Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day
Mr Claxton - Class Teacher |
Mrs Greenwood - Nursery Nurse |
Welcome to Nursery Class
There are no in-school welcome meetings this year.
Please read the Early Years booklet to familiarise yourself with the routines. We are really looking forward to seeing the children on Tuesday 8th September.
New Class Pics Coming Soon
As the term progresses please check out our Gallery on this page and on the School Jotter App.
Important Information
Please have a go at adding your own observations from home or out of school experiences. We observe and record children’s progress in order to plan a responsive and appropriate curriculum which will meet the needs and interests of each individual child along their continuing learning journeys. By working together we can obtain a holistic view, a rounded true picture of your child. Your contribution is valuable!
“Parents are children’s first and most enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together in early years settings, the results have a positive impact on children’s development and learning.” The Early Years Foundation Stage: Setting the standards for learning, development and care for children form birth to five (published 2007 by Department for Children Schools and Families
30 Hours Funding Are you eligible to 30 hours funding for Nursery? Visit www.childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk to find out.
New to Nursery or transitioning to Reception?
Click here for powerpoints of the 'Welcome to Nursery' meeting and the 'Transition from Nursery to Reception' meeting.
Click here for our Nursery and Reception EYFS brochure.
Click here for some great maths, reading, phonics and fine motor skills activities to do at home.Hear the sounds - https://www.focusonphonics.co.uk/acatalog/Sounds.html
Letter and number formation online - http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/letterformation/
Scroll Down to see what we have planned and to see our termly galleries and Nursery class Twitter feed.
Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and download the School Jotter App to get important updates and class galleries.
Autumn Term
Within topics and child led areas of interest we will also be including a broad range of activities including: craft, baking, science, the world around us, fine motor skills activities, dance and music, as well as other areas of learning provided through resources in continuous provision.
Spring Term
Within topics and child led areas of interest we will also be including a broad range of activities including: craft, baking, science, the world around us, fine motor skills activities, dance and music, as well as other areas of learning provided through resources in continuous provision.
Summer Term
Within topics and child led areas of interest we will also be including a broad range of activities including: craft, baking, science, the world around us, fine motor skills activities, dance and music, as well as other areas of learning provided through resources in continuous provision.
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Find Nursery Class on Twitter here. School's Twitter page is here.
Mrs Sutcliffe tweets about Maths here. Dr Ovenden tweets about reading here.
Our TOP recommendations for supporting your child's learning at home are:
Phonics links:
Hear the sounds - https://www.focusonphonics.co.uk/acatalog/Sounds.html
Jolly phonics songs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvAYUvQUrGo
Geraldine giraffe - (type in the sound of the week into the search as well)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=geraldine+giraffe&safe=true
Monster stir fry - (type in the sound of the week into the search as well)
Monster treasure hunt – (type in the sound of the week into the search as well)
Letter formation online - http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/letterformation/
Maths links:
Espresso - Our school pupil log in was texted home on 27/04/20 https://online.espresso.co.uk/espresso/login/Authn/UserPassword
Number songs by storybots - (type in the number of the week into the search as well) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huggdy7ohb4&list=PLPphPHIzdSQOpn7CNolFiqCAB4EQnbUtr
Story of … focus number of the week - (type in the number of the week into the search as well – then click on open activity, starter activity) http://mathszone.co.uk/category/count-and-understand/count-to-10/
Number rap - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/number-raps
Number formation online - http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/letterformation/
Maths games online - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/counting
Here are some further links you could explore:
Letters and sounds DfE This government backed website offers daily phonics sessions - something we do in school every day through Early Years and Key Stage 1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw
Numberblocks Numberblocks is really carefully put together to help children understand number in many different ways. It's a great favourite of Ms Bellamy-Brown and Mrs Sutcliffe's! https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks
Espresso We have student access to Discovery Education's Espresso site... there are lots of themed activities, fact files, online games and printable activities for students from Nursery to Year 6. Our school pupil log in was texted home on 27/04/20 https://online.espresso.co.uk/espresso/login/Authn/UserPassword
BBC Bitesize The BBC have added lots of content over Easter to support Home Learning https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
The National Academy Oak National Academy is a new collection of high-quality lessons and online resources. Backed by the Government, it has been created in response to the coronavirus lockdown. The online classroom offers free access to video lessons, quizzes and worksheets. All of the lessons are ordered so your child can learn along a clear plan. There will be new lessons and resources each week. https://www.thenational.academy/
Alphablocks All episodes available on Youtube and some on BBC iplayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks
Phonics Play www.phonicsplay.co.uk username: march20 password: home
Poisson Rouge This is a fantastic resource! www.poissonrouge.com login: corona2020 password: corona2020
Mr Thorne Does Phonics Geraldine the Giraffe phonics videos and MORE All available on YouTube for free or the app store https://www.youtube.com/user/breakthruchris
Teach Your Monster to Read A super fun way to support phonics and learning to read https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
Tate Kids Lots of games. Info and ideas to support your child’s learning about art and developing creativity https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
The Imagination Tree The go-to site for ideas for multisensory learning through play for children from birth to 6. https://theimaginationtree.com/
ABC Does 50 fantastic things to try at home www.abcdoes.com
Online Field Trips! There are also lots of museums, galleries and other interactive online field trips you can take – the British Museum, SanDiego Zoo, you can even take a trip through space with the Mars Rover! https://www.tripsavvy.com/virtual-field-trips-for-kids-3129414