Nursery News 1st June 2026

NURSERY NEWS

Monday 1st June 2026 – Edition 411

Find out About

A. Summer Heat and Nursery.

B. Staffing Update

C. Is your child ready to learn?

D. What are the children are learning about this week?

 

A. Summer Heat and Nursery.

We now find ourselves in the last seven weeks of the Summer Term. Higher temperatures will now be arriving. Staff are bracing ourselves, as the Summer extreme hot weather brings its own problems.

Across the school, children respond differently to the heat. Some children can take the heat in their stride, and are happy and content. Some children really struggle with the heat, they get too hot, become flushed and sweaty. The intense heat can sap children’s energy. Some children can become extremely grumpy and tired in the hottest part of the day. Staff spend most of their time worrying about keeping everyone safe. When it is very hot we aim to have times where all staff and children come inside, so we ensure everyone takes a break from the sun.

So to help:

  • Ensure children have their water bottles with them every day.
  • Provide a hat for your child, please put their name on it somewhere.
  • Apply sun protection cream before school.

 

B. Staffing Update

I would like to let everyone know that Mrs McGrath will be leaving us very soon. Her last day with us will be Wednesday 10th June, which is just next week. Mrs McGrath has been working here since November 2013, so she has made quite a commitment to our school community. She has a gentle and calm approach, so has spent most of her time here working in our 2 year old class. Her own family has grown over time, so she has made the decision that at the moment she would like to spend some time with her own children. We will miss her!

 

C. Is your child ready to learn?

Parents always look eagerly towards finding out which Primary school their child will be attending. Parents of children leaving us in July 2026 have found out which school their child is going to. We work very hard in school to prepare children for the next stage in their learning at their new school. There are some preparations that parents should be aware of, and can work on with your child in order to make your child ‘School Ready’.  So together, as teachers and carers, we need to make sure all our children receive the very best possible start.

Central Bedfordshire Council has put together a leaflet which describes some essential skills that your child should be working towards in order to get the best out of school. This leaflet is known as the ‘sixteen ticks’ as it has sixteen things to work towards. These ticks are relevant to all our pupils, even the youngest, because they are all eventually going to go on to Primary School.

I have attached a poster along with this newsletter which details the sixteen ticks and suggests some points for you to consider.

There is an additional link sent with this newsletter. This is the 16 ticks poster

Please have a look at it, to see the variety of skills children need to have in place in order to have a successful start in their primary school.

 

 

 D. What are the children learning about this week?

The theme this week is the Royal Family and London

The children will be learning about the Royal Family and tourist attractions in London. There will be lots of discussions about who the King and Queen are, where they live and all about their extended family.

There will be plenty of role play opportunities for the children to explore this week including a London bus that the children can either drive or be passengers on to pretend to visit some of the landmarks they have been learning about. There will be lots of crafting opportunities for the children to create crowns, flags and royal themed collages. Staff will also encourage the children to share their own experiences of visiting London and seeing the sights for themselves.

The learning intention this week is for the children to comment and ask questions about aspects of their familiar world such as the place they live or the natural world. We hope to see that the children are curious to explore new and familiar experiences in nature such as grass, mud, puddles, plants and animal life and that they are able to talk about what they have found and observed.