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Celebrating National Rice Week

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We celebrated National Rice Week by reading ”My Rice is Best’ by Selina Brown & trying different rice dishes. We started with Somali rice made by a parent. Then Jamaican rice and peas and fluffy Persian rice with crunchy tahdig, made by staff. The dishes were a success. The children…

Celebrating World Afro Day

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The children read books about hair and hairstyles. They acted out the story from @laurahallain.bsky.social ‘JoJo & Gran Gran Go to the Hairdresser’. They gathered props: a panda, combs and spray. “That me. That mummy” “Grandma” “Sit down” “I want a book to read” “Spray” “Dry” “Mummy cut my hair”…

Grove Autumn Community Event

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Grove Nursery will be hosting a spectacular Autumn Community Event on Thursday 22nd October 2026 starting at 3:30pm through to 5:30pm. Why not bring along a dish to share? Be it Jollof Rice, Pilau Rice, Fried Rice, Risotto, Biryani, Rice and Peas, Rice Pudding, or a special family favourite; whatever…

Windrush Day

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On Windrush Day the chn learnt about the journey’s people made from the Caribbean to the UK to help rebuild it after the war.They looked at photos and read books about people’s experiences. They looked at a globe and saw how far people travelled. One parent saw her country’s flag…

We visit Peckham Police Station!

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The chn had a fantastic day meeting Police staff from Peckham Police Station. They spent time with the chn telling them about their roles in the community & answering their questions. They showed the children their equipment: a baton, a radio, handcuffs and a taser. They even sat in the…

Planting Watercress

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The children planted cress seeds. They made labels for the seeds so they would remember what they had planted. After one week the seeds had grown enough to eat the cress. The children made cress sandwiches at snack time. “It’s spicy” “I put the butter” “I like it” “That’s a…

A visit from Animal Encounters!

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The chn had an amazing experience when Animal Encounters visited Nursery. They learnt about, and held, a selection of mammals, reptiles & insects, inc a Leopard Geko, Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and, the star of the show, a Python, called Zazu. In one child’s words “It was the best day ever”.…

We meet a Paramedic

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One of our wonderful parents visited the children in Nursery to tell them about his job as a Paramedic (EMT). The chn learnt that he drove an ambulance and helped people who were unwell or hurt. They saw some of his medical equipment such as a stethoscope, a pulse oximeter…
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