Important Dates and Information for your diary
Term dates
Academic year 2015/16
Autumn termStart of term: Tuesday 1 September 2015
Half term: Monday 26 October 2015 to Friday 30 October 2015
End of term: Friday 18 December 2015
Christmas holiday: Monday 21 December 2015 to Friday 1 January 2016
Spring term
Start of term: Monday 4 January 2016
Half term: Monday 15 February 2016 to Friday 19 February 2016
End of term: Thursday 24 March 2016
Easter holiday: Friday 25 March 2016 to Friday 8 April 2016
Summer term
Start of term: Monday 11 April 2016
May day: Monday 2 May 2016
Half term: Monday 30 May 2016 to Friday 3 June 2016
End of term: Monday 25 July 2016
Bank holidays
- 31 August 2015 (summer bank holiday)
- 25 December 2015 (Christmas day holiday)
- 1 January 2016 (new years day holiday)
- 25 March 2016 (Good Friday)
- 28 March 2016 (Easter Monday)
- 2 May 2016 (May day)
- 30 May 2016 (spring bank holiday)
Training Days – TBA
- Wednesday 1st June 2016
- Thursday 27th October 2016
The in house training days are always during the half terms on request from our parents, as they often have to organise alternative childcare for elder children too during these weeks. The days are used to update staff knowledge on changes in regulation, policies and general practices. The nursery is closed to children on these days.
Saturday clubs
Our parents are encouraged to organise and participate in parent and child clubs one Saturday per month and can use the nursery at other times if they wish to.
All parents are welcome to any event in any room, the rooms take it in turns to organise and run the events, so giving all parents a chance to be involved. For 2016 – Saturdays – 10.30am – 11.30am – as follows
February 13th – Valentines craft session – organised by Oaks and Acorns
March 19th – Easter Egg hunt organised by Willows
April 16th – Graffiti play organised by Seedlings
May 14th – Share a story session organised by Elms
June 18th – Fruit and Vegetable planting in the garden organised by Willows
July 16th – Teddy Bears picnic organised by Budlings
August 13th – Wet Sand Play organised by Seedlings
September 3rd – Eid Celebrations organised by Budlings
October 22nd – Diwali celebrations organised by Elms
November 19th – Autumn rubbing organised by Oaks and Acorns
Additional Diary Events – TBA
Open sessions
We are very happy to show parents around during opening hours at 10am and 3pm.
Please call on 0208 678 0800 option 9 or email us at admin@ladn.co.uk to book a day which is convenient for you.
Parent Stay & Play Days 2016
Join us for ‘Stay and Play’ sessions with a selection of fun activities to stimulate learning through play. Parents and carers are most welcome to organise activities by corresponding with their room supervisors.
Dates for each month and room are as follows:
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Seedlings
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Budlings
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Acorns
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Oaks
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Elms
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Willows
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January
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22nd
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21st
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25th
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27th
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28th
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29th
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February
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12th
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15th
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18th
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19th
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23rd
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29th
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March
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14th
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21st
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23rd
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25th
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29th
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31st
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April
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4th
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11th
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18th
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20th
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29th
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25th
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May
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6th
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13th
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20th
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27th
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23rd
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16th
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June
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13th
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15th
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20th
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24th
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27th
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30th
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July
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22nd
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8th
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15th
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29th
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12th
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13th
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August
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30th
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26th
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1st
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5th
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19th
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16th
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September
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15th
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29th
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21st
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12th
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9th
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5th
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October
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10th
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31st
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29th
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4th
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21st
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14th
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November
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11th
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4th
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22nd
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21st
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15th
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18th
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December
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16th
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12th
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19th
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14th
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20th
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21st
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Festivals and Celebrations
We are planning to celebrate a variety of the many ‘days of observance’ – please ask staff for more details as each day approaches.
We’re making flyers for many of the events we’ll celebrate, which can be found below indicated by an active link – please check back here closer to each date for the latest flyer – thank you.
