News from the Limes Farm Infant and Nursery School website https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk en-gb Copyright: (C) Limes Farm Infant and Nursery School 2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:43:10 GMT Congratulations to our fantastic catering team for winning the catering event of the year award! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Award-Winning-Food Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT We are proud to announce that we are a myHappymind Bronze Accredited School! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Bronze-Award Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dear Parents and Carers,Due to the hot weather and the early collection arrangements for the children over the next few days (you should have received this message via your class page or class teacher), we have made the decision to postpone our Fun Fest until Tuesday 14th July.🎉 Tickets are still on sale! You can purchase them:This afternoonAM and PM each day for the rest of the weekUp until Tuesday morningWe are accepting both cash and card payments for Fun Fest tickets.🎟️ Raffle tickets are also on sale from today at £3 per strip, so don't forget to grab yours for a chance to win some fantastic prizes!After school on Tuesday, we will be opening the school gates for parents and carers to come in and visit our:Tombola stallsUniform saleRaffle ticket saleName the Teddy competitionAnd many more.Please note that all purchases at these stalls will be cash only.Thank you for your understanding and continued support. We look forward to seeing everyone at the https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Fun-Fest Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 🎉 End of Summer Term Raffle 🎉Dear Parents and Carers,We're excited to announce our End of Summer Term Raffle!🎟️ Tickets will be on sale from Wednesday 8th July until Thursday 16th July.🏆 The big draw will take place on Friday 17th July.We have lots of fantastic prizes up for grabs, including beautiful hampers, gift cards, and many more amazing treats!🎫 Tickets are £3 per strip and can be purchased using cash or card.Thank you for your continued support. Every ticket purchased helps support our school, and we can't wait to see who our lucky winners will be!Good luck, everyone! 🍀 https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Summer-Raffle Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 🌟 Sports Day – Friday 3rd July 🌟We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Sports Day on Friday 3rd July!This year's event will take place on the top field behind the school. Please note that this is not on the main school grounds, so please make your way directly to the field.Event Times:🏃 Children will begin at 9:30am and finish at 11:30am, before returning to school for lunch.To help your child enjoy the day, please ensure they come to school:Wearing PE kit/sportswear and appropriate sports shoes.With sun cream already applied.Bringing a sun hat.With a named water bottle.There will be refreshments available to purchase for parents and carers, and after Sports Day all children will receive an ice pole as a well-deserved treat.There will also be a Parents Race and a Teachers Race! If you would like to show off your running skills and take part in the parents race, we'd love to have you join in!Miss Taylor will be sharing our Parent Code of Conduct https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Sports-Day Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT ☀️ Last Summer Term Dates for Your Diary ☀️Dear Parents & Carers,We're looking forward to a fun-filled final academic term packed with exciting learning, activities, and special moments! 🌈Please see the attached information for our busy Summer Term dates - make sure to add them to your diary. 📅We also kindly ask that you read the final poster carefully, as it contains important information regarding the last day of term.We can't wait to make lots of wonderful memories together as we finish the year on a high! 💛Thank you for your continued support.✨ Bring on a fantastic final term! ✨ https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Diary-dates Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dear Parents/Carers,We are pleased to let you know that our Breakfast Club will be starting again on Monday the 1st of JuneDrop-off: From 7:30am at the schoolBook on a weekly basis or book for individual days, depending on your needs.To book, please visit our Class4Kids website: https://cfr-coaching.classforkids.ioAt the bottom of the page, you can select the daily or weekly booking options.If you have any questions or enquiries about the Breakfast Club, please don't hesitate to contact me.Mail: CFRcoaching@outlook.comPhone: 07446 056008Or please feel free to message me on DojoBest regards,Coach Charlie https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Breakfast-Club Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT ☀️ Happy Half Term! ☀️We've made it to the end of the half term! A huge thank you to all of our parents for your incredible support as always this term!The children have made fantastic progress across the curriculum, and we are especially proud of how much their writing has developed. We've packed so many amazing memories into this half term! The children have absolutely loved:🏆 The sports competitions🦎 The animal encounters visit🐣 Watching our chicks grow from eggs💃 The energetic dance workshops🚜 Our super successful Reception trip to the farm!I also want to give a massive shout-out for all your fundraising support—we couldn't do it without you.And as always, a huge thank you to our incredible staff for their hard work and for donating to our hampers!Have a wonderful week off and enjoy the sunshine safely. We will see you all back next Monday for the final term!I am sure you will join me in wishing Mrs Walsh a https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Happy-Half-Term Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 🎉 SUMMER FETE 🎉We're excited to invite all our families to our Summer Fete on Monday 29th June, 3:10pm – 5:00pm ☀️Come along for an afternoon of fun with lots of exciting stalls, games, treats and plenty to enjoy for the whole family!