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This half term red and yellow class will be moving to an exciting topic of ‘Growth and New Life’. This was introduced to the children on Monday when Zoolab brought some exciting animals to meet us. Thank you to all the parents who joined us for this experience.

We are very pleased to welcome our children and their families who have started with us in 2-3s over the past few weeks: Hashim, Shahveer, Yusuf, Aiza, Mohammad Umar and Yumna. We would also like to welcome Raees’ new baby bother and offer congratulations to the whole family!

Momena, our…

A very warm welcome to lots of new children and their families this term: Ayesha, Aiza, Is-haaq, Ayrah, Anisa and Aleeza. Everyone is settling in well.

Last term we really enjoyed our visit to Chellow Dene Reservoir where we experienced the changing seasons and interesting wildlife. The…

Dear parents and carers,

Spring has finally arrived! It felt as though winter was never going to end this time.

I was very lucky to spend two weeks on holiday in Crete over Easter; such a beautiful island with so much history. Greece has had its problems over the last few years, suffering…

This half term in Red and Yellow class we are continuing to explore traditional tales. The children really enjoyed reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff and are making bridges and acting out this story inside and outside. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Sharing Stories session about this…

A warm welcome to the new children that have started with us in 2-3s over the past few weeks;

Iman, Abdul, Layla and Elena and also to a new member of staff, Sana Ahmed who is our new Apprentice in Green Room. We would also like to welcome Hawwa-Noor’s new baby sister and offer congratulations…

Dear parents and carers,

Our Better Together day on 9th February was a bit different this year. Rather than invite you to come to St Edmund’s, we visited some of you at home. Thank you for making us feel so welcome. We really value your feedback and are always looking at ways we can improve…

n Red and Yellow Class we are moving on to look at traditional tales. Our core story is The Three Billy Goats Gruff but we will be sharing many traditional stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and The Three Bears.

The children will be acting out these…

Everyone had loads of fun during our Christmas celebrations! The children enjoyed parties, Christmas songs and a visit from Santa who brought a present for us all.

A warm welcome to the new children and families who have joined us this year in Blue and Green classes and good luck to those…

We had a brilliant time over the Christmas period with parties, presents and a visit from Santa!

We also really enjoyed our visit from the nocturnal animals – children were encouraged to take part at their own level and it was an exciting and interesting experience for children and adults…

Dear parents and carers,

Welcome back. I hope you all had a restful break and hopefully, like me, you are ready to get back to the usual routine. We would like to welcome Sian Hudson who will take over from Lindsay as Head of School at St Edmund’s and will also remain Head of School at…

As usual there are lots of activities for families going on at St Edmund’s throughout the term that you are welcome to join in with – story time on Mondays 8.45 to 9.15am and Fridays 12.45 to 1.15pm and singing sessions on Wednesdays at 8.45am and 12.30pm. Please come and join in!

Important! To…