Moorland Nursery School

✨E X C I T I N G T I M E S ✨

Today, a mixed group of children headed out on a special mission to pick up some very important items ready for a very exciting delivery arriving tomorrow! 👀

The children loved exploring the local community, making choices, practising their communication skills and helping to prepare for our surprise arrival.

Now for the big question…

What do you think is being delivered tomorrow? Keep your eyes on our page to find out! 👀 🥕

✨S E N S O R Y F U N ✨

Our babies have been making the most of the beautiful weather as they explored a wonderful sensory invitation outdoors ☀️

Using flowers, water and shiny treasure basket resources, the children enjoyed touching, splashing, grasping and investigating a range of natural materials.

Sensory experiences like these help to support babies’ cognitive development, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and early communication as they explore the world around them through their senses. The children were fascinated by the colours, textures and reflections, showing curiosity, concentration and lots of smiles along the way! 🌺

✨B I G M O V E M E N T S ✨

Our 2-3’s children have been getting creative with some large scale outdoor painting! Using long brush strokes, reaching high, stretching across their bodies and making marks in all directions, the children were developing an important skill known as crossing the midline.

Crossing the midline occurs when children move a hand, arm or foot across the centre of their body to the opposite side. Activities like large scale painting help strengthen this skill, which supports future writing, drawing, hand-eye coordination, balance and bilateral coordination.

Alongside developing their physical skills, the children enjoyed exploring colours, expressing themselves creatively and working collaboratively with their friends. The smiles, concentration and enthusiasm on display showed just how much fun learning can be! 🌈✨

✨W E E K 2 5 ✨

What a wonderful week we’ve had across the nursery!

From bubble filled giggles and sensory exploration to muddy adventures in Forest School, water play, soccer sessions, balance biking and imaginative small world play, our children have been busy learning, exploring and making memories with their friends.

This week has been full of curiosity and discovery as children investigated treasure baskets, developed their physical skills outdoors, built confidence through new challenges and enjoyed plenty of opportunities to learn through play. We have loved seeing friendships blossom, teamwork develop and those special moments of awe and wonder that make every day at Moorland so special.

A particular highlight this week was welcoming our professional photographer to nursery. They spent time capturing life at Moorland, from our beautiful learning environments to the joy, laughter and engagement of the children throughout the day. These images will help us give our website a fresh new look and better showcase everything that makes Moorland such a special place to grow and learn.

📸 Keep your eyes peeled… a sneak peek of some of the professional photographs will be coming very soon!

✨M E S S Y P L A Y ✨

Our 2–3’s children have been busy exploring colour, texture and movement through a fantastic construction themed painting activity. Using diggers, dump trucks, their hands and even their feet, the children created wonderful patterns and marks while developing their fine and gross motor skills, creativity and imagination.

There were smiles, laughter and plenty of colourful discoveries as the children experimented with mixing colours, making tracks and exploring the paint in their own unique ways.

Sometimes the messiest activities create the richest learning experiences! 💜💚💛🧡

✨W E E K 2 4 ✨

What a wonderful week we have had at Moorland!

From messy sensory play and imaginative adventures to outdoor exploration and exciting extracurricular activities, our children have embraced every opportunity to learn, play and grow ✨

This week, our children have been busy developing their creativity through sensory experiences, exploring different textures, colours and materials with great enthusiasm. There were plenty of smiles as little hands mixed, painted and experimented, building confidence, curiosity and fine motor skills along the way.

Outdoors, we enjoyed making the most of our beautiful environment. From chalk mark making and muddy Forest School adventures to discovering the natural world around us, the children demonstrated resilience, teamwork and a love of exploration. The recent rain certainly didn’t dampen our spirits!

Our role play areas have been full of imagination, with children caring for babies, creating stories with animals and engaging in meaningful play that supports communication, language and social development. We have also seen fantastic concentration and problem solving as children built structures, completed activities and challenged themselves through independent learning opportunities.

Across the nursery, children have continued to develop their physical skills through gymnastics, football and active play, showing determination, coordination and growing confidence in their abilities.

Most importantly, this week has been filled with laughter, friendships and joyful moments. The smiles captured throughout the week perfectly reflect the happiness, curiosity and sense of belonging that make Moorland such a special place to learn and grow🤎

✨F O R E S T F U N ✨

There’s no such thing as bad weather at Forest School! 🌧️

Our 2-3’s embraced the rain and enjoyed a wonderfully soggy Forest School session, splashing in puddles, exploring the woodland environment and discovering how nature changes in different weather conditions.

Outdoor learning in all seasons helps children to build resilience, confidence and independence while developing their physical skills and curiosity about the world around them.

Judging by the smiles, a little rain certainly didn’t stop the fun! 💦🍃