Councillors reject plan for diesel generators
Plans to build a diesel power plant near to St Philip's Marsh Nursery School were rejected today. Simon Holmes, headteacher, said he was 'over the moon' after councillors on the planning committee refused the build over fears it would impact on air quality. For...
Apply now for a primary school place for 2017-2018
If your child was born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 you need to apply for a school place by 15 January 2017. It's easiest to apply online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/schooladmissions If you have any queries you can visit the council website (above) or...
Parents strongly urged to submit statement
The application for the proposed installation of diesel generators in St Philip's Marsh is scheduled to be considered by the Development Control Committee B at 2.00 pm on Wednesday 28 September at the City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR. There has been...
Significant refurbishment over the summer
As you will have noticed the school has undergone a significant refurbishment over the summer and many parents have already commented on how lovely the environment looks. The school environment has been developed to increase opportunities for the children to take...
Growing for Gold
We were delighted to learn that our garden was awarded a gold award by Bristol in Bloom’s School Garden Competition 2016 ‘Learning Through Gardening’, run in conjunction with Bristol City Council Allotment Section. The judges said the Gold was awarded due to "......
Planners think again about application for diesel generators near school
The Planning Committee for the proposed installation of diesel generators in St Philip's Marsh met at 2.00 pm on Wednesday 13 July at at the City Hall, College Green, Bristol. Planners in Bristol have decided to think again about giving approval to a controversial...
Fox Storage competition winners revealed
Our neighbours, Fox Storage, ran a competition recently to guess the names of three cuddly fox toys. On Monday Fox Storage revealed the names of the lucky winners - Maya (Class 3), Phoebe K (Class 4) and Riley (Class 4). There was great excitement as they also...
In September our Nursery School will be different!
Please come and have a coffee and find out more on Tuesday 19th July at 9.15 am OR at 12.30 pm. Simon, Denise and Hazel will be in the Family Room to answer your questions. New session times to support your child's relationship with their Key Person and to strengthen...
African Caribbean Day, a roaring success
Luckily the weather stayed dry for our annual African Caribbean Day. The children enjoyed a day of workshops including making (and eating) fruit kebabs, necklaces, shakers, flags, clay models, hats and collages, listening to music and stories from Africa and the...
Parents strongly urged to submit statement
The Planning Committee for the proposed installation of diesel generators in St Philip's Marsh is scheduled for 2.00 pm on Wednesday 13 July at at the City Hall, College Green, Bristol. There has been unprecedented opposition to the proposal to install 48 diesel...
Releasing the butterflies
To fit in with our themes of ‘changes’ and ‘patterns’, the children learnt about the life cycle of the butterfly. The children observed them grow from tiny caterpillars to large caterpillars and change into pupa (chrysallis). At this stage we transferred them to...
Zoolab visit the Nursery
On Wednesday Heather from ZooLab came to introduce us to some of her special friends. ZooLab deliver exciting, memorable and high quality animal handling experiences within the education sector. ZooLab's classic Minibeasts Workshop is designed for nursery age...