Alzheimer' Society Sponsored Walk

In November 2025, Hollie lost her wonderful Nan after a long and heart-breaking battle with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. The cruel disease slowly took pieces of her away and watching the person she loved so much gradually decline was incredibly difficult for her whole family.

 

Sophie’s Grampy is living with Alzheimer's and is currently in hospital. Seeing a person she care’s about change in such a sad way has been heart-breaking and difficult for her family.

 

They are both taking on the challenge of walking 26 miles to raise money for an incredible charity that supports families and those who suffer with Dementia and Alzheimer’s.

 

If you are able, please sponsor one or both of them.

 

Hollie's JustGiving page is here...

 

Sophie's JustGiving page is here...

Hearing Loss

We have been given some really useful leaflets about hearing loss in children, produced by the National Deaf Children's Society. 

If you think your child may have some issues with their hearing, check the leaflet out on the right (click to enlarge it) as there is lots of information and links to advice and support. 

 

Play-doh frogs

Toddlers have spent the morning making play-doh frogs! 

See their work on our Facebook page here... 

Get ready for school

We have been asked by the Torfaen Family Information Service (FIS), to share the poster below (click to enlarge) about getting your child ready for school.

This poster will be up in our Preschool building, with a QR code for your to scan which should take your to the information page on the FIS website.

You can also use this link below to visit the page, click here... 

 

More Sunshine & Play

We've had some great weather again the last few days so like Babies and Tots, Preschool have been getting outside as often as possible. 

They've really enjoyed getting their fresh air and exercise.

See the photos on our Facebook page here...

May 2026 Newsletter

Little Chums has emailed out a newsletter for May 2026.

Didn't receive a copy of the newsletter by email or deleted it by accident?

Read it online here...

New Inn School Sickness

No doubt by now most of you will have heard about the sickness and diarrhoea bug affecting New Inn School. Late yesterday afternoon, they published a letter regarding this and in case you have not received or read it, we have reproduced it here (click the letter to enlarge).

At Little Chums, a small number of children who attend our wrap-around provision from New Inn were unwell last weekend and did not attend at the start of the week. We are continuing to enforce our usual procedures in relation to these types of illnesses: any child showing symptoms will need to be collected and should not return until 48 hours after symptoms have fully cleared.

We thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep this illness out of Little Chums.

Sunshine and Play

The weather has been lovely the last few days, so Babies and Tots have been getting outside as frequently as possible. 

 

Look at the smiles on all the faces in the photos on our Facebook page here...

Cress Update

Cress update! 

 

Thanks to those parents who have sent photos back to us of the children’s cress seeds germinating and growing!

 

There are a few photos on our Facebook page here...

 

Also, one of our children has chickens at home and has been keeping us updated about the eggs that have recently hatched!

 

See the YouTube video here... 

Vegetable Printing

Parents of Toddler children can expect some great art work sent home today! 

Vegetable prints!

See the photos on our Facebook page here...

Seed Planting

Our current topic is growth and this week the children have been learning about seeds and plants. Toddlers planted some cress seeds in pots at Little Chums which parents should now have received to take home.

 

We would appreciate it if you could observe any growth with your children and maybe take a photo or two! Please send any photos back to us using the ClassDojo app!

 

Photos of the children planting their seeds are on our Facebook page
here...

Butterfly Lifecycle

Before Easter, the topic was 'Minibeasts' and part of that topic was caterpillars and butterflies. Preschool ordered a butterfly kit online to see if they could grow some. 

The children watch over a period of a few weeks as the incredibly small baby caterpillars that were delivered grew and turned into chrysalises, from which eventually emerged butterflies! The butterflies were eventually released safely into Elisha's garden.

See this lifecycle in the photo album here... 

Congratulations / Llongyfarchiadau

We’d like to say a big congratulations to Amelia Bailey, sister of our staff member Holly Bailey. 

Amelia is captain of the Wales Women U18 rugby team and has recently taken part in the Women's Six Nations Festival, where the team achieved fantastic wins against both England and Scotland.

Some of the children may remember Amelia from the times she has volunteered here at Little Chums over the years and we’re incredibly proud to see her doing so well on such a big stage!

Well done Amelia, a brilliant achievement and a great role model for our children!

A couple more photos on our Facebook page here... 

Little Ravers

Little Chums has recently signed up with Early Years Wales to become a 'Movement Champion'. We understand and value the importance of children being active when they are young.

To help on the journey, we recently bought a large speaker that can be taken outside for music and movement activities and for the last few days Preschool have been 'Little Ravers' with lots of moving and dancing to Lenny Pearce and his 'Techno Toddler' music!

The photos are on our Facebook page here...

Check out some of our dancing YouTube video shorts (uploaded with parents' permission) here...

Spring Sunshine

The weather has been gorgeous the last couple of days, so Tots and Toddlers have been getting outside into the sunshine and fresh air! 

Photos are on our Facebook page here...