Welcome to Nursery

Welcome to our Nursery at St Mary’s C of E Primary School.

It is the beginning of an exciting and fun filled year ahead.

 The Nursery staff are looking forward to working with both you and your children.

In Nursery we are very fortunate to have three members of staff:

Teacher – Miss C Sharkey

Teaching Assistants – Mrs P Barratt and Mrs G Hartley

As well as being taught as a class, Nursery also work closely with the Reception staff and children.

We recognise that a child’s first impression of the world begins at home. Therefore it is important that both the Nursery and Parents work together in a close partnership to support your children's learning and development inside and outside the learning environment.

If Parents/Teachers have any issues or concerns, we would like this to be communicated with the staff in order to resolve matters as soon as possible.

Also if your child has positively achieved something at home, please let us know by sending in a photograph on Tapestry or emailing the office@st-marysce.co.uk

At St Mary's the Nursery staff enjoy every minute in the company of the children by having fun, and by helping them develop their own unique characteristics to form the individuals that they will become.

Everyday is new and exciting as we learn and grow together!

Topics:

In Nursery we cover a variety of topics. 
Our topics this year are:

  * Autumn 1 - All about me

  * Autumn 2 - Christmas

  * Spring 1 - People who help us

  * Spring 2 - Fairy Stories

  * Summer 1 - Minibeasts and Growth

  * Summer 2 -  Transport/Summer holidays

Some tasks to try and work on that will help you later in life and help you during the school day:

Look at the list below and see what you need to work on:

• Can you put on a coat by yourself?
• Can you do up the zip on your coat?
• Can you go to the toilet by yourself?
• Can you hold a pencil with 3 fingers?
• Can you use scissors correctly?
• Can you put on your own shoes and socks?
• Can you get dressed by yourself?
• Can you talk in a full sentence?
• Can you have a back and forth conversation with someone in your family?
• Can you use a knife, fork and spoon correctly?

Useful Websites to support your children:

PSE:

While We Can't Hug - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tarq5nkkGlk

Communication and language :

Audio Stories- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/audio-stories/zh3t2sg

Physical Development:

Yoga - https://www.cosmickids.com/

Joe Wicks - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Literacy:

Phonic play-https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (Free phase 1 resources)

Phonic Bloom-https://www.phonicsbloom.com/ (Phase 1 Phonics games)

Jolly Phonics- A-Z initial sounds song-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI-pfeaErY4

Maths:

Topmarks- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1

Understanding the World:

Bible Stories- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtokEoAra-M

Expressive arts and design:

Rob Biddulph- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBpgrJijMpk_pyp9uTbxLdg

Dance with Oti- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58aowNEXHHnflR_5YTtP4g