Nursery: Blog items
Nursery and Pirate Pete's Frozen Treasure
Date: 29th Jan 2026 @ 8:35pm
It has been a week of finding treasure this week. The children came in on Wednesday to discover that Pirate Pam has stolen Pirate Pete's treasure and frozen it! The children worked together to try and free the treaure from the ice and discussed how we needed to melt the ice to get the treasure out. They used warm water, syringes and brushes to try and melt the ice.We even tried little spades to chip away at the ice. You will be pleased to know that we got all of Pirate Pete's treasure back for him!
Date: 29th Jan 2026 @ 8:23pm
It was all systems go in nursery this week as we went on the hunt for treasure! Not just any treasure though, it had to be magnetic! The chidlren loved exploring using the magnets and learnt all about magnetic and non-magnetic materials. They hovered the magnets over the sand and waited for them to attract the treasure.
Date: 22nd Jan 2026 @ 8:52pm
This week, the preschoolers have been busy helping Teddy get ready for school. Through caring for Teddy, the children have been practising making their own choices and developing independence in everyday routines.
At mealtimes, the children supported Teddy to do things for himself. They helped him peel his fruit, carefully put a straw into his milk, and showed him where to place his rubbish when he was finished. These small but meaningful moments encouraged Teddy to try, persevere, and feel confident in his abilities.
By helping Teddy, the children demonstrated kindness, responsibility, and growing independence.
Date: 21st Jan 2026 @ 8:13pm
Nursery have become Pirates! We have read the story "Don't disturb the Pirates" and leanrt all about treausre hunts, ship wrecks, walking the plank and maps. The children created their own maps and discussed where they placed the key features using prepositions. They also counted golden coins, made pirate soup. For physical development the children moved large bricks and crates to make a pirate ship and even walked the plank!
Nursery Have a Visit From The Library Service
Date: 21st Jan 2026 @ 12:24pm
Nursery had a visit from Zoe from Blackpool Library Service. She told us all about the library's in Blackpool and read us a brilliant Pirate story. Zoe taught us some new songs and rhymes and she delivered our Bookstart packs.
Date: 15th Jan 2026 @ 7:35pm
The nursery children have been busy exploring ice through hands-on play. They investigated frozen paint, watching as the colours slowly melted and mixed together. This exciting sensory activity encouraged curiosity, careful observation, and lots of discussion as the children felt the cold ice, noticed changes, and experimented with colour and texture. A fun and creative way to support early scientific thinking and imaginative play!
Date: 14th Jan 2026 @ 12:19pm
Nursery have been learning all about winter this week. We have have read the story "snowball" by Sue Henra and talked about cold, snowy weeather. The children were challenged to make a snowman out of playdough using two different sized cutters. They have also explored ice and found different ways to make it melt and investigated some fake snow in the tuff tray. To get their creative brains working, the children made some collage snowmen adding two eyes, one nose and mouth.
Nursery Welcome some New Friends
Date: 9th Jan 2026 @ 12:53pm
It's been a busy week as we welcomed our new starters to Nursery. Our older children have been busy teaching them our routines and have been great at modelling how to play. We 're really looking forward to getting to know our new friends and for all the exciting learning we will be doinng this term.
Date: 16th Dec 2025 @ 4:28pm
What a fantastic performance from all of our Nursery children at this years Christmas Sing Along! The children have been working so hard to learn our Christmas songs and sang their hearts out for their families. Well done everyone, we're so proud of you!
Nursery and their Fabulous Christmas Jumpers
Date: 11th Dec 2025 @ 10:35am
Nursery got in to the Christmas spirit with a wonderful mixture of Christmas jumpers. The children were so excited to tell each other about their festive jumper!
Nursery Christmas Stay and Play
Date: 11th Dec 2025 @ 10:30am
We had a wonderful time this week when our parents and carers joined us for a festive stay and play. The children enjoyed making Christmas biscuits and decorations with their favourite people.
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 2:53pm
After reading the story "There's an Alien in your Book" the childlren followed instructions to create their own Aliens. They had to select the right amount of buttons, beads, eyes and pipe cleaners and then chose how to arrange then to create their alien.
Nursery Help Chompy to Clean his Teeth
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 2:39pm
A big part of the Physical Development strand of the EYFS curriculum focuses on self care. This week, we were really lucky to have Better Start come in to school to deliver a Ready, Steady, Smile session. We were joined by some of our parents as we met Chompy the Dinosaur! Chompy taught us all about the importance of keeping our teeth clean by brushing them for two minutes twice a day and not eating too many sugary foods. The children then practised bruhsing teeth, created a healthy picnic that the Tooth Fairy would be proud of and went to the shop to buy healthy snacks.
