February Newsletter 2026
Our teaching toolkit theme of the month is: Make math's meaningful-
We want babies to be able to put objects inside others and take them out again, and combine objects like stacking blocks and cups.
We want toddlers to be able to attempt to count objects using some numbers in sequence during play and everyday situations and begin to understand and use mathematical language such as big and little.
We want pre-school to be able to count things saying one number name for each item in order, knowing that the last number you reach when counting objects tells you how many there are in total. Use these counting skills to solve everyday problems such as "how many cups do we need?"
What have the babies been up to?
The babies have been getting active this month in the garden and mud kitchen. They have particularly enjoyed the bikes, pushing their feet on the ground to make themselves move. We have also experienced the balls this month, we have been rolling and kicking them to make them move. The mud kitchen got very muddy, we made some delicious mud pancakes for the adults to try. The babies also did some baby yoga this month. The children achieved some great positions and did a great job! The babies also got involved with pancake day making some yummy mixture and then enjoying these for snack. The pancakes were a bit hit, thank-you for cooking them for us Terri!
What have the toddlers been up to?
The toddlers have been experimenting with different textures this month to create their paintings. There seemed to be a running theme of valentines day which the children enjoyed exploring, especially the red gloop with red petals in. The toddlers have also been independent this month with their self help skills. The toddlers have been buttering their own crackers at snack time, showing their skills to their peers and adults.
What have the pre-school children been up to?
The pre-school children have been very busy in February. We have celebrated pancake day. The children had a great time mixing all of the ingredients together to make the mixture. They then enjoyed them for a yummy snack once they were cooked. They got to choose some yummy berries for the toppings. The children have also experimented this month making colour changing sensory bottles. They mixed baby oil, food colouring and water. They enjoyed choosing their colours for the bottle and then mixing it all together. The children have also completed some paintings this month using pipettes and even hard and soft spaghetti. They found it fascinating watching the marks they could create.
Events and Reminders:
Monday 2nd March: St Davids Day!
Children are welcome to wear anything red or Welsh.
Thursday 5th March: World Book Day!
Children are welcome to come to nursery in fancy dress or pyjamas and bring there favourite story to share with the team.
Friday 13th March: Mother’s Day Stay and Play
We will be holding a little Mother’s day stay and play to celebrate all of the wonderful Mum’s. An email will be sent out about this next week with more information.
Wednesday 18th March: Concept Photography
If your child does not attend on this day please speak to reception and we can let you know our available slots. For children that do attend on a Wednesday, they will have their photos taken with us in nursery.
Thursday 26th March: Parents evening 6pm-8pm.
Booking forms will be available in your child’s room on the door.
Reminders:
Polite reminder from the Accounts Team:
We have noticed that some families are not paying their invoices by the 15th of the month. Can we please remind you that invoices go out on the 1st of the month, and we do ask that these are paid by the 15th of the month.
Please can you ensure you are taking your child’s drink bottle home at the end of the day so this is sterilised and cleaned at home and a fresh drink is provided daily.
We have noticed a decrease in the amount of children allowed on our newsletter and social media. Please can we ask that you update your child’s permissions if you are happy for them to be on the newsletter or social media as a lot of the children are currently unknown on their permissions.
Staffing Update
We have some news. Maisie (in our baby team) has had a wonderful opportunity to work abroad, and has made the decision to leave us to go on this amazing adventure. Maisie’s last day with us will be Thursday 12th March. We wish her all the best.
Keana (who has been based in babies) has decided for a change, and is now going to be based in our pre-school room. Keana has already been supporting in pre-school, so is looking forward to meeting all of the parents in the next couple of weeks.
