Overbury Grasshoppers News

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day

  • 10 Nov 2025
  • Festivals, Latest News, Understanding of the World

Last week, the children made a special visit to the kitchen gardens to help Harry, our gardener, create a Poppy Cross to be displayed at the Church on Remembrance Sunday. They carefully chose leaves to stick on and arranged the poppies—it looked absolutely fantastic!

 


Fireworks and Bonfire Night

Fireworks and Bonfire Night

  • 7 Nov 2025
  • Festivals, Latest News

This week we have been reading the story 'The Bonfire Dance' by Christopher Stokes and taking part in lots of fun firework themed activities. 


Autumn

Autumn

  • 30 Oct 2025
  • Creativity

As Autumn arrives at nursery the children have been exploring a variety of natural resources.


Diwali celebrations

Diwali celebrations

  • 24 Oct 2025
  • Creativity, Festivals

This week, the children have been learning about the festival of Diwali.


Bake Your Lawn

Bake Your Lawn

  • 16 Oct 2025
  • Latest News

We are are participating in the Real Bread Campaign's 'Bake Your Lawn'. We met Harry and Farmer Jake at the kitchen gardens where the soil had been finely tilled ready for the children to plant the wheat seeds.


British Food Fortnight continued...

British Food Fortnight continued...

  • 7 Oct 2025
  • Healthy eating

This week we have continued our learning for British Food Fortnight. 


British Food Fortnight

British Food Fortnight

  • 30 Sep 2025
  • Countryside education, Healthy eating

Children at Grasshoppers have been taking part in lots of fun food based learning to tie in with British Food Fortnight which runs from the 26th September to the 12th October. 

 


Tractor visit

Tractor visit

  • 18 Sep 2025
  • Countryside education, Understanding of the World

The children have been talking about road safety this week.


bug hotel

bug hotel

  • 10 Sep 2025
  • Nature

The children have been helping to fill the bug hotel with lots of things that bugs might like. 


Real Bread

Real Bread

  • 8 Sep 2025
  • Countryside education, Healthy eating

The children have been learning about all aspects of bread making from growing and harvesting the wheat to making a loaf for their snack.