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From 9th - 13th November, the children are taking part in a sponsored “Big Read” to raise money for Children In Need.
The aim is to look at and read as many books as possible, either at home or at nursery, then ask family and friends to sponsor them.
Some sponsor forms were given out on Friday and then rest will be given out tomorrow.
We would be grateful if all sponsor forms and money raised is handed in on Friday 13th November when we have our Children in need themed day. .
Children are invited to come to nursery wearing something yellow 💛 ... See MoreSee Less
Happylands Nursery/Pre School are raising money to kit out our new sensory room. The equipment and resources we need are costly to ensure it is the most effective in meeting the children’s needs.
We have kindly been gifted this brand new gigantic soft toy to raffle off. It will be drawn on Friday 4th December by one of our nursery children. £1 per name, names will go in a hat.
If you would like your name in the hat, please let us know how many times. Payment details are:
Happylands Nursery
Sort code: 04-06-05
Account number: 20870827
Please put fundraiser as your reference.
Thank you for your continued support ❤️
Ajay x1 ❤️
Courtney x5 ❤️ ... See MoreSee Less
Parents/Carers can now apply for their child’s primary school place via the link below. Please make a note of the important dates and deadlines.
www.northyorks.gov.uk/education-and-learning/education-and-learning/school-admissions/starting-pr... ... See MoreSee Less
Hello Yellow Day 2026, raising awareness for young people’s mental health.
Children in the caterpillar room have looked at different emotions and how to express themselves, and make others feel good about themselves ☺️💛 ... See MoreSee Less
No one can ever say it’s boring at Happylands!
We have had the best few weeks! Following on from learning about stick insects and how to look after our pet, both rooms have read and learned about the Stick Man book.
This story has given us plenty of opportunity to explore the theme of Autumn, the world around us, rhyme and repetition, and allowed the children to do a range of arts and crafts involving sticks! We have been very messy!
In the caterpillar room; we have introduced story baskets to go with our theme books and they have been a great success in engaging the children and promoting shared reading. In the butterfly room; they have been creating interactive tuff tray set ups to support their shared reading. The children are able to change and adapt the tuff try when exploring it.
We have also read The Scarecrow’s Wedding, looking into the harvesting of crops. We have even made our own Happylands Scarecrow! This will be displayed in the church later today for our Harvest Festival 🧡 we hope to see lots of you there at 2.15pm. ... See MoreSee Less
Date for diary: We will close for the October half term on Thursday 22nd October at 4.00pm because Friday 23rd October is a North Yorkshire Council chosen training day. Nursery will be closed to the children on this day.
We will re open on Monday 2nd November at 8.30am
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We’ve had a great first two weeks of the autumn term ☺️
All of the children have settled back into the nursery routine well.
Our mystery pet was a set of ten baby Indian stick insects! The children have loved learning about them and helping to look after them - although they are difficult to spot in the tank! Their camouflage is fantastic!
Our apple tree has grown some large apples this year and the children loved helping to pick them off the tree.
We’ve been able to get out into the garden a lot as well so far. It’s been perfect for the children to play and make new friends. Some have helped Sarah with the gardening today, we are emptying the saw dust tyre and moving it further back in the garden. We will be using it as another flower planter next year ❤️ ... See MoreSee Less
As we prepare to re open nursery on Tuesday 8th September, welcome old faces and new, please take time to review the information regarding our policy on healthy eating and drinking water access.
Children must come to nursery with a balanced lunch and water bottle suitable for their age group so that they can use it independently. We have reviewed how accessible the water bottles are during the nursery day, especially for our younger children. We are asking parents/carers to label their child’s water bottle ready for next week.
We will have designated and accessible water stations in each room. These will be on a lower level for our under 2’s. Please read the poster, as a reminder about suitable foods and snacks in lunches and the advice on suitable water bottles.
We will continue to provide nutritious healthy snacks twice a day and the government funded 1/3 pint of milk for each child each day. ... See MoreSee Less
We hope you are all enjoying the summer holidays! But who is ready to go back to nursery?? 👋👋
We have a fantastic Autumn term lined up at Happylands, starting with our very first nursery pet arriving in September.
This is going to teach the children the responsibility of caring for another living being and build up their empathy. Plus they will love the pet and enjoy it being part of our Happylands family ❤️
What type of pet does your child/children think it will be?
Parents/carers, please discuss this with your child/children. Leave us a comment below with your answers and if anyone guesses correctly, they will win a small prize when we return in September ☺️ ... See MoreSee Less