🎟️ Entry:Adults: 50pChildren: FREE 🥳Bring your family and friends — we can't wait to see you there! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Summer-Fete Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/The-Nurture-Programme Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Masked-Readers-Event Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/World-Book-Day Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Children-s-Mental-Health Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT is https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Teacher-Training Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Phonics-in-Action Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Christmas-Fete-17112025152314 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Children-in-need-19112025132245 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT This pagToday we had a special remembrance assembly where we learnt about Remembrance Day.We discussed the importance of the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. We spoke about being thankful and how different coloured poppies represent different people and even animals during the war.We watched a short clip of the poppies growing on Flanders field as a sign of hope, we observed a minutes silence as well as listened to some of our year two pupils who recited some fantastic poems. The children across the school made various poppies during their art lesson. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Remembrance-Day Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I am writing to inform you that your school was successful in being awarded the Active Essex Key Stage 1 Award.'Congratulations to our school community, on being recognised for good practice in physical activity, PE and school sport across KS1.This includes our children, staff and all of the parents who have supported our sporting events!!What a team!! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/KS1-Physical-Education-Sports-and-Activity-Mark Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Well done to our sports superstars who received a certificate in assembly today for attending the sports competition at Debden Park last week!We are very proud of you all. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Super-Sports-Stars Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/CJ-the-Story-Teller Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT ✨ Diwali Day – Festival of Light ✨Dear Parents and Carers,We are excited to celebrate Diwali – the Festival of Light on Monday 20th October! 🌟To join in the celebration, we'd love for the children to come to school in their brightest clothes or their traditional outfits. Dressing up is optional and the children are welcome to join in however they feel comfortable.Together, we'll learn about the meaning of Diwali, take part in fun activities, and celebrate this joyful festival of light, colour, and togetherness. 🪔We can't wait to see everyone shining bright on Monday! 💛 https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Diwali Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 🌼 Hello Yellow Day 2025 🌼What an incredible day it has been! Our school was a sea of yellow — it was so beautiful to see both children and adults come together to raise awareness and show support for Young Minds and the importance of mental health. 💛Nobody should ever feel alone, and today truly showed the power of kindness and community.We're thrilled to share that together we raised for Young Minds an amazing £123.21 in donations, £66.50 from our delicious Sunshine Shortbreads (a huge thank you to Mrs Rogers for baking them! 🍪), and £26 from our yellow fidget spinners!Thank you to each and every one of you for your generosity and support towards this wonderful cause. 🌟Have a lovely weekend, everyone! 💛 https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Hello-Yellow-Day Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Good afternoon Parents/Carers,We are very lucky to be hosting the amazing GB Sprinter Victoria Ohuruogu tomorrow! She will be running a fun fitness circuit for the children in our school, with each year group taking part in a series of exercises alongside her.Have you set up your sponsorship page yet? If you already have yours ready, please don't forget to share it with friends and family!If you need help with setting up your sponsorship page, please watch this short instructional video:https://vimeo.com/1000802304**Reminder: Tomorrow, all children should come to school wearing their PE kit.Thank you for your support! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/GB-Sprinter-Victoria-Ohuruogo-Visit Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 🎬 School Movie Night 🎬Dear Parents/Carers,We're excited to invite our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children to our upcoming Movie Night on Monday 13th October from 3:10–4:45pm!🎟️ Tickets: £5 per child (includes a drink and snack)📅 Tickets go on sale: Monday 6th October at 3:10pm in the school hallThis year, we're pleased to let you know that we now have a credit card machine, making it easier than ever to purchase tickets. Tickets will be available after school every day next week—please come and see me in the school to get yours.We look forward to seeing the children for a fun and cosy afternoon! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Movie-Night Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 🎬 School Movie Night 🎬Dear Parents/Carers,We're excited to invite our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children to our upcoming Movie Night on Monday 13th October from 3:10–4:45pm!