Lowesmoor Nursery and Preschool

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

Over the next few weeks our two‑year‑old room (Explorers) will have an extended focus on nursery rhymes to support and develop early communication and language skills. Singing together helps children build confidence, learn new vocabulary and join in with familiar rhythms and actions.This week we will be singing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ and ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’. Over the week the children will learn these nursery rhymes through a mixture of singing, actions and hands‑on activities and during our play.
Our learning intentions for this week:
- Continue to develop early communication
- Begin to explore imagination during play
- Encourage early play skills both independently and with peers.

05/10/2026

For the next few weeks the Adventurers room will be learning about flat shapes. This week they are focusing on circles. They will be looking at circles around the nursery room and in everyday objects we see and use at home. They will be learning to mark make to draw their own circles and they will be experimenting with circles in their play. The room is ready for the week with lots of play activities which will encourage the children to use their eyes to find the circles. This should then lead to lots of excited chat as they start to use those circles to build, sort and create.
Our Learning Intentions for this week are:
- to continue to demonstrate early social skills through play (turn taking and sharing)
- to recognise and name a circle

02/10/2026

Next week in Preschool we are learning about all of the colours of the rainbow. We are using the story ‘My Colourful Chameleon’ to open our discussion about colours around us. We have a painters and decorators roleplay area this week and we have so many colourful activities in the room to give the children as many opportunities as we can to use colour names and to experiment with colours and patterns.
Our learning intentions for this week are:
- to select a requested colour
- to name common colours (primary and secondary)
- to use colour words within our play experiences
- to use talk as a way to problem solve (we are encouraging the children to talk when something makes them feel unhappy or cross)
- to recognise the number 3
- to use touch counting for up to 5 objects
- to differentiate between different instrument sounds (phonics phase 1)

02/10/2026

It’s Forest School Day! We all look forward to our Fridays in the forest. Adventurers are first to go to the forest this morning and then Preschool will go this afternoon. Mrs Everett has been busy making the forest school area look amazing ready for the children to play and explore. This week some of the activities include making leaf wands, washing pumpkins and doing some muddy handprint painting. They will be rolling conkers and pine cones down the hill and making friendship potions or Autumn stew in the mud kitchen. Fresh air and freedom!

01/10/2026

At our nursery we spend a lot of time training staff to support children who show early signs of neurodivergence. October is ADHD awareness month. ADHD can be difficult to spot in younger children so the information at the bottom of this post is a guide for school age children.

Preschool age children may display big emotions and may find it difficult to keep their body still. They may be impulsive in their play and may be quick to become cross or upset when play doesn’t go how they want it to. We support these children by getting down to their level and giving them time and help to regulate. During times when we sit down as a group, we offer fidget toys and movement breaks to help them to maintain focus without having to fight the urge to move.

* Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental brain difference rather than a behavioural choice.
* ADHD is a condition that makes it difficult for children to concentrate, sit still, follow directions and control their impulses
* Children with ADHD are often emotionally delayed. They will often experience intense sadness or anger and can find it very hard to regulate.
* Children and adults with ADHD have an intense sensitivity to perceived criticism or rejection. If children sense a negative tone in someone’s voice they will immediately become defensive which is often perceived as being rude or aggressive.

There are two types of ADHD: inattentive and hyperactive (ADD), some people have both types (combined ADHD)

Inattentive Symptoms of ADHD:
-Makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, overlooks details
-Is easily distracted or sidetracked
-Has difficulty following instructions
-Doesn’t seem to be listening when spoken to directly
-Has trouble organising tasks and possessions
- Often fails to finish work in school or chores in the classroom
-Often avoids or resists tasks that require sustained mental effort, including doing homework
-Often loses homework assignments, books, jackets, backpacks, sports equipment

Hyperactive or Impulsive Symptoms of ADHD:
-Often fidgets or squirms
-Has trouble staying in his/her seat
-Runs and climbs where it’s inappropriate
-Has difficulty playing quietly
- Is extremely impatient, can’t wait for his turn
-Always seems to be “on the go” or “driven by a motor”
-Talks excessively
-Blurts out answers before a question is completed
-Interrupts or intrudes on others’ conversations or activities

28/09/2026

This week in the Explorers room we are thinking about our emotions. 😀 Happy or Sad? 😢
We have set up our continuous provision areas to help our toddlers to start to recognise, name, and understand these two big feelings.
We will be using real photos and simple stories to encourage the children to talk about feeling happy and we will be singing the song ' If Your Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands’. We will look in mirrors, point to faces and talk about how the children feel at different times throughout the day. This weeks emotions focus will support the children’s personal, social, and emotional development and communication skills.

27/09/2026

This week in Preschool we are exploring our 5 senses. The photos below have descriptions with them.
Preschool children free-flow between inside and outside activities. They also have two ‘whole group’ carpet sessions and 1 or 2 hall sessions each day.

24/09/2026

Our Cruisers room is currently home to our babies and our youngest toddlers while our baby room is being prepared for a January opening. This room has lots of beautiful wooden toys and soft toys which are suitable for young children. The projector is used every day and this week has already projected fish swimming, farm animals and bubbles on the wall. The adults in this room are skilled at finding new ways to capture the children’s interest and to encourage those first words and early physical skills.
It’s been a busy few days for the youngest children, they have been for a walk in the pushchairs, they’ve been in the softplay room every day, they’ve had a visit from TeddyBear song time and they have played with and built those important first bonds with their key workers. Tomorrow they have their first dance session with Bounce and Bop. This is only their second full week at nursery and they are already amazing us!

22/09/2026

Our Explorers room (two year olds) has been focusing on supporting children to settle confidently by using familiar resources such as things they enjoy playing with: exploring water play, painting, playdough, cars, trains and building towers. These familiar activities help them to build relationships with their key workers and to feel safe and secure in their new surroundings. This week we have also started to encourage the children to talk about their families.