First Class Newsletter – March

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First Class Newsletter – March 2026

First Class Nursery Newsletter

Welcome back! We are so happy to see all the children return, excited to learn and play with their friends. This half term we have lots of fun activities planned, including exploring nature, celebrating special events, and trying hands-on learning. We can’t wait for all the exciting experiences ahead!

Dates for the Diary

World Book Day – Thursday 5th March – Themed Menu – Bring Favourite book and dress up
Friday 6th March – National Dentist Day & Employee Appreciation Day
Wednesday 11th March – Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea – 3:15 pm
Sunday 15th March – Mother’s Day
Tuesday 17th March – St. Patrick’s Day – Wear something green white or orange.
Thursday 19th March – International Read to Me Day
Friday 20th March (Estimated) – Eid
Friday 20th March – Red Nose Day
Down Syndrome Day & Red Nose Day (Friday 20th March 2026) Children are invited to wear red, odd socks, or both
Saturday 21st March – Down Syndrome Day & World Poetry Day
Tuesday 24th March – Eid Parties – Eid themed Menu – dress up in your party clothes
Friday 27th March – Funding Session Finish
Monday 30th March – Friday 10th April – Easter Holidays
Friday 3rd April – Good Friday (Nursery Closed)
Monday 6th April – Easter Monday (Nursery Closed)
Monday 13th April – Funding Sessions Commence

🗣️ 5 Words a Week

Each week, we focus on five key words to support children’s language, communication, and understanding of our nursery themes.

On display outside each room – so children can see and use them all day
Shared on Famly each week – so you can explore the words at home too
Fun at home – try using the words in conversation, play, or stories

Weekly Words

23rd Feb – Front | Another | Inside | Illustration| Author

2nd March – Red | New | Deep | Shallow| Light

9th March – Tallest | Heavy | Fatter | Green | Yellow

🌸 Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea – Wednesday 11th March – 3:15 – 4:15 pm

We invite all mums to join their children for a special Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea

If mums are unable to attend, children are welcome to bring another special grown-up instead. This is a lovely chance to share some treats, enjoy time together, and make the afternoon extra special.

🌸 Our Learning Themes This Half Term

This half term, children across the nursery will be exploring a range of exciting themes that support their confidence, curiosity and overall development.

Our focus areas throughout the term include emotional development, sustainability, literacy, nature, creativity and communication. All activities are carefully adapted to suit each age group, ensuring children are supported at their own stage of learning and development.

Across the nursery, our themes include:

World Book Week
Celebrating stories and the joy of reading through dressing up, storytelling, role play and exploring our favourite books together. This supports early literacy skills and builds a love of reading.
Signs of Spring
Observing changes in the weather, plants and animals as we move into spring. Children will explore blossom, new growth and seasonal changes through outdoor learning, supporting their understanding of nature.
Introduction to Life Cycles & Growing
Learning about how plants, animals and mini-beasts grow and change over time through planting activities, stories and simple investigations, encouraging curiosity about the natural world.
Our Planet & Recycling
Helping children understand sustainability by learning how to care for our environment, recycle materials and reduce waste in simple, meaningful ways.
Eid
Exploring Eid in an age-appropriate way through stories, discussions and creative activities, supporting children’s cultural awareness and emotional development.
Spring Celebrations & Life Cycles
Exploring themes of new life and growth linked to springtime, including eggs, chicks and baby animals, while encouraging creativity through crafts and role play.
Easter
Taking part in Easter-themed activities and crafts, learning about traditions and seasonal changes in a child-friendly way.
World Food Day – 25th March (Eid Theme)
Exploring different foods, discussing celebration meals and learning about healthy choices through an Eid-inspired focus.

All learning is delivered through play, stories, songs and hands-on experiences, with activities carefully differentiated to meet the needs of both our Under 3’s and Over 3’s.

👶 Baby Room

In the Baby Room, these themes will be explored through sensory-rich, hands-on experiences to support early development. Activities will include:

Storytelling with puppets to support early communication and emotional development.
Exploring life cycles through caterpillar activities and simple planting experiences.
Creating natural collages using leaves, twigs and natural materials to encourage creativity and exploration of nature.
Building towers using recycled materials to introduce early sustainability concepts and develop physical skills.
Light and dark tent play with sensory lights to spark curiosity and exploration.
Water play activities focusing on filling and emptying to support early maths concepts and physical development.

All experiences are carefully planned to be engaging, safe and developmentally appropriate for our youngest learners.

🌟 World Day Activities & Events

World Book Week (week commencing 23rd February 2026) – Children can bring in a favourite book or dress up if they prefer
Eid celebrations – Baking biscuits in star and moon shapes and celebrating with an Eid party (date to be confirmed)
Mother’s Day Celebration (Sunday 15th March 2026) – Special activities to celebrate mums and carers
Red Nose Day (Friday 20th March 2026) – Sensory water play with petals.

📌 A Gentle Reminder for Parents:

Please ensure your child has spare clothing in their bag each day, as we take part in messy and sensory play regularly.
If your child has borrowed nursery spare clothing, we kindly ask that these are returned as soon as possible.
Please remember to bring in your child’s named water bottle daily, as we provide free-flow access to water throughout the day to support independence and healthy habits.

Thank you for your continued support. 🌼

🐝 Bumblebees Room (2-Year-Olds)

In Bumblebees, the above themes will be explored through fun, hands-on activities that help children explore, communicate, and learn about the world around them. Our activities are designed to support their curiosity, growing independence, and early social skills, while encouraging them to explore, play, and learn at their own pace.

