Little Thinkers - TSAT New Horizons Primary School

15/09/2026

🎨🔴🟡International Dot Day in The Den!🔵🟢🎨

Today, our wonderful children in The Den have been celebrating International Dot Day! 🌈✨

Inspired by the idea that something as simple as a little dot can spark creativity, confidence and imagination, the children have been busy exploring dots through lots of colourful, creative fun! 🖌️🎨

International Dot Day is all about encouraging children to “make their mark” and see where their imagination takes them – something our Den children certainly embraced today! 💫

We loved seeing their individual ideas come to life and, most importantly, watching them have lots of fun along the way. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Every little mark can become something amazing!✨

03/09/2026

🌳✨ WELCOME TO THE NEW TREEHOUSE! ✨🌳

We are absolutely thrilled with the transformation of our Treehouse! 😍💚 After so much hard work, creativity and dedication from our wonderful Treehouse team, this space is now ready for a brand-new year of learning, growing and getting school ready!🎓📚

It was so lovely yesterday to welcome our returning children back and watch them explore their new environment. 🥰✨ We’re already so excited to see them settle in, build friendships and take on new challenges together!

The Treehouse has been carefully designed to support our children's growing independence and prepare them for that big next step into school! 🎒🌟

📚 Reading and literacy areas to encourage a love of stories, books and early writing
✏️ Mark-making opportunities to develop those all-important pre-writing skills
🧩 Problem-solving and investigation areas to encourage curiosity and critical thinking
🔢 Maths opportunities woven into everyday play and learning
🎨 Creative spaces where children can express their ideas and imagination
🧸 Role play and imaginative area to build confidence, communication and social skills
🌱 Opportunities to develop independence, confidence and resilience

We are incredibly proud of our Treehouse team and all the time, effort and love they have put into creating such a purposeful and exciting environment. 💚👏

This year is going to be all about growing confidence, building independence, developing key skills and having SO much fun along the way! 🌟🎓

We can’t wait to watch our Treehouse children flourish as they get ready for their next big adventure… SCHOOL! 🥹💚📚✨

03/09/2026

✨🏡 Welcome to the New Den!🏡✨

We are SO happy to finally see our newly renovated Den come to life! 💚 We couldn’t be prouder of how hard our amazing Den team have worked to get everything ready, creating such a beautiful, inviting and exciting space for the children to explore. 🥰

Yesterday was extra special as we welcomed all of our returning children back into their new-look room! Seeing their excitement as they explored all the new areas made all the hard work completely worthwhile. 💕✨

The new Den has so much to offer, including:
🧱 A fantastic construction area
📚 A cosy reading area
🏖️ A built-in sand pit
🎨 A chalkboard wall
🧩 Lots of opportunities for imaginative and creative play
🌿 And so much more!

We are incredibly proud of our staff for all their dedication, creativity and hard work. We can’t wait to see all the wonderful learning, adventures and memories that will happen in the new Den! 🌟💚

21/08/2026

✨🏡 Room Transformations! 🏡✨

We’re so excited to share the progress of our Den and Treehouse rooms! 🌿🎨 There has been so much hard work, creativity and care going into creating these beautiful spaces for our children.

Keep your eyes peeled 👀✨ for the final room reveal — we can’t wait to show you the finished results!

A huge thank you to Lisa, Sharon and their amazing teams for all of their hard work, dedication and effort. 💚👏

We hope you’re as excited as we are! 🥰✨

10/08/2026

06/08/2026

📚✨ Library Adventures! ✨📚

Our Treehouse and Den children had a wonderful trip to the library! 🌟

The children walked beautifully all the way there, showing fantastic listening skills and excellent road safety awareness. We were so proud of how sensible and kind they were throughout the journey! 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️💛

Once at the library, they had a fantastic time exploring the shelves, choosing books and discovering lots of exciting stories together. 📖🔎 There was so much enthusiasm as they looked through the different books and shared their favourites with their friends.

It was such a lovely visit, and we're already looking forward to making many more trips to the library in the future. The children certainly can't wait to go back! 😊📚💙

04/08/2026

Trip to College Park 🌳🐑🛝

Today the babies enjoyed a wonderful trip to College Park, where they had lots of opportunities to explore, play and discover the world around them. They had great fun climbing and taking turns on the slide, as well as enjoying the swings, developing their balance, coordination and confidence through active play.

The children were also excited to visit the animals, watching them closely and talking about what they could see. They showed curiosity as they pointed, smiled and listened to the different animal sounds, helping to develop their communication and understanding of the world.

Throughout the outing, the babies explored their surroundings with enthusiasm, building their physical skills, confidence and social interactions while making lovely memories together in the fresh air. 🌞🐐🦆

31/07/2026

🐌✨ Following the love for Steven the Snail... we have some exciting news!✨🐌

We have two new snails joining the Little Thinkers crew! 💚

Please give a warm welcome to Dave and James, our two Giant African Land Snails! 🐌🐌 They are currently settling into The Nest (our older babies' room) and are already becoming firm favourites.

Just like Steve, they absolutely love munching on cucumber 🥒 and the children are enjoying watching them explore their new home, learning all about how to care for them and observing their fascinating movements.

We can't wait to share lots more snail adventures with you all! 🥒🐌💚

24/07/2026

Today we learnt about Steve the Snail! 🤎

The children loved meeting Steve and learning all about him. Some of our little ones were incredibly brave and even held him! 🌟 Others preferred to gently stroke his shell, helping to build their confidence while learning to be kind and respectful towards animals. 💚

We also chatted about what Steve likes to eat (his favourite is cucumber 🥒!) and learned how important it is to keep him moist so he stays happy and healthy. 💦 The children were fascinated by how he moves and enjoyed watching him explore!

It was a wonderful hands-on experience that encouraged curiosity, gentle handling, and lots of questions. Well done to everyone for being so caring with our Giant African Land Snail Steve 🐌✨

20/07/2026

📚✨ Today our babies had a wonderful trip to the library! ✨📚

Our little ones loved exploring colourful books, turning the pages, and taking in all the new sights and sounds. 🌈👶💛

They also had lots of fun joining in with Bounce and Rhyme 🎶🪇, where they sang songs, enjoyed nursery rhymes, and took part in actions that encouraged language development, listening skills, and lots of giggles! 🎵👏😊

Visits like these help to foster a love of books and stories from an early age while supporting communication, confidence, and curiosity. 📖💬🌟

We are so proud of how well everyone joined in and can't wait for our next library adventure! 🚶‍♀️📚❤️