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JANUARY 2025

Wednesday 1^st January 2025– Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

Thursday 2^nd January 2025 (Nursery Re-Opens)

Monday 6^th January 2025 – House Plant Week

Friday 17^th January 2025 – The Lodge’s 6^th Birthday Tea Party

Monday 27^th January 2025 – National Storytelling Week (Ends 2^nd Feb)

Wednesday 29^th January 2025 – Chinese (Year of the Snake) New Year’s celebrations (officially starts 28^th January & Ends 3^rd February 2025).

FEBRUARY 2025

W/B 3^rd February 2025 – Children’s Mental Health Week

Friday 14^th February 2025 – Valentine’s Day

Tuesday 25^th February 2025 – Cheese & Wine Evening for parents of Babies and Rising 2s

Thursday 27^th February 2025 – Cheese & Wine Evening for Preschool parents

Friday 28^th February 2025 – Ramadan Begins (Ends 30^th March 2025)

MARCH 2025

W/B 3^rd March 2025 – World Wildlife Day / British Science week

Thursday 6^th March 2025 – World Book Day

Friday 14^th March 2025 – Red Nose Day/Holi Celebrations

Monday 17^th March 2025 –St Patrick day

Thursday 20 March 2025 – (Nowruz) Iranian New Year (Ends 21^st March 2025)

W/B 24^th March 2025 – Mother’s Day activities

Sunday 30^th March 2025 – Ramadan Ends/Eid Al-Fitr Beings & Ends 31^st March 2025

APRIL 2025

Easter Activities throughout the month

Wednesday 2^nd April 2025 – Autism Awareness Day

W/C 14th April 2025– Easter activities all week

Thursday 17^th April 2025 – Inset day (Nursery Closed)

Friday 18^th April 2025 – Good Friday Bank Holiday (Nursery Closed)

Monday 21^st April 2025 – (Easter Bank Holiday)

Tuesday 22^nd April 2025 – Earth Day activities

Wednesday 23^rd April 2025 – St Georges Day

Tuesday 29^th April 2025 – International Dance Day

End of April Tracking Assessments to be completed and uploaded on to iConnect for each child.

MAY 2025

Friday 3^rd May 2025 – National Space Day Activities

Monday 5^th May 2025– Early May Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

W/B 5^th May 2025 – Deaf Awareness Week (Ends 11^th May 2025)

W/B 12^th May 2025 – Mental Health Awareness week (Ends 18^th May 2025)

Monday 19^th May 2025  – Walk to school week (Ends 23^rd May 2025)

Tuesday 27^th May 2025 – World Bee Day

Monday 26^th May 2025 – Spring Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

Monday 27^th May 2024 – Spring Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

JUNE 2025

Pride Month Celebrations and awareness throughout the month

W/C 2^nd June 2025 – Child Safey Week (Ends 8^th June 2025)

Thursday 5^th June 2025 – World Environment Day

W/C Monday 9^th June 2025 – Healthy Eating Week/Father’s Day Activities

Friday 20^th June 2025 – Māori New Year (Also know as Matariki)

W/C Monday 23^rd June 2025 – Insect Week (Ends 29^th June 2025)

JULY 2025

Tuesday 15^th & Thursday 17^th July 2025 – Pre-school Graduation Tea Party

W/C 21^st July 2025 – Children’s Sports Activities all week

Thursday 24^th July 2025 – The Lodge Sports Day

AUGUST 2025

Friday 22^nd August 2025 – Inset Training Day/Summer Party (Nursery CLOSED)

Monday 25^th August 2025 -Summer Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

End of August Tracking Assessments to be completed and uploaded on to iConnect for each child.

SEPTEMBER 2025

Monday 8^th September 2025 – International Literacy Day

Friday 19^th September 2025 – National Gymnastics Day

Wednesday 24^th September 2025 Photo Day

OCTOBER 2025

Black History Month – activities throughout the month

Autumn and Halloween activities throughout the month

Wednesday 1^st October 2025 – World Music Day celebrations

National Practitioners Day – TBC

Wednesday 29^th and Friday 31^st October 2024– Halloween/fancy dress

Tuesday 21^st October 2025 – Diwali Activities and Celebrations

NOVEMBER 2025

W/C 3^rd November 2025 – Firework activities (Bonfire night’s Official Day – Wednesday 5^th November 2025)

Tuesday 11^th November 2025 – Remembrance Day Activities

Thursday 13^th November 2025 – World Kindness Day

Children in Need – TBC

DECEMBER 2025

Christmas Activities throughout the Month

Christmas Dinner for Staff and Children – TBC

Monday 1^st December 2025 – National Romanian Day

Thursday 12^th December 2025 (Official date) Christmas Jumper day

Wednesday 17^th December 2025 – Children’s Christmas party with families

Thursday 18^th December 2025 – Children’s Christmas party with families

End of December Tracking Assessments to be completed and uploaded on to iConnect for each child.

Wednesday 24^th December 2025 (Start of Christmas Closure)

Nursery Re-opens on Monday 5^th January 2026