Welcome to Nursery and Pre-school
A place full of excitement and laughter. Every day is an adventure!
Our Nursery children are supported by:
Mrs Smith (Nursery Teacher)
Mrs Carne (Nursery HLTA)
Miss Glanville (Nursery Teaching Assistant)
Mrs Harvey (Nursery Teaching Assistant)
We have a lovely area for learning and exploring. The children are able to access the classroom and outdoor area through child-initiated learning.
We access the outdoor area throughout the year so please provide named wellies for your child. We love jumping in puddles, digging in the sand and riding bikes in all kinds of weather.
We plan a wide range of opportunities for the children to learn through fun, hands on experiences in both adult led and child initiated activities. We use Development Matters to guide the planning of our activities. We focus on the three prime areas which are made up of : Personal, Social and Emotional development; Communication and Language and Physical Development.
Children will be given opportunities to learn at their own level and we often follow the children's interests to help us plan fun and exciting activities.
Our Learning
Click on the following links to see the topics that we will be learning about in each term and throughout the year. We follow the children's interests and plan activities in response to their needs so these plans can change.
Autumn Term 1 My Senses and Me
This term our topic is 'My Senses and Me'. The children will be finding out about some of the amazing things our bodies can do. They will be learning about our five senses and how we use them to explore the world around us. The children will be encouraged to think about the things they like to smell, taste, touch, hear and see.
This term we will be reading and using the following books within our learning.
Autumn Term 2 Nursery Rhymes
This term our topic is 'Nursery Rhymes'. The children will be talking about the nursery rhymes that they already know. They will be learning a selection of nursery rhymes using actions to help remember the words. The children will be encouraged to talk about their favourite nursery rhymes. They will be given the opportunity to sing a nursery rhyme of their choice to their friends in nursery.
Here are some of the nursery rhymes we will be using within our learning this term.
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Spring Term 3- Bears Bears Everywhere!
This term the children will be reading books featuring a variety of bears. They will be learning about similarities and differences between bears. The children will be encouraged to talk about why they think bears are different colours and why they eat different things. They will investigate hot and cold places and the bears that live there. The children will begin the term reading 'Goldilocks and the three bears', they will be encouraged to question if it is right to steal someone's food and go into a house uninvited?
Here are some of the books we will be using within our learning this term.
Spring term 4- Down on the farm
This term the children will be reading books featuring farms and farm animals. We will be reading a selection of fiction and non-fiction books. The children will learn about the different animals that live on a farm. We will look at animal life cycles and talk about the correct names for the young of animals. The children will be encouraged to express opinions about the things they learn
Here are some of the books we will be using within our learning this term.
Weekly Newsletter
Every week, Victoria Road Primary School and Nursery publish a weekly newsletter. This contains information on what your child has been learning that week and any important information for the following week. It will also reveal our star learners for the week!