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| Day | Observing | Faith | |
| Jan | 1st | Naming of Jesus | Christian |
| Jan | 1st | Ganjitsu (New Year) | Japanese |
| Jan | 5th | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh | Sikh |
| Jan | 6th | Epiphany (Coming of Magi to baby Jesus) | Christian |
| Jan | 6th | Orthodox Christmas Eve and Day | Christian (Eastern Orthodox, Armenian, Rastafarian) |
| Jan | 14th | Lohri/Makar Sankrant (Day of almsgiving) | Hindu |
| Jan | 16th | Shinran Memorial Day | Buddhist |
| Jan | 18th – 25th | Week of prayer for Christian unity | Christian |
| Jan | 25th | Tu B’Shevat (New Year for trees) | Jewish |
| Jan | 25th | Honen Memorial Day | Buddhist |
| Jan | 27th | Holocaust Memorial Day | National |
| Feb | 2nd | Imbolc (Festival celebrating growing power of light) | Pagan |
| Feb | 2nd | Candlemas (Presentation of Jesus in the Temple) | Christian |
| Feb | 3rd | Setsubun (Bean Scattering ceremony) | Japanese |
| Feb | 8th | Yuan Tan (New Year: Year of the monkey) | Chinese |
| Feb | 8th or 15th | Parinirvana (Nirvana Day) | Buddhist |
| Feb | 9th | Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) | Christian |
| Feb | 10th | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| Feb | 10th – Mar 24th | Lent | Christian |
| Feb | 12th | Darwin Day | Humanist |
| Feb | 12th | Vasanta Panchami/Saraswati Puja (Festival of Goddess of Learning) | Hindu |
| Feb | 22nd | Teng Chieh (Lantern Festival) | Chinese |
| Feb | 22nd | Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji | Ravidassia |
| Mar | 1st | St David’s Day | Christian (and Welsh National) |
| Mar | 1st | Baha’i Fast | Baha’i |
| Mar | 4th | The Women’s World Day of Prayer | Christian |
| Mar | 6th | Mothering Sunday | Christian |
| Mar | 7th | Mahashivratri (Great Shiva Night) | Hindu |
| Mar | 8th | International Women’s Day | Humanist/Secular |
| Mar | 10th | Birthday of Sri Ramakrishna | Hindu |
| Mar | 14th | Guru Nanak’s birthday (Nanakshahi calendar) | Sikh |
| Mar | 17th | St Patrick’s Day | Christian (Irish National and Traveller Community) |
| Mar | 20th | Spring Equinox/Ostara | Pagan |
| Mar | 20th | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| Mar | 20th – 26th | Holy Week | Christian |
| Mar | 21st | Shun-bun-No-Hi/Higan (Spring equinox) | Japanese |
| Mar | 21st | Jamshedi Noruz (New Year) | Zoroastrian (Fasli) |
| Mar | 21st | Naw-Ruz (New Year) | Baha’i |
| Mar | 23rd | Holi (Festival of colours) | Hindu |
| Mar | 24th | Hola Mohalla (Celebration of health & freedom) | Sikh |
| Mar | 24th | Purim (Celebrates saving of Jews of Persia) | Jewish |
| Mar | 24th | Maundy Thursday (Commemorates Last Supper) | Christian |
| Mar | 25th | Good Friday (Crucifixion of Jesus) | Christian |
| Mar | 25th | Annunciation (Lady Day) | Christian |
| Mar | 27th | Easter Sunday (Resurrection of Christ) | Christian |
| Mar | 28th | Khordad Sal (Birth of Zarathustra) | Zoroastrian/Parsee (Fasli) |
| Apr | 4th | Qing Ming (Festival of pure brightness) | Chinese |
| Apr | 8th | Varsha-Pratipada (Lunar New Year) | Hindu |
| Apr | 8th | Hanamatsuri (Flower festival celebrating Buddha’s Birthday) | Buddhist, Japanese |
| Apr | 14th | Vaisakhi (New Year; celebrates founding of Khalsa) | Sikh |
| Apr | 15th | Rama Navami (Birth of Rama) | Hindu |
