This month Knockbreda Nursery School is focusing on wellbeing and mental health.
Read our February Newsletter to find out more about how to support your child’s wellbeing during this extended lockdown period.
January Newsletter
Our Newsletter for January can be viewed here.
School closed with immediate effect- Thursday 7 January 2021
School is closed for pupils - Wednesday 6 January 2021
Dear Parents and Carers
I hope you had a restful Christmas break and may I wish you all a very happy New Year!
As you will have seen from recent media coverage, the coronavirus transmission rates have raised significantly during the Christmas break and both Scotland and England have commenced a period of lockdown. In Northern Ireland, a period of remote learning is in place for primary and post-primary schools. We are still awaiting information following yesterday’s emergency meeting of the NI Executive however, given today’s uncertainty surrounding school openings, Knockbreda Nursery School will not open to pupils tomorrow as previously planned. Instead, Wednesday 6 January 2021 will operate as a staff training day and this will replace the 28 May 20201 training day which had been previously scheduled.
I apologise for the short notice of this change of date and appreciate the challenges that this may cause, however this decision has been made in the interests of the safety of our pupils, staff and school community.
This is not a decision that has been taken lightly but it is hoped that by remaining closed to pupils tomorrow, school will help to keep our school community safe by reducing exposure to and transmission of Covid-19. This will also give school time to consider the outcomes from the Stormont Executive meeting today, as their decisions may impact how our school operates for the remainder of this week and ongoing. Nursery will be in contact as soon as the outcomes of this meeting are communicated to us and staff have had time to reflect on the impact of the new restrictions and how we can safely operate our school day for our pupils, parents and staff.
This is not the start to the new term that any of us wanted, however we must prioritise health and wellbeing. May I thank you for your continued patience, support and positive partnership in these most difficult of times. It is sincerely appreciated by myself and all of the staff at Knockbreda Nursery School. We are very much looking forward to welcoming you and your child back to Nursery once it is safe to do so.
Further information will follow today in relation to planning for key worker emergency childcare provision in the event that our school is required to close.
Let's hope that a brighter, happier and healthier 2021 lies ahead for us all.
Kind regards,
Dr R. Mitchell-Barrett
Principal
Knockbreda Nursery School
Information for Prospective Parents and Carers
Welcome to the Knockbreda Nursery School website!
Thank you for thinking about applying to our school.
To find out more about what a ‘Day in the Life’ of Knockbreda Nursery School looks like, please watch our short video below.
We are a busy and happy school and this is just a shapshot of what we get up to, here at Knockbreda Nursery School!
To find out more about the application process, please visit the New Parents, Admissions Tab.
https://www.knockbredanursery.co.uk/admissions
Thank you!
Thank to the Knockbreda Nursery School community for their generous contributions to our Food Bank appeal.
We were overwhelmed by your generosity!
All donations will be sent to local families in need this Christmas, thank you!
Happy Christmas everyone!
Thank you to all our Knockbreda family and friends for their support this term, it has been sincerely appreciated. We have had wonderful first term together!
Happy Christmas everyone!
Red Apples
Green Apples
When I Grow Up... Red Apples at Play
The Red Apple class have all had firm ideas about what they would like to be when they grow up and they have thoroughly enjoyed playing out these roles during our latest topic ‘When I Grow Up’.
Here is a little flavour of what we have been up to at Knockbreda Nursery School during this topic.
When I Grow Up...Green Apples at Play
The Green Apple class have all had firm ideas about what they would like to be when they grow up and they have thoroughly enjoyed playing out these roles during our latest topic ‘When I Grow Up’.
Here is a little flavour of what we have been up to at Knockbreda Nursery School during this topic.
December News
Despite the many challenges of this new academic year, we have had a wonderful first term here at Knockbreda Nursery School! We are sincerely grateful to our parents and carers for all of their support and for helping to make this first term such a positive one for all of our Red and Green Apples.
We will be enjoying many Christmas activities and fun celebrations at Knockbreda Nursery School this month, find out more in our December Newsletter
Christmas Celebrations
Christmas celebrations at Knockbreda Nursery School are a little different this year and we are so disappointed that we are unable to invite our parents and carers into Nursery to enjoy our Nativity performances. Despite this, our children have been busy learning about the story of Christmas, singing Christmas songs and putting on their Christmas costumes so that we could bring the joy and spirit of Christmas to you, at home….
So please sit back, relax and enjoy Knockbreda Nursery School performing the Story of the First Christmas.
We hope you enjoy the shows!
Green Apples at Play- Nursery Rhyme Time
The Green Apple Class are enjoying our Nursery Rhyme Time Topic…here is what we have been up to!
Red Apples at Play- Nursery Rhyme Time
The Red Apple Class are enjoying our Nursery Rhyme Time Topic…here is what we have been up to!
Knockbreda Primary School
As our Shared Partnership School, Knockbreda Primary School will be unable to host an Open Day this year, find out more about their school at this link:
November Newsletter
Find out what is happening at school this month and click here for Knockbreda Nursery School’s November Newsletter.
October Newsletter
Our October Newsletter is available here. This includes important dates for your diaries and information on our activities this month.
Covid-19 update from Chief Medical Officer
Please find here the most recent communication from the Chief medical Officer’s Office in relation to Covid-19 in schools. Below is a useful reference document in relation to testing and school attendance if your child or someone in your household is unwell.
September Newsletter
A copy of our September Newsletter can be found here. This contains important information about our school and key dates for your diary.
Welcome to Knockbreda Nursery School!
Knockbreda Nursery School has been delighted to welcome our new pupils back to school. It has been such an exciting few weeks meeting our new children and their families.
At the start of our settling in process, we welcomed our children in their ‘bubble’ groups, the Suns and Moons, before extending to our whole class Red and Green bubbles. It has been lovely for the children to make new friends and to catch up with some familiar faces that they already recognised from their previous pre-school settings.
Welcome everyone, we are looking forward to a fun-filled year ahead together!
Goodbye Class of 2020
Class of 2020
Goodbye Red and Green Apples…….
We will miss you so much!
Good luck for P1!
