Nursery
Team
LATEST NEWS FOR NURSERY
Spring Term
Nursery Email
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, celebration or festval, something they've made eg cakes, art work etc. Send to
nursery@stjamespri.uk
This is for strictly photos only. No messages will be responded to.
School library books
After the Febrary half term holiday, your child will receive a school library book for you to share at home. Please bring them back every Wednesday so that they can be changed for a new one.
Enjoy reading to your child at any time but bedtime is always a great time to snuggle with a book. Each of these moments creates an opportunity to build a deeper connection with your child and to build their language and literacy skills, too! Click this link for the snuggle up song... Snuggle up and choose a book - BBC Tiny Happy People
Any questions, please ask a member of the Nursery Team
PE days
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.
