Nursery

Class teacher- Miss G Green
Teaching Assistant- Mrs L Holt

In Nursery, our children learn through enhanced continuous provision, both in our indoor and outdoor classroom.

Our children learn through the Characteristics of Effective Learning, these are:

• playing and exploring
• active learning
• creating and thinking critically

These are important life skills and attitudes which support children in being ready to face challenges, explore and extend their learning.

We have 7 different areas of learning these are broken down into our Prime and Specific areas.

Our Prime Areas of learning are:

• Personal, Social, Emotional Development
• Physical Development
• Communication and Language

Our specific areas of learning are:

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the world
• Expressive Arts and Design

All of the activities planned within our EYFS key stage are linked to these areas of learning with close attention paid to the characteristics of effective learning.

What’s happening this term in Nursery?

Welcome back to a brand new school year. We have had an amazing start to our year and the children have settled in wonderfully. We are working hard to learn and follow our school rules and settle into our daily routine. The children are making lots of new friendships and building marvellous connections with adults in the room.

English

This term our core story is ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ by Judith Kerr, a warm and playful tale that the children will love. Through this story, we’ll be exploring friendship, kindness and emotions helping children think about how Sophie might have felt when the tiger arrived, and how we feel when we meet new friends at Nursery. The children will enjoy a range of fun activities, including role-play tea parties, retelling the story with puppets, and getting creative with tiger-inspired art. We’ll also use the story to support turn-taking, sharing, and talking about feelings, reassuring the children that starting Nursery is a time for making new friends and enjoying exciting adventures together.

Phonics

In phonics this term, we will be focusing on nursery rhymes and key stories. Children will be given lots of opportunities to learn our nursery rhymes and key stories. The children will become familiar with our stories and rhymes and will soon be able to sing these independently focusing on the rhyme and rhythm of the song.

Our key nursery rhymes are:

• Old McDonalds had a farm
• If you’re happy and you know it
• Row, row, row your boat
• Beardy beats
• Here we go round the mulberry bush
• 5 little speckled frogs

Our key stories are:

• Lion inside
• Room on the broom
• Giraffes can’t dance
• Jack and the beanstalk
• Smartest giant in town
• A new house for a mouse

Cbeebies ‘Alphablocks’ is also a very educational and beneficial programme for the children to be watching which will help teach them the skills of blending and segmenting.

Mathematics

This term in maths we will be diving into numbers 1 to 5 with the help of the fun and friendly Numberblocks! The children will enjoy getting to know each number, learning how they can be made and how they fit together in order. Through songs, games, building activities and plenty of play, they will explore counting, recognising numbers, and representing them in lots of different ways. This hands-on learning will give the children a great start with numbers and help build their confidence and excitement for maths.

RE

Our RE topic this term is Creation and Covenant, where the children will be learning all about God’s Wonderful World. We will be exploring the story from Genesis 1:31, which reminds us that everything God made is good. The children will spend time celebrating the beauty of creation—looking at the world around us, enjoying nature, and thinking about how we can care for it. Through songs, stories, art and play, the children will grow in their understanding that God made the world out of love, and that we are all part of His wonderful creation.

Session times

Morning Nursery 8.30 – 11.30am
Afternoon Nursery 12.30- 3.30pm

30 Hour Provision

8.30am – 3.30pm

If you have a code for thirty hours or would like further information regarding 30 hours provision please discusses this with a member of staff as soon as possible.

Picking up and Dropping off

Please ensure that Nursery Staff are informed if someone different will be picking your child up from Nursery.

Lunches

Children have the option of a hot dinner which costs £2.10 per day – this can be purchased using Parent Pay. Please ask at the school office for further Information.

or

Children can bring a healthy packed lunch to school. Please leave your child’s packed lunch on the trolley outside the entrance.

Uniform

Our school uniform consists of a purple jogging suit, a yellow polo shirt, and Velcro shoes or trainers. This uniform is designed to help children dress themselves independently and to be practical for daily outdoor learning. Your child will also need a waterproof coat with a hood. Please make sure all of your child’s clothing is clearly labelled with their name, though we do not recommend having full names printed on the back of sweatshirts.

Children may also wear a more formal uniform, such as a school slip with a polo shirt or school shorts with a polo shirt, but we ask that they wear sensible school shoes rather than sandals or trainers.

Online Learning Journal

We use ClassDojo, a secure online learning platform, to share your child’s special moments and progress in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Through ClassDojo, we will keep you updated on your child’s learning and provide ideas for how you can support and continue this learning at home. When your child starts Nursery, we will send you an invitation to join ClassDojo so you can create an account and access your child’s updates. We also encourage parents to share home learning experiences on ClassDojo. You can upload photos and videos of exciting activities, which we will celebrate in class. If you need any help with ClassDojo, please contact a member of the EYFS team.

Home Reading Book

Each week your child will bring home a reading book. This is purely reading for pleasure with an adult. We do not expect the children to be able to independently read these books. The children will also be given a little book review to complete, where they can draw an image of the favourite part of the story.

Snack

Costs £1 per week – please send this to school each Monday. At the beginning of each term (three times a year) we ask for an extra 50p as a contribution to pay for your child’s milk. 

Please provide water in a labelled bottle (no juice please)

Star of the day

Every day we celebrate a Star of the Day! ⭐ This special award goes to a child who has been following our class rules, sharing kindly with friends, listening carefully to adults and most importantly trying their very best! It is a lovely way to recognise positive behaviour and to celebrate the wonderful effort the children put into their learning and play each day.