Our aim is to provide a happy, secure learning environment for all children. We recognise that all children are individuals and as such have different needs and abilities.
We provide a broad and balanced curriculum covering all aspects of a child’s development. Children learn through both tasks planned by adults and through activities initiated by them. The learning that takes place outdoors is just as important as indoors. We believe that self-help skills, talking, listening, love of books, social and play skills, need to be mastered before more complex skills can begin, so emphasis is always placed on helping children achieve these basic skills.
We endeavour to help all of our children to become independent, to make decisions and to realise the consequences of their actions. Children need to feel valued; they need praise and encouragement so that positive attitudes to learning are fostered. We also hope to develop attitudes of respect and sensitivity towards others and the environment. We recognise that parents and carers play a huge part in their child’s early education. Families are informed about their child’s learning journey and are encouraged to contribute towards their child’s progress through visits to Nursery, discussions with staff, and through use of the Class Dojo.
We hope every child enjoys their time in our Nursery, and that they remain active learners, taking full advantage of possibilities and opportunities offered to them as they continue to progress through their education.
CRC Article 28 – All children have the right to a good quality education.
Nursery Brochure
The children have all done exceptionally well settling in and we are very proud of every child. Friendships are being re-stablished/made and the children have enjoyed using all the resources on offer.
Nursery Learning
- Nursery – Communication & Language
- Nursery – Expressive Arts & Design
- Nursery – Literacy
- Nursery – Mathematics
- Nursery – Physical Development
- Nursery – PSED
- Nursery – Understanding the World
2024-2025
Autumn-1
We are very happy to open our Nursery doors and welcome all the children for a brand new year. We have spent our first two days of our Nursery journey reading stories, getting to know each other, exploring our new classroom and playing together! The children are doing a lovely job of settling in so far and we are very proud of them already. We are excited for the year ahead and for all of the fun and learning still to come! Well done Nursery, we look forward to seeing you all again next week!
W/B 16.09.2024
Article 31 – All children have the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
Article 28 – All children have the right to an education.
What a busy week it has been in Nursery this week and we have had lots of fun whilst we have learned! This week, we enjoyed reading our story of the week, ‘Elmer’. We discussed how we are all different, just like Elmer, and then we took part in a colour mixing activity! This week we have also started our movement programmes to strengthen our bodies and enjoyed exploring our classroom, playing in the water, sand, painting, drawing and creating! We are starting to make friends and we are doing a lovely job of playing together. Well done Nursery for settling in so well. We are looking forward to a fun week again next week.
W/B 30.09.2024
CRC Article 31 – All children have the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
CRC Article 28 – All children have the right to a good quality education.
CRC Article 29- All children have the right to be safe.
We have had another busy and fun week in Nursery! The children are continuing to settle in, and we are starting to follow instructions very well. We are very proud of you Nursery! We have enjoyed reading our story of the week, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. To extend our learning about the story, we decided to make our own porridge to eat, just like Goldilocks and the bears! We took it in turns to pass the oats around the circle and carefully pour them into the pan. Next, we mixed the milk in. We enjoyed stirring it whilst it cooked on the hob, being very careful because it was hot. Finally, we all got a chance to taste some during our snack time. We enjoyed learning about cooking porridge and about being safe in the kitchen. We are looking forward to another lovely week next week!
Our children have been learning about ‘Stranger Danger’ with our local police
Our Visit to the Library
Last week the Nursery and 2 Year Old Children were invited to Shildon Library to enjoy a special story session. They also had the opportunity to join in with Nursery Rhyme singing and dancing. We had a lovely walk to this venue and spotted signs of Spring and heard lots of environmental sounds including noisy vehicles, dogs barking and even a woodpecker!
Helen and Elaine are the staff that help us at the library. Helen shared her favourite book, The Gingerbread Man, and a book with a familiar rhyme, The Pirates on the Bus, by Peter Millett.
We were allowed to select books to bring back to Nursery. Elaine allowed us to use her date stamp so we know when to return the books. We used our manners and were praised again for our outstanding behaviour. The staff are already looking forward to our next visit over the Summer Term.
Our Visit from the Dental Nurse
CRC Article 24: All children have the right to be healthy.
Looking after our teeth is very important! Recently, Mrs. Tomlinson kindly came to speak with the children about her role as a Dental Nurse. She reminded all the Early Years children that caring for teeth and gums is very important in order to stay healthy and well.
After demonstrating to the children how to clean their teeth, the children used real toothpaste on the false dentures, making sure to clean the gums too!
People Who Help Us
The children in Nursery have enjoyed taking on the role of people who help us. They have met various school staff, including Mrs. Place, Mr. Sear and Mrs. Simpson, who all help to keep us safe. They have enjoyed making service vehicles including fire engines and also put out ‘fires’ using long range water squirters!
