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Ferryport News July 2026

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Ferryport News July 2026   

Nursery/School Holidays-

Our term-time children will finish at Ferryport Nursery on Friday 3rd July at 3.00pm.

Due to renovation works being carried out at Ferryport Nursery, children attending our AM sessions will finish at Ferryport on Friday 3rd July and will attend nursery within the Sports Hall at Tayport Primary School from Monday 6th July until Friday 14th August at their usual times of 8.00am -12.40pm. Parents/carers may drop off and collect children flexibly within these times .

Wrap Around Care Pilot Scheme –For those who have signed up, and been allocated a space on the ‘Wrap Around Care’ Pilot Scheme, this will begin at Tayport Primary School (Sports Hall) on Wednesday 8th July and will run until Wednesday 12th August, on the days and weeks you have selected.

Please note:

  • Sessions will run from 8.00am – 12.40pm.
  • Parents/carers may drop off and collect children flexibly within these times.
  • Drop off/Pick up should be done using the side entrance at Sports Hall in bottom playground.
  • Children attending are asked to bring:
    • a small healthy snack
    • a drink, preferably water

Contacting Nursery Staff During the Summer Holidays -As the nursery will be based in the sports hall at the school during the summer holiday period, staff will not be able to hear calls to the main nursery office phone. A temporary mobile phone will therefore be in use throughout the holidays. The contact number is 07872 699292.

Please note that there will be no clerical assistant on duty during the summer period. As a result, nursery staff will not have access to the Ferryport Enquiries email account, and this should not be used to contact staff during the holidays.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Monday 20th July – Nursery will be closed to ALL staff and children due to it being a public holiday.

Monday and Tuesday 17th and 18th August are in-service days, and nursery will be closed to all children.

New Term starts for ALL children on Wednesday 19th August 2026.

Gates/Front Door – A gentle reminder to all parents/carers to PLEASE double check that the front door, side gates and front gates are all securely closed when entering/leaving the building.

Thank You.

Wishing all our families engaging in holidays a lovely, happy, safe time.

The Nursery Team

WB 22nd June 2026

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Monday

Today we continued to build on last week’s interest in coloured playdough. Some children engaged in mark making, using the opportunity to discuss numbers. A tally chart was introduced to record each child’s choice. At the playdough station, children used mathematical language, referring to concepts such as volume and adding as they explored and created.

Tuesday

Many children took part in imaginative role play using food items they had created from art materials, including ice creams, cones, cakes and pizzas. Some children explored shape, identifying circles within the environment. They drew around these shapes and used scissors to cut them out, developing their fine motor skills. The circles were then used to create pizzas, discussing their favourite toppings. This then developed into role play of “delivery!”

Outdoors, a large bubble station was created using a hula hoop, providing opportunities for children to negotiate turn-taking and practise fair sharing. Children supported one another and celebrated each other’s successes.

Wednesday

The water tray and ball station was set up outside which created a lot of interest discussing, sizes and force. This created a fun sensory experiences for a child who was directing the water play to watch force of splashing.

Sensory experience with playdough followed on from Mondays interest of changing colours and tallying our peers favourite colour choice. This then sparked a conversation about using a sensory experience of smelling. Adding flavouring to change the smell.  The children then chose to make cakes with their playdough, decorating and singing happy birthday and role playing blowing out candles.

Thursday

Teddy Bear Picnic Day

Today, most of the children brought in their favourite teddy bears from home. They introducing their teddies to their friends, shared a picnic snack and lunch together.

Children engaged in imaginative role play, using small teapots and resources to recreate their own teddy bear picnics. There was then their very own teddy bear hunt around the nursery. They listened carefully to clues and worked together to find the teddies.

Friday

Some children explored the art area, using a variety of collage materials to create their own pizzas. There was lots of discussion about favourite toppings, with children using descriptive language to share their ideas and preferences.

A small group of children  took part in helping to weed the garden.  There was discussions about different types of plants and leaves, developing their awareness of the natural environment and the importance of looking after it.

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