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We’ve had a very exciting week in the nursery, the Dormice have been welcoming new faces, and the Badgers had their first Forest School adventure. 

We have also got into a regular routine in the big room with Dramatots on a Monday afternoon, P.E. on a Tuesday morning, Music and French on a Wednesday morning and Rugby Tots for those who choose it on a Wednesday afternoon.

We are also looking forward to next week when we will have the official opening of our new nursery environment and the Windmill Wood where we have Forest School. 

Please come along on Wednesday, it’s Stay 'n' Play in the morning, but a party for all our current nursery children in the afternoon – everyone is welcome! 

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Little Crackers Nursery children enjoyed a first, fantastic Forest School session when they visited Crackley’s very own wood on Thursday 12 September.

Learning outside in the fresh air using the natural resources available in the wood and free to follow their own curiosity, the children explored the mud kitchen, clambered through the shrubbery and made their very own dens.

Their beaming smiles and enthusiastic participation showed that all of the children had a whole lot of Forest School fun. Run by specialist Forest school practitioner, Verity Clark, Forest School will now be a much-anticipated regular feature in the nursery curriculum.

The land at the back of the school where the wood is situated had become overgrown and inaccessible over the years and is being cleared in a phased programme of work. The first phase has been completed and gives children at the school and nursery access to a wonderful new environment for their learning.

Comments Susan Glen-Roots, Assistant Head for Early Years and Key Stage 1, “We’re delighted that our nursery children now have more opportunity to take their learning outdoors and explore the wonders of the natural world. We know this will reap fantastic rewards in terms of self-confidence, imagination and physical development.”