Little Crickets News & Updates

Important Reminder:

Please be sure to pack suncream and a sun hat and that all clothing is labelled, as we will be enjoying outside play through summer.

Each week the staff of Little Crickets like to update parents and families of the work and events that are happening at the nursery. Please use this page to keep informed with your child’s learning and how you can support their learning journey.

  • Spring Term, week 8

    This week we will be asking children about their favourite book and drawing their favourite characters together. Thursday 7th March we will be celebrating World Book Day so please dress your child in a costume of their choice, or you can send them in with their costume. You are welcome to send in your children’s favourite book for practitioners to share with them and other…

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  • Winter Term, Week 6 & 7

    We would like to welcome you all back from the half term break, and we hope children are all well rested and ready to enjoy the next five weeks of the Spring term. For the next two weeks we are going to be introducing children to Spring colours in our environment. We will mix prime colours together to look at the cause and effect of combining different colours…

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  • Winter Term, Week 3: Ice and Water

    This week we will be experimenting with water. We will make dinosaur icicles and look what happens to ice when exposed to heat. Children will be looking at items that sink and float we will take this learning forward by looking at materials in the environment to see what happens to them when exposed to…

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  • Winter Term, Week 2: Snow & Ice

    This week we are discussing different shapes and creating individual snowflakes. We will be teaching children about soft, smooth and rough textures. As the weather is changing we will talk to children about frost and they will become familiar with the Jack Frost song. We will go out looking for frost and any icicles that…

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