Important Product Recall: Aptamil and Cow & Gate Infant Formula
The Food Standards Agency is asking parents, early years settings and caregivers to check their infant formula against specific batches of Aptamil and Cow & Gate products that have been recalled by Danone. The recall has been issued due to potential cereulide...
Colour, Light and Fireworks in Fir Class
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...
Parent Learning Sessions from Bristol Parent Carer Forum
Bristol Parent Carer Forum is offering three informative sessions in March and April 2026 to support parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities. The first session, "Advocating for Your Child in School" with Lisa Baker Murray, takes...
St Philip’s Marsh Fir Class Explores Mark-Making
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...
St Philip’s Marsh Fir Class Explores Construction
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...
February Half Term Free Family Meal at St Anne’s House
St Anne's House Cibomatto Canteen in Brislington is offering free family meals during the February half term, providing families with an opportunity to enjoy a hot meal together. The meals are available from 12pm to 1pm on Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th...
Best Start in Life: Family Survey
Bristol will have a new Best Start in Life Plan from 1st April 2026. This plan is about making sure every baby, child, and family gets the right support from pregnancy to age five. Family Hubs, midwives, health visitors, speech and language teams,...
Newsletter – January 2026
Coming up in January's newsletter from St Philip's Marsh Nursery School you can read about the welcome back to the new term, with updates from all the classes including new children settling into Elm Class, Beech Class exploring ice and water in the cold weather...
Navigation and Nurture – A Monthly Group for Parents and Carers
We would like to share with you information about a support group for parents and carers of children with complex medical needs. Navigation and Nurture is a monthly group for parents who have a child with a profound disability and/or medical complexities. The sessions...
Free Oral Health Webinar for Parents and Carers
An upcoming online webinar is offering parents and carers of young children the opportunity to learn more about supporting their children's oral health at home. The Big Brush Club, who provide the Supervised Toothbrushing Programme, are hosting a free Oral Health...
Merry Christmas
Happy Christmas to all our families! 🎄 We are closed from 22nd December to 2nd January. We return to school on 5th January.
St Philip’s Marsh Nursery School Term Review and Christmas Celebrations
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...