World Book Week – Exploring story sacks linked to The Journey Home from Grandpa, Dear Zoo and focusing on The Colour Monster to support early literacy, language development and understanding feelings.
Spring Trip – Visiting the local garden centre to explore signs of spring and experience nature first-hand.
Observational Drawing – At nursery, children will take part in an activity creating observational drawings of a flower, encouraging close observation skills and creativity.
Life Cycles & Growing – Planting vegetable tops and exploring the life cycle of frogs through interactive activities and discussions about change and growth.
Our Planet – “Save the Creature from the Plastic” water activity to help children understand the impact of plastic on animals and how we can help protect our environment.
Recycling & Sorting – Hands-on sorting activities using different materials such as metal and plastic to introduce early sustainability concepts and develop problem-solving skills.

All activities are carefully planned to be engaging, age-appropriate and supportive of children’s emotional development, literacy skills, creativity and understanding of the world.

🌟 World Day Activities & Events – Bumblebees Room

National Dentist Day (6th March) – Teeth curiosity: children will explore brushing teeth using shaving foam in a messy tray.
Mother’s Day (15th March) – Making Mother’s Day cards and buns to celebrate mums and carers.
St. Patrick’s Day (17th March) – Creating pot of gold collages and exploring a green-themed tuff tray
International Read to Me Day (19th March) – Children are invited to bring a favourite book to read and share.
Eid (week commencing 16th March) – Making Eid cards, tasting foods, and creating henna patterns (parent permission requested; lasts 3–4 days). Eid party day will include biscuit baking.
Red Nose Day (20th March) – Finger painting, red-themed curiosity activities, and red play dough.
Spring Celebrations – Exploring coloured play dough and spring painting.
Easter – Easter egg race, marble rolling and Easter bonnet decorating.

📌 Messages for Parents

Spare Clothing: Please ensure your child brings a few spare clothes in their bag each day, as children take part in messy and outdoor activities regularly.

Nursery Clothing & Donations: If your child has borrowed any nursery spare clothes, please return them as soon as possible. We also welcome donations of unwanted clothes (e.g., trousers, socks, tops) that can be used as spare items for the nursery.

Water Bottles: Please remember to bring in a named water bottle each day, as children have free-flow access to water throughout the day to support independence and healthy habits.

Thank you for your support! 🌼

Pre-School Room (3 – 4 Year olds)

In Pre-School, children will explore these themes through fun, hands-on activities that help them learn and discover. They will plant seeds, watch butterflies grow, care for the environment, and enjoy stories and books. These activities help children develop curiosity, creativity, early literacy, and an understanding of the world in a way that is age-appropriate and engaging.

Growing from Food – Planting seeds sourced from vegetables and fruits, observing growth over time and learning about the life cycle of plants.
Recycling & Water Awareness – Using recycling bins and water-catching activities to explore sustainability and caring for our planet.
Life Cycles of Butterflies – Observing butterfly eggs, caterpillars and chrysalises, and watching butterflies grow and emerge to understand change and development in nature.
World Book Week – Bringing in their favourite book to read and share with the group, encouraging early literacy, language development and a love of reading.

All activities are designed to be age-appropriate, hands-on and supportive of children’s emotional development, creativity, understanding of the world, and early literacy skills.

🌟 World Day Activities & Events – Pre-School Room

Mother’s Day (15th March) – Special activities to celebrate mums and carers.
Eid celebrations and party day activities, including baking and tasting foods.
Easter – Messy tray activities, church visit for Easter, and scavenger/egg hunts to celebrate the season and support sensory and gross motor development.

📌 Messages for Parents

Pegs & Bags: Please ensure your child has one set of spare clothes in a small bag on their peg.

Named Pegs: Try to use the correct peg for your child, clearly labelled with their name, to help children access their belongings independently and keep the room organised.

Thank you for your support! 🌼

🏡 Home Learning – Growing Together (All Rooms)

As part of our focus on life cycles and growing, we are inviting all families to source a seed and a small propagator (or seed tray) to bring into nursery.

Children will take part in planting their seeds during their room’s family learning event and will continue caring for them at nursery as they grow. This supports our learning around nature, responsibility, sustainability and understanding how things change over time.

We look forward to growing together! 🌱

🌱 Family Learning Events – Linked to Home Learning

As part of our Growing Together home learning, families are invited to join us in nursery to plant the seeds you have sourced from home. This will be a lovely opportunity to learn alongside your child and take part in their life cycle learning journey.

Please see your child’s room date below:

👶 Baby Room
📅 Friday 27th March 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 11:00am

🐝 Bumblebees
📅 Friday 27th March 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 11:00am

🎓 Pre-School
📅 Thursday 26th March 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 11:00am

We look forward to welcoming you into nursery to plant, explore and grow together! 🌼

“Thank you for all your support at home and at nursery.

We look forward to sharing the children’s learning, celebrations, and achievements with you over the coming weeks”

Reminders

✔ Running Late? Call ahead to avoid late collection fees (£10 for the first 15 minutes, then £1 per minute).
✔ No Toys from Home: To prevent loss or distraction, children should not bring personal toys.
✔ Sickness: Please ring the nursery on each day your child is unwell to inform us and also update on Famly.

Funding & Childcare Updates

30 Hours Funding Deadline: Apply by 31st March 2026 if your child turns 3 before this date.
15 Hours Funding: If your child is aged 2 or 3, they may be eligible for 15 hours of funded childcare per week. Please check your eligibility and apply as soon as possible to secure a place.
Funding for Babies: Some families may be eligible for funded childcare for babies under 2 years old, depending on their circumstances. Please speak to our team for more information on how to apply.
More Info: Visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk for eligibility details.

Contact Information

📍 First Class Childcare Huddersfield

📞 01484 950746

📱 07526932683

📧 firstclasshuddersfield@gmail.com

📍 Address: 16a Portland Street, HD1 5PB

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Thank you for being part of the First Class family! We appreciate your support and look forward to another fantastic half term of learning and fun! 🎉

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