News from the Rooms
Acorns
Acorns room provides high quality early learning and care for children from 2 to 3 years. This provision is to support working parents or those returning to education or training. We also have free places for eligible children. These free places are allocated through a city wide referral system.
Beech and Willow
We provide two classrooms (Willow and Beech) for 3-4 year old pre-school children providing high quality learning and care.
Each child has an entitlement to 15 hours a week. We also provide paid wrap-a-round sessions for working parents.
News from Acorns, Beech and Willow
Acorns Room’s Spectacular End of Term Fancy Dress Party!
Acorns Room celebrated the end of term in style with a fantastic fancy dress party! The children looked absolutely wonderful in their chosen costumes, from beautiful princesses and superheroes to other creative costumes that showcased their imagination and...
Acorns End of Year Wrap Up and Thank You to Parents
This year has been full of growth and accomplishments for the Acorns Room. We’re proud of everything the children have achieved, from building independence and confidence to developing friendships and a love of learning. We’re grateful for the continued support from...
The Children in Acorns Room Make Ice Cream
With the recent warm weather, the children in the Acorns room at Filton Avenue Nursery School found a creative and refreshing way to cool down—by making ice cream in a bag! This exciting activity combined fun with learning, as the children explored the science behind...
The Children in Acorns Room and the Butterfly Lifecycle
Following our core story The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the Acorns embarked on a real-life journey of transformation by raising their very own butterflies! We began with tiny caterpillars, carefully feeding and observing them as they grew. The children were fascinated...
Dancing into Learning at Filton Avenue!
Our children had a fantastic time exploring movement and coordination during our outdoor tyre dancing activity! Watching them build confidence, develop their gross motor skills, and have fun reminds us why physical play is such an essential part of early learning....
Acorns Family Floor Book
In Acorns, we are creating a Family Floor Book- a big, shared scrapbook where each child will have their own page to fill with family photos, drawings, and stories. This is a great way for children to make connections between home and nursery, and to proudly share...
Beech and Willow Classes Embrace Active Learning This Term
Children in Beech and Willow classes have been making excellent use of our outdoor learning environment this term. The playground has become a hub of exploration, with children demonstrating strength and coordination as they navigate our monkey bars and climbing...
New Bird Hide Brings Nature Closer to Children in Acorns Room
In Acorns, we are excited to share a fabulous new addition to our top garden - a bird hide that doubles as a climbing frame! This unique structure offers the children a peaceful place to sit quietly, observe birds, and connect with nature. Whether they’re looking out...
Big Brush Club Visits Filton Avenue Nursery School
We were delighted to welcome representatives from Big Brush Club to Filton Avenue Nursery School this week. They came to present Beech and Willow Rooms with wonderful role-play toys and an educational book about brushing teeth. These exciting resources were awarded to...
Spring 2025 Activities in Acorns
Over this half term, Acorns children have been participating in some exciting spring activities. We made a cosy den to relax in, read books, and looked at bugs. We also did some gardening and planted sunflowers, onions, carrots, tomatoes, radishes, parsnips, potatoes,...