22 Street Lane Nursery - October 2025 Newsletter

October Newsletter NEWS Diwali Celebrations: W/C Monday 20th October Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance”. We will be celebrating Diwali throughout the week, so that all of our children have a chance to celebrate! We will be lighting up the nursery, sampling lots of delicious Indian treats and creating colourful rangoli patterns.If you are celebrating Diwali at home, please share some photos on Tapestry, as we would love to see what you get up to!

Pumpkin Decoration Competition: Wednesday 29th October We will be holding our annual Pumpkin Decoration Competition on Wednesday 29th October. The children are welcome to decorate a pumpkin, the more creative the better! Please note that this is for fun and all pumpkins will be celebrated and displayed at the front of the nursery for everyone to enjoy. (If your child is not in on the Wednesday, then you are welcome to bring in your pumpkin from Monday 28th)

Halloween Fancy Dress Day: Friday 31st October On Friday 31st October, the children are invited to come to the nursery dressed in their favourite Halloween costumes. We will also be making some Halloween-themed masks, enjoying some spooky dancing, and Oli will be making us some themed snacks too!