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Newsletter – December 2021: Christmas is Coming…
With the holidays only two and a half weeks away, term 2 is nearing its end. Thank you, as ever, for your support and encouragement during the first 2 terms of the year. I trust you feel settled into life at FANS and know that your children are having exciting...
Christmas Raffle
Please buy raffle tickets for our Christmas Hampers. We have a food hamper including meat and supermarket vouchers and a gift hamper. Sarah, Johnny and Liz will be selling tickets from next week on the driveway - 20p each or £1 a strip. Money will go to the school toy...
Video: Water Wheel in Puddles
After the rain, the children worked out they could use a bike to spray the water from a puddle. They had loads of fun and used the scoops to keep the water level up so that it would work properly.
Festive Fun with FoHL – Calling knitters, crocheters, sewists, and all kinds of craftspeople!
Friends of Horfield Library are planning to decorate a special Christmas tree on Saturday 18th December and are looking for help! See the flyer below for more details on how you can get involved.
Position Filled: School Bursar
We have an exciting, flexible opportunity for someone to work with our fantastic office team from February. Please click through to Eteach for the full job description, and get in touch with Sarah or Mo at the Nursery school if interested.
Video: Making Shaving Foam Tracks With Bikes
Have a look at children from Beech and Willow making tracks in shaving foam, using bikes. This activity is a wonderful example of the exploration and experimentation of mark-making, which is a sensory and physical experience. Young children begin to make sense of the...
Video: Mud Kitchen With Shaving Foam
Take a look at this video of Willow Room playing in the Mud Kitchen, with shaving foam! Mud Kitchens are a wonderful way of allowing children to explore the outdoor environment as they dig in the mud. They also involve science-based learning as children can get hands...
Newsletter – October 2021: End of Term Message from Sarah
As Term 1 draws to a close for the half-term break, I want to thank you for a really productive term which has involved children returning to us, new children settling in (very well) and lots of harvesting of fruit and vegetables! We have enjoyed some lovely...
Video: Jungle Corridor
Inspired by one of our core books Walking Through The Jungle by Julie Lacome, we have adapted our corridor to support the children's interest that has come from reading the book. The children will be moving in different ways through the jungle, discovering different...
Video: Sorting with Compare Toys
In this video, the children in Willow are exploring the open-ended activity of sorting the compare toys. The children are beginning to learn how to work together and share their ideas, whilst also managing the distractions around them. ...