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 9:08pm
Every Thursday the children have a PE session with our sports coach, Mr Ratcliff. The children learn a range of different skills from throwing and catching to controlling their speed as they move safely around spaces and across obstacle courses. They explore different PE equipment including bats, balls and bikes and also the importance of working as a team.
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 12:17pm
Nursery have been learning about Autumn and how as it gets colder, there is less food for the wildlife. We talked about how squrriels will collect as much food as they can and store it for winter (a bit like doing the big shop!) and how we can help the animals by leaving food out. We filled up some bird feeders with seeds and fat balls and are now waiting to see if any birds come to our Bird Cafe!
Date: 19th Nov 2025 @ 9:39pm
Nursery have been learning about Autumn and the different Autumnal objects you can find in the park, your garden and the woods. The chidlren have been using their imagination to create faces using conkers, acorns, pinecones and leaves. I think you'll agree, they did a wonderful job!
Date: 19th Nov 2025 @ 9:33pm
Nursery have been learning about Autumn and all the different autumnal objjects you can find in park, your back garden and the woods. The children have been putting their imaginations to good use by using conkers, acrorns and leaves to create a face. I think you'll agree that they did a superb job!
Nursery Like to Ride Their Bicycles
Date: 19th Nov 2025 @ 9:22pm
Nursery had an absolutely amazing time on the balance bikes. They learnt all about keeping safe on the bikes, how to steer carefully around obstacles and most importantly - how to stop! They whizzed around the playground with great skill!
Date: 13th Nov 2025 @ 9:05pm
Our Preschool children are about to begin a very exciting journey - and they won't be doing it alone! Throughout the year, they'll be helping our Boundary Bear get ready for Reception. Together, the children and their cuddly friend will be practising all the skills needed to become confident, independent and school-ready. The children will be showing Boundary Bear exactly what it takes to shine in Reception. Each new activity will help the bear grow braver and more prepared - just like our little learners! This term, the children have been helping teddy with his self-care skills and have shown him how to wash his hands, and put his shoes and coat on independently.
Keep an eye out for more updates as our children and Boundary Bear get ready for their big adventure into school life!
Date: 11th Nov 2025 @ 9:35pm
Nursery celebrated Remembrance Day and learnt all about the Soldiers, past and present, who looked after us. We talked about why we wear poppies and the children all painted their own poppy and also created a nursery poppy field. We joined the rest of the school for a Remembrance Day service after we planted poppies in our Boundary Poppy Field.
Nursery and Blackpool Football Club
Date: 6th Nov 2025 @ 8:13pm
Nursery are so excited that this half term they will be having a training session with Blackpool Football Club every Wednesday! This week we were learning how to dribble the ball using penguin feet and the side of their feet (big toe, little toe!) The children throughly enjoyed the session and can't wait to build our football skills!
Nursery Get a Little Bit Spooky
Date: 6th Nov 2025 @ 2:51pm
Nursery got a little bit spooky this week as we celebrated Halloween. The children have been busy making potions, creating a witch using different shapes, making pumpkins out of playdough and practising their cutting skills by giving a witch a hair cut! They have also been exploring light and shadow by using halloween torches in the black out tent and helped some spiders to find all 8 of their missing legs! Its been a very spooky week!
Nursery Squiggle While they Wiggle
Date: 14th Oct 2025 @ 9:19pm
Nursery follow the "Squiggle While You Wiggle" programme to support the development of their gross motor skills. Part of this is to do a series of movements on paper using a pencil in both hands. This terms movements have been "up, down, side, side, cross over". This is always done on a large scale and will eventually help the children to hold a pencil correctly and form letters.
Nursery Help Fox to find his Socks
Date: 14th Oct 2025 @ 9:06pm
This week we have been reading "Fox's Socks" by Julia Donaldson. Poor old fox has lost his socks! The children throughly enjoyed using the props to retell the story amd were great at remembering some of the story language. The chidlren listened carefully to each other as they recalled parts of the story and used the picture prompts to help them recall different parts.
Date: 8th Oct 2025 @ 10:02pm
Nursery were very excited when they got to meet some real life owls! The chldren found out how owls move their heads all the way to the back because they can't move their eyes and that there is an owl who likes to burrow underground instead of living in trees! All the children remembred the owl we met with bright orange eyes and how owls like to eat bugs and mice!