🎟️ Tickets: £5 per child (includes a drink and snack)📅 Tickets go on sale: Monday 6th October at 3:10pm in the school hallThis year, we're pleased to let you know that we now have a credit card machine, making it easier than ever to purchase tickets. Tickets will be available after school every day next week—please come and see me in the school to get yours.We look forward to seeing the children for a fun and cosy afternoon! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Movie-Night-14112025182726 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Girls Football Event – Shooters, North Weald ⚽️✨What an incredible afternoon our girls had at Shooters today! Every single one of them played with such determination, enthusiasm, and always with a smile on their face. Their sportsmanship was outstanding, and even when results didn't go their way, they never let it dampen their spirits. Myself and Coach Charlie felt truly honoured to take this fantastic group of girls.The team came 5th place out of 5 schools, but to us, they were winners in attitude, teamwork, and positivity. 🌟A huge thank you to all the parents who helped with transport and stayed to cheer the girls on – your support made all the difference, and we couldn't have done it without you. 🙌The girls will each receive a medal in our Celebration Assembly on Friday to mark their brilliant achievement. 🏅💛 https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Girls-Football-Competition Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT We were absolutely blown away by the response to this year's recycling project!This year, we received the most entries we have ever seen for a competition—a truly record-breaking number! It is incredibly inspiring to see such enthusiasm, creativity, and commitment to recycling from our students and your families. As well as raising awareness of looking after our planet. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Recycling-Competition Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Year-2-Pirate-Day Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT At Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery we have been using "The Colour Monster" to help the children settle in after the summer holidays. The book is a wonderful tool to help young children understand their feelings. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/The-colour-monster Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 🌟 Our Fantastic Year 1/2 Football Team! 🌟What an incredible afternoon at Shooters in North Weald today! Our children represented Limes Farm Infant School impeccably and gave it their all against 14 other schools. They played absolutely brilliantly – with lots of goals scored, amazing teamwork, and fantastic sportsmanship throughout. ⚽👏We are so proud to share that we came 7th place out of the whole tournament – such an impressive achievement! 🎉A huge thank you to all the parents who kindly helped with transport and gave the children so much encouragement – without you, Team Limes wouldn't have been able to take part. We are so grateful. 💙We'll be celebrating all of our football stars in next week's assembly – they truly deserve it!Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. 🌈 https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Shooters-Football-competition Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Eid-Celebrations Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT A huge well done to Rayan in Red Class for being selected as a finalist in the Super Me competition!!! Rayan's hero made the front cover of the Super Me book and he won a special prize for his amazing work.We have recieved some class copies for the children to see their published work. We are so proud of them all. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Competiton-Winner Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT /docs/Blue_And_Beige_Illustrative_Back_To_School_Poster.png https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Young-Writers-Competition Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Volunteers-needed Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Children-s-Mental-Health-Charity Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Tips-for-Families-Children-s-Mental-Health-Week-20 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT This page is awaiting cont/docs/Spring_1_24-25.pdfent https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Spring-1-Letter Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dear Parents and Carers,As you may know we have introduced a program to all year groups at school called MyHappymind.MyHappymind is all based around helping children to understand how their brain works and to support them in developing positive skills and habits to be their very best selves!MyHappymind is delivered in schools by class teachers through a series of interactive lessons and then the children apply these learnings throughout the day.To further embed this learning, MyHappymind has developed a Parent App. These resources can be accessed online on your computer, or through an app on your phone.The Parent App will support you as a parent in understanding what your child is learning, activities for you to do together at home and also a Kids Zone featuring MyHappymind Games plus much more!To access these materials just go to:https://myhappymind.org/parent-resourcesTo create your free account. You will need to enter your name, email, and authentication code.Your authentication cod https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/My-Happy-Mind-Parent-App Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT top tips for safety on social media.pdf https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Keeping-safe-online Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/My-Happy-Minds-Competition Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Christmas-Nativity Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Dear