Welcome to Nursery!

There are 2 classes in Nursery ; Class NP and Class NS.  The Teachers are Ms Papatheodorou on Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday and Ms Daly on Wednesday (Class NP), Mr Hoey on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday and Ms Sarwar on Thursday and Friday (Class NS).  Teaching assistants also working with us; Ms Kaur, Miss Qamar, Ms Lucy, Mrs Rooney and Ms Aisha.

Summer Term 2025

This half term, we will be reading 'Jasper's Beanstalk' by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen. We will be helping Jasper by planting beans and watching them grow! We are very excited for our trip to Manchetser Museum. We can't wait travel on the bus with our friends and see all the different animals at the museum. 

Communication and Language: This term, we will continue building our vocabulary through exciting summer-themed stories and songs. Children will be encouraged to express their thoughts in full sentences during group time and to listen carefully to others when sharing ideas. We'll also be working on asking and answering questions to deepen understanding.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Our focus this term is on developing confidence and independence. We will support children in managing transitions, such as preparing for the move to a new class. We will continue to follow the 'Think Equal' programme. Activities will promote teamwork, turn taking, and developing empathy by recognising how others can be different and how they may feel in different situations.

Literacy:  We will explore a variety of summer stories and non-fiction texts about nature, the seaside and animals. We will continue to develop name recognition and letter formations. Children will be encouraged to tell their own stories using pictures and simple sentences.

Maths: We will continue developing our counting skills, with a focus on counting to 5 using a range of songs, games and practical activities. We will also begin to explore sequencing events in a daily routine and undestanding what comes first, next and last. We will introduce simple concepts of measurement, including comparing height, length, mass and capacity. 

Physical Development: With the warmer weather, we'll be doing lots of outdoor activities to strengthen gross and fine motor skills. We'll enjoy obstacle courses, races, water play and practising skills such as hopping, skipping and balancing. Indoors, we'll continue refining our pencil grip and using tools safely for cutting and crafting.

Expressive Art and design: We will explore creativity through summer- themed art activities, using different tools and materials. We will be experimenting with mixing colours and discussing what we observe. Music sessions will include singing and dancing and we will continue to learn about simple instruments, that we can use to create our own music.

Please remember to...

• always bring a spare set of clothes to school. This is in case of messy or water play as well as toileting accidents (also, please label all clothing)
• send in a warm, waterproof coat with your child every day as the weather can change during the day
• make sure your child has a labelled water bottle in school every day to keep them hydrated throughout the day
• bring a pair of wellington boots for your child. These can be kept in your child's locker