World Book Day
Thank you to all the parents/carers, staff and children who took part in our World Book Day celebration on Wednesday 2 March. The staff and children looked great in their character outfits. We raised the sum of £76 which will be sent to Africa to fund the purchase...
Urgent vacancy for School Crossing Patrol
There is a vacancy for a School Crossing Patrol to support our Nursery School. Are you looking for a school term time only role that helps your school community? The SCP at St Philip's Marsh Nursery School covers three duties, a.m., lunchtime and p.m. covering 15...
Our busy Christmas week
This week has been extremely busy at the School. Family and friends joined us on Monday and Friday for our sing-alongs which included some of the favourite festive songs we have been learning. Thank you to the parents/carers who helped us at our Christmas parties on...
Application withdrawn for diesel generator
We are delighted to inform you that we recently received correspondence from Bristol City Council informing us that the application for the proposed installation of diesel powered generators and associated infrastructure has been withdrawn. "Further to the recent...
Proposed diesel generator site
There is a Planning Committee meeting at 2.00 pm on Wednesday 9th December at Colston Hall (Diesel planning leaflet). Mr Holmes (Headteacher) has submitted a statement (Diesel statement to Planning Committee) on behalf of the Nursery School and will be attending this...
Parents strongly encouraged to object to nearby generation facility
We would strongly encourage parents to object to the nearby generation facility via the following website: http://planningonline.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=NO0ZY1DNJMK00 Application Ref: ...
Diesel power station to be built near Nursery
Councillor Margaret Hickman has brought to our attention a proposed development of a diesel power station near our school. A London based company called Plutus Energy has submitted planning application. They intend to create a ‘Flexible Generation Facility’ in the St...
Children creating animation
Elle Dimond, a freelance animator and film maker, will be working with the children over the winter term. As well as working on her own work she delivers film making workshops to young people. She is currently working on behalf of Suited and Booted Studios who have...
Apple Day success
The School celebrated Apple Day on Wednesday 30 September which involved taking part in apple-related activities during the day and culminated in apple pressing in the afternoon. During the day the children tasted apple cake, printed with apples, made playdough...
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, palm trees, hats and collages, listening to music and stories from Africa...
Bristol in Bloom Silver Gilt Award
We were delighted to learn that our garden was awarded a ‘silver-gilt award’ by Bristol in Bloom’s School Garden Competition 2015 'Learning Through Gardening', run in conjunction with Bristol City Council Allotment Section. Chris Curry and Pat Fitton collected the...
Travelling Light Theatre story telling
The Travelling Light Theatre Company visited the Nursery on two occasions to run story telling sessions with the children. Firstly the children had to shout their names out and these were 'caught' in a paper bag. The children were then enthralled with the making of...