Nursery
Hello and welcome to the final part of the Summer term in Nursery!
We hope you had a restful break and are ready to enjoy the final half of the summer term with us. It’s a very special time in Nursery as we prepare to say goodbye to this chapter and look ahead to the exciting adventures your children will begin in Reception.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be learning all about how we have grown — not just physically, but in confidence, independence, and skills — since the start of the year. We'll be talking about growing up, our feelings about change, and all the exciting things to look forward to.
Some of our key stories this half term are, ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’, ‘Chicken Licken’ and ‘Ruby’s Worries’. Through these texts we will learn about different types of characters and feelings. We will learn about what a worry is, what we can do to feel better when we have a worry and who can help us.
Finally, to celebrate the end of a wonderful year together, we’ll be holding a Teddy Bears’ Picnic! More details will follow soon, but we can’t wait to come together for some outdoor fun, stories, songs, and, of course, cuddly companions, parents and younger siblings are also welcome.
Thank you for all your continued support. We’re so proud of all the children and everything they’ve achieved this year. Let’s make these last few weeks in Nursery full of joyful memories and exciting discoveries
We have a very full calendar with lots of fun activities planned this half term so please make sure you read our newsletter which has been sent home and uploaded both onto Tapestry and here for your convenient viewing.
Here are a couple of things to help you to prepare your child for their school day:
* A full school starts promptly at 8.50am and ends at 3.20 pm. Our classroom opens 5 minutes early (8.45am) to allow your children to come inside and get ready for their morning register, any children arriving after this time must go to the office to receive a late mark.
* Reading books are sent home every Tuesday. Please always make sure your child brings their book to school on this day with a comment in their reading records to let us know how they found their book.
* Keep in touch, if you need any extra support of if you have any questions about anything we are here to support you.
* Please check that your child has a warm, waterproof coat and their book bag with them every day.
Educational Websites to use at home:
Reading websites -
* The website www.lovemybooks.co.uk has fantastic reading activities linked to popular books which are suitable for 3-5 year olds. The website is free to access and has art and craft activities and audio stories for your child to listen to.
* The website Oxford Owl has a free eBook library for you to access at home. You will need to make an account to access this library, but it is free to do so. There are over 1000 children's books in the eBook library for you to look at. Follow this link to view this online eBook library now. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
* www.phonicsplay.co.uk gives parents access to online reading games. There are lots of free resources on here that can help your child to develop their early listening and attention skills.
* The web link https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/ will take you to an official Read Write Inc website which provides videos of how parents can support RWI learning and advises them on how to say the pure sounds correctly to support early reading.
Maths websites -
* The website Top Marks has free online games suitable for Early Years children. The games will help with number recognition, counting practise and also simple addition and subtraction problem solving https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/counting
Kind regards,
Mrs Starkie
