Weekly Roundup - 14 November 2025

We’ve had a wonderful week, full of curiosity, creativity and exploring our senses.

🌿 Exploring Our Senses

This week, the children have been busy exploring their senses through a variety of hands-on activities. They enjoyed touching and smelling different herbs and creating natural crafts using items from our environment. A highlight of the week was blowing and popping bubbles, the children practised their motor skills by popping the bubbles using just one finger. It has been wonderful to see them discovering new textures, scents, and movements.

🐻 Children in Need

Today, we talked about Children in Need and enjoyed a range of themed activities. The children loved making Pudsey Bear crafts and decorating biscuits, and of course, eating them as a very special snack-time treat!

🌺 Remembrance

On Tuesday, we observed a two-minute silence for Remembrance. All the children were wonderfully calm and respectful, and we were very proud of how well they participated in this important moment.

🌟Outdoor play

We are very grateful to Perryfields Infant School for kindly allowing the Bumbles children to use their EYFS playground from this week. The children were fantastic at following the instructions to use the obstacle course safely, and they absolutely loved the experience - they can’t wait to have another turn! As always also a huge thankyou to Perryfields Junior school who let us use their undercover playground on wet days, we are very lucky to be supported by both schools.

🦷 Oral Health Training

Our staff took part in Oral Health Training this week, which was extremely informative. We learned some useful tips we wanted to share, including the importance of having a drink after eating. This simple step helps wash away bacteria and can reduce the risk of tooth decay for both children and adults.

For further guidance, please see the NHS information on Children’s Teeth - www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-teeth-and-gums/taking-care-of-childrens-teeth

💛 Support for Parents and Carers - SPACE

SPACE (Support for Parents and Carers in Essex) is a new service offering advice, guidance, and support for families of children and young people with SEND, from birth to 25 years old. The service is run by parents and carers with lived experience, providing understanding and support at any stage of your journey.

💬 How SPACE Can Support You

• One-to-One Support: Book a call with a peer educator for personalised advice.
• Online Group Sessions: Regular sessions covering a range of SEND topics.
• Local Events: Peer educators attend coffee mornings, school events, and SEND Roadshows across Essex.
• Online Resources: Practical, parent-led information available through their website.

🌐 Contacting SPACE

Website: parent-send-support.essex.gov.uk
Email: space@essex.gov.uk
Facebook: Essex Local Offer

🎄 Christmas Tree Donations

If you have recently upgraded your Christmas tree and have one you no longer need, we would be very grateful for any donations. Your generosity would help make our preschool feel even more festive this season!

📞 Reporting Absences

A gentle reminder to please let us know if your child will not be attending their session. You can contact us on 01245 264110 or email springfieldbees@hotmail.co.uk. If we do not know the reason for your child being off we will need to call within 30 minutes of their session starting.

💐 Goodbye and Best Wishes to Kirsty

Today we said goodbye to Kirsty, who has now left Springfield Bees. Kirsty will be moving house very soon and is also expecting her baby girl next month. We will miss her greatly, and we know many of the children will too. We wish Kirsty all the very best for this exciting new chapter and send her our heartfelt congratulations and good wishes.