Parents/Carers,We were delighted to be invited to the community engagement event yesterday for all Stakeholder at the Limes Centre.Epping Forest District Council have secured Public Health Accelerator funding to address health inequalities in the Limes Farm area.As part of this initiative, they are working closely with the community to understand their needs and are seeking to collaborate with a range of organisations. This is a two year project and there are a number of wonderful initiatives and free services to access.There is a lot on offer at the Limes Centre for all, including £5 counselling, football for the children, fitness classes, support for finance, a warm space, social events, access to food from the local pantry, community cafe and lots more….we will be sharing all of the information with you all.Please if you haven’t already join the Facebook pages to keep up to date with all the local offers.https://www.facebook.com/share/rjd5ZQfdLiy8DU7F/? https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Community-Engagement-Event Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT The next PINS meeting is on the 10th December at 9am.The goal of the PINS program is to leave a sustainable impact, increasing collaboration between schools and families to show how a supportive learning environment and a knowledgeable school can improve the outcomes for Neurodiverse children.The majority of people are classed as Neurotypical. People whose brains work differently from the majority are classed as Neurodivergent. It includes a wide range of differences such as: Autism,ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, OCD, Tourette’s Syndrome, Bi-Polar and Global Development Delay.You can find out more information here: https://essexfamilyforum.org/portfolio/pinsSupporting your Neurodivergent child:https://essexfamilyforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ECC-Supporting-Your-Neurodiverse-Child-Spring-2024-V4-Accessible.pdfWe hope to see as many parents there as possible,Kind regards https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Next-PINS-Meeting Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT We are very excited to invite you all to our Christmas Fete on Thursday 12th December 2024.There will be lots of food, gifts and games stalls available-we still have spaces available if you wish to have a stall. Please come and see me at the office.Whilst we can not guarantee what local stall holders will charge, we have made a conscious effort to keep our children's stalls and activities at a low cost, ranging from 20p - 50p-£1. Please note the fete is cash only. We would be grateful if you could help us manage our cash provisions by bringing change along to the fete.All children should be collected at the normal time from their usual collection points and all children attending the fete must be accompanied by an adult.There will be a one way entry system and all of these details plus stall information will be shared before the big event.We really hope you are able to come along with your family and friends and help support our school. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Christmas-Fete Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Please see the above flyer for information on school tours for our September 2025 Reception intake.Please share with friends/family and contact us on 02085011115 if you would like a school tour.Admissions information is available on the website below:https://www.essex.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/admissions/admissions-september-2025 https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/School-Admissions-September-2025 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Phonics-Workshop Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here: https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Christmas-Movie-Night Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Children in Need ??We raised an amazing £130.00 for children in need. Thank you to all the children and staff for making such a fabulous effort in all of their costumes.Special thanks to our very own Pudsy (Mrs McManus) for standing out before and after school collecting??Well done #teamlimes https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Children-in-need Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT We are excited to announce that our school book fair will be arriving on Monday 21st October. The fair will be open from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM every day from Monday to Friday.This is a fantastic opportunity for your child to explore a wide variety of books and choose some new favorites to read. We encourage you to visit the fair with your child and support their love of reading.Date: Monday - FridayTime: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PMWe look forward to seeing you there! https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Book-fair Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Well done to all of our sports superstars who took part in our competition at Roding Valley! They were impeccably behaved, enthusiastic and as always shining examples of Limes Farm Pupils!Thank you to Mrs Beasley and Coach Charlie for taking them! ?? https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Sports-competition Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT There are still place available please take a look at the flyer below for further information. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Nursery-Places-Still-Available Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT We hope that you find it easy to use and full of the information you require, whether you are a current or prospective parent or a member of the wider community. https://limesfarminf.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/WelcomeToOurNewWebsite Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT