School Year Dates 2025/26

Dates for your Diaries – Spring Term 2026

Term Dates

Tuesday 14th April to Friday 17th July

Half Term - 25th May to 29th May

Inset Training Day / Stay & Play for new starters 13th April, 1:30-2:45pm

Home Visits - New children starting

We will be making home visits, if requested.

Parents in Partnership

We  have 3 class Reps, Izzy Aston (Thomas’s mum)-Acorns,  Millie Davis (Teddy’s mum)-Catkins, Emily Friend (Eloise’s mum)-Squirrels.  Class Reps role, primarily, is to organise social get togethers for you all. Maybe for a morning coffee, lunchtime sandwich, evening drink, dads’ get together, play dates in the park for the children etc. There’s a ‘Parents Only’ Facebook page, and Whatsapp group, which the class reps monitor too.  Feel free to contact your class rep with suggestions. If you’re new to Acorn Nursery do email / call your class reps to be put on their mailing lists and Whatsapp groups.  

izzy-aston@outlook.com  07899 090302

millierdavis@gmail.com  07488 714105

friend.em@gmail.com 07812 668438 

Extra Curricula Activities

Planet Soccer - Fridays, 12 sessions, £48

We will be offering Planet Soccer again this term. Planet Soccer is suitable for all children, who are able to listen to and follow instructions. This is a commitment for the term and should be paid for, in full, at the start of term.

www.planetsocceruk.com/programmes            

If you participated last term, I’ll assume you wish to continue unless you tell me otherwise. 

Forest School Classes

Led by Mrs Grazier, a qualified Forest School leader and Mrs Coward, who is currently training. This activity is part of the nursery day.

PE / Music & Movement / Drama. (throughout the week)

Led by Mrs Emmett / Mrs Ross.   This activity is part of the nursery day.

Children’s Yoga & Mindfulness (throughout the week)

Led by Mrs Hastie.& Mrs Emmett This activity is part of the nursery day.

Le Club Français Acorn (The Acorn French Club)

This is for Acorns preschool class only. Mrs Grazier will provide more information in her weekly Newsletter.  This activity is part of the  nursery day.

Summer Photographs

Acorns 20th May & Catkins & Squirrels 21st May

We have nearly 100 children to be photographed, the photographer has requested no babies, sorry.

ACORNS CLASS - Wednesday 20th May

Toddler sibling photographs of Acorns children in on the 20th start at 8:50am please be prepared to have a short wait.  If you're not in on Wednesday 20th, please come along at 10:30am for the individual and group photos. Our photographer is amazing, it's really worth you making the effort to come in on that day.  We hope all Acorns wil come in for their Learer's group photo.  It's a wonderful memento.

CATKINS & SQUIRRELS - Thursday 21st May

Toddler sibling photographs of Catkins & Squirrels children in on the 21st start at 8:50am please be prepared to have a short wait.  If you're not in on Thursday 21th, please come along at 11am for the individual and siblings photos.

Family Saturday Drop-in Saturday 13th June - 10.00 to 11.30

All mums, dads, siblings & grandparents, and their nursery child, are welcome to come along to nursery to play. The children really do enjoy their family coming into nursery. We only offer this once a term so do pop along.  Please let Mrs Brambley, Mrs Grazier and Mrs Hastie know if you'd like to attend.

Monday to Friday - Stay & Play for ALL parents/carers:

If you don’t work, and would like to, you can always come along to a ‘Stay & Play’ hourly session when your child is at nursery. Speak to Mrs Hastie or Mrs Grazier to arrange a date.

Sports Day - Tuesday 30th June (reserve date in case of rain 2nd July)

BRING A BLANKET OR FOLD UP CHAIR IF YOU WANT OT SIT! WE'LL BE STARTING PROMPTLY SO PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BE ON TIME.

ACORNS - 9:05 - 10:25AM (Pre-school children) Mrs Grazier's class

CATKINS - 10:30 - 11:15AM (Rising 3's and 3 year olds) Mrs Hastie's class

SQUIRRELS - 11:20 - 12:00PM (2 year olds) Mrs Brambley's class

All children take part, as do mums, dads, grandparents & siblings.  Normal nursery resumes after sports, for all children who stay later than 12:00, unless you'd prefer to take them home when you leave.  Further details will follow closer to the event.

Summer Outing – Bocketts Farm, Young Street, Fetcham, Leatherhead KT22 9BS – Monday 22nd June 10am to 5pm

Everyone is invited ot join us on our annual summer outing, so please keep the date free. £11.50 admission, for adults and children, which is hugely discounted, this includes most of the attractions. Under 2 years are free. If any drivers can fit a non-driver + child in their car please come forward. There is no normal nursery on this day. Further details to follow, but keep the date free.

www.bockettsfarm.co.uk

Leaver’s Picnic /Treasure Hunt & Leavers Presentation (Acorns, Pre-school children only)

Thursday 16th July 10:30 - 12:25 (ish) parents / carers please join us for a picnic at 11:45

Thursday children drop-off as normal 09.00 at nursery, if you’re child isn’t in on Thursday please bring them to nursery at 10.30. The Leaver’s Picnic will be held in the Rectory Gardens, entrance opposite the library NOT through the Church.  Parent/carers please join us for a picnic lunch at 11.45, after lunch you can watch the children find the treasure and see them receive their ‘Leaver’s Goody Bags’. You’ll need packed lunches and a picnic rug. We’ll take Thursday children back to nursery afterwards, unless you prefer to take them home.

End of year Lunches- Friday 17th  July for all children

We hope the children will join us on the last day of term, to celebrate the end of the school year, and the start of the summer holidays.  We’ll provide the food and drinks.  Normal drop-off times for Friday children.  If your child isn’t in on the last day of term, we’d love them to join us for lunch, please bring them along at:

11.30 to 13.00  for Acorns.               Term finishes at 13.00 for ALL Acorn children

11.45 to 12.45 for Catkins/Squirrels Term finishes at 12.45 for ALL Catkins/Squirrels     

THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH ACTIVITY CLOSER TO THE TIME, BUT PLEASE MAKE A NOTE IN YOUR DIARIES NOW SO AS NOT TO MISS ANYTHING... MRS HASTIE & MRS GRAZIER EMAIL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER PLEASE DO READ IT, THERE’S ALWAYS LOTS OF INFORMATION IN IT TO KEEP YOU FULLY UPDATED IN EVERYTHING WE DO.