Dear Parents and Carers,
I can’t believe we’ve made it to the end of the year! I do hope you all have a restful time over the next few weeks. We’re looking forward to welcoming you back in 2025.
December has been a great month. The children and staff have been busy practising our Christmas songs, visiting the local school to see the dress rehearsal for their Christmas play, and having lots of fun in the Nursery.
This week, the children have been making gingerbread biscuits, learning the ‘Gingerbread Man’ story, practising their wrapping skills, and learning about the first Christmas story.
The children also had a visit from a special person in a red suit today – we hope they enjoy their gifts!
Thank you to all the parents and carers for coming to our Christmas Singalong, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Please look out for the recording on Tapestry.
Phones
Please can parents, carers and anyone dropping children off leave phones in your bags/pockets until you are out of the gate or corridor.
Thank you.
Coffee mornings/afternoons
I was delighted to see so many of you at my coffee morning last week. It was great chatting with you over a warm drink and a biscuit (or two!).
Some people mentioned difficulty attending due to work commitments, so I will consider trialling different days in the new year. Please look out for more information.
School of Sanctuary
Did you know that Bristol is a City of Sanctuary and has been for over a decade?
Schools can apply to be a School of Sanctuary, and we have embarked on the journey to become the first Nursery School in Bristol to become one.
We will need to meet several criteria, one of which involves parent/carer engagement. If you are interested, please get in touch with me.
More information can be found here.
Website
You may have noticed a change on our staff page. We now have pictures with our names—take a look!
Is there anything else you’d like to see on our website? Please let us know.
Important Dates
Monday 6th January 2025 – Start of term 3
Wednesday 12th February 2025 – INSET day – School closed for staff training
Friday 14th February 2025 – End of term 3
Monday 17th – Friday 21st February 2025 – Half term holiday
Monday 24th February 2025 – Start of term 4
Wednesday 12th March 2025 – Parent/Carer evening
Friday 4th April 2025 – End of term 4
Monday 7th – Friday 18th April 2025 – Easter/Spring holiday
Monday 21st April 2025 – Bank Holiday
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 – Term 5 starts
Friends of Filton Avenue Nursery School
Friends of Filton Avenue Nursery School is our Parent Teacher Friends Association (PTFA) and is looking for volunteers to run events. If you are interested then please look out for details in the new year.
As always, if you need to speak with your child’s key person please do so at drop off or pick up times. If your matter is sensitive, please arrange a time with them and a quiet and more private space can be booked.
Thank you,
Kate and everyone at FANS
Image credits: OpenClipart-Vectors and Daniel Reche.