Our nursery sessions

Morning session: 8:40am-11:40am

Afternoon session: 12:25pm-3:25pm

30 hours: 8:40am-3:25pm

The children will be able to enter the school building with their parents at 8.40am or 12:25pm, making their way into the F1 unit. Attendance and punctuality are very important so please arrive at school on time. 

A day in the unit

• Doors open - children engage in active learning 
• Registration and morning routine 
• Wake and shake
• Literacy
• Dough disco / Squiggle while you wiggle
• Active learning (play)
• Phonics
• Snack
• Active Learning (This time includes focus groups and adult-led activities)
• Mathematics
• Tidy up time
• Story time/Rhyme time 
• Home time or Dinner time

Our focus sessions include:

• Personal, social and emotional development
• Physical development (P.E)
• Communication and language groups

30 hours

The 30 hour children will engage in their teaching and learning in the morning session and have extra curricular activities in the afternoon. These include

• Baking
• Dance/yoga
• Circle time/ring games
• Dough disco
• Music
• Share a story

Book Packs

Please ensure that your child brings their reading pack to school everyday. We advise reading at least 3 times a week at home. You are welcome to choose a story from our class library daily. We also hold an early bird readers session for the first 10 minutes of the session every Monday (08:40-08:50am and 12:25-12:25pm). This will be a chance for you to snuggle up and share a story with your child. It is also a chance for you to return your reading wallet and change your book for the following week.

Water Bottles

Children are encouraged to bring a water bottle with them. This must only be filled with water and not juice/ cordial. We are a Healthy School and encourage children to make healthy lifestyle choices. We are also a nut free school.

Class dojo

Hopefully you should all now be connected to Class Dojo. This is used to communicate with you about your child’s achievements and to pass messages on. We will only reply to messages during working hours.

Outdoor Learning (Forest Schools)

We are committed to providing enriching outdoor learning experiences to enhance our Foundation Stage curriculum provision. Please send your child to school in wellies or provide your child with a pair of wellies labelled with their name. Outdoor learning will take place every week on a Monday. Children’s wellies can stay in school and do not need to be taken home unless needed.

Physical Friday

We aim to develop children's gross and fine motor skills by having a dedicated physical day once a week. This will take place every Friday and you can send your child to school in school p.e kit.

Stay and play

We are committed to providing strong relationships with parents and carers and involving you in our learning. Every Friday from 8:40-9:00am and 12:25-12:45pm there is a stay and play session for your to come and join in with your child by engaging in the activities in the learning environment.