| Apr | 19th | Mahavira Jayanti (Birth of Mahavira) | Jain |
| Apr | 21st – May 2nd | Ridván (Baha’u’llah’s proclamation of mission) | Baha’i |
| Apr | 23rd – 30th | Pesach/Passover (Commemorates exodus from slavery) | Jewish |
| Apr | 23rd | St George’s Day | Christian (English National) |
| May | 1st | Beltane (Celebrates marriage of Goddess and God) | Pagan |
| May | 1st | Pascha (Orthodox Easter) | Christian |
| May | 3rd | Lailat ul Mi’raj (Prophet’s Night Journey) | Muslim |
| May | 5th | Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Day) | Jewish |
| May | 5th or 8th | Ascension Day (Last appearance of Risen Christ) | Christian |
| May | 15th | Wesak (Bodhi Day; enlightenment of the Buddha) | Buddhist |
| May | 15th | Pentecost (Celebrates gift of Holy Spirit) | Christian |
| May | 15th – 21st | Christian Aid Week | Christian |
| May | 21st | Lailat ul Bara’h (Night of forgiveness) | Muslim |
| May | 24th | Anniversary of the Declaration of the Bab | Baha’i |
| May | 26th | Lag B’Omer (Ending of sorrows) | Jewish |
| May | 26th | Zartusht-No-Diso (Remembrance day for Zarathustra) | Zoroastrian (Shensai) |
| May | 26th | Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (Anglican) | Christian |
| May | 29th | Corpus Christi (Catholic) | Christian |
| May | 29th | Anniversary of the Ascension of Baha’u’llah | Baha’i |
| Jun | 5th | World Environment Day | Humanist/Secular |
| Jun | 6th – Jul 5th | Ramadan (Month of Fasting) | Muslim |
| Jun | 9th | Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat Festival) | Chinese |
| Jun | 13th | Shavuot (Commemorates revelation of Torah) | Jewish |
| Jun | 16th | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan | Sikh |
| Jun | 21st | Midsummer (Summer solstice) | Pagan |
| Jun | 21st | World Humanist Day | Humanist |
| Jul | 2nd | Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of power) | Muslim |
| Jul | 5th | Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Muslim |
| Jul | 6th | Ratha Yatra (Chariot journey) | Hindu |
| Jul | 9th | Martyrdom of the Bab | Baha’i |
| Jul | 15th | Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) | Buddhist |
| Jul | 23rd | Birthday of Haille Selassie | Rastafarian |
| Aug | 1st | Lughnasadh/Lammas (Harvest festival) | Pagan |
| Aug | 6th | The Transfiguration (Confirmation of Jesus’ divine nature) | Christian |
| Aug | 9th – 18th | Farvardigan (Departed Souls Day) | Zoroastrian (Muktad) |
| Aug | 13th – 16th | O-Bon (Day of the Dead) | Japanese |
| Aug | 14th | Tisha B’Av (Day of mourning) | Jewish |
| Aug | 15th | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christian |
| Aug | 17th | Chung Yuan/Yue Laan (Festival of hungry ghosts) | Chinese |
| Aug | 18th | Raksha Bandhan (Festival of brotherly protection) | Hindu/Sikh |
| Aug | 25th | Janamashtami/Krishna Jayanti (Birthday of Krishna) | Hindu |
| Aug | 28th | Paryushana-Parva (Renewal of faith) | Jain |
| Sep | 5th | Ganesh-Chaturthi (Birthday of Ganesh) | Hindu |
| Sep | 11th | Ethiopian New Year | Rastafarian |
| Sep | 11th | Eid-ul-Adha (Festival of sacrifice) | Muslim |
| Sep | 15th | Mid-autumn Festival | Chinese |
| Sep | 22nd | Shubun No Hi/Higan (Autumn equinox) | Japanese |
| Sep | 22nd | Mabon (Autumn equinox) | Pagan |
| Sep | 28th | Birthday of Confucius | Chinese |
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