by Tom Walbrin | Mar 6, 2026 | Beech Room, News from the Rooms
Beech Class at St Philip’s Marsh Nursery School has caught the building bug, and we have been following their lead with some exciting changes to the classroom! It all started with the bricks, with children building towers, giggling as they tumbled down, creating...
by Ali | Feb 27, 2026 | Fir Room, News from the Rooms
Children in Fir Class at St Philip’s Marsh Nursery School have been getting wonderfully hands-on with the natural world, exploring what nature has to offer both inside and out. Outside, children have been investigating puddles and mud, scooping, pouring and...
by Ali | Feb 19, 2026 | Fir Room, News from the Rooms
Fir Class has been having a wonderful time exploring colour and light, with fireworks as their inspiration. Children have been experimenting with bold, bright painting on a large scale, discovering how vivid colours really pop against black paper — just like fireworks...
by Ali | Feb 9, 2026 | Fir Room, News from the Rooms
Fir Class has been exploring various mark-making examples this week, experimenting with a range of different media from paint to chalk, and even mud and water! This diverse exploration helps children understand that marks can be made in many ways, whilst they discover...
by Ali | Feb 6, 2026 | Fir Room, News from the Rooms
Fir Class has been exploring various construction examples this week, working on both large-scale and small-scale projects. The children have been working independently or together, either coming up with their own ideas or collaborating to bring shared visions to...
by Tom Walbrin | Dec 19, 2025 | Elm Room, News from the Rooms
This term the children have been exploring mark making using big and small movements, developing both gross and fine motor control through varied mark-making experiences. There has been wonderful engagement with role play, particularly caring for babies, which helps...
