Rotary Presentation

Huge congratulations to all our children on making our 'Young Artists' entry at the Alfred East art gallery such a great success. Due to the high standard of entries this year we all won an award for our imaginative displays and the nursery received a WHSmith voucher from Kettering Rotary Club to spend on art and craft supplies. A special commendation certificate was awarded to one of our older children for the standard of her work - well done to everyone who participated!

The Royal Wedding

We celebrated the Royal Wedding with a week of activities culminating in our 'street party' on Thursday 28th April 2011. We had a traditional English picnic tea and a visit from the Mayor was the highlight of the afternoon. Lots of flag waving was enjoyed by all the children! We hope you had a lovely extended Bank Holiday weekend.

Minibeasts Topic 3/4 years

W/c 25th April to 3rd May - The Royal Wedding and Caterpillars & butterflies
W/c 9th to 16th May - Ladybirds & beetles
W/c 16th to 23rd May - Slugs & snails
W/c 31st May to 6th June - Ants, bees & wasps
W/c 20th to 27th June - Spiders & worms

Minibeasts Topic 2/3 years

W/c 25th April to 3rd May - The Royal Wedding and
Ladybirds & Beetles
W/c 9th to 16th May - Slugs & Snails
W/c 23rd to 31st May - Ants, bees & wasps
W/c 6th to 13th June - Spiders & worms
W/c 20th to 27th June - Caterpillars & butterflies

Alfred East Art Gallery - Young Artists 2011

Once again, we are displaying the children's artwork in an exhibition at the Alfred East Art Gallery for the Young Artists 2011. Children from both the older and younger side of the nursery have participated in our display which is based on our topics 'growth' and 'life cycles of frogs and chicks'.
Entry is free and the exhibition is open from the 9th to 30th April 2011. Please see the posters on display at the nursery for opening times.

Red Nose Day

On Friday 18th March, the Queen of Hearts Nursery School joined in the fun of Red Nose Day in aid of Comic Relief 2011. We all wore something red.


A 'Monster Cake Sale' was held on both sides of the nursery and a whopping £315.00 was
raised from generous contributions from parents, carers, staff and children.








We tasted a whole variety of 'red' food, ranging from pomegranate juice to jam and enjoyed a 'Gruffalo' themed dinner and tea - especially the 'strawberry mouse mousse'!

A huge thank you to everyone for making our Red Nose Day such a great success!

World Book Day Celebrations

Today the Queen of Hearts Nursery School celebrated World Book Day. Children and staff came to nursery school dressed as their favourite book character. We re-imagined 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Alice In Wonderland', 'Goldilocks & the Three Bears', 'Harry Potter', 'Peppa Pig' & 'Toy Story' to name just a few! We later visited Waterstones book store where we had great fun choosing stories from the bookshelves to be read aloud. Well done to the winner of the fancy dress competition!



Please don't forget to pick up your £1 World Book Day Voucher in the entrance hall if you haven't already -these can be exchanged at all good bookstores.