Fixbees Newsletter – February 2026

Fixbees Newsletter – February 2026 

Fixbees 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!

Staff update

We are pleased to welcome some new members to the Fixbees team:

Abigail joined us this month she will be working across all rooms, covering staff to complete training, and holidays. Abigail has her level 3 and has worked in nurseries before becoming a nanny. 

Esha has joined us for a few weeks from one of our sister nurseries where she works in the baby room.

We have a new member of staff joining us soon Claire who will be based in the baby room, she has lots of years’ experience working with children and vulnerable young people. Hopefully she will be starting in April 2026.

Kurah will be working the Tweenie room until the summer supporting the staff team.

Dates for the Diary

• World Book Day – Thursday 5th March –  Bring Favourite book and dress up
• Friday 6th March – National Dentist Day & Employee Appreciation Day
• 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

16th March – Space| Recycling | Noisy | Heavy | Light | Empty

23rd March – Green | Short | Long | Between | fat | Thin 

🌱 Our Learning Themes This 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 our Baby Room, all themes are explored through sensory play, simple language, songs and hands-on experiences to support early development. Below is an overview of how we will be bringing our learning to life, alongside some of our special activities and reminders.

World Book Day (World Book Week)

Each day we will share a different story book, encouraging babies to explore pictures, textures and sounds. We will create themed tuff tray activities linked to our focus stories to support curiosity, communication and early literacy skills.

Some of the books and activities we will be exploring include:

• Old MacDonald Had a Farm – Farm-themed tuff tray with soil, grass and toy tractors to encourage sensory exploration and animal sounds.
• Wild Animal / Safari Stories – Safari-themed tuff tray with grass textures and rice crispies for sensory play, introducing animal names and sounds.
• The Colour Monster – Exploring different coloured objects in a sensory box alongside the story to help introduce early emotions and colour recognition.
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Green spaghetti tuff tray shaped like a caterpillar for messy play, with snack time linked to fruits from the story to support familiarity and language.
• Five Little Ducks – Water play activities to support counting language, movement and sensory development.

Signs of Spring

We will explore spring colours through sensory boxes filled with different textured materials. Babies will learn about simple spring animals and take part in painting using a variety of tools and materials. Very simple life cycle concepts will be introduced through visual and sensory experiences.

Introduction to Life Cycles & Growing

Through messy play, sensory trays and simple visual prompts, babies will begin to explore how things grow and change, using natural materials where possible.

Our Planet & Recycling

We will introduce simple recycling play by exploring materials such as paper, cardboard and plastic during sensory activities, helping babies begin to understand caring for their environment.

Eid

We will celebrate Eid through age-appropriate activities including:

• Making Eid cards
• Moon and star sensory rice play
• Star stamping with paint
• Balloons and bubbles for celebration fun
• Exploring mehndi patterns using sand and mark-making activities

🍎 World Food Day – 25th March (Eid Theme)

During snack time, babies will explore different flavours and textured foods to support sensory development and early tasting experiences, linked to celebration foods in a simple and safe way.

📌 Messages for Parents – Baby Room

• Please bring in a small family photograph for our cosy corner display. This supports babies’ emotional security, sense of belonging and communication.

All activities will focus on sensory exploration, communication and building confidence, ensuring our youngest learners are supported at their individual stage of development. 🌸

Tweenies 

In our Tweenie Room, children will explore each theme through hands-on activities, role play, dressing up and fun experiences that support their communication, confidence and growing independence.

World Book Day

Children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character. We are currently enjoying a book a day to help build a love of stories and support early language development. Throughout the week, we will take part in themed activities linked to our daily stories, encouraging role play, mark-making and imaginative play.

Ramadhan & Eid

During Ramadhan, we will introduce simple, age-appropriate discussions about why some families fast and how this is a special time of reflection and kindness. Children will have opportunities for dressing up and exploring cultural clothing through role play.

To celebrate Eid, children can come dressed in their Eid outfits or fancy dress. We will enjoy a special Eid party with music, simple party games, dancing and celebration activities to promote social skills and confidence.

Easter Activities

Children will take part in an Easter egg hunt around the room or outdoor area, encouraging listening, turn-taking and problem-solving skills. We will also make Easter treasure baskets and decorate eggs through painting and creative crafts, supporting fine motor development and creativity.

