Ferryport News April 2026
Nursery/School Holidays – The Easter holidays will commence for our term time children on Thursday 2nd April 2026 at 3.00pm and our term time children will return on Monday 20th April 2026 at 9.00am. Nursery will be open as usual for our 49 Week AM children during the Easter period. During this time please note that our 49 week AM children will receive ‘The Big Breakfast’ rather than the School Lunch.
Stay & Play Sessions Monday 20th April & Wednesday 22nd April-We would like to invite parents to stay, for a short time at drop off time, to spend time in nursery with their child to observe/share their child’s learning, their favourite activities etc. Younger siblings are welcome also but will be the sole responsibility of their parents. Stay & Play sessions are completely optional.
Easter – Leading up to, and over the Easter period, the children will enjoy a range of fun and engaging activities including seasonal stories, songs, rhymes and, of course, an Easter Egg hunt. These experiences are designed to create a fun filled atmosphere while supporting the children’s learning and development.
Learning Wall – Our new Learning Wall theme is Nature! Over the next few weeks, the children will be exploring and learning about different aspects of the natural world, including plants, insects, and lifecycles.
We’re especially excited that Ms Paige has brought in frog spawn from her garden pond. The children will have the opportunity to observe how the frog spawn changes and develops over time. Once the frogs reach the appropriate stage, they will be returned safely to her garden pond.
We would love to include photos, stories, or experiences from home on our Learning Wall. If you have any nature themed adventures—perhaps spotting insects, planting seeds, visiting parks, or observing wildlife—please feel free to share them with us.
This helps your child make meaningful connections between nursery and home, encourages rich conversations, and opens up even more opportunities for curiosity, questions, and exploration.
Parental Engagement –Our Parent Suggestion and Comment Book is available in the front hall. We’d really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to share any thoughts or ideas with us. Your feedback helps us celebrate what’s going well and identify ways we can continue to improve. Comments can be anonymous.
Many children have been excited to share their experiences and achievements from home—such as birthday celebrations, family adventures, learning new skills (like swimming or riding a bike), or other personal milestones. We would love to add these to their PLJs. using the ‘Learning at Home’ sheets. These sheets are available in the front hall of nursery for you to take home. Once completed, please return them to nursery and either place them in your child’s PLJ with your child, or ask a member of staff to add them for you.
Junk Modelling- The junk modelling is very popular and in high demand of recyclable materials. If you could help by bringing in items such as cardboard boxes, egg boxes, ribbon, wool etc. these would be greatly received… and who knows what creation these will turn into!
Sickness/Illness – A gentle reminder that if your child is unwell (e.g. Vomiting & Diarrhoea) the guidelines are 48 hours exclusion from nursery from the last bout of sickness/diarrhoea.
Lending Library– These continue to be housed in our front hall. These are changed regularly providing new books for you to explore. Please remember to sign books in and out. Thank you!
Weather – Could all parents please ensure their child is appropriately dressed for the weather, especially on Beach Days, and that all clothing is clearly named. Please ensure your child comes to nursery with a coat every day, as even if the weather is sunny, it can still be chilly in the shady areas of our garden. Thank you!
Borrowed Clothes – Can parents/carers please remember to return any clothes borrowed from nursery. Thank you.
