Early Years
Welcome to Nursery 2026-2027!
Croeso!
Staff in Nursery:
Mrs Harris (Mon/Tues/Wed)
Mrs Leahy (Wed/Thurs/Fri)
Miss Amy (Mon - Fri)
Miss Catherine (Mon - Fri)
Mrs Hawkins (Mon - Wed)
Miss Chloe (Mon - Fri)
Welcome back after a wonderful summer break and to another exciting school year!
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to you and your child as you join our Nursery class.
In Nursery, learning follows the seasons, celebrations and children's interests, helping children make sense of the world around them.
During the Autumn Term, children will settle into Nursery, make new friends, and learn about themselves, their families and their community. Topics may include autumn, pumpkins, Diwali and Christmas.
Children learn through:
- A stimulating indoor environment
- Outdoor learning and play
- Regular visits to our nature reserve
- Stories, songs, rhymes and language-rich activities
Throughout the year, children will explore seasonal changes, celebrations and special events through hands-on, play-based experiences. We aim to nurture confident, curious learners who enjoy exploring, discovering and learning together.
We encourage children to bring in items linked to our learning and interests to share with the class.
Throughout our topics, children will be encouraged to think creatively, build on their previous knowledge and experiences, and suggest areas they would like to learn more about. You can support your child's learning by exploring these interests together through visits to the library, supervised use of the internet, and watching relevant films or television programmes.
If you have any resources at home that are linked to our learning, please feel free to send them in for us to explore together. We will also welcome visitors into the classroom and take part in a number of educational visits to enrich the children's learning experiences.
Fruit
We invite children to bring in a healthy fruit snack from home, in a labelled bag/container, so that they can bring any packaging or leftover fruit home.
Children will also need a full water bottle at the start of every day. These will be sent home daily.
Muddy Monday (Autumn)
Children will take part in a whole range of lessons every Monday in our amazing nature reserve within the school grounds. We ask that pupils wear appropriate, comfortable clothing suitable for weather conditions.
If you wish to leave your child's wellies and waterproofs on their peg, please can you make sure they are in a clearly labelled bag. Pupils will also need a waterproof coat, and in the colder months we would advise you to put in some extra layers, and send in a warm hat. We will aim to be out every session, rain or shine!
PE
PE will be timetabled for every Friday in Nursery.
Children will need to wear a PE kit into school on the relevant day – shorts/tracksuit bottoms/leggings and a t-shirt. Sometimes we will have P.E outside, so it would be advisable for children to wear trainers too.
Labelling
Please can we ask that you label all jumpers, cardigans, clothes and bags as this helps us get all belongings back to the right children. We have a jumper box in class that we use to try and contain stray jumpers and cardigans, but inevitably, as they are only little, things do get left in the hall and on the yard. Labelling saves us a lot of hunting! We also advise that you label lunch box containers and water bottles.
Thank you for your support, and please don’t hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss anything,
Kind regards,
Mrs Harris, Mrs Leahy and the Early Years Team
Early Years Team
We will endeavour to reply as soon as possible