Nursery Rhymes Newsletter – September 2025

Nursery Rhymes Newsletter – September 2025

Nursery Rhymes Newsletter – Autumn Term One

Dear Parents and Carers,

A very warm welcome back after the summer break! We are excited to start a brand-new term with your children and introduce our revised curriculum, which follows the updated EYFS guidelines. A copy of the curriculum will be sent out alongside this newsletter for you to look through at home.

📲 Important Update: Switching from ParentZone to Famly

From the end of September, we will be leaving the ParentZone platform. Instead, we will now be using Famly, which is simple, easy to use, and allows you to access all your child’s information in one place.

On Famly you will be able to:
• View your child’s observations and updates
• Complete medication and accident forms
• Contact your child’s key person
• Request holidays and notify us of absences

You should have received an email invitation to create your Famly account. Please take a few minutes to:
• Set up your login
• Fill in your child’s details
• Add parent/carer information
• Provide emergency contacts

✅ Have you logged onto Famly? Please create your child’s profile and fill in as much detail as possible.

Thank you for your support with this transition!

🌱 Our Intent This Term

This term, our learning will focus on:
• Identity, emotions & family connections
• Nature walks and collecting seasonal treasures
• Recycling and self-care routines

💛 Core Values
Our values guide everything we do, and this term we will be focusing on:
• Wellbeing & Empathy – Expressing feelings, helping others, and building friendships
• Connection with Nature – Observing seasonal changes and caring for living things
• Curiosity & Independence – Encouraging questioning, problem-solving, and exploration
• Sustainability & Responsibility – Recycling, composting, and food awareness

📚 Weekly Themes

Each week this half term we will introduce five new words and explore the following themes. Keep a look out for these words:

• All About Me – Settling in, hand washing, recognising feelings, exploring the environment
  • My Family & Home – Talking about families, role play, turn-taking games
  • Senses in Nature – Exploring outdoors, dressing for the weather, collecting natural items, noticing colours and textures
  • Harvest Time – Fruits and vegetables, where food comes from, farm animals, sharing, and starting recycling
  • Homes Around the World – Different types of homes, animal shelters, noticing differences
  • Autumn Colours – Leaves, trees, composting, planting
  • Being Kind – Friendships, helping others, making positive choices, preparing snacks, Diwali party food
  • Light & Dark – Day and night, shadows, plus a special Diwali temple visit

🏡 Home Learning:
• Family Photos: Please bring in a family photo so we can talk about who is special to us.

🌾 Harvest Collection:
This half term we will be collecting tinned or packaged food to share with our local community. Thank you for your support!

👨‍👩‍👧 Family Learning Events

We would love for you to join us for our upcoming Family Learning sessions this term:

📅 September – Soup Making
Join us for a fun session exploring healthy eating and food preparation. Children and families will help make soup together and learn about different ingredients.

📅 October – Grandparents Day
We invite grandparents to join us for a special session of activities with their grandchildren.

📅 October – Glass Lanterns (Diwali)
Children will take part in making glass lanterns as part of our Diwali celebrations, exploring creativity, light, and autumn traditions.

📅 October 3rd – Cake and Catch-Up (Macmillan Fundraiser)
Join us in the Sensory Room from 1:00–2:00 pm for coffee, cake, and community connection while supporting Macmillan.

📅 Caterpillars – Ready Steady Create: Using Vegetables
Come along and have some fun on Thursday 2nd October, 10:00–11:00 am

📅 Tweenies – Autumn’s Calling: Let’s Learn About the Colour Orange
Create some autumnal carrot soup together on Wednesday 1st October, 10:00–11:00 am

📅 Butterflies – Ready Steady Cook: Pumpkin Soup
Join us for an autumn-themed cooking session on Tuesday 30th October, 10:00–11:00 am

📅 Pre-School – Ready Steady Cook: Pumpkin Soup
Come along for some culinary fun on Thursday 2nd October, 10:00–11:00 am

🐛 Room News & Home Learning

Caterpillars
Home Learning: Honeybee will be visiting you all this term—we can’t wait to see Honeybee’s adventures with your family!
We’re also asking for family photos—please email them or bring them to the Caterpillar Room.

Tweenies
Home Learning: It’s scavenger hunt time! A paper bag will be sent home to take your child on an autumn walk and collect treasures to bring in.
We’d love family photos too—email or bring them to the Tweenies Room.

Butterflies
Home Learning: It’s scavenger hunt time! A paper bag will be sent home to take your child on an autumn walk and collect treasures to bring in.
Please email or drop in family photos to the Butterflies Room.

Pre-School
Home Learning: It’s scavenger hunt time! A paper bag will be sent home to take your child on an autumn walk and collect treasures to bring in.
Please email or drop in family photos to the Pre-School Room.

📌 Parent Notices & Reminders

✔ New Breakfast Routine: Breakfast will now finish at 8:15 AM to give us time to prepare for the day’s learning and inspiring invitations to play.
✔ Running Late? Call ahead to avoid late collection fees (£10 for the first 15 minutes, then £1 per minute).
✔ Spare & Seasonal Clothing: Please ensure your child has spare clothes and is dressed appropriately—weather is unpredictable!
✔ No Toys from Home: To prevent loss or distraction, children should not bring personal toys.
✔ Change of Details? If you’ve moved house or changed your phone number over the summer, please let the nursery know.
✔ Famly Reminder: Have you logged in and completed your child’s profile? Please do so as soon as possible.
✔ Invoices: Invoices have now been sent out—apologies for the delay, and thank you for your patience.

💡 Funding & Childcare Updates

• 30 Hours Funding Deadline: Apply by 31st December 2025 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.
  • Baby Funding: Some families may qualify for childcare funding for babies under 2—please speak with our team.
  • More Info: Visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk for details and to check your eligibility.

📞 Contact Information

📍 Nursery Rhymes
📍 Address: 73 Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield HD2 1DH
📞 Landline: 01484 534991
📞 Mobile: 07936 638828
📧 Email: nurseryrhymeshuddersfield@gmail.com
🌐 Website: www.birkbees.co.uk
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Thank you for being part of our Nursery Rhymes family!
We look forward to another term full of fun, learning, and adventure! 🎉