🌈 A Colourful Week at St Peter Chanel Preschool – Rainbow Fun, Safety Learning, and Exciting News!
At St Peter Chanel Preschool in Sidcup, we love creating engaging learning experiences for all our children. This week has been full of colourful discoveries, creative activities, and memorable moments. Read on to find out what we’ve been up to—and some exciting updates about our preschool nursery.
🎨 Exploring Rainbows and Colours
This week, our preschool children have been learning how rainbows are made and exploring all seven beautiful colours. Indoors and outside, the children enjoyed spotting colours in their environment.
As part of our creative early years curriculum, they painted bright rainbow pictures and made their own rainbow mobiles to take home. Activities like these help children develop their understanding of colours and encourage self-expression—key parts of high-quality early education in Sidcup.
🔢 Maths and Nursery Rhymes
In our maths sessions, the children practised creating repeating patterns with objects and enjoyed repeating sound and movement sequences. Our nursery rhyme of the week was “Five Little Ducks,” which brought lots of smiles as we sang and acted out the story together.
🧸 Big School Bear Transition Programme
We continued our Big School Bear Transition Programme, supporting children as they prepare for their next step into Reception. This week, we discussed feelings about starting “Big School” and encouraged children to ask questions about their new classrooms and teachers.
👮 A Visit from the Community Police
On Tuesday, we welcomed the local community police team to our Sidcup preschool. The children loved learning about the important work the police do to keep us safe. We also talked about stranger danger and what to do if you ever feel lost in public.
Trying on police hats was definitely the highlight—lots of laughter and excitement! We are grateful to the officers for making safety learning so much fun.
🦈 Little Wandle Early Phonics
Our Little Wandle Early Phonics Group focused on the sound Sh, learning words like ship, shoe, and shark. We practised blending sounds to build early reading skills, an essential part of early years education.
☀️ Hot Weather Reminders
As temperatures rise, please:
Apply sun cream before your child arrives.
Send them in with a named sun hat.
Provide a labelled water bottle.
🎓 Celebration of Achievement Assembly
We are so proud of all our preschool children moving up to Reception in September. To celebrate their achievements, we’ll be holding a special assembly on:
Monday 14 July, 1.15pm
Families are warmly invited to join us as we sing songs and present certificates to mark this important milestone.
🏫 Exciting News – Refurbishment and Expansion!
We’re thrilled to share that St Peter Chanel Preschool will be undergoing a full refurbishment and expansion of services. This development will enhance our learning environment and help us offer even more high-quality early years childcare in Sidcup.
As part of these changes:
Our term will finish slightly earlier, closing on Friday 18 July.
We plan to reopen on Thursday 4 September 2025.
Watch this space for updates and photos of our new preschool facilities!
🌟 New Website Launch
We’ve launched a brand-new website to help families learn more about our preschool and nursery in Sidcup. Visit us here:
Here you can find details about:
Funding and sessions
Our approach to early years learning
Term dates and events
Contact information
🏡 Activities to Try at Home
Here are two fun ideas to extend learning at home:
✅ Colour Hunt: Find objects of every rainbow colour around your house or garden.
✅ Rainbow Snack: Create a colourful plate of fruits and veggies—talk about each colour as you eat!
⭐ Reviews – We’d Love Your Feedback!
Positive reviews help us reach more families looking for childcare and early years education in Sidcup. If you have enjoyed your time with us, please take a moment to share your experience:
👉 Leave a review on www.daynurseries.co.uk
Thank you for your support—it means so much to our team.
📣 Limited September Places Available!
We still have a number of spaces for September 2025. If you are looking for a warm, nurturing preschool in Sidcup, get in touch today to arrange a visit and secure your child’s place.
Wishing all our families a sunny, relaxing weekend.
From everyone at:
St Peter Chanel Preschool
Nurturing Early Years Education in Sidcup