All activities are carefully adapted for our 2-year-olds, ensuring learning remains playful, engaging and age-appropriate while celebrating different cultures and experiences. 🌼

📌 Messages for Parents – Tweenie Room

We kindly ask that children do not bring toys from home into nursery.

We understand that children love to share their favourite toys, however toys from home can sometimes get lost or broken, which can be upsetting for little ones. It can also make sharing and turn-taking more challenging at this age.

Please be assured that we provide a wide range of exciting, age-appropriate resources and activities each day to keep the children engaged and happy.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. 🌼

Pre-School 

In Pre-School, children explore themes through discussion, investigation, hands-on experiences and real-life learning opportunities to build knowledge, independence and curiosity.

This Half Term’s Learning

Growing Mushrooms & Plants
Children will take part in growing mushrooms, as well as planting a variety of vegetables and plants. They will learn what plants need to grow, observe changes over time and take responsibility for watering and caring for them. This supports understanding of the natural world and develops early science skills.

Eid Celebrations
We will talk about Eid in an age-appropriate way, discussing why and how it is celebrated. Children will explore traditions, look at images and stories linked to Eid, and taste different cultural foods to broaden their experiences and understanding of diversity.

Recycling & Composting
As part of learning about caring for our planet, children will recycle old vegetable peelings to create compost. They will learn how food scraps can be reused to help plants grow and feed worms, developing their understanding of sustainability and life processes.

Life Cycles – Butterflies & Caterpillars
Children will explore the life cycles of animals, focusing on butterflies and caterpillars. Using stories, visuals and observation activities, they will learn how caterpillars change and grow into butterflies, helping them understand growth, change and sequencing.

World Book Week – A Book a Day
All week we will be celebrating stories by creating a themed tuff tray each day linked to a different book:

• The Gruffalo
• Danny Goes to the Dentist
• Even Fairies Need Glasses
• The Three Little Pigs
• The Gingerbread Man

These activities support storytelling, comprehension, imagination, problem-solving and creative thinking.

Last Half Term’s Highlights

• Makaton Learning: Children learned 2 new signs per week and practiced simple sentences, including the Baa Baa Black Sheep song.
• Wormery: Children cared for our worms, learning to feed and observe them.
• Winter Animals: Explored where animals like foxes, hedgehogs and birds live during winter.
• Observing Weather: Noticed changes such as snow, rain and fog, and discussed how weather affects our day-to-day lives.
• Focused Maths: Practiced number writing, counting, and fun maths activities.
• People Who Help Us: Visits from the police and nurse, learning about their roles in the community.
• Local Woods Exploration: Multiple walks including den building, collecting natural materials and a Gruffalo hunt.

📌 Messages for Pre-School Parents

• School Places: School place offers will be released on 16.04.26. Please inform Pre-School staff which school your child has been allocated.
• No Toys from Home: Please do not bring toys from home, as they can easily get lost or broken.
• Pick-Up Times: Please ensure you arrive on time for collection.

🏡 Home Learning

We love supporting children’s learning at home and sharing experiences with families. Here’s what’s coming up for each room this half term:

🌸 Babies

• A printout of an Easter hat will be sent home for parents and babies to decorate together. Please bring it back to nursery once completed.

🌱 Tweenies

• Children will be planting spring seeds at nursery. You can continue this at home with the seeds and pots we send home—please share photos with us as your plants grow!

🎵 Pre-School

• We are asking parents to recycle empty drink bottles to create musical instruments at home. Use items such as pasta, rice or dry bread to fill the bottles. Once completed, bring them to nursery for a musical party with the new instruments. Deadline: 6th March 2026.

Family Learning Events

🌸 Babies – World Book Day

• Date & Time: 5th March 2026, 9:30–10:30 am 

Babies are invited to dress up as a book character and bring in their favourite book to read with parents in nursery. Most activities in the room will be based around books.

🌱 Tweenies – Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea

• Parents are invited for a special afternoon tea to celebrate Mother’s Day. 

Date & time to be confirmed.

Reminder

✔ 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.

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

📍 Fixbees Day Care

📞 01484 310953

📞 07511 369799

📧 fixbeesdaycare@gmail.com

📍 Address: 85 Fixby Rd, Fixby, Huddersfield HD2 2JB

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