Meet Our New Hens – Bella & Popsy!
St. Bernards • September 23, 2026
🐔We wanted to share a little update from our nursery pets!🥚
Our two chickens that you may remember have now been rehomed at a lovely hen farm, as they were ready to move on to their next adventure. Although we were sad to see them go, we knew it was time to find them a suitable new home.
Following their departure, we welcomed two new hens to the St Bernards family!
🐔 Meet Bella – our beautiful golden-coloured hen.
🐔 Meet Popsy – our lovely brown-coloured hen.
Bella and Popsy have already settled in incredibly well and seem very happy in their new home. The children have loved meeting them, helping to care for them and watching them explore their new surroundings.
And we already have some very exciting news… we had our first egg laid today! 🥚
The children were absolutely delighted when they discovered the egg and were so excited to see that Bella and Popsy are already making themselves at home! We’re looking forward to lots of lovely learning opportunities as the children help us care for our newest members of the nursery family. 🐔❤️
A wonderful day celebrating our amazing Preschool School Leavers 🎓 On Sunday 6th September, we held our Preschool School Leavers’ Graduation at Ansty Golf Club. The children, parents, family members and staff had a wonderful day filled with celebrations, fun and lots of laughter. The day included our special graduation ceremony, a buffet, dancing, face painting, games, photo props and entertainment, along with lots of emotional and sad farewells as we celebrated our wonderful school leavers and the exciting next chapter ahead of them. The staff also had a surprise up their sleeves with their very own ‘Greatest Show’ performance! With an array of circus acts taking to the stage, there were plenty of laughs and surprises for everyone to enjoy. It was a truly special day and a lovely way to celebrate our amazing Class of 2026 and all the wonderful memories they have made during their time at St Bernards.
We’re delighted to share that the St Bernard’s website has had a fresh new look! 🎉 Our revamped website makes it easier than ever for parents and families to find all the information they need about St Bernard’s, all in one place. Whether you’re considering joining us, looking for information on how to apply, fees and funding, or simply want to find out more about life at St Bernard’s, you’ll find everything you need at your fingertips. We hope you enjoy exploring our new-look website and discovering more about our setting, what we offer, and how we can support your family. Take a look around and discover St Bernard’s today!
Our Little Learners visited Hinckley Bid's Summer of Fun in our local town. They were given the opportunity to play crazy golf and show us their hula hooping skills
We held a successful toilet training workshop this week. The session enabled parents to gain top tips and advice, have the opportunity to share experiences and concerns and ask any questions about toilet training. The workshop was implemented to help parents gain an insight into how to support this stage of development and aid with the transition from nappies to using the potty/toilet.
We have had such a fun-filled week at St Bernards. We enjoyed a reindeer themed day, made gingerbread men and shared the story, tucked into Christmas dinner and we are looking forward to party day on Friday. A reminder that nursery will be closed from 6pm on Friday 22nd December and re-opens at 7.15am on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
A group of our Little Learners recently enjoyed a trip out pumpkin picking. They enjoyed the mini tractors, a tractor ride and looked at all the Halloween decorations.
The Hinckley and Bosworth Christmas Toy and Food Appeal has been running since 2009 and has grown every year since its launch. The appeal is a huge partnership effort between Leicestershire County Council’s Children and Family Wellbeing Service, the Salvation Army and the Hinckley and Bosworth Food Bank, as well as numerous other partners and supporters. Each year, it provides hundreds of struggling families with toys and food vouchers, all thanks to the generosity of local groups, churches, businesses, and members of the public. Last year’s appeal was the biggest yet, with brand-new toys given to 910 children and food vouchers helping 386 families. Partners, supporters and families celebrated the success of the appeal and are hoping 2023 will top last year’s record for donations collected and given out. Donation bins are located throughout Hinckley, where people who would like to do their bit to ensure a child gets a present on Christmas Day can drop off their gift of a brand-new toy. The bins also feature a QR code for the appeal’s Amazon wish list – donors can select a toy and order it to be sent directly to the organisers. We have a donation bin situated by the Little Learners entrance door down through the side gate for anyone wishing to bring along donations.
Our little Learners experienced a Christmas themed trip to Ash End farm. They were able to feed the array of animals such as the goats, sheep and guinea pigs. They sang Christmas songs, took part in a little nativity and had the opportunity to meet Santa. We had so much fun at the farm for our Christmas treat!
To celebrate the amazing life the Queen lived, we invited all the children to come into nursery this week dressed in red, white and blue clothes. We planned activities linked to The Queen and commemorated the life of Her Majesty. We also learnt about our new King and based activities around this too. The children made cakes, flags, played a pass the crown game, listened to the National Anthem and also enjoyed an afternoon tea. To pay tribute to our late Queen, we invited parents and children to place a small bunch of flowers or a single stem on our memorial corner which was located at the side entrance.
