Nursery

Our Nursery Team

In the Nursery class we have a teacher and classroom teaching assistant.

Mrs Hooson: Teacher

Mrs Huckle: Classroom Teaching Assistant (AM/PM )

Mrs Simpson: Classroom Teaching Assistant (PM)

Nursery Sessions

We have a morning and afternoon class and the session times are as follows:

AM – 8.30-11.30am

PM – 12.30-3.30pm (currently for children eligible for 30 hours nursery provision)

30 Hour Provision

Parents living and working in England, 3 and 4 years olds may be entitled to 15 additional hours of free childcare.

(To check eligibility go to: https://www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare)

If your child is eligible, and there are places available, then their day will start at 8.30 and finish at 3.30.

Early Years Foundation Stage

We follow the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ (EYFS) curriculum which is divided into 7 areas of learning.

• Communication and Language
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Physical Development
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Understanding of the World
• Expressive Arts and Design

Also we plan our activities to focus on the ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning’ as they help the children to develop important life skills and attitudes.

• Playing and Exploring
• Active Learning
• Creative and Thinking Critically

Autumn Term (Nov-Dec)

This half term we will be completing a topic on feelings using the book ‘The Colour Monster’. This wonderful story which teaches children about different feelings and supports them to understanding about feelings, associating them with colours they might know. It supports emotional development through expressing emotions and feelings and helps children understand what it is they feel, and possibly why.

Also we will be learning about Remembrance Day. We will be talking to the children about this special day and the significance of poppies. As we move from Autumn into Winter we will be learning about the seasonal changes which occur at this time..

In November we will have Nursery Rhyme Week. We will learn lots of new songs and rhymes and complete a range of learning activities based on different nursery rhymes.

This half term you will be invited to our first Stay and Play session. This is a fantastic opportunity parents/carers to come into school to see exactly what your child does whilst in Nursery and to speak to staff about how your child is settling in.

In December we will be holding our EYFS Nativity. The children will learn about Christmas and why Christians celebrate at this time of year.

We will be following the Letters and Sounds programme too. In particular, the phase 1 activities as these help to develop the children’s speaking and listening skills and lays the foundations for phonics work.

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