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JANUARY 2023

Monday 1^st January 2023– Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

Tuesday 2^nd January 2023 (Nursery Re-Opens)

Monday 9^th January 2023 – House Plant Week/Day

W/C 16 – Chinese Lunar new Year Celebrations (Official Day Sunday 22^nd January 2023)

Tuesday 17^th January 2023 – The Lodge’s 4^th Birthday Tea Party

Friday 27^th January 2023 – Big Garden Birdwatch day

Monday 30^th January 2023 – National Storytelling Week/Day

FEBRUARY 2023

W/C 6^th February 2023 – Children’s metal health week

Tuesday 7^th February 2023 – Send a card to a Friend Day

Tuesday 14^th February 2023 – Valentine’s Day

Friday 17^th February 2023 –Send a card to a Friend day & Random Acts of Kindness Day

Tuesday 21^st February 2023 – Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday

MARCH 2023

Wednesday 1^st March 2023 – St David’s Day

Thursday 2^nd March 2023 – World Book Day

Tuesday 7^th March 2023 – Holi

Friday 10^th March 2023 – British Science Week

W/B 13^th March 2023 – Red Nose Day/St Patrick’s Day/Mothers Day

Friday 17^th March 2023 – Inset Day (Nursery Closed)

Monday 20^th March 2023 – World Oral Hygiene Day

Tuesday 21^st March 2023 –Global recycling Week (Official day 18^th March)

Wednesday 23^rd March 2023 – Ramadan Begins

APRIL 2023

W/B Monday 3^rd April – Easter Activities

Friday 9^th April 2023 – Good Friday Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

Monday 10^th April 2023 – Easter Monday Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

Wednesday 12^th April 2023 – International Space Day

Monday 17^th April 2023 – Earth Day activities (Official day Saturday 22^nd April)

Wednesday 19^th April 2023 – St George Day Activities (Official Day Sunday 23^rd April)

Thursday 20^th April 2023 – Ramadan Ends

Friday 21^st April 2023 –Eid Al-Fitr Begins (Eid Al-Fitr Ends Saturday 22^nd April)

Friday 28^th April 2023 – International Dance Day

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

MAY 2023

Monday 1^st May 2023 – Early May Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

Tuesday 2^nd May 2023 – Deaf Awareness Week

Monday 8^th May 2023 – Bank Holiday for King Charles III’s Coronation

Friday 12^th May 2023 – International Nurse Day

Monday 15^th May 2023 – Walk to school/Nursery Week

Friday 19^th May 2023 – World Bee Day (Official Day Saturday 20^th May)

Monday 29^th May 2023 – Spring Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

JUNE 2023

Pride Month Celebrations and awareness

Thursday 1^st June 2023 – International Dinosaur Day

Monday 5^th June 2023 – World Environment Day/Child Safety Week begins

W/B Monday 12^th June 2023 – Healthy Eating Week/Father’s Day Activities

Monday 19^th June 2023 – Insect Week

Wednesday 21^st June 2023 – World Music Day

W/B Monday 26^th June 2023 – Children’s art Week

JULY 2023

Saturday 1^st July 2023 – Summer party for all families

W/B 10^th July 2023 – Children’s Sports Activities all week

Thursday 13^th July 2023 – The Lodge Sports Day

Tuesday 18^th July 2023 – Pre-school Graduation Tea Party

Thursday 20^th July 2023 – Pre-school Graduation Tea Party

Friday 28^th July 2023 – International Friendship Day

AUGUST 2023

Friday 25^th Inset Training Day – (Nursery CLOSED)

Monday 28^th August 2023 -Summer Bank Holiday (Nursery CLOSED)

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

SEPTEMBER 2023

Wednesday 20^th September 2023 – Photo Day for Children and Staff

OCTOBER 2023

Black History Month – activities throughout

Tuesday 10^th October – World Metal Health Day

W/B Monday 23^rd November – Halloween activities all week

Friday 27^th and Tuesday 31^st November 2023– Halloween/fancy dress

NOVEMBER 2023

Wednesday 1^st November 2023 – Firework activities (Bonfire night’s Official Day – Sunday 5^th)

Wednesday 8^th November 2023 – Diwali Celebrations (Official Day Sunday 12^th November)

Thursday 9ths November 2023 – Remembrance Day Activities (Official Day, Saturday 11^th)

Monday 13^th November 2023 – World Kindness Day

Tuesday 14^th November 2023 – Anti Bullying Week

Children in need week – TBC

DECEMBER 2023

Christmas Activities throughout the Month

Monday 4^th December 2023 – International day of People with Disabilities (Official Day Sunday 3^th)

Thursday 7^th December 2023 – Hanukkah Celebrations begins (Ends on Friday 15^th December)

Christmas Dinner for Staff and Children – TBC

Friday 8^th December 2023 – Christmas Jumper day

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

Thursday 21^st December (Start of Christmas Closure)

Nursery Re-opens on Tuesday 2^nd January 2023.