March Newsletter
CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES: Our learning topic for March is ‘Our natural World’, The natural world includes plants and animals, soil, rocks, water, and air. Things can be described, compared, and classified on the basis of their characteristics. Nature includes living and nonliving things. Living things need food, water, air, and shelter, and can move, grow, and reproduce. Fun activities this month include learning about recycling to protect our nature, counting how many bugs we see in the garden, looking at factual books, learning how to protect them. Using ICT to create charts on our findings. Throughout nursery, children will do age-appropriate activities, using the seven areas of the EYFS curriculum. You can find planned curriculum activities in nursery outside your child’s care room.
Support at Home:- To support your child’s nursery education at home, help your little ones by going for walks and exploring the wildlife, ask them to describe what they can see, do some counting, take some paper and crayons and have fun doing some tree rubbings! Look at recycling at home – what can be recycled, make a tally chart learning numbers at the same time. Looking at books at home about nature.
APRIL FEES REVIEW:- Following a review of our costs, to be able to provide the standard of care you rely on and expect, we have had to review our fees accordingly. The new fees have been supplied to every account holder via the nursery in a box app and applied to April invoices. We appreciate that the costs have risen but we have managed to keep it a lower percentage. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions and thank you for your understanding.
9 MONTH OLD, 2, 3 & 4 YEAR-OLD FUNDING: - You could be eligible for education funding from April if your child turns 9 month old, 2 or 3 years old before 31st March 2026. Please apply for the funding, online using the website - “Best start in life” before the deadline of 31st March.
HELLO & WELCOME:- To Theodora who join us in our Under 2’s room!
EASTER HOLIDAYS: Children attending funded only sessions of ‘38 weeks term time’ and ‘42 week paying term time’ will not be in nursery for W/C 30th March & 6th April, children on the 48-week paying term time will not be in the 2nd week of Easter. A reminder of your child’s sessions will be sent to your messages on the app near the time. Nursery will be closed Good Friday & Easter Monday.
WORLD BOOK DAY:- We’re celebrating World Book Day on 5th March; children are invited to dress up as their favourite story book character - any day of the week. All children will be sent a Book voucher; this can be redeemed to get a free book or £1.00 of a full price book. A digital code voucher has been sent to all parents on the nursery app messages with full details of how and where to use the voucher.
CELEBRATIONS:- March is always a busy month with the start of Spring – we celebrate St David’s day on the 1st exploring daffodils, leeks and dragons! Holi is on the 4th which is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life! It is also known as ‘Festival of colour’. Lots of singing, dancing and colour. On the 5th we will be celebrating World Book Day, we welcome everyone to dress up and bring a book to read! British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and math’s that will take place between 6th-15th March 2026! We will be encouraging our little ones to be curious, creative and complete new challenges! Mother’s Day on 15th is a very special day – so expect lots of creative work coming home, all made with love! This leads us onto another fun day- St Patrick’s Day on the 17th – Green is the colour to wear to nursery, expect a lot of singing, dancing and more crafts! Eid al-Fitr 2026 is expected to fall on either 19th or 20th March, depending on the sighting of the new moon, this marks the end of the month of Ramadan, a time for celebration with family and loved ones. On the 20th is Red Nose Day, the theme this year is ‘take yourself funny for money’, so don’t forget to dress up, a link to donate any monies will be sent via the app. We end the month by with the clocks going forward on the 29th, resulting in lighter evenings for the summer!
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM:- (Facebook- Day Nursery (Abc-Nursery) this is a private account for parents/carers only. Our Instagram profile is - (ABC Children’s Day Nursery) - no children’s images are shown on here. This is an additional way to keep up to date with nursery activities
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:- To Dylan who will be one years old and to Zia, Isla & Theo who will be two in the Under Twos room, to McKenzie, Cree & Zidane in Pre-School who will be three and to Hazel in Foundation, who will be four!!! Happy Birthday!