Nursery
Team
LATEST NEWS FOR NURSERY
THIS WEEK- Week commencing 2nd December
Please send in photos for your children to talk about. Communication and language skills are high priority in Nursery and Reception so please start sending in any photos of events/activites for your child to discuss. They will get the chance to do so every week eg. a day out, a birthday (their own or close families), a party, something they've made eg cakes, art work, putting up Christmas decorations etc. Send to nursery@stjamespri.uk This is for strictly photos only. No messages will be responded to.
REMINDER- APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR A RECEPTION CLASS PLACE IS 15TH JANUARY 2025. PLEASE APPLY ASAP
Important Dates
Friday 6th December – School Christmas Fayre
Thursday 12th December – Christmas jumper day (No PE-wear jumper)
Friday 13th December – Santa Visit (Pre-paid)
Date to be confirmed for Class Santa Visit
Wednesday 18th December- Carol Concert and party day (party clothes)
11.20am Carols for parents of AM and MTW children (Please wait by Nursery gate)
2.35pm Carols for parents of PM and WTF/full time children (Wait by Nursery gate)
Friday 20th December – Last day at school.
TUESDAY 7TH JANUARY 2025-SCHOOL STARTS BACK
Wednesday 15th January- Applications for a primary school place close.
PE Monday's for 30 hours, Mon, Tue, Wed and AM children.
PE Thursday's for Wed, Thur, Fri and PM children.
Please send your child into school wearing their PE kit.
Please make sure that your child's water bottle and lunch box are clearly labelled with their name.
A big "Thank you" to everyone who has been contributing £1 each week to our Nursery Fund. If you are able to contribute, then please do so via Parent Pay. The money is used for extra activities such as visitors (eg the animal lady), toys and special events.
Regards
The Nursery Team
If you were unable to make it to our curriculum meeting, please click on the link to access the presentation used: Curriculum Presentation to Parents 2024
Our Nursery is a wonderful environment for any young child who wants an excellent start to their journey of learning. We offer a range of sessions, mornings or afternoons, 5 days per week. Or parents may choose to send their child for two and half days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday AM or Wednesday PM, Thursday, Friday).
We also offer 30 hours free childcare for those children whose parents are eligible.
The Nursery day starts at 8.45am to 11.45am (morning nursery) and 12pm to 3pm (afternoon nursery).
Children are safe and well cared for by our superb team of staff who are friendly and welcoming to our youngest children but also to parents and carers who may be unsure and anxious as their little ones make their first steps into their school journey.
Here at St James, we understand that the best way for children to learn is through play. Our school curriculum is designed with half termly topics that are are inspired by subjects that the children find interesting, teachers implement carefully planned activites that are designed to engage and motivate pupils whilst ensuring that their knowledge and skills are developed. As a school we have a passion for reading and therefore have a weekly book based curriculum that links to the half termly topic. We also know that children learn best when following their interests, therefore in Nursery we have a balance of teacher directed tasks and child initiated activities, which allow children to develop to their full potential. Staff spend a great deal of time play partnering with children, following their lead and identifying their interests.
Through playing with the children, staff are modelling a range of skills, developing knowledge and supporting them to achieve their next steps. This ensures that pupils progress through the education programmes of the EYFS and develop in all seven areas of learning.
The seven areas of learning and development in the EYFS are:
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Communication and Language
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development
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Physical Development
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Literacy
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Mathematics
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Knowledge and Understanding of the world.
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Expressive Arts and Design
We ensure that our children are included in the full life of the school, not only the physical environment but also attending assemblies and church visits for special occasions, involvement in whole school learning topics that result in lots of visitors to their classroom to share their learning!
Most of our Nursery pupils go on to attend our school but not all and we fully support all pupils in their transition to their chosen school. Attendance at our Nursery however does not automatically ensure a place in our school as Local Authority Admissions criteria apply.
If you are looking for a EYFS setting where your child develops their independence whilst in a nurturing environment, we would be delighted to meet you and encourage you to contact the school office so that a visit to the school can be arranged.
For more information about EYFS please go to our policies section for the EYFS policy.
Please click to view our Nursery timetable.
