City of London Nursery Highlights, 13th June 2025

Weekly Nursery Newsletter: A Week of Discovery, Play & Celebration

From storytelling and cultural exploration to sensory science and Father’s Day preparations, this week was packed with learning across every age group. Here’s what our Baby Dragons, Blue Dragons, and Dragon Flights got up to!

Modern Languages & Communication

Baby Dragons: Learned Mandarin words for insects like butterfly (蝴蝶 Húdié) and ant (蚂蚁 mǎyǐ) during reading time with Teacher Sara. They also explored the book My Dad and sang songs like I Love You, Dad and Slippery Fish to encourage early speech.

Blue Dragons: Dived into Swan Lake through Mandarin, learned the word for swan (天鹅 Tiān'é), and designed unique swan crafts.

Dragon Flights: Practiced writing initials of their dads’ names and began storytelling with the phrase “Once upon a time...”

Regional & Cultural Education

Baby Dragons: Created sensory-rich activities around World Ocean Day, crafted Father’s Day cards with blue, black, and white paint, and were introduced to Russian culture by crafting tissue paper flags and coloring tigers.

Blue Dragons: Celebrated Eid through henna hand painting and explored Slavic textile patterns with paint-filled pom-poms.

Dragon Flights: Learned about Polish castles, celebrated St. John’s Night with real flower crowns, and explored Swan Lake’s story and music.

STEAM & Sensory Play

Baby Dragons: Explored textures with their feet using pom-poms and leaves in water, celebrated Leo’s birthday with a yogurt-and-fruit sensory cake, played in an ocean sensory tray, observed floating bubbles, and experimented with dot markers and crayons.

Blue Dragons: Counted colorful beads, played shop with a till, and explored bubbles while learning Mandarin.

Dragon Flights: Created monster crafts, simulated volcano eruptions, and built a 3D aquarium in celebration of Ocean Day.

Mindfulness & Movement

Baby Dragons: Participated in yoga poses and dancing during Lucy Sparkle’s Father’s Day visit, calmed down under glowing lights, and enjoyed yoga and breathing sessions with scarves and calming music led by Miss Molly.

Blue Dragons: Sang “Slippery Fish,” practiced lying still with boats on their tummies, and embraced mindfulness.

Dragon Flights: Took part in calming yoga and breathing exercises that focused on self-awareness and regulation.

Active Play & Sports

Baby Dragons: Went on a high walk where they searched for nature elements, held their circle time outdoors, played color-matching games in parks, and noticed tipper trucks on walks.

Blue Dragons: Played football and chased bubbles in the green area outside the nursery.

Dragon Flights: Participated in Mini Sporties outdoor activities that encouraged resilience and teamwork.

Outdoor Learning & Excursions

Baby Dragons: Discovered trees, water, and birds while exploring natural surroundings and visited Longmoore Park, Causton Sand Park, and St. George Park, engaging in themed activities.

Blue Dragons: Had an outdoor sea animal scavenger hunt in the sand playground.

Dragon Flights: Enjoyed an art-filled field trip to Tate Modern Park, engaging in creative outdoor play.

Festival & Celebration Highlights

Baby Dragons: Made Father’s Day cards and “love potions” using sparkly hearts and pom-poms, crafted clay medals and footprint art to honor dads, and enjoyed Sporty Minis + English breakfast with them.

Blue Dragons: Worked on surprise Father’s Day gifts using paint and glue.

Dragon Flights: Created meaningful Father’s Day canvas paintings and participated in special storytelling and music time.

Music & Creative Arts

Baby Dragons: Danced with Miss Molly to Slippery Fish, popped bubbles, and relaxed under twinkling lights.

Blue Dragons: Sang songs with Miss Ella Sparkles and danced with joy during music time.

Dragon Flights: Built balalaikas while listening to classical Russian music and engaged in storytelling with Lucy Sparkle.

Weekly Highlight: Leo’s Birthdays

All Rooms: Celebrated birthday with special treats, songs, and sensory fun. Leo's yogurt-and-fruit cake and fruit platter brought joy to all!

Thank You for Being Part of Our Journey

From sea creatures to Swan Lake, volcanoes to Father’s Day hugs—thank you for being part of our learning adventure. We can’t wait to share more discoveries next week!