Owls (May 2025)
In the Hedgehog and Owl Rooms, our next focus story is Shh! We Have a Plan. We will be sharing this story during group time and in our book corner. Please revisit the story if you have your own copy at home, or watch the video below to hear the author, Chris Haughton,...
Hedgehogs Room Transforms Their Garden Space – April 2025
The children in Hedgehogs Room have been working incredibly hard to develop their garden area this April. Their enthusiasm and creativity have helped transform this outdoor space. We have added a mud kitchen area where children enjoy imaginative play, "cooking" with...
Nursery Rooms Explore Growing – Spring 2025
We have been exploring growing in the Nursery classes this term. We started with our core story, Jack and the Beanstalk, where Jack plants magic beans, grows an enormous beanstalk and climbs to the top. He finds a giant's castle and enters courageously! We planted our...
Butterflies and Squirrels Police Visit
Last week, the nursery classes Butterflies and Squirrels had a visit from two local police officers! As part of our curriculum, the children learn about different roles, jobs, and occupations. They show interest in other people's lives and curiosity about other people...
Focus Stories: Hedgehogs and Owls (March 2025)
In the Hedgehog and Owl Rooms, our next focus story is Shark in the Park. We will be sharing this story during group time and in our book corner. Please revisit the story if you have your own copy at home or watch the video below to hear the version of